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FG BLAMES TECHNICAL GLITCHES FOR NON-PAYMENT OF WORKERS’ JUNE SALARIES The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Friday attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched …

LABOUR PARTY HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION, NOT UNEXPECTED – OSUNTOKUN Akin Osuntokun, former DG, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, has said the Labour Party, LP, is heading towards extinction. He suggested that the powers that be have succeeded in using some individuals to destabilise the Labour Party. Speaking on Arise News, Osuntokun noted that Peter Obi was a product of the Obidient …

FG BEGINS RECRUITMENT INTO KEY PARASTATAL, JULY 14 The Federal Ministry of Interior has announced that recruitment into four of its major agencies will officially commence on Monday, July 14, 2025. The agencies involved in the recruitment exercise are the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). According …

ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, OTHERS TO SIGN AGREEMENT AHEAD OF ADC PRIMARY ELECTION Presidential aspirants under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have reportedly agreed to enter a concrete agreement to support whoever emerges as the party’s flagbearer. One of the presidential hopefuls in the coalition movement, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to LEADERSHIP on Friday. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Amaechi and …

AHEAD APC NEC MEETING: NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL FIGHT FOR PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), there are indications that the party is yet to agree on where to pick its national chairman from. Credible sources told the Weekend Trust that while the party is waiting to hear from …

ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES TOWN UNION REGISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION BILL INTO LAW Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday, passed into law, a bill that will regulate the registration and administration of Town Unions in Enugu State and for other Connected Purposes, House Bill, No. 9, 2025. The bill when accented to by the state Governor, will help regulate the …

CONTEMPT CHARGE: NATASHA AKPOTI HEADS TO APPEAL COURT, CITES MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a formal appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja, challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court, which found her guilty of contempt and imposed a ₦5 million fine alongside a public apology. The appeal, dated, targets the July 4 decision of Justice …

I FABRICATED RAT INFESTATION AT VILLA TO COVER BUHARI’S ILLNESS — GARBA SHEHU Former presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu has revealed that the widely reported story about rats invading President Muhammadu Buhari’s office in 2017 was intentionally fabricated to shift public attention from concerns over the president’s health. The disclosure is contained in Shehu’s newly published memoir, According to the President: …

TRUMP’S VISA CLAMPDOWN LINKED TO NIGERIA’S REFUSAL TO HOUSE ASYLUM SEEKERS Nigeria’s refusal to accept asylum seekers from the United States is partly responsible for the recent visa restrictions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump, TheCable can report. TheCable understands that the talks are part of broader demands from the Trump administration, which are currently being negotiated. Diplomatic …

FUBARA’S SUSPENSION IN ORDER, CONSTITUTIONAL – SHETTIMA The Office of the Vice President has noted with stern concern the gross misrepresentation of the remarks made by His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, during the public presentation of the book, “OPL 245: The Inside Story of the $1.3 Billion Oil Block,” by Mohammed Bello …