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NNAMDI KANU’S FAMILY HAS PAID HEAVY PRICE FOR HIS BIAFRA AGITATION – IPOB LAWYER Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said the family of the Biafra agitator has paid a heavy price for his agitation. Ejimakor said the matter of Biafra has impacted heavily on the family of Kanu. Kanu …

I THANK GOD I WASN’T PART OF TINUBU GOVT, THEY WOULD HAVE SACKED ME – EX-SGF LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Monday criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Lawal said he would not have coped in the current administration if he were a member of the President’s cabinet. According to him, he …

APC USING EFCC TO SILENCE OPPOSITION – PDP, CONDEMNS TAMBUWAL’S ARREST The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sokoto State has condemned the arrest of former governor and serving senator, Aminu Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State for eight years and is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, was taken into …

FG DISBURSES N5.12N PENSION ARREARS TO 90,680 RETIREES The Federal Government has released funds for the disbursement of N5.12 billion in pension arrears to 90,689 Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners under the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Head of Corporate Communications of PTAD, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi. Ajayi said that …

PETER OBI HAS INTEGRITY, HE WILL KEEP HIS ONE-TERM PLEDGE – MIDDLE BELT FORUM The Middle Belt Forum has thrown their weight behind Peter Obi’s declaration to do only one term saying he’s a man of integrity that will keep his words. The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has said former presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, is …

APC, PDP IN ENUGU BICKER AS HOODLUMS WRECK HAVOC AT POLITICAL RALLY Tensions flared in Enugu on Saturday after hoodlums attacked the venue of an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Opi, destroying canopies, chairs, and sound equipment before the event began. While the APC accused the PDP-led state government of orchestrating the violence, government officials dismissed the allegation as …

EFCC DETAINS EX-SOKOTO GOVERNOR, TAMBUWAL The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday detained a former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, over alleged fraud. Tambuwal, who honoured an invitation extended to him by the commission at about 11: 16am on Monday, was subsequently taken into custody. Multiple sources told our correspondent last night that the ex-Sokoto State governor was …

FOOD INFLATION WORSENS CHILD MALNTUITION CRISIS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA Across Nigeria’s northern communities, a crisis is unfolding silently. As food prices rise, families living on the margins are slipping further into poverty. For many, especially children, the result is devastating: acute malnutrition that stunts not just growth, but future potential. According to UNICEF, Nigeria has the world’s second-highest number of …

TINUBU GOVT ORDERS FRESH VERIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS HIRED BETWEEN 2013 AND 2020 President Bola Tinubu’s administration has ordered a fresh verification exercise targeting thousands of workers recruited into the Federal Civil Service between 2013 and 2020, in a move linked to widespread allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate applicants. The directive, contained in …

TINUBU GOVT ORDERS FRESH VERIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS HIRED BETWEEN 2013 AND 2020 President Bola Tinubu’s administration has ordered a fresh verification exercise targeting thousands of workers recruited into the Federal Civil Service between 2013 and 2020, in a move linked to widespread allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate applicants. The directive, contained in …