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BOKO HARAM: 10,000 NIGERIANS DIE IN MILITARY CUSTODY – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International has said that at least 10,000 people have died in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in North-east Nigeria began.Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the Country Director of the human rights organisation, Malam Isa Sunusi, said they were in Maiduguri to remind the government …

CONCERN AS OKUAMA PRESIDENT GENERAL DIES IN MILITARY DETENTION THE President-General of Okuama Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Pa James Oghoroko, has reportedly died from torture and alleged inhumane treatment in military detention. Oghoroko is one of the leaders arrested by the Nigerian military since August 2024. Late Oghoroko, President-General of Okuama community was arrested …

LABOUR PARTY REACTS AS ITS HOUSE OF REPS MEMBERS DECAMP TO APC, CALLS IT HALL OF SHAME The Labour Party (LP), has described the defection of some of its lawmakers in the House of Representatives into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as unfortunate. National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, said this in a statement in Abuja, on …

TAX BILLS NOT WITHDRAW, SENATE CAN’T BE INTIMIDATED – AKPABIO Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio stated during plenary on Thursday that the upper chamber remains focused on its mandate to represent Nigerians’ interests and will not be intimidated by external pressures. Against the backdrop of a point of order raised by the leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Akpabio …

OVER 100 PASSENGERS INCLUDING DEPUTY GOV ESCAPE AIR MISHAP Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, and over 100 passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport, News360 Nigeria reports. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday when the aircraft, en route to Abuja, …

NO NEW PROJECTS FOR MDAS IN 2025 – FEDERAL GOVT The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to exclude new projects from their budget submissions for 2025 unless these can be linked to the completion of ongoing initiatives. This is according to the 2024 Federal Government Budget Call Circular document obtained by The PUNCH. The 2024 Budget …

RIVERS TO PRODUCE NEXT PRESIDENT GENERAL OF OHANAEZE NDIGBO Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo sociocultural organization, has reaffirmed that Rivers State will produce its next President General in line with its constitutional provision for rotating the office among member states. To actualize this, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze has mandated the Secretary General to convene a meeting of Ime …

SENATE, AGF REVIEW CONTROVERSIAL TAX REFORM BILLS TODAY The Nigerian Senate will be reviewing the controversial Tax Reform Bill with the Attorney General of the Federation. This comes after Deputy Senate President Senator Jibrin Barau suspended further actions on the tax reform bill on Wednesday. However, Senator Barau revealed that the AGF would meet with the committee to ensure that …

FIVE HOUSE OF REPS LAWMAKERS DUMP LP. JOIN APC The Labour Party caucus in the House of Representatives lost five members to the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday. The lawmakers Who lost left LP to APC are Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Mathew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), Iyawe Esosa (Edo) and Daulyop Fom (Plateau). Confirming the development, Matthew who …

FG SACKS CIVIL SERVANTS WITH DEGREES FROM BENIN REPUBLIC The Federal Government has terminated the appointments of civil servants who obtained degrees from private tertiary institutions in Benin Republic and Togo between 2017 and now. According to Punch, Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, confirmed the …