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GUNMEN AMBUSH, KILL FOUR SOLDIERS IN SOKOTO Gunmen on Saturday night laid an ambush and shot dead four personnel of the Nigerian Army in Gudu local government area, a border community of Sokoto State. Seven other military personnel were wounded as a result of gunshots and currently receiving emergency treatment at the Gudu General Hospital but expected to be referred …

YOUR ALLEGATION IS BASELESS; WE DIDN’T FIX OUR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES – SENATE TELLS OBASANJO The Nigerian Senate has strongly refuted recent allegations suggesting that it determines its own salaries or receives special financial packages from the Presidency. The claims, which emerged during a visit by members of the House of Representatives to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, have ignited public concern. …

FG FROWNS AT SLOW PACE OF WORK ON ENUGU-ONITSHA ROAD The federal government has expressed disappointment with the slow pace of work on the Enugu-Onitsha road and directed the enforcement of Operation Free Our Roads to ensure compliance. Minister of works, Engr. David Umahi, gave the directive after a meeting with the funding counterpart, MTN, representatives of Enugu State government …

SOUTH EAST APC REPORTS JUDGE TO NJC The All Progressives Congress (APC), South East zone, at the weekend, said that it had reported Justice C. V. C Ezeugwu of Enugu State High Court to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing an exparte order barring its Enugu State Chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, and 10 others from parading themselves as officers of …

Six months after the Federal Executive Council under President Bola Tinubu resolved to implement the report of the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government parastatals, commissions and agencies popularly known as the Oronsaye Committee Report, Nigerians are still waiting for the government to deliver what it promised. Abandoned by previous administrations, the 800-page report contains a …

Yemi Farounbi Former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr Yemi Farounbi, in this interview with ROTIMI AGBOLUAJE, spoke on how the Supreme Court contradicted itself on local government autonomy, and solutions to the food crisis that led to widespread protest in Nigeria. What do you have to say on the hardship protests?Nigerians have the right to complain because this is …

Mrs. Stella Odo is critically ill. Mrs. Odo, a widow and local government pensioner in Nsukka local government has been ill for over three months now.  She retired from active service in November 2022 as a primary school teacher having reached the position of Head Teacher and retirement age of 60 years. She retired grade level 16. Since her retirement, …

IT’S IMMORAL FOR NASS TO FIX THEIR SALARIES, ALLOWANCES – OBASANJO Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has berated Nigerian lawmakers over the personal determination of their salaries and allowances. Obasanjo expressed this view during a meeting with six members of the House of Representatives who called on him in his house at Abeokuta, Ogun State. In the snippet shared by Channels …

Simon Ekpa, leader of the Autopilot faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile (BRGIE), has taken a significant step in seeking international support for Biafran independence by securing a lobbying deal in the United States. Ekpa signed a substantial contract worth $130,000 (approximately ₦205 million) with Moran Global Strategies …

EFCC REDEPLOYS 470 OFFICERS FROM ABUJA TO REGIONAL OFFICES The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has redeployed no fewer than 420 of its investigative officers from its national headquarters in Abuja to regional branches. According to a top source within the agency who spoke to SaharaReporters, the anti-graft authorities took this measure to curb the escalating corruption within the …