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ENUGU TO RECRUIT 2,220 HEALTH WORKERS Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah said his administration had approved the recruitment of 2,220 health workers, including the 450 that were recently approved, to address the deficits in the healthcare space in the state. He stated this at the weekend when the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Muyi Aina, visited him at …

I GO WITH POLICE, GOVT OFFICIALS TO NEGOTIATE WITH BANDITS – SHEIKH GUMI Popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has confirmed that he collaborates with police and government officials to negotiate with bandits in their territories. In an interview with Punch, Gumi stated that his involvement in negotiations stems from his commitment as a Nigerian to fostering peace and …

RIVERS LG POLL LACKS CREDIBILITY – ELECTION OBSERVER GROUPAn observer group which monitored Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State, The Peoples Advocates, TPA, has said that the exercise was not credible due to a number of irregularities.TPA made the observation in its report on the election.The highly contentious election was held across 23 local government areas in Rivers State, …

WHY JESUS, APOSTLES DID NOT COLLECT TITHES – ADEBOYE The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has explained why Jesus Christ did not collect tithes during His ministry on earth. Speaking during the church’s October Holy Ghost Service on Saturday at the Redemption City, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Adeboye clarified this in response to …

FG YET TO RELEASE FUND FOR PAYMENT OF NYSC MEMBERS ALLOWANCE – DG The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, says the recent increase in corps members’ allowance has not been implemented due to funds. The Federal Government approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July …

NIGERIANS WILL START EXPERIENCING BETTER ELECTIONS WITHOUT POLICE -: ATIKU’S AIDE Paul Ibe, the spokesman of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said on Saturday the Rivers State local government election may usher in a new dispensation of better polls without police. He was reacting to the withdrawal of police from the Rivers local …

NASS TO REVISE EXISTING LAWS FOR FULL LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY – AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has said the National Assembly would revise existing laws that had hindered the effective governance of local government councils in Nigeria, with the aim to ensure full autonomy for the tier of government. Akpabio identified the Joint State and Local Government Accounts Committee and …

POLITICALLY, PETER OBI IS BIGGER THAN KWANKWASO – BUHARI’S EX-AIDE Former media aide to ex-President Muhammad Buhari, Bashir Ahmed, has asserted that Peter Obi is politically bigger than Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Recall that both Peter Obi and Kwankwaso were presidential candidates in the 2023 general election on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) and theNew Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). …

ENUGU GOVT DEMOLISHES ANOTHER KIDNAPPERS’ DEN, WARNS PROPERTY OWNERS The Enugu State Government has demolished yet another property linked to kidnapping activities in the state, warning landlords that it would not entertain any excuses in enforcing relevant laws of the state mandating the government to bring down any property linked to such evil acts. Section 315 (Second Amendment) of the …

PRESIDENT TINUBU SET TO REVEAL LIST OF SACKED, NEW MINISTERSMultiple sources within the Presidency have revealed that President Ahmed Tinubu has completed the selection process, identifying which ministers will be retained and which will be dropped.The much-anticipated announcement is expected to be made on Thursday night, shortly after Tinubu arrived in the United Kingdom for his two-week annual leave.The looming …