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MIXED REACTIONS OVER INAUGURATION OF ENUGU BUS TERMINALS Some drivers in Enugu State, Thursday, said the launch of the Enugu State Transport Management System, and the commissioning of five brand-new modern bus terminals by the state government would adversely affect their businesses. The drivers, mostly those operating inter-city services, said although the launch would ease the pains of residents in …

I AM NO LONGER INTERESTED IN NYSC CERTIFICATE – CORPS MEMBER, USHIE RITA Lagos State corps member, Ushie Rita, has berated the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for withholding her certificate. Speaking on a live TikTok session with friends on her official page, she stated that her life remains great without the scheme’s certificate. She accused the NYSC of trying …

THERE WILL BE NO HIJACK IN POLICE RECRUITMENT – PSC The Police Service Commission, PSC, said it has met with representatives of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to fine tune preparations for an improved, transparent and credible 2025 police recruitment exercise. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, in a statement said the Commission will be recruiting …

WHY UKRANIANS ARE REFUSING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY For the past 18 months, Pavlo has barely left his house. His reclusiveness has nothing to do with the Russian bombs and drones pounding Kyiv. It is not the air strikes he fears, but his own Ukrainian countrymen. It is draft officers, seeking to press-gang able-bodied men like him into units …

LAWMAKERS PAY UP TO N3M BRIBE TO PRESENT MOTIONS, BILLS AT NASS – LEGISLATOR A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ibrahim Usman Auyo, representing Hadejia, Auyo, and Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency of Jigawa State, has alleged that federal lawmakers are required to pay between ₦1 million and ₦3 million before being allowed to present motions, bills, or petitions …

WE WILL RESIST ANY PLOT TO STOP PETER OBI FROM BEING ON BALLOT – OBIDIENTS REPLY BWALA Fans and supporters of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly known as the Obidients, have vowed to resist any plot to stop Obi from being on the 2027 presidential ballot. They were reacting to a boast by Daniel …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, INAUGURATES 100 CNG BUSES, TERMINALS Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday rolled out 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses saying that the new transport system will create no fewer than 20,000 jobs and boost the economy of the state and country. Mbah revealed this in Enugu while inaugurating the New Enugu Transport Management System, …

WTO DG, OKONJO-IWEALA, SAYS TINUBU’S REFORM ARE IN RIGHT DIRECTION Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says President Bola Tinubu must be given credit for stabilising the economy. Okonjo-Iweala spoke during a courtesy visit to Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. She said what is needed next in the country is economic growth. “So we think …

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MATTER OF BAYO.OJULARI?ByAzu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either do not get close or prepare to feed this beast with an endless supply of oil deals, the country’s lifeblood. When former Governor Nasir el-Rufai accused NNPC of being a parallel government …

.THEY’RE IMPERSONATING ME – GOODLUCK JONATHAN, DISOWNS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday said he is being impersonated by fraudsters. Jonathan alleged that a fraudulent Instagram handle has been impersonating him. In a statement by his Media Aide,Ikechukwu Eze, the former President insisted that he does not operate any Instagram handle. The statement is titled ‘Beware of …