ENUGU DIASPORA REJECTS  STATE ASSEMBLY GRAZING BILL Enugu State indigenes in Diaspora under the auspices of Concerned Patriotic Enugu Indigenes In Diaspora (CPEIID) have condemned and rejected the recent passing of the grazing bill by the State House of Assembly. To this, the concerned indigenes have asked the State governor, Peter Mbah and the Speaker of the State House of …

GUNMEN KILL THREE POLICEMEN, FRSC OFFICIAL IN ENUGU A wave of terror swept through Orba and Eha-Alumona in Udenu and Nsukka Local Government Areas of Enugu State as gunmen targeted two personnel from both the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday. The attack came barely 24 hours after two policemen on a stop-and-search duty were …

TINUBU DIRECTS CBN TO SUSPEND IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBERSECURITY LEVY The president of Nigeria, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has informed the Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN) to suspend the implementation of the Cyber security Levy policy. The president also ordered a review of the policy, which a large number of financial experts rejected. Recall that on Monday, 6th of May, The CBN issued …

29 NIGERIAN ARMY GENERALS RETIRE The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. Out of the 29 retired infantry officers pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State, 19 were major generals and 10 brigadiers general. Leading the pack was Victor Ezugwu, a major …

WHY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION SHUNNED PRINCE HARRY, WIFE VISIT TO NIGERIA The British High Commission in Nigeria has failed to acknowledge the presence of Prince Harry. Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in the most populous black nation on earth, on Friday, and there have been different activities to welcome them. The couple was received by military authorities on Friday …

ENUGU GOVT SET TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF HOLY GHOST MOTOR PARK – COMMISSIONER The Enugu State Government says it is ready to commence the building of a dual terminal for interstate and intrastate transportation at the Holy Ghost area of Enugu city. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Obi Ozor, disclosed this on Saturday in Enugu while briefing journalists on the …

NIGERIA’S NEIGHBOURS REJECT NAIRA, OPT FOR CFA, DOLLARS There are many challenges in transborder trade at Seme Border, Badagry, especially the constraints of exchanging the Naira for the CFAs, coupled with the over 100 road blocks manned by Security agencies along the Lagos-Badagry-Seme Expressway with the attendant daily harassment and extortion of innocent Nigerians by security officials on the 62 …

WHY 40 PEOPLE WERE MASSACRED IN ENUGU COMMUNITY – CONVICT Eight years after the tragic massacre of April 25, 2016, which claimed the lives of at least 40 individuals in Nimbo, Enugu State, Mohamed Zurai, the sole individual convicted for the mass murder, has come forward to confess his involvement in the crime. However, he maintains that his role was …

40 NIGERIAN LAWMAKERS MAY LOSE SEATS OVER CONCURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF NASS, ECOWAS PARLIAMENT Over 40 Nigerian lawmakers are likely to vacate their seats for concurrent membership of the National Assembly and ECOWAS Parliament as well as the Pan-African Parliament, if a suit filed against them succeeds. The suit was filed by the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, …

WIKE TO FUBARA: COURT INJUNCTIONS OBTAINED BY MIDNIGHT CAN’T REMOVE RIVERS LAWMAKERS FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that court injunctions obtained by midnight cannot be used to unseat any member of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Wike spoke on Saturday at the grand civic reception held at Ogu-Bolo in honour of Chief George Thompson Sekibo to celebrate his …

HOW HOSPITAL REFUSED TO TREAT ME BECAUSE OF ₦80,000 DEPOSIT, DALUNG, FORMER MINISTER Solomon Dalung, former Sports Minister, has publicly criticized the treatment he received at Rayfield Medical Services in Jos, Plateau State, after being allegedly neglected for hours due to non-payment of an admission deposit. Naija News reports that the incident, which Dalung detailed on X, formerly known as …

HOW ENUGU LOCAL GOVT PENSIONERS GRAPPLE WITH UNPAID PENSIONS, GRATUITIES Retired Enugu state local government workers lament two years arrears of pension. In addition, Enugu State government has not paid gratuities to retired state and local government workers for over a decade The state Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah has inaugurated a committee to ascertain the true position of things with …

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT TINUBU, BY AMBASSADOR HABIB BABA HABU, OON Dear Mr. President, Having traveled extensively across Nigeria with you during the 2023 campaigns and being a devoted member of the Renewed Hope Family, I remain steadfast in my belief that you, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaba of Borgu, possess the determination, capability, and skill to lead Nigeria …

BANDITRY: WE’RE REAPING WHAT WE SOWED – BISHOP KUKAH The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Friday, said Nigeria is reaping what it sowed following bandits and terrorists’ attacks across the country, most especially in the North. He blamed the insurgency on the government’s inability to prioritize education of the young generation, warning that the situation may get …

PETER OBI, PRESIDENT TINUBU TO SPEAK AT AN EVENT IN US There have been several reactions from social media users after it was announced that the former governor of Anambra state and Labour Party, LP, candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Gregory Obi and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be speaking at an event. The announcement was made on …