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FG BLAMES TECHNICAL GLITCHES FOR NON-PAYMENT OF WORKERS’ JUNE SALARIES The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Friday attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched …

LABOUR PARTY HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION, NOT UNEXPECTED – OSUNTOKUN Akin Osuntokun, former DG, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, has said the Labour Party, LP, is heading towards extinction. He suggested that the powers that be have succeeded in using some individuals to destabilise the Labour Party. Speaking on Arise News, Osuntokun noted that Peter Obi was a product of the Obidient …

FG BEGINS RECRUITMENT INTO KEY PARASTATAL, JULY 14 The Federal Ministry of Interior has announced that recruitment into four of its major agencies will officially commence on Monday, July 14, 2025. The agencies involved in the recruitment exercise are the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). According …

PETROL MARKETERS SET TO REDUCE FUEL PRICES NATIONWIDE FROM MONDAY In a positive development for Nigerian consumers, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has announced plans to reduce fuel prices nationwide starting Monday, following a fresh cut in the ex-depot petrol price by the Dangote Refinery. Eyes Of Lagos reports, This was confirmed by IPMAN National President, Abubakar …

ATIKU, OBI, AMAECHI, OTHERS TO SIGN AGREEMENT AHEAD OF ADC PRIMARY ELECTION Presidential aspirants under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have reportedly agreed to enter a concrete agreement to support whoever emerges as the party’s flagbearer. One of the presidential hopefuls in the coalition movement, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this to LEADERSHIP on Friday. Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Amaechi and …

AHEAD APC NEC MEETING: NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL FIGHT FOR PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), there are indications that the party is yet to agree on where to pick its national chairman from. Credible sources told the Weekend Trust that while the party is waiting to hear from …

MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL LAUNCH OF ENUGU AIR Enugu State Government, under Governor Peter Mbah, earlier this week, floated an airline, the Enugu Air. Thus becoming the second state to own a commercial airline in Nigeria and the first in South East Nigeria. The first is Ibom Airline, which was set up in June 2019 and wholly owned by the Akwa …

ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES TOWN UNION REGISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION BILL INTO LAW Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Tuesday, passed into law, a bill that will regulate the registration and administration of Town Unions in Enugu State and for other Connected Purposes, House Bill, No. 9, 2025. The bill when accented to by the state Governor, will help regulate the …

CONTEMPT CHARGE: NATASHA AKPOTI HEADS TO APPEAL COURT, CITES MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a formal appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja, challenging the judgment of the Federal High Court, which found her guilty of contempt and imposed a ₦5 million fine alongside a public apology. The appeal, dated, targets the July 4 decision of Justice …

I FABRICATED RAT INFESTATION AT VILLA TO COVER BUHARI’S ILLNESS — GARBA SHEHU Former presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu has revealed that the widely reported story about rats invading President Muhammadu Buhari’s office in 2017 was intentionally fabricated to shift public attention from concerns over the president’s health. The disclosure is contained in Shehu’s newly published memoir, According to the President: …