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25 KILLED, MANY INJURED, OTHERS FLEE AS HERDSMEN ATTACK ENUGU COMMUNITIES At least 25 people in some communities of Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu have lost their lives, and many more injured, with families fleeing to neighbouring states in search of safety. The local vigilante group is sounding the alarm, criticising the delayed security response. “The incident became …

US REPORT INDICTS NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AGENCIES OF ABUSE OF PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, CORRUPTION The United States, through its Trade Estimate Report, has accused the Nigerian National Assembly and agencies in the country of abusing procurement processes and lacking transparency. According to the report, U.S. companies have expressed “concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria.” …

PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS GOVERNORS REJECT ANYANWU, UDE-OKOYE, APPOINT ACTING SECRETARY Following the Supreme Court judgement on the secretaryship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected on the platform of the party have rejected Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye as Secretary. The Party has, therefore, appointed the Deputy National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo, as acting National Secretary. In a …

ATIKU MOCKS TINUBU: SAYS SECURITY POLICIES, INFRASTRUCTURE FAILED WOEFULLY AS KILLINGS IN BORNO PLATEAU, OTHERS CONTINUE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the renewed attacks in Plateau State that claimed many innocent lives on Sunday. Atiku lashed out at President Bola Tinubu, saying his security policy and infrastructure have failed woefully. On Sunday, about 47 people were killed in …

VICTORIOUS 1980 AFCON SQUAD: CHUKWU, BASSEY, SEVEN OTHERS GONE, 13 REMAINING The year 2025 is proving to be a tragic one for the football fraternity in Nigeria, following the passing away of two more members of the 1980 AFCON winning squad- the team captain and defender, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu and striker Charles Bassey. Both football legends died on Saturday, April …

BENUE GOV, REV FR HYACINTH ALIA, BLOCKS PETER OBI’S PLANNED VISIT TO IDPS: OBI REACTS – I HAVE ENDURED WORSE SITUATION The Benue State Government on Monday blocked a planned visit by Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, to camps housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Obi, whose post-election activities have prominently …

BENUE GOV, REV FR HYACINTH ALIA, BLOCKS PETER OBI’S PLANNED VISIT TO IDPS -OBI REACTS: I HAVE ENDURED WORSE SITUATION The Benue State Government on Monday blocked a planned visit by Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, to camps housing Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. Obi, whose post-election activities have prominently included …

N300M A GIFT, NOT TIED TO HOSTING RIGHTS – NBA REPLIES IBAS The attention of the Annual General Conference planning committee has been drawn to a statement credited to the Administrator of Rivers state to the effect that Rivers state government paid hosting rights for the hosting of the NBA AGC 2025. We wish to clarify that the decision to …

REFUND US N300M WE PAID FOR CONFERENCE HOST – RIVERS GOVT TO NBA The Rivers government has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million allegedly paid for the hosting rights of the legal body’s 2025 annual conference. The state government, under the leadership of the sole administrator, said if the NBA is truly anchored on principles, …

THEY ONLY KNOW HOW TO DRAIN DATA – TELECOM CONSUMERS LAMENT TARIFF HIKE, POOR NETWORK Some telecommunication services consumers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT have urged Mobile Network Operators to improve their services to match the recent hike in their tariffs. They made the call in separate interviews with NAN on Monday in Abuja. The subscribers said despite the …