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APC MOURNS SLAIN DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, SHUTS NATIONAL SECRETARIAT The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has shut down its national secretariat, popularly known as “Buhari House”, following the killing of its Director of Administration, Hon. AbdulRauf Adekunle Adeniji. Vanguard gathered that the deceased who was kidnapped weeks ago, was reportedly killed last month. The kidnappers were said to have concealed …

FOUR KILLED AS FULANI HERDSMEN INVADE ENUGU COMMUNITY No fewer than four farmers were murdered on their farms in Adani community in the Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen. On Thursday that the victims were slaughtered in their farms on Tuesday afternoon, when the assailants invaded their farms Meanwhile, Adani-Ogurugu road in the same local government …

FOUR KILLED AS FULANI HERDSMEN INVADE ENUGU COMMUNITY No fewer than four farmers were murdered on their farms in Adani community in the Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen. On Thursday that the victims were slaughtered in their farms on Tuesday afternoon, when the assailants invaded their farms Meanwhile, Adani-Ogurugu road in the same local government …

GODKNOWS IGALI, PANDEF CHAIRMAN, SLAMS RIVERS SOLE OVER TEARING DOWN OF DEMOCRATIC STRUCTURES Godknows Igali, chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has criticised Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers, over the “systematic tearing down” of structures in the state. BACKGROUND On March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state, citing the …

NERC FINES EIGHT DISCOS ₦‎628 MILLION FOR FLOUTING ESTIMATED BILLING RULES The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has sanctioned eight DisCos for failing to comply with monthly energy caps for unmetered customers between July and September 2024. The affected DisCos include Abuja, Eko, Enugu, Ikeja, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, and Yola. The commission, in a statement on Thursday, said these DisCos have …

DAVIDO SUMMONED BY US COURT OVER ALLEGED SOUNDTRACK THEFT, $45,000 DEBT The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has given Nigerian singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, 21 days to appear before it to answer charges of intellectual property theft, according to legal filings sighted by Peoples Gazette. The lawsuit was filed by a group …

NIGERIANS TO START ENJOYING BENEFITS OF LOWER GLOBAL CRUDE PRICES — PETROAN The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has stated that Nigerians will begin to enjoy the benefits of the recent drop in global crude oil prices, following the announcement by Dangote Refinery of a reduction in the price of premium motor spirit. PETROAN spokesperson Joseph …

ASSOCIATION RAISES ALARM AS OVER 15,000 NURSES LEAVE NIGERIA IN 2024 The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called on the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving the mass emigration of nurses, popularly known as the Japa syndrome. The association expressed concern over persistent challenges, noting that as of …

ASSOCIATION RAISES ALARM AS OVER 15,000 NURSES LEAVE NIGERIA IN 2024 The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called on the Federal Government to shift focus from expanding nursing education to addressing the systemic issues driving the mass emigration of nurses, popularly known as the Japa syndrome. The association expressed concern over persistent challenges, noting that as of …

23 ANAMBRA INDIGENES ON DEATH ROW IN INDONESIA OVER DRUGS – SOLUDO Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, said 23 indigenes of the state are currently on death row in Indonesia for drug-related offences. Soludo made this known on Wednesday while addressing a group of All Progressives Congress members who defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance in support of his …