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KILLING OF SECURITY AGENTS ONLY GETS LOUDER WHEN IT HAPPENS IN SOUTH EAST – SHEHU SANI Former Nigerian senator, dramatist, and human rights activist Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the killings of seven Nigerian police officers and several civilians in Zamfara State on social media. According to him, the number of security personnel killed in Nigeria only goes up when …

APC LEADING NIGERIA FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS SINCE 2015 – LUKMAN A former National Vice Chairman North-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has lamented that the ruling party has been leading the country from crisis to crisis since it came to power in 2015. Lukman, in a statement issued Saturday, said the only slight difference between APC …

TINUBU INCOMPETENT, ONLY GOOD AT RIGGING – AISHA YESUFU Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the commissioning of the Vice President’s lodge. Yesufu said the lodge demonstrates that the current administration is only good at rigging. She wondered how N21 billion could be spent on the structure without a good landscaping design. Posting on X, the …

PETER OBI HAILS SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION, SAYS NIGERIA’S 2023 POLL SHOW OF SHAME Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has praised the recent South African election results as a prime example of a transparent and efficient democratic electoral process. He contrasted this with Nigeria’s 2023 general election, which he referred to as a “show of shame.” Recall that Obi …

MINIMUM WAGE: MAJORITY FAVOURS N62,000 – UZODINMA The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has alleged that a consensus had been reached between the government and the organized private sector on a new minimum wage of N62,000. He emphasized that this figure represents the majority’s position for the new national minimum wage. He explained that the agreement on N62,000 would …

FERDINAND AGU, EX-DG, NMA, DIES, OHANAEZE MOURNS Ferdinand Agu, Architect, and former Director General, Nigerian Maritime Authority (NMA), has died. Ferdinand Agu passed on Friday morning, after attending a marriage ceremony in Abuja the previous day, where he was until 9pm. Mourning the passage of the prodigious Igbo socialite and administrator, the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndígbo, expressed shock …

BREAKING: GUNMEN KILL ENUGU TOP POLITICIAN, EJIKE UGWUEZE Gunmen alleged to be kidnappers have shot and killed an Enugu top politician, Mr. Ejike Ugwueze It was gathered that Ugwueze was reportedly killed on Friday night while driving in a local area, Neke Odenigbo, in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. In a viral video, Ugwueze and his car …

AGAIN, INEC CANCELS ENUGU SOUTH URBAN RERUN Anxious voters were again disappointed on Saturday as the rerun election for the Enugu South Urban State Constituency failed to hold. It would be recalled that the Labour Party, LP, candidate for the State House of Assembly Constituency, Mr. Bright Ngene was declared winner of the March 18, 2023, House of Assembly election …

REGIONAL GOVT BILL NOT BEFORE HOUSE OF REPS – SPOKESMAN The House of Representatives has said the proposed legislation bill for regional government was not before the committee for deliberation. Drafted by Dr Akin Fapohunda, a retired director in the federal civil service, the bill is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Substitute the Annexure to Decree 24 of …

HORROR AS BOKO HARAM BEHEAD MANY RESIDENTS, SHOW OFF THEIR HEADS Suspected Boko Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 20 people in the Bassa community of Shiroro Local Government Area in Niger State. Among the victims, 10 youths were allegedly beheaded, with their heads shown to community members in a video recorded by the attackers. The assault occurred around …