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WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA The 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of …

ENUGU GOVT TO ENFORCE PAYMENT OF LAND USE TAX ON 800,000 HOUSES The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service has announced the enforcement of payment of land use charges on 800,000 houses in the state, including ancestral homes in various communities. The Chairman of the service, Mr. Ekene Nnamani, who disclosed this, said the enforcement would start from today, June 1, …

HUNGER, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT MARK TINUBU’S FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office has thrown many Nigerians into hunger with an ample lack of basic amenities while unemployment keeps rising, the latest survey by the African Polling Institute (API) shows. In its survey, API, an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan opinion research think-tank noted that an overwhelming majority …

DON’T BE BRUTAL IN QUEST FOR KILLERS OF SOLDIERS IN ABA, IGBO ELDERS BEG MILITARY Igbo elders have begged the Nigeria military not to be brutal in its quest to revenge the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State on Thursday by hoodlums. The elders appealed to the military authorities to rather deploy intelligence and fish out the perpetrators …

TENSION IN ABA AS SOLDIERS TAKE OVER CITY Tension has increased in Aba, Abia State, as military forces have taken control of the city in reaction to the tragic incident that claimed the lives of five soldiers at a military checkpoint at Obikabia junction, Ogbor Hill. The attack on the checkpoint, which left military vehicles and infrastructure destroyed and resulted …

STAY AT HOME AND WORK FOR YOUR PEOPLE, TINUBU TELLS GOVERNORS President Bola Tinubu has decried the level of poverty and infrastructural decay in the North, saying that it is unacceptable. Tinubu, who also lamented the number of out-of-school children in the country, called on elders and leaders in the country to prevail on State Governors to stay in their …

NIGERIA WE HAIL THEE: REINTRODUCTION OF OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM MY PRIORITY – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has said the reintroduction of the old national anthem has always been his priority. Tinubu disclosed this during his meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Ajuri …

HURIWA CONDEMNS GALE OF DEMOLITIONS IN ENUGU, SAYS IT’S INSENSITIVE Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticised the gale of demolitions of residential and commercial buildings as well as a higher institution in Enugu City and the ancient Ogige Market in Nsukka by the government of Barr. Peter Mbah just to set motor …

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA SHAPED NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY Since the military returned to the barracks in 1999, Nigeria has held seven elections every four years. Of these periods, three were done without the direct impact of social media: 1999, 2003, and 2007. But 2011 marked a turnaround. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who won the election that year, declared his presidential bid on social …

ABIA GOVT PLACES N25M BOUNTY ON KILLERS OF FIVE SOLDIERS The Abia State Government has placed a N25 million bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area on Thursday, May 30. The state government also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident.  Recall that some unknown gunmen on Thursday stormed the military …