Author: admin

Mar

16

2025

0 Comments

By admin

Debunking The Politricks Of Insecurity: Enugu State On Our Minds.

NewsNEWS, OPINION, Politics

The story with the caption, 25 Persons Killed, Scores Injured As Armed Herdsmen Attack Enugu Village is not only built on devious masturbatory hallucination, but completely false. Agreed that lately marauding herdsmen have been running amok across the Country, invading towns and villages, and leaving a trail of sorrow, tears and blood in their path. However, there was no such invaders attack on the agrarian communities of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area in Enugu State that left 25 persons dead. This independent rebuttal of the falsehood targeted at diminishing the halcyon strides of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah and the Enugu State…

Dec

23

2024

0 Comments

By admin

No Regrets Over Fuel Subsidy Removal -Tinubu

News

Though his action has plunged millions of Nigerians into unbearable hardship, spurring hunger and poverty in the land, President Bola Tinubu declared on Monday that he has no regrets about removing fuel subsidy. He reaffirmed the position while speaking during his first presidential media chat, in Lagos State. Tinubu contended that removing the subsidy was the only way to the nation’s prosperity, insisting that the decision was made to secure a better future for the future generations. Peopleandpolitics.net recalls that Tinubu terminated fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023 during his Inauguration. Dwelling on the recent stampedes in Abuja, Oyo, and…

Dec

23

2024

0 Comments

By admin

574 Days Later, Tinubu Addresses Nigerians Tonight In First Media Chat

BREAKING

After about 574 days in office, President Bola Tinubu is to address Nigerians today in his first media chat with the nation. The chat is scheduled to take place tonight by 9 pm, ahead of Christmas celebrations. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Onanuga acknowledged that this will be Tinubu's first presidential media chat. He stated: “The first presidential media chat with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be broadcast at 9 pm on Monday, December 23, on the Nigerian Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. “All television and radio stations are requested to…

Dec

23

2024

0 Comments

By admin

Zulum Begs FG To Repair Collapsed Alau Dam, Or…

News

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has urged the Federal Government to speed up reconstruction work on the collapsed dyke at Alau Dam. The dam had led to the recent flooding which which hit Maiduguri metropolis, the capital of the North-Eastern Nigerian state, and the surrounding Local Government Areas (LGAs). Alau Dam is located in Alau community of Konduga LGA of the state. It was constructed between 1984 and 1986 to provide water for irrigation and domestic use in Maiduguri. Zulum made the appeal on Monday after receiving the report of an assessment committee that investigated…

Dec

23

2024

0 Comments

By admin

Enugu Flags Off Livestock Production Training For Farmers

News

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu Enugu To ensure food security in the state, Enugu State government, weekend, flagged off its Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) programme, to train farmers on livestock production. Performing the ceremony at the Master Skills Development and Service Ltd office, Agbani, Nkanu West Local Government Area (LGA) of the South-East state of Nigeria, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro Industrialization, Hon. Patrick Ubru, who was represented by Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Victor Ngwu, said the programme was in line with Governor Peter Mbah’s promise to eradicate hunger, unemployment and ensure zero head count poverty index…

Dec

21

2024

0 Comments

By admin

FUOYE Queries, Suspends Lecturer For Exposing Multi-million Naira TETFUND Foreign Grant Fraud

BREAKING

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Fresh credibility crisis has gripped Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti state, South-West Nigeria, as a lecturer was reportedly queried, then suspended, by the university authorities for complaining publicly of an alleged fraud of over N10 million perpetrated against him. The money was the remainder of payment on a grant offered the lecturer by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to pursue a Ph.D programme at a university in Cyprus. The said sum allegedly developed wings in the hands of three Accounts Division staff of TETFUND, possibly in collision with other persons, leaving the lecturer stranded in…

Dec

20

2024

0 Comments

By admin

Tax Reform Bill: We’re Behind You, Dogara, Northern Christian Leaders Tell Tinubu

News

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Christian leaders in northern Nigeria have declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform initiative, urging followers to gain a deeper understanding of its benefits for the region in particular and Nigeria generally. The resolution was made during a town hall meeting held on Thursday by the Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN) in Kaduna,under the theme 'The Church and Society: Tax Reforms and Matters Arising'. The meeting, which started in the morning, lasted almost till into the night. Speaking during the event, former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, delivered a scathing criticism…

Dec

20

2024

0 Comments

By admin

…NBS CEO Not Arrested By DSS -spokesman

BREAKING

Following media reports that Statistician-General of the Federation/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, was arrested by suspected operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), NBS finally came out to give its own side to the issue. Reports on the arrest came amid the release by NBS of a controversial survey report on ransom payments to kidnappers and others by victim-families to the staggering tune of N2.23 trillion between May,2023-April, 2024. The survey report was said to have irked the Presidency,dented its image and was interpreted as capable of impacting the fight against…

Dec

19

2024

0 Comments

By admin

Suspected DSS Operatives Allegedly Invade NBS, Arrest CEO Over Ransom Report

BREAKING

Armed security operatives believed to be fromthe Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested the Statistician-General of the Federation/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince Semiu Adeyemi Adeniran, in his office, according to a report by News Point Nigeria. NBS is the main government body responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistical data in the country. The newspaper claimed that the arrest was in connection with the latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report released by NBS last Tuesday. The survey report revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23 trillion as…

Dec

19

2024

0 Comments

By admin

Kaduna Seeks To Slash Maternal, Child Morbidity Rates

Health

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and support from various development partners, has officially flagged off this year's Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Week. The event, kicked off by the state's Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, underscores the government's commitment to securing and enhancing the health and well-being of the citizenry. The primary objective of the MNCH Week is to significantly reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality rates. The initiative focuses on implementing high-impact interventions specifically designed for children under the age…