People&Politics

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Harder times have befallen primary school teachers in Kaduna state due to what they claimed is their non-receipt yet of the N70, 000 national minimum wage. In an open letter to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu, dated Thursday, January 24, 2025, and made available to journalists in Kaduna,they decried the attitude of government in not giving them their legitimate due. "We, the primary school teachers of Kaduna State, humbly write to bring to your attention the ongoing hardship we face due to the non-implementation of the new minimum wage in our state. "Despite the Federal Government's progressive…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has lost his eldest brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde. The elder Makinde passed on early Friday morning, January 23, at 65. A statement by the family leader, the Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde, disclosed that Engr. Makinde’s "sudden death occurred at his Ibadan residence at 3:20 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2025." It was learnt that the deceased is "survived by his siblings, including Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as well as children and grandchildren." His death came just after the governor recently lost his mother, Mrs. Abigail Makinde,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday, January 24, swore in 2, 095 corps members of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream 2 set deployed to Enugu for the mandatory one-year national service. NYSC Coordinator for the state, Mrs Oluwakemi Awolola, who spoke during the ceremony at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Awgu Local Government Area (LGA) in the state, said that the corps members comprised 829 males and 1,266 females. Congratulating them, Awolola urged the corps members to participate in all the activities in the camp as indiscipline would not be tolerated. “Your assessment of your service…

By our reporter Board chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) for 42 Federal Government (FG) organizations and a secretary to the Board of Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services, were on Friday, January 24 named by President Bola Tinubu. A statement by Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu also appointed a new Managing Director (MD) for Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and a Director-General (DG) for National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). Tinubu warned the appointees not to interfere in the day-to-day running of the organizations as such is the job of the different managements. Appointments are with immediate effect.…

By our reporter A scary account of the magnitude of herdsmen's attacks in parts of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria, emerged this week as a royal father recounted that his community alone lost over 577 persons to the attacks. Chairman, Tuoshin Traditional Council in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, HRH Chief Daniel Ayua Abomtse, said they were killed in 141 killer herdsmen attacks in the last 13 years. Speaking during the official flag-off of the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their ancestral lands in Naka in his LGA, the king said the IDPs were displaced…

By John Bassey, Birnin Kebbi Local Government (LG) Chairmen in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria, have vowed to uphold and promote the legacy of the State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, which is anchored on good governance, effective service delivery and remarkable achievements in all sectors of human development. Chairman of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area (LGA) and state Chairman of Association of Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Muhammad Dahiru Nayaya Ambursa, gave the commitment following a meeting between Gov. Idris and the 21 LG Chairmen in the state, at Government House,Birnin Kebbi,the state capital. Addressing journalists after the meeting,…