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*Frustrated Employee Rates Wike, Makes Comparison With Past FCT Ministers By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Office activities in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have been paralyzed since early in the morning today following an indefinite strike by the about 40,000 workforce who are demanding improved conditions of service. A visit by People&Politics to the 1 Kapital Road, Area 11, Garki, Abuja headquarters of FCTA showed a ghost town. Bereft of the usual daily hustle-bustle akin to a beehive, what were instead on ground were members of the FCTA Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) Strike Compliance Taskforce and several security personnel…

*How Police Secured Breakthrough In Identifying Alleged Mastermind By our reporter As Nigerians continued to express outrage over the dastardly killing of a woman, Fatima Abubakar, and her seven children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters,Kano, by armed assailants on Saturday, fresh information has emerged showing that Umar Auwalu, the man police named as the alleged mastermind of the murders, was clearly identified and had his second name repeatedly screamed out by the panic-stricken woman as the gang were about to kill her. As yet, police are still conducting investigations to unravel the motive for the murders which have shocked the nation…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Government, in partnership with Rotary International, has flagged off a 15-day free medical outreach, including complex surgical procedures, at the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Teaching Hospital, Igbo-Eno. The medical mission, organised under the Rotary India–Nigeria Medical Mission, was officially declared open at a joint press conference by the Commissioner for Health, Professor George Ugwu, and the Rotary International Team Leader, Dr. Santhosh Sreedhar. Speaking during the event, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of SUMAS, Professor James Ogbonna, commended Enugu State governor Peter Mbah for what he described as his administration’s massive investment…

*Over Alleged Poor Service Conditions *Compliance Taskforce To Patrol Offices *Debts To Workers, Indigenous Contractors Baffle Neutrals By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Seeking better conditions of service under the stewardship of Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, about 40,000 workers of FCT Administration (FCTA) are expected to, today, make good their threat to kick off an indefinite strike. Notably, it is the first general strike by all FCTA workers in almost a decade spanning the tenures of several past FCT Ministers as most of the latter took timely action to prevent such strikes as well as the concomitant…

*Investigations Ongoing, More Suspects Expected By Sani Bala Karo, Kano A male suspect has reportedly been arrested following the shocking murders of a woman, Fatima Abubakar, and six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State yesterday. People&Politics learned that the suspect was picked up about 2:00am today by crack detectives of the State Police Command. A man said to be the murdered woman's husband is reported to be presently battling for his life in a hospital in Kano. Sources familiar with the family claimed that the man is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the hospital, whose identity cannot…

By Sani Bala Karo, Kano Kano State Online Media Chapel (KOMC) has honoured the State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf,with an award in recognition of the cordial relationship he maintains with journalists and media outlets in the state. Presenting the award shortly after a two-day retreat for online media journalists at Dutse, the chapel chairman, Comrade Abubakar Abdulkadir Dangambo, stated that the gesture was in recognition of Gov. Yusuf's outstanding support for the development of journalism in the state and nation generally. He noted that Gov. Yusuf showed strong commitment in matters pertaining to welfare of journalists through capacity-building trainings.…

*CP Orders DCP To Scene *Police Launch Investigation Police in Kano State said today that a woman, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children have been murdered after unidentified hoodlums broke into their home in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, in the State. The incident occurred today, police added. The incident was also captured in a live video streaming on Facebook by independent broadcaster, Freedom Radio Nigeria, today. In a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command said it received a distress call about 12:10pm reporting an attack on the household of one…