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By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Chairman, Taraba State chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. (Dr.) Aminu Jauro Hassan, has commiserated with the State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, over the tragic death of three staff members of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the state. Dr. Hassan, who doubles as Chairman, Jalingo Local Government Area (LGA) of the North-East Nigerian State, also sympathized with members of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), civil servants, particularly LG staff, over the demise. The three NULGE officials died in a motor accident along Wukari-Jalingo road while returning from Abuja, the nation's…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Almost half a century after the Federal Government (FG) adopted Abuja as Nigeria's capital, original inhabitants of the area still lament that inadequate compensation and little recognition have been their reward for their patriotic contributions in donating their assets to the nation. They claim that an estimated one million of them lost their traditional homes, lands, and important historical and cultural landmarks, including 55 villages for Abuja City proper, to the Nigerian state. In 1976, the then Federal Military Government (FMG) decided on national capital shift from Lagos to Abuja,citing,among others, congestion in the former and…

The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 arraigned 16 suspected internet fraudsters before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, for fraud. A statement by Dele Oyewale, the Commission's spokesman, named the defendants as: Chidera Nehemiah, Chikamso Nwabuisi, Nnamekwe Jeremiah Chukwu, Chiemerie Christian Nworie, Azubuike Akachukwu, Onah Chisom Promise, Onoja Anthony Enemari, Uboegbu Chisom Emmanuel and Ediekemi Patrick Udokaebe. Others are: David Ugaji Izuhukwu, Asomugha Favour Chibuike, Onuoha Marvelous Onyeani, Chidera Godwin, Modozie Chukwudalu Sixtus, Ugwu Chibuzor Pedro and Obiora Favour Ebube. While Chukwu, Akachukwu, Promise, Udokaebe, Chibuike, Godwin…

By Sani Bala Karo The Federal and State Governments, in collaboration with development partners, have reaffirmed their commitment to expedite action towards ending open defecation. The fresh commitment should accelerate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in the country even as 142 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of a total 774 LGAs nationwide have been declared open defecation-free in the country,as of January, 2025. Speaking at the 3rd National Retreat on 'Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign' to accelerate and track progress to end open defecation and the unveiling of the National WASH IEC Materials, in Abuja, Minister of Water Resources…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Two federal lawmakers, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (Oluyole Federal Constituency) and Hon. Festus Akingbaso (Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency) represented the Nigerian legislative arm at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)'s Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) 2025. Leading the executive arm was Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, accompanied by Managing Director (MD), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku; Director General (DG), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Ona Najomo; Director, Air Transport Regulations, NCAA, Mrs. Olayinka T. Babaoye-Iriobe; and Director of Operations, FAAN, Capt. Abdullahi Mahmood. Others are Director, Corporate Services, NCAA,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Eating the fruit of one's labour became a reality as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) decorated no fewer than 28 newly-promoted personnel with their new ranks in its Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command. The personnel included 15 officers and 13 other ranks. Decorating the personnel in Enugu, the Customs Area Controller for Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command, Comptroller Comfort Ukpanah, urged the officers and men to always reflect on the mission and vision of the NCS Comptroller-General (C-G), Bashir Adeniyi. Ukpanah noted that all officers and men must follow the visionary leadership of the C-G on his robust plans and transformative ideologies aimed…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan It was back to the classroom, albeit temporarily, for First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, as she taught some students of the State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, South-West Nigeria, on Wednesday, February 12. In a rare combination of brain and beauty, she delivered a lecture to students of the university's Department of Educational Management. A statement by the institution's Deputy Registrar/Head, Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs, Bode Olofinmuagun, stated that: "It was a moment of joy and excitement, as the students listened with rapt attention to Her Excellency's delivery of EDM 303 lecture with…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The management of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, has dismissed as false a report circulating on social media alleging that the institution’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, was involved in the arrest of one Dr. Agbeleoba Samuel Opeyemi by the Department of State Services (DSS). Dr. Opeyemi, identified as the younger brother of Mrs. Folasade Adebayo, a FUOYE staff member who had accused Fasina of sexual harassment, was reportedly arrested under unclear circumstances. Social media reports had claimed that the VC orchestrated the arrest to suppress alleged audio recordings that purportedly implicated him in…