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By Okwudiri Okafor, Umuahia Abia State Government has explained its own side to the lingering dispute with the leadership of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state, which accused it of deceit and indebtedness, washing its hands of liability in the claims. Lauding the pensioners as nice, the government, however, thumbed down their union leadership. The government said,in the wake of intense heat over non-payment of the N30billion pension arrears, which fiscal liability was a carry-over burden from the past People's Democratic Party (PDP) government in the state, that the NUP leadership freely entered into an agreement with the…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Tragedy hit Kano State, North-West Nigeria, asfour persons were reportedly shot dead by uniformed gunmen, believed to be security operatives. The incident, which occurred at Rimin Auzinawa, Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state,followed a violent confrontation between some residents and the security operatives deployed to oversee a demolition exercise allegedly ordered by the state government. The operatives were said to have opened fire when the residents resisted destruction of their property. The stage for the developments came recently when the Kano Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) marked about 40 of the affected residential…

By Felix Durumbah Health authorities of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have shut down an unregistered clinic, Dada’s Clinic & Maternity, in Kapwa, Gaube community, Kuje Area Council of the Nigerian capital. The Private Health Establishments Registration and Monitoring Committee (PHERMC) of FCTA took the action to save lives and maintain health standards in FCT. This is as FCTA is set to begin a total clampdown on other illegal health facilities in the Territory. Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, said a certain Mr. Sabiu, who identified himself as the health worker…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Accused of concealing some vital information on the 2001 murder of then-serving Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Bola Ige, in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, governor of the state at the time, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has denied the accusation. The allegation was fired by former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, who is a stalwart of the now-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country. Akande was the late Ige's political ally. But, Ladoja said Akande lied against him. Ladoja was a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna About two years after a pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Paul Musa, and his pastor-wife,Ruth, were kidnapped by Boko Haram affiliate, Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP), in Gamboru/Ngala Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State, North-East Nigeria, there is concern that the church and government may have abandoned the couple to their fate. Rev. Musa, 61, who pastors the church branch in Gamboru/Ngala, and Ruth,51, were abducted on March 14, 2023, and for a long time there was virtually no information on their whereabouts. ISWAP later contacted the church…

By our reporter A sorry picture of the state of the nation was painted as Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria, said the land is gripped by the pangs of excruciating suffering, hunger and tormented by unbearable hardship. He heaped blame for the gloom on the doorsteps of the Federal Government (FG), saying its economic policies were negative and not working for Nigerians. Fintiri's position found deeper resonance in the allegation by prominent human rights law group, Intersociety, which said that about 180 persons of South-East origin were killed within the last two months over insecurity while the…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspects for alleged fake dollar scam and 'one chance' criminality within Enugu metropolis, South-East Nigeria. In the process, NSCDC recovered fake identification cards, a suspected stolen tricycle with Adamawa state registration number painted in Enugu colour from the suspects. Operatives of the security outfits are also investigating the suspects' confession that they have a stash of dollars primed to undergo counterfeit washing with chemicals. Commandant of NSCDC, Enugu State Command, Dr Elijah Willie, disclosed these while parading the suspects on Thursday in Enugu. He said the…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), service chiefs in Oyo State, Board of O’dua Investment Company and the Seriki Hausawa of Oyo State, on Thursday visited the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, over the demise of his brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde. They visited the governor separately. Obasanjo, who got to the Ikolaba home of Gov. Makinde about 7.20 a.m. in company with the Director-General (DG), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Dr. Simeon Ehui, and his team, expressed condolences to him, urging the governor…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State government has expressed willingness to collaborate with traditional rulers in the fight against insecurity and criminality in the state. This was even as the government said it had slated February 13, 2025 for the launch of the State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF) aimed at mobilizing resources in cash and kind from both public and private corporate organizations as well as well-meaning individuals, to strengthen security in the state. These were made known by the Chairman of Board of Trustees of ESSTF, Dr Ike Chioke, during a stakeholders consultative meeting with the State Traditional Rulers…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Ali Abdullahi Isa as acting Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). Zulum's Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 30. Isa, who hails from Biu Local Government Area (LGA) of southern part of Borno State, started his career as an Audit Assistant in 1991, rising to the rank of Chief Administrative Officer (Audit) and was posted to Government House as Assistant Director of Administration in 2017. "He was the Director of Research and Statistics at…