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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,…

By our reporter Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has embarked on sharing of bills (demand letters) to business owners on first party signages in the territory. The procedure is in line with global practice. First party signage is signage that is not more than five meters away from the business premises; it is also created and owned by a business owner for their own use; it includes building wall signs, free standing signs, projecting signs and others. The exercise which began on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 will continue until all business owners/…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organization, Afenifere, has congratulated all those who worked to remove the stalemate that characterized the efforts at passing the four tax bills proposed by the Federal Government (FG) into law. In a statement issued by the organization's National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, Afenifere applauded the FG for initiating the tax reform bills "because of the inherent benefits." Of the bills, President Bola Tinubu had stated that: "These tax reforms are designed with a pro-poor focus to advance national interests, improve our economic competitiveness, and attract both local and foreign investments.” But…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu A pan-African students group, Progressive Students Movement (PSM), has given a 72-hour ultimatum to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom companies to reverse the recent 50 per cent hike in tariff. President of PSM, Comrade Bestman Okereafor, called for the review and reversal in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu,on Tuesday. Okereafor noted that the increment at this time is "unjustifiable, untimely, and insensitive; hence the total rejection of this anti-masses increment." PSM called on NCC and telecommunications companies to review their stance, as a matter of urgency. He said: "The attention of PSM…

The return to Nigeria last Tuesday, of Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has raised many curious eyebrows with many questioning whether indeed she served out her term in the United Kingdom prisons. Wife of the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu is believed to be staying in Abuja. While Mrs Ekweremadu’s sentence officially stood at six years, her return does not logically indicate that she has served out her term in full. Typically, prisoners in the UK serve 50% of their sentence before becoming eligible for release. However, factors such as the period spent on remand—reportedly from late June or early July…

By Felix Durumbah "We cannot in any way rewrite history, but we can correct some anomalies of the past going forward. We cannot heal the wounds if we continue to be angry." With these words, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, January 21,lobbied Ogoni leaders and stakeholders over his administration's plans to resume oil exploration in their land. Peopleandpolitics.net had earlier reported that the President was holding a meeting with Ogoni leaders and others over the matter. At the vital meeting also attended by top Federal Government (FG) functionaries, Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, the President…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has disclosed that over 200,000 insurgents and their families had surrendered since government adopted non-kinetic procedures to try to end insurgency in the state. He spoke on Monday, January 20, after being decorated with the fellowship of Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), at Government House, Maiduguri, capital of the North-Eastern state. The decoration was performed by the society's president, Nathaniel Msen Awuapila, assisted by Professor Isaac Oluwale Albert, who represented the Chairman of its Board of Trustees (BoT). These were contained in a press release issued on Tuesday,…

AFTER 31 days of constant power supply, residents in the Aba Ringfence comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State experienced their first power outage last weekend. The Aba Power Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, confirmed the outage today. “We are sorry we lost supplies from Heirs Energies, working in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)”, Opiegbe told journalists in  a telephone interview this morning. “We deeply apologise to our numeous customers who have been enjoying ceaseless supplies since December 17, the first set of electricity consumers to enjoy such service in Nigeria in…

By Felix Durumbah There may be no end soon to the political rift between Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, and his estranged political godson and current Rivers State governor, Sim Fubara. This is because Wike, the immediate past governor of the oil-rich South-South state, has played down any likelihood of an immediate rapprochement. For over a year now, both personalities have been embroiled in a tussle for control of the soul of the state even as political heavyweights in and outside the state have thrown their weight behind one or the other of the gladiators, depending…