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By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Relative calm in southern part of Kaduna State was punctured today (Sunday, September 7) as gunmen, suspected to be terrorists, struck in Kachia Local Government Area (LGA), killing eight persons, injuring 20 and kidnapping several others. The incident reportedly occurred in the morning in Wake village of the LGA. These were contained in a statement today by the former Chairman, Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Kaduna State branch, Comrade Isaac Tanko. According to him, "8 were killed, 20 injured while several persons were kidnapped." Lamenting the apparent increasing return of bloodletting in Southern Kaduna, he stated: "It's…

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Federal Government (FG) workers have demanded an urgent review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current N70,000 is no longer sustainable. They made the demand following the bold steps taken by several states across the country to increase the minimum wage of their workers above the N70,000 benchmark, in response to the prevailing economic realities. The labour unions and workers who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews contended that in the face of galloping inflation, rising costs of food, transportation, housing, and other essential services, the N70,000 minimum…

*Secret Police Lacks Constitutional Right To Censor Nigerians Or Procure Same Via Platforms -Lawyer *Tomekun Urges X To Disregard DSS' Letter, Not Aid, Abet State Repression By our reporter Tope Tomekun, lawyer to activist and 2023 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, today disclosed that US-based social media platform, X.com, has notified his client (Sowore) of the request by Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) that the firm should deactivate the activist's tweet against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore himself has vowed never to delete the alleged offensive post. On his social media platform, he wrote: "This morning, X (formerly Twitter) officially contacted…

Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, today responded to a letter by Department of State Services (DSS) to US-based X.com demanding that the firm pull down within 24 hours a tweet by Sowore which allegedly disparaged President Bola Tinubu. The tweet had labelled Tinubu in a language which DSS protested against, over the President's pronouncement during his Brazil visit that his administration had eliminated corruption in Nigeria --a statement Sowore stated was false. In a strongly-worded statement posted on his Facebook page, Sowore described the DSS move as “a national disgrace, an assault on institutions,…

Department of State Services (DSS) has formally given world's richest man Elon Musk's X.com 24 hours to pull down what it saw as an anti-President Bola Tinubu tweet posted by 2023 presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, criticizing Tinubu over a pronouncement the latter made in Brazil that corruption had been eliminated in Nigeria by his administration. The tweet reads: “This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is NO MORE corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!” Firing a letter to Musk, who is the Chairman of X.com, Bastrop County, Texas, USA,…

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*My Own Story, By Sujimoto By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu, and other reports It seems a season of troubles for the young Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, as the Enugu State Government has accused him of defrauding the state of nearly N6billion. It alleged that Ogundele vanished into thin air after he was paid the said sum for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools in different parts of the state. The government also accused Ogundele of premeditated fraud, explaining that while he presented a bond issued by Jaiz Bank to secure the contract, he used…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has emphasised the virtues of love, peace, justice, harmony in nation building. Mbah stated this in his Eid el-Maulud message to the Muslim faithful on Friday, in which he also wished them a happy celebration. The governor reiterated his administration's commitment to buildinga secure, inclusive, and prosperous Enugu State. "I extend warm greetings to the Muslim Ummah in Enugu State, and across Nigeria, as they join the global Muslim community in commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammed. "This sacred occasion reminds us of the Prophet’s enduring example,…

*MBF Alleges Former Gov Persistently Works Against Christians By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A fresh salvo was this afternoon fired at immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over his recent controversial comments on the people of predominantly Christian Southern Kaduna, as Middle Belt Forum (MBF) pilloried him for the remarks. Also, the forum warned all political parties hoping to win votes in the Middle Belt to steer clear of El-Rufai by not giving him any prominent position in their ranks. The forum stopped short of declaring El-Rufai as enemy of the Middle Belt, alleging that he is not…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State acting governor, Barrister Abduraheem Bayo Lawal, has congratulated the Muslim faithful in the state and across Nigeria on witnessing the Eid-el-Mawlud 2025, tasking them to use the auspicious occasion to pray for the country and the state. The acting governor, who felicitated Muslims, maintained that the spiritual importance of Eid-el-Mawlud could not be underestimated, as it commemorated the birth of Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him). He noted that Eid-el-Mawlud presented Muslims with a glorious opportunity to be closer to Allah in worship and to seek His face on diverse issues. He equally used…