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Pensioners – Retirees in Anambra State have rejected Governor Willie Obiano’s annual Christmas rice largesse , describing it as a “Greek gift”. They asked the governor to stop deceiving them with such a gift, insisting that what they wanted from the government was the prompt payment of their retirement benefits. They said payment of gratuity […]
Borno – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said the weekend massacre of 110 rice farmers in Borno state by Boko Haram has raised serious questions about the national security architecture. The forum, in a statement by its Chairman and the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Kayode Fayemi, described the attack as morally reprehensible. Fayemi said […]
Boko Haram – At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after […]
Kwara – The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has announced plans to improve the human capital development in the state by cancelling the law that awards pension to former governors and their deputies. “Our state needs all the resources it can get to improve our human capital development. I believe our limited resources are […]
#ENDSARS – Many Nigerians consider the outcry, which snowballed into looting and arson as symptomatic of the country’s gradual collapse of governance, large scale corruption and the lack of provision of the essentials of life for millions of long-suffering Nigerians, who are stifled under a corrupt and inept leadership. The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And […]
Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of a nationwide “cyberwarfare” operation, as protests against police brutality continue in the country. The army said the operation will be under the banner of Exercise Crocodile Smile, which it said is an annual exercise and traditionally holds in the last quarter of the year. It made the announcement on […]
Edo State – Voters across Edo State will troop out to vote in an election that will decide who occupies the Dennis Osadebey Government House for the next four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission says 1.72 million residents of the State are eligible to vote in the election. However, going by past experience, less […]
Ondo 2020 – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday said it had not adopted the Zenith Labour Party’s candidate, Mr Agboola Ajayi, for the October 10 Ondo State governorship election. A statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Yemi Kolapo, reaffirmed its total confidence in its Governorship Candidate, Mr Dapo Adelegan. […]
Colonel Assimi Goita – His military junta wants to rule Mali for 3 years The military junta that seized power in Mali last week wants a three-year transitional body, with military officers playing a prominent role. This will certainly bring the junta on a collision with the opposition coalition, which led unrelenting protests against Boubacar […]
Akpabio – The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has linked some members of the National Assembly to some contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission, The PUNCH reports. Akpabio, however, did not state if the lawmakers were directly awarded the contracts or they nominated the projects under their Zonal Intervention Projects, also […]