Land Dispute: Umuchigbo And Amorji-Nike Communities In Enugu State Fight Against Boundary; ENHA Sets Up Committee To Investigate Petition

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaLand Dispute: Umuchigbo And Amorji-Nike Communities In Enugu State Fight Against Boundary; ENHA Sets Up Committee To Investigate Petition

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2021

The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday set up a special committee to investigate the land dispute between Umuchigbo and Amorji-Nike communities both in Enugu East Local Government Area in the state. The committee headed by Ibenaku Onoh is to investigate the land dispute which has lasted for more than ten years. On resumption of plenary for the year 2021, the House received a petition from Umuchigbo community accusing Amorji-Nike of encroaching into their...

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Rep Commends Buhari for Approving Federal Polytechnic, Shendam

EducationInfrastructureLocal GovernmentNewsRep Commends Buhari for Approving Federal Polytechnic, Shendam

PilotnewsFebruary 3, 2021

JOS —  Rep. Komsol Longgap (APC, Mikang/Quan Pan/Shendam) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Shendam. The polytechnic is to commence academic activities in October. Longgap, while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Jos, said that the gesture by Buhari would address the educational needs of his constituents, Plateau citizens, and other Nigerians. According to him,  the polytechnic is a product of the synergy of efforts by Plateau...

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Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill Secretary Lau Chiefdom in Taraba

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 30, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, regional Correspondent _____ Heavily-armed gunmen late Friday reportedly sneaked into a sleeping Kunini community in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State, allegedly killing the secretary of Lau chiefdom-  Sakataren Sarki Mallam Aboki Adamu. Disturbed residents say that the assailants emerged from a nearby bush and went straight to the house of the chiefdom scribe – Sakataren Sarki and opened fire on him instantly. It was not clear what the assailants were...

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Gunmen Kidnap 27 Travelers Along Wukari –Takum Road In Taraba

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsGunmen Kidnap 27 Travelers Along Wukari –Takum Road In Taraba

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ No fewer than 27 passengers travelling along Wukari to Takum Expressway were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Taraba state. Reports say that the travelers mostly youths were returning from a wedding ceremony in Wukari local government when the bandits attacked them at Kofai Ahmadu in Takum and whisked them away to an unknown destination alongside the vehicle. ‘’ The youths who were between 18 and...

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Igboho Has No Right to Issue Quit Notice to Herders – Falana

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaIgboho Has No Right to Issue Quit Notice to Herders – Falana

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 28, 2021

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader often referred to as Sunday Igboho, does not have the right to issue an eviction notice to herders in Oyo state. Two weeks ago, Igboho had led some youths in the Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state to Salihu Abdukadir, Seriki Fulani, leader of the Fulani group, to register displeasure over the recent killings and abductions in the area. Blaming the attacks...

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Anambra Town Union Election Controversy: “Allegations of Government Highhandedness False”- Commissioner for Local Government

Anambra ElectionsLocal GovernmentNewsAnambra Town Union Election Controversy: “Allegations of Government Highhandedness False”- Commissioner for Local Government

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 28, 2021

Anambra State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Greg Obi has debunked allegations of government highhandedness on town union affairs, describing same as unfounded. In an exclusive interview with the West African Pilot News correspondent, Hon. Greg Obi expressed shock that people are pointing accusing figure at the government. He also stressed that government does not meddle with town union elections as there is no way that was possible, considering that each community...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Boundary Clash; 3 Feared Dead, 4 Missing

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaSPECIAL REPORT: Boundary Clash; 3 Feared Dead, 4 Missing

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

By Goldie Njideka, Staff Writer _____ Three persons have been reportedly killed, four others declared missing in a renewed land border clash between Usaka Uko community in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State and their neighbouring community in Nkari, Ini local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The bloody confrontation reportedly took off in the early hours of January 22, 2021, when some youths suspected to be from Usaka Uko allegedly ambushed indigenes of...

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Poor Governance: “Japan of Africa”, Nnewi is Endangered by Frequent Fire Outbreaks

ColumnsLocal GovernmentOpinionPoor Governance: “Japan of Africa”, Nnewi is Endangered by Frequent Fire Outbreaks

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

Fire outbreaks in Nnewi have become a yearly occurrence; yet, Innoson Vehicles is manufacturing fire trucks in Nnewi. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Nnewi is a major industrial and commercial hub in Nigeria, with multimillion-dollar industries and ever-expanding market opportunities and possibilities, as well as potentials for landmark innovations. The Nnewi auto parts market is the biggest in Nigeria and beyond. Nnewi at some point gained a reputation as “Nigeria’s Detroit”, but more popularly known as the “Japan...

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Group Urges Feuding Parties in Effium Community to Embrace Dialogue

Local GovernmentNational SecurityNewsGroup Urges Feuding Parties in Effium Community to Embrace Dialogue

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2021

ABAKALIKI —  Agency Report  – A group under the aegis of the Elders Council of Ebonyi (ECE) has condemned in the strongest terms the killings and destruction of property in Effium community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The condemnation is contained in a statement signed by Chief Ben Okah, its Acting chairman, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki on Wednesday. The Elders expressed their anger at the carnage and waste of sacred...

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Aguleri, Umueri Land Dispute: Panel of Inquiry Calls for Memoranda

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaAguleri, Umueri Land Dispute: Panel of Inquiry Calls for Memoranda

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

AWKA — The Panel of Inquiry set up by the Anambra Government on the land dispute between Aguleri and Umeri communities, Anambra  East Local Government Area, has called for memoranda from interested persons. The Secretary of the panel, Mrs. Ndidi Onuigbo, made this known in a statement in Awka on Friday. Onuigbo is also the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government. She requested interested persons to submit memoranda that would address...

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