Zamfara State is Offering Cows For Guns to Halt Attacks ―It’s Two Cows For Each Gun

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaZamfara State is Offering Cows For Guns to Halt Attacks ―It’s Two Cows For Each Gun

PilotnewsJuly 17, 20201

Authorities in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state have offered two cows for each gun surrendered to halt bloody attacks by criminal gangs, including cattle rustlers. Remote communities across the region have for years been hit hard by deadly raids from armed groups of motorcycle-riding cattle rustlers and kidnappers. Military operations have failed to end the killings and local officials have repeatedly tried negotiations to broker peace. Zamfara governor Bello Matawalle on Thursday said that under the...

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Another Former Nsukka LG Chairperson in Enugu, Chinwe Ugwu is Dead

CoronavirusLocal GovernmentNewsAnother Former Nsukka LG Chairperson in Enugu, Chinwe Ugwu is Dead

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2020

Ms Chinwe Ugwu, former Transition Committee Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is dead. Ugwu died barely one month after her successor, Chief Patrick Omeje died of heart failure. Chief Bala Ugwu, the eldest brother of Chinwe confirmed her death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka on Saturday. According to him, sudden death happened on early Saturday morning at a hospital in Enugu as a result of high blood...

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Mayo Belwa Community Groans Over Kidnappings, Protests to Adamawa Lawmakers

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaMayo Belwa Community Groans Over Kidnappings, Protests to Adamawa Lawmakers

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)July 4, 2020

Like other parts of Adamawa state, in Mayo Belwa town and its environs, the fear of kidnappers is the beginning of wisdom as residents mostly crop farmers are yet to get respite from the destructive activities of bandits that forced many to desert their houses. Although there is no reliable offcial record of human killings, residents simply lack the audacity to challenge the gun-wielding kidnappers over their destructive actions, apparently for fear of the unknown....

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Anambra Communities Begin Patch Works on Bridge Linking Awka North to Awka South

InfrastructureLocal GovernmentAnambra Communities Begin Patch Works on Bridge Linking Awka North to Awka South

PilotnewsJuly 1, 2020

Residents of Isuaniocha and Mgbakwu on Tuesday began patch works on Obibia Bridge, linking Awka South Local Government Area through Okpuno to  Awka North Local Government Area. The bridge also serves as a link from other communities such as Amanuke, Urum and parts of Achala all in Awka North to the state capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that some of the reinforcement rods on the bridge have been unearthed with mild potholes....

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Akwa Ibom Oil-Producing Communities Cry Out Over Neglect

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaAkwa Ibom Oil-Producing Communities Cry Out Over Neglect

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2020

The oil-producing communities of the Eastern Obolo in Akwa Ibom State have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, over being neglected and marginalized despite contributing most of the oil revenue in the state. They said they have been deprived in many spheres, adding that denial of appointments and allocation of projects and resources by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President of the community Ken Ukoima, in a statement on Sunday, alleged that the Eastern...

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The Brewing Rift Between Abba and Ukpo Communities in Anambra State Over Land Dispute

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaThe Brewing Rift Between Abba and Ukpo Communities in Anambra State Over Land Dispute

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 22, 2020

Abba and Ukpo are towns located in Njikoka Local Government and Dunukofia Local Government Areas, respectively, of Anambra state. Both are neighbouring towns and about five minutes’ drive from Awka, the Anambra state capital. Recently, they have been on the news over land dispute with each laying equal claim over the ownership of the land. The land in question was initially in dispute between Abba and Ukwulu community. Ukwulu is another neighbouring community to Abba...

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Enugu State Government Condoles with ALGON and Nsukka People

Local GovernmentNigeriaPoliticsEnugu State Government Condoles with ALGON and Nsukka People

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2020

The Enugu State Government on Tuesday received the sad news of the demise of Chief Patrick Omeje Jnr, Chairman Nsukka Local Government Area. Omeje died in the early hours of Tuesday after a period of illness as revealed by his family. Omeje who was a member of the People’s Democratic Party and the party’s LGA flag bearer was returned as Chairman amidst heavy opposition from his people who accused him of poor performance during his...

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Gunmen Kidnapped Shelleng, Adamawa LG Vice Chairman

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaGunmen Kidnapped Shelleng, Adamawa LG Vice Chairman

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 16, 2020

Gun-wielding gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers were reported to have whisked away the Vice Chairman of  Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa state Mr. Kama Lazarus Bakta. An official of the local council said that the Vice Chairman was kidnapped in the early hours of this Tuesday in his hometown, Bakta. ” So sad , the vice has been kidnaped by the kidnapers today about 1:20am of 16th June 2020 a black day. Hon.Kama Lazarus...

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Akwa Ibom Killing: Police Arrests 60 Suspected Cultists

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaAkwa Ibom Killing: Police Arrests 60 Suspected Cultists

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 9, 2020

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 60 suspected cultists in connection to the killings in the Inen Community in Orukanam Local Government Area of the State. Two persons were killed on Saturday in the community while residents fled their homes following the clash between two cult groups, identified as Debam and Iceland confraternities. The two dead victims were Ofonime Uduak and Iniobong Silas. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Police...

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Buhari Postpones Implementation of Executive Order 10

Local GovernmentNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Postpones Implementation of Executive Order 10

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 8, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the implementation of Executive Order 10 which would compel state governors to ensure financial autonomy for state legislatures and judiciaries. Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Abuja. Last month, Buhari signed Executive order 10. The order mandates the accountant-general of the federation to deduct from source amount due to state legislatures and judiciaries from the monthly allocation to each state for states that...

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