FG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

NewsNigeriaFG Denies Human Rights Abuse Over Arrest, Release Of NLC President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

The presidency has denied any human rights abuse over the arrest of the released Nigeria Labour Congress President Mr Joe Ajaero earlier in the week, insisting that Nigeria is governed by law. The denial is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, accusing the Trade Union in the United Kingdom of false claims on human rights violations in Nigeria over the arrest....

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SEMA Alerts Eleven Communities In Yobe State Of Impending Flood

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSEMA Alerts Eleven Communities In Yobe State Of Impending Flood

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 11, 2024

In view of impending discharge of water from Dadin-kowa Dam, Hadeja-Jama’are River, River Kamodugu, and Lagdo Dam in Cameroon Republic, the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency Agency, (SEMA), has issued an early warning flood alert to 11 local governments. The Agency listed the local government areas likely to be affected by the flood to include Nguru, Bade, Karasuwa, Jakusko, Yusufari and Geidam, Tarmuwa, Machina, Bursari Gujba and Fune. According to SEMA, the advisory was to...

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TUC UK Slams Nigerian Government for Arresting NLC President Joe Ajaero

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTUC UK Slams Nigerian Government for Arresting NLC President Joe Ajaero

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2024

…Ajaero Regains Freedom The Trade Union Congress, TUC, of the United Kingdom has condemned the Nigerian government over the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, on Monday. The UK TUC has called for an immediate end to the government’s clampdown on labour leaders in Nigeria. Pilot News had earlier on Monday reported that Ajaero was arrested by the Department of State Services at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

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Akwa Ibom Youths Rewarded with ₦310M for Boycotting #EndBadGovernance Protest

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkwa Ibom Youths Rewarded with ₦310M for Boycotting #EndBadGovernance Protest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 11, 2024

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced a cash reward of ₦310 million to youth leaders across the 31 local government areas for boycotting the recent #EndBadGovernance protest. The Governor had previously assured stakeholders that he would appreciate the youths if they refrained from participating in the nationwide protests, which were held from 1st to 10th August. Speaking at a thank-you rally at Uyo Township Stadium on Tuesday, Governor Eno disclosed that each...

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Paul Chukwuma Condoles with Enugwu-Ukwu over Death of Four

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPaul Chukwuma Condoles with Enugwu-Ukwu over Death of Four

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 11, 2024

…as Police Declare Inquest into the Violence The Pro-chancellor of Benue State University, and Founder of Olivia University, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has condoled with the Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, over death of four young men who were killed in a disputed farmland. While condoling with Igwe Sir Ralph Ekpe, Igwe Enugwu-Ukwu, Sir Paul Chukwuma also cautioned against reprisal attacks. In a statement, the spokesman for Sir Paul Chukwuma’s Campaign...

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President Tinubu Orders Evacuation Of Flood Victims In Maiduguri

NewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu Orders Evacuation Of Flood Victims In Maiduguri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 10, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, calling for the immediate evacuation of those worst affected by the disaster. In a statement on Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu also ordered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately deploy its resources to assist victims. Recall that water from Alau Dam, which collapsed early...

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Disarm Ifeanyi Ubah’s Vigilantes Now, Group Tells Soludo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDisarm Ifeanyi Ubah’s Vigilantes Now, Group Tells Soludo

PilotnewsSeptember 10, 2024

The Anambra State Government has been urged to immediately disarm the Anambra Vigilant Group (AVG) operatives loyal to the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah to prevent potential security breaches and maintain peace in the state. In a statement issued in Awka, the state capital, the Anambra Security Network (ASN) warned that allowing these operatives to bear arms could lead to abuse and compromise state security. The ASN’s call for disarming the vigilantes comes amidst concerns about...

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Governance: Nigerians Woefully Fail to Extend their Scrutiny Beyond the Presidency

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsGovernance: Nigerians Woefully Fail to Extend their Scrutiny Beyond the Presidency

PilotnewsSeptember 10, 2024

“Nigerians are simply not interested in holding their state governors to the same standards of accountability they hold the president. ” —Ebuka Onyekwelu For some reason, Nigeria’s president is the ultimate and final focus of Nigerians in several efforts to hold government and public officials accountable. It is the norm to have the president of Nigeria thoroughly dissected, with clear evidence of leadership failure. This was the fate of President Olusegun Obasanjo; it became the...

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Three killed as Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia clash over land

NewsNigeriaPoliticsThree killed as Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia clash over land

PilotnewsSeptember 10, 2024

At least three indigenes of Enugwu-Ukwu community were on Monday killed by persons suspected to me members of Nawfia community, over what was suspected to be a land dispute. Both Enugwu-Ukwu and Nawfia communities are neighbours in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. A source told West African Pilot News that both communities have been having dispute over land, but on Monday, some unidentified indigenes of Nawfia lured some members of Enugwu-Ukwu community through...

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NAFDAC Warns Against “Miracle” Products from Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries

HealthNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Warns Against “Miracle” Products from Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 9, 2024

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned Nigerians against patronising “miracle” water, soap, perfumes, and other products being advertised and sold by Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries in Delta State. According to NAFDAC, the church, led by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, is using the agency’s name to deceive the public, claiming these products have healing powers. In a statement signed by NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the agency said it...

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