MRA Identifies Police, Military, Intelligence Services as Enemies Of Media

Security operatives including police, military, and intelligence services have been identified as the worst enemies of the media in Nigeria. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) in a statement signed by its Programme Officer, Mr. John Gbadamosi, and made available to newsmen in Jalingo, Taraba State capital on Tuesday, noted that these security agencies were responsible for the highest number of attacks against journalists in 2024. The statement said the situation worsened significantly in 2024, as...

Edo State: Governor Okpebholo Dissolves  Boards Of All Commissions

The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved the boards of all commissions in the state’s public service including Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC). The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Umar Ikhilor, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City on Tuesday. According to SSG, other institutions affected by the dissolution include the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, the Edo State Forestry Commission, the House...

Gov. Mbah Commissions ENGIS For Land Title Acquisition Ease In Enugu

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah in fulfillment of his promise to automate government processes has commissioned the Enugu State Geographic Information System, ENGIS. Gov. Mbah speaking at the inauguration ceremony assures prospective investors of ease in obtaining land documents, eradication of multiple taxation and allocation on a piece of land which had been the order of the day in the state. The Enugu State Geographic Information System, ENGIS, is a computer-based system...

Emeka Ojukwu Jr. Calls for the Release of Nnamdi Kanu

…Condemns Rising Insecurity in the Southeast Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the son of the late Biafra warlord, has called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra – IPOB, who has been held and prosecuted by the State authorities on charges bothering on terrorism, and crime against the State. In an exclusive interview with the West African Pilot, Ojukwu Jnr spoke on insecurity in the Southeast especially Anambra State, on...

Nigeria Settles ₦84 Billion, $54 Million ECOWAS Levy After 19 Years

For the first time in 19 years, Nigeria has fully met its financial obligations to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by paying 100 per cent of its community levy. The payment, totalling ₦84 billion and $54 million, covers Nigeria’s contributions for 2023 and extends through July 2024. The announcement was made by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, during the 66th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads...

Atiku Felicitates Ozichukwu Chukwu On Ascendancy As Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu on his election as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide. Atiku had in a message of felicitation released by his Media Office in Abuja on Monday, extended his heartfelt congratulations to the entire Ndigbo community, as well as to Nze Ozichukwu personally, for his election and the seamless transition that heralded this pivotal moment in Igbo leadership. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic...

$100M Investment Guarantees Water in Every Home Says Enugu Governor

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah has assured Enugu State residents of affordable portable water supply at all nooks and cranny of the state. Governor Mbah stated this at the Town Hall meeting organized by the state government on Saturday at the Old Government Lodge Enugu; Theme, “Governance Issues: The Journey So Far.” Responding to questions raised on the provision of water at an affordable cost given the $100 million investment agreement between the...

Rivers Crisis: Akpabio Not Qualified To Judge Fubara – Timi Frank

The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Sunday, described the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as most unqualified to judge the personality and character of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Frank who disclosed this while reacting to Akpabio’s recent tirade against Fubara in a statement in Abuja, said Akpabio cannot give what he doesn’t have. Recall that Akpabio had while speaking as special guest of...

Atiku Says Circulating 65K Empowerment Scheme in his Name is a  Scam

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the empowerment Scheme where perpetrators are offering  Nigerians N65,000, using his name,  is a scam. Paul Ibe,  Media Adviser to Atiku, in a  press statement on Sunday noted that it has come to their notice that a group claiming to be “Travelling Abroad Opportunities” has been advertising a so-called “Atiku Grant by FG” on social media, on link https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gZmjSkZtfPm9uBA1/ The statement reads, “The purported empowerment scheme is promising...

Bauchi Secretary to the State Government Resigns His Position

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Muhammad Abdulkadir, has accepted the resignation of his Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrister Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar M. Gidado did not stated reasons for the resignation which takes immediate effect. According to the statement, Governor Bala while expressing gratitude to Kashim for his services to the state during his tenure as SSG directed Dr. Aminu Hassan Gamawa, Chief...

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