Ododo Commends Kogi Youths, Students For Their Support

…Reiterates Commitment To Infrastructural Development Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has commended the Kogi youths and students for their unwavering support and cooperation, urging them to shun violence and embrace peace. Ododo, who was represented by the Auditor General for Local Government, Hon Yakubu Adabenege, made this known during a programme titled, “Ododo Students Parley”., where the students and youths have been described as intellectual, innovative, creative, and peaceful, and have contributed immensely to...

NAF, MESL Reaffirm Commitment In Safeguarding National Assets

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL) have reaffirmed commitment to strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure the security of critical national assets across the country. Kabiru Ali, Group Captain, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, in a press statement on Wednesday, noted that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar stated this on Tuesday, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hydropolis Free Trade...

House Of Representatives To Reconvene September 24 Following Revised Schedule

The Federal House of Representatives, set to reconvene from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, following a revised schedule. The initial resumption date of September 17 was adjusted, as stated in an internal memo issued by Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Clerk of the House, on behalf of the House leadership. A statement on Wednesday from the House spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, Jr., noted that “during the recess, members were actively engaged in their constituencies, addressing...

LG Elections: ANSIEC Publishes Candidate’s Name Ahead of September 28 Election

Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC has published the list of qualified candidates for the September 28 local government election. The Chairman of ANSIEC, Magistrate Genevieve Osakwe speaking after making the publication at the Commission’s headquarters in Awka, urged shortlisted candidates to commence campaigns and encouraged the electorate to participate actively and vote for their choice candidates on 28th September, 2024. Magistrate Osakwe revealed that the list of candidates is for public consumption and asked...

SEMA Alerts Eleven Communities In Yobe State Of Impending Flood

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...

TUC UK Slams Nigerian Government for Arresting NLC President Joe Ajaero

…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...

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

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...

Disarm Ifeanyi Ubah’s Vigilantes Now, Group Tells Soludo

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...

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

“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...

Three killed as Enugwu-Ukwu, Nawfia clash over land

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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