Democracy Not Under Threat In Nigeria – Presidency

NewsNigeriaDemocracy Not Under Threat In Nigeria – Presidency

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2025

The presidency has refuted claims in some quarters that democracy is under threat in Nigeria, saying that accusations that the administration is moving into authoritarianism are baseless. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a press statement on Sunday said, “We’ve read the alarming claims orchestrated by disgruntled opposition figures,  some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency defenders of democracy over recent defections of key members of opposition parties into...

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Kano State Civil Service Uncovers High Scale Salary, BVN Fraud

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano State Civil Service Uncovers High Scale Salary, BVN Fraud

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

240 Workers Receiving Double Salaries 217 Share Same BVN Govt Vows to Clean Up Civil Service The Kano State Government has uncovered major fraud in its civil service payroll, involving hundreds of questionable payments, officials announced on Sunday. At a press briefing in Kano, Sulaiman Sani, the special adviser to the Governor on civil service matters and chairman of the state’s coordinating committee, revealed that 240 employees were found receiving double salaries. At the same...

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Over 50 Benue Communities Sacked as Herdsmen Attacks Escalate

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 50 Benue Communities Sacked as Herdsmen Attacks Escalate

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

At least 50 communities across five local government areas (LGAs) in Benue State have been deserted following fresh waves of attacks by armed herdsmen, a new report by the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has revealed. The report, titled “Displaced Communities in Benue State Where Fulanis Have Settled with Their Cows,” shows that the violence has now touched 25 council wards, with Gwer West LGA bearing the heaviest brunt. “All 15 council wards in...

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Stop Wearing Military Uniforms, Army Chief Tells Nigerians

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaStop Wearing Military Uniforms, Army Chief Tells Nigerians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General Gold Chibuisi, has made it clear that while it is illegal for civilians to wear military uniforms, the Nigerian Army does not condone violence against those who break this law. Speaking during a media chat with defence correspondents in Abuja on Saturday night, Maj. Gen. Chibuisi said soldiers must act with professionalism when dealing with such cases. “I’m surprised that in most briefs we give in our programmes,...

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Kalu Urges South East to Back Tinubu for Second Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu Urges South East to Back Tinubu for Second Term

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 27, 2025

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has called on the South East to rally behind President Bola Tinubu in 2027, urging the people to give him their full support at the polls. Kalu made the appeal on Saturday when he hosted the Abia State chapter of the Tinubu Mandate Support Group and Club 17 Initiative. His remarks were conveyed through a statement by his media aide, Udora Orizu. “We should invest our...

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Pope Francis Laid To Rest At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

NewsReligionWorld NewsPope Francis Laid To Rest At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2025

Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. The late pontiff’s entombment was a private event which allowed those close to him to pay their last respects. This was after a funeral Mass at the Vatican. Thousands of people, including world leaders and monarchs witnessed Pope Francis’ funeral mass at St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday. The late Argentine is the first in over a century to be buried outside the...

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Insecurity: Niger Delta Youths Seek State Of Emergency In Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Niger Delta Youths Seek State Of Emergency In Zamfara

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2025

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has sought the declaration of a state of emergency in Zamfara State due to rising insecurity. In a press statement on Saturday signed by National Coordinator Israel Uwejeyan, NDYC cited the recent kidnappings, killings, and general insecurity in the state, noting that the situation has reached a tipping point. NYDC drew parallels with the Federal Government’s swift declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, arguing that similar...

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Jonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Competent Economic Teams

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Competent Economic Teams

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 25, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged African leaders to prioritise competent economic teams, tech-driven education,  charging them not to politicise appointments into key economic positions. According to the former President, only top-class professionals and technocrats must be selected to be members of the economic management team. Jonathan noted that some African leaders select their cabinet based on relationship or patronage. According to him, hiring competent hands to man major departments in Government is critical to the kind of service...

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Adamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 148 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, and rape. The Command spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, said that among items recovered from the suspects are 11 AK-47 rifles, 20 locally fabricated assault rifles, 110 live rounds of ammunition, 2 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and 3 stolen vehicles. “In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM,...

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Adamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

HealthNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The State Ministry of Health has recorded 91 suspected cases of meningitis in eleven local government areas from January 2025 to date. The State Epidemiologist in the state ministry of health, Doctor Kadabiyu Jones, who disclosed this, attributed the scourge to excessive heat in the state. He said the affected local government areas are Fufore, Hong, Mayo-Belwa, Michika, Numan, Song, Mubi North, Mubi South, Yola North, Yola South, and Gombi. Doctor Jones revealed that the...

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