Day: April 18, 2024

Tinubu, Northern Elders And Politics Of Regrets

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By Jude Ndukwe Recently, some Northern elders under the aegis of the Northern Elders Forum declared that the North regretted voting for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Forum stated this through its spokesman, Abul-Azeez Suleiman: “The North made a mistake in voting Bola Tinubu to the presidency in 2023, and it is unlikely that they will repeat the same error in the future.” “They have learned from their past misstep and will strive to select a candidate who can unite the country and govern in the best interests of all…

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Another Level Of Crisis Brewing At Heritage Bank Lagos Head Office

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These, are certainly not the best of times for Akinola George-Taylor led Heritage Bank Plc., as reports reaching us right now has it that the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has shut down the bank’s head office in Lagos. Sources squealed to us that the action of the union came following the sack of over 1000 personnel by the management of Heritage Bank without following due process. The union we gathered said it had resolved to continue with the picketing until the management of the…

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Alleged ‘RUGA’: Enugu Farmer Petitions Police Over False Alarm On Agric PPP With Government

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An Enugu-born commercial farmer, Ahmad Sani Ibrahim, formerly known as Friday Nnaji, has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 13, raising the alarm over alleged criminal defamation and attempts by some persons to misrepresent his farming partnership with the Enugu State Government. He called on the law enforcement agency to investigate the matter in order to avoid breach of peace. Mr. Ibrahim accused two indigenes of Isi-Uzo LGA, Mr. Simon Ede and Engr. Samuel Ugwuede of falsely relying on a purported search at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to…

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Governor Mbah Offers Full Primary-University Scholarship To Brutalised Minor

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…Declares Zero Tolerance For Child Abuse The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved full scholarship to little Miss Happiness Nwafor, the Enugu-born minor, who was brutally abused by her Anambra-based guardian, Mrs Adachukwu Okafor. Stating that the scholarship would cover Miss Nwafor ‘s studies from primary to university levels, the governor equally approved her continuous rehabilitation to ensure that her experience does not impede her present or future. This was even as the state government expressed serious displeasure over the incessant record of abuse of minors, who are…

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Army Order Arrest Of Soldiers Involved In Theft Of Armoured Cables

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By NewsBits The Nigerian Army has ordered the arrest of two soldiers for their alleged involvement in the stealing of armoured cables at Dangote refinery, Lagos. It assured that if, after investigation, the soldiers are found culpable, they will face the law. Director of Army Public Relations, Major Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement. The statement, titled ‘Alleged Involvement of Soldiers in Theft at Dangote Refinery’, reads: “The Nigerian Army (NA) is deeply concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in a reported…

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Gunmen Abduct Two FRSC Personnel Along Enugu-Abakiliki Highway

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By NewsBits Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Ebonyi State, has confirmed the abduction of two of its personnel by gunmen along the Abakaliki-Enugu federal highway. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ebonyi, Henry Igwe, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abakaliki that both personnel were abducted on March 8 after they closed from work at the corps’ Nkalagu office and were abducted as they returned to Enugu. “Contacts were made, and it was established by their families that they never got home. The families said that some people contacted…

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