Day: December 22, 2024

The Enugu State House of Assembly has discovered inconsistencies in the documentation surrounding the acquisition of land earmarked for the Centenary City project in the state. The Assembly, acting on findings by its Special Committee on Lands, chaired by Hon. Iloabuchi Aniagu, revealed that the acquisition process for the land, spanning approximately 1,000 hectares, lacked proper procedures and consultations. It also confirmed that both Amechi and Obeagu communities were largely sidelined during the process. The House also called on the state government to intervene and resolve the dispute between the…

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The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has condemned the act of raining direct curses on individuals online, emphasising that such behaviour constitutes cyberbullying and is a punishable offence. In a post on X.com on Friday, Adejobi stated that the act of targeting someone with harsh and abusive language online goes beyond the realm of freedom of expression or criticism. He wrote, “Raining direct curses on someone online is cyberbullying, not expression of freedom or criticism. And cyberbullying, which is even different from defamation, is a…

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El-Rufai’s son, Bello, protests yearly purchase of vehicles for Tinubu, others Amidst economic woes, hunger and deprivation in Nigeria, the State House has allocated N15.09bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, and plain cars, as well as for the construction of an office complex for Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants. It also proposed a total sum of N5.49bn as a provision for the annual maintenance of the Presidential Villa. This was disclosed in the 2025 Appropriation Bill released by the Budget Office…

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