The Bayelsa State Government has confirmed the receipt of N27.5billion infrastructure refund from the Federal Government as against N38 billion being speculated. The Technical Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, Mr Timipre Seipulo, who disclosed this over the weekend during the transparency briefing on funds inflows and outflows said the state government opted to receive the money at a discounted rate instead of waiting for three to four years to receive the full N38billion due the state. “The refund for infrastructure development from the Federal Government was N27. 5billion. This is…
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Buhari bows to pressure sacks service chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the country’s military Service Chiefs, and also approved their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. President Buhari thanked the outgoing Service Chiefs for what he calls their “overwhelming achievements in our efforts at bringing enduring peace to our dear country,” and wished them well in their future endeavours. In their place…
Read MoreOrlu Crisis: Imo Speaker Berates killings …Urges Police to fish out perpetrators
The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem has condemned the ongoing social unrest in Orlu Zone of the state, saying it is unacceptable and unjustifiable. This was as he urged the entire citizens of the state to join him in prayers to seek God’s intervention over the security challenge. It could be recalled that not less than nine people both civilians and military personnel have reportedly loss their lives so far in the clash between the alleged members of Eastern Security Network and the Army. Also,…
Read MoreArmy – Esn Clash: Stray Bullets Allegedly Kill 10 In Military/IPOB Gun Battle In Imo …Governor declares Curfew in 9 LGAs …Residents lament food shortages, hunger, fear
At least ten civilians were reportedly killed in the ongoing gun fight between members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN and military operatives which broke out a few days ago in Orlu and its environs. It was learnt that the civilian casualties were mainly victims of stray bullets of the military operatives who landed the town with the intention to dislodge the ESN operatives, though some accounts claim some were shot at by the military men. Reports said Nigerian soldiers had landed Orlu LGA to flush out the ESN operatives…
Read MoreBuhari, Nigeria’s Biggest Risk, Now –Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, says President Muhammadu Buhari is Nigeria’s highest risk factor at the moment and that his leadership style is quite detestable. Ezekwesili who attempted to contest for the 2019 presidential election before dropping out, took to her Twitter handle on Monday to post about Buhari’s leadership style, saying the President is not only ‘chauvinistic’ but ‘clannish’ and has ‘deepened the gullies of disagreement and disaffection among people, ethnicities, regions, religions and classes.” In a series of tweets, Ezekwesili also criticized the National Assembly, describing the…
Read MoreTipper crushes motorcyclist in Anambra
An unidentified motorcyclist was on Friday crushed to death in a fatal accident that occurred at Umuazu Nteje in Anambra State. The Public Education Officer for Anambra State Sector of FRSC, Edor Florence N.(SRC) revealed this development in a press statement. She said that the multiple accident happened between Udoka Nwoya the driver of Mercedes Benz Tipper with registration number XA 156 EFR and unidentified motorcycle rider without registration number at about 11.10am. The FRSC Public Education Officer identified excessive speeding as the cause of the traffic crash that involved…
Read MoreBIAFRA: Kanu Protect Your Territory, Charges Yoruba Youths
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Yoruba youths to make efforts to protect their territory and save their people from aggression. According to Kanu, they should not rely on their governors, adding that like the South East Governors, they will fail to protect them. Mazi Kanu in a statement by the groups, Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful reminded the Yoruba youths that southwest Governors did nothing when killer herdsmen kidnapped and killed a Yoruba leader, Pa Fasoranti’s daughter on Yoruba soil.…
Read MoreImo Salary Palaver: Go On Strike, Lose Your Salary, Uzodinma Tells Imo Workers … May Close Hotels, Supermarkets, Eateries …Defaulters to be jailed over COVID-19 Protocol …Labour keeps mum
The government of Imo State has threatened to stop the salary of any civil or public servant in the state who embarks on strike action. Imo state government also threatened to shut down hotels, supermarkets,eateries , stores and others which fail to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocol as stipulated by the state’s COVID-19 committee, the Ministry of Health and other relevant agencies. A release from Imo State Government House notes that Governor Hope Uzodinma had, via a statewide broadcast on Friday, also threatened to jail any proprietor of a…
Read MoreArmy Vs IPOB: Imolites Flay Udenwa, Okorocha, Other Leaders For Keeping Mum As Orlu Burns …FG allegedly deploys 400 soldiers …Eze Okeke: We’ve not seen them
Prominent leaders of Orlu Zone have come under barrage of attacks from indigenes of the area ein particular and Imo in general over their graveyard silence amid the killings and destruction going on in the zone. Many Orlu indigenes who spoke to Nigeria Newspoint on the issue expressed shock and disappointment that almost all prominent political leaders from the area particularly ex-Governors Achike Udenwa and Rochas Okorocha and other elected representatives of the zone are keeping mum in the face of the sudden disaster that has hit their area. According…
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