Urgent Need To Rescue The Nigeria Security Printing And Minting Company From The Hands Of The Acting Managing Director

Nigeria’s reform journey continues to face a familiar challenge: even where administrations are sincere about transformation and sustainability, progress is often undermined by individuals who pay lip service to reform while pursuing personal and parochial interests. Unfortunately, the experience of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company reflects this recurring pattern. The first and most costly…

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PDP Governors Blocked Jonathan’s Reform Plan To End Financial Dependence – New Book Reveals

A new book has revealed that former President Goodluck Jonathan was overruled by powerful state governors within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), thwarting critical reform efforts aimed at ending the party’s reliance on wealthy sponsors. The book, “Wadata Wonders: Memoirs of a Partisan Journalist”, written by Ike Abonyi, a former media adviser to two PDP…

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NLC Threatens Protests Over ‘Confusion’ In Electronic Election Rules

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned of possible nationwide protests and election boycotts over what it described as confusion and contradictory positions by the Senate on amendments to the Electoral Act, particularly regarding the electronic transmission of election results. The labour union accused the Senate of undermining public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process by…

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Ebonyi Police Tackle Crime Wave, 131 Suspects In Net

The Ebonyi State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on violent crime, arresting 131 suspects in a series of operations that also rescued two kidnapped students in Ikwo LGA. Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche-Anya, told journalists on Wednesday that the arrests, made between July and mid-August, cut across armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, and crisis instigation….

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Catastrophe in the Skies: Air India Flight Crashes After Leaving Ahmedabad

An Air India flight en route to London Gatwick has crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, with an unconfirmed number of casualties among passengers and crew. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, designated as Flight AI171, departed from Ahmedabad Airport at approximately 1:00 PM local time. According to Indian aviation officials, the aircraft went down just minutes…

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Why Africa Should Leverage Resources, Market Advantages — Chinese Envoy

Ms Yan Yuqing, the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Nigeria, says African nations should leverage their resources and market advantages to engage more in international cooperation while maintaining sovereignty and economic independence. According to Yuqing, the global trade system is undergoing restructuring, and countries need to strengthen cooperation and dialogue…

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Nasarawa Rejects Allegations Of Sheltering Armed Groups Amid Rising Inter-State Tensions

Authorities in Nasarawa State have rejected recent claims that they are harbouring armed groups involved in attacks on Benue communities, branding the allegations as “deliberately misleading” and “damaging to regional harmony.” The accusations came from former federal legislator Mark Gbilah, who alleged on national television that Nasarawa was sheltering individuals responsible for recent violence in…

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Kaduna Group Backs Governor Uba Sani, Criticizes El-Rufai’s Remarks

The Kaduna Advocate of Good Governance has reaffirmed its strong support for Governor Uba Sani while criticizing former Governor Nasir El-Rufai over his recent social media comments. The group dismissed claims that Governor Sani’s support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration was sycophantic, arguing instead that it was a strategic move for Kaduna State’s benefit. Speaking…

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PDP Fixes April 12 For S’South, N’West, N’Central Zonal Congresses

The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved April 12 for the party’s earlier postponed South-South zonal congress. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that NWC also approved the shifting of the South-West and North-Central zonal congresses from…

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