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Military Pensions Board Moves to Resolve Disputes Over New Retiree Benefits

adminOctober 10, 2026

The Military Pensions Board has held discussions with representatives of military veterans’ associations in a bid to address concerns and clear up misunderstandings surrounding the implementation of recently approved pension increases. The meeting, led by the board’s chairman, Air Vice Marshal Mikail Abdulraheem, took place amid controversy over the new rates approved by President Bola...

154 Constituents Get Tools To Start Businesses As Bob Unveils Empowerment Package

adminOctober 10, 2026

One hundred and fifty-four constituents of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have received livelihood support through an empowerment programme featuring vehicles, tricycles, motorcycles, business equipment and other items aimed at helping beneficiaries establish or expand small businesses. The intervention, unveiled by the Majority Leader of the Akwa Ibom State House of...

HOW I RISKED TREASON FIGHTING FOR ABROGATION OF ONSHORE/OFFSHORE OIL DIGOTAOMY — Sen Emmanuel Ibok Essien By Ernest Akpan

adminOctober 10, 2026

When Senator Emmanuel Ibok Essien took a position paper on the controversial onshore-offshore dichotomy to a National Assembly Caucus meeting in the early years of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, he said he knew the issue was explosive. What he did not anticipate, at least by his account, was the intensity of the confrontation that followed. The...

Balancing Security and Unity: The Debate Over Freezing NYSC Offong Umoh Offong

adminOctober 10, 2026

There are repeated calls for the freezing of the national youth service corps programme following what looks like a sustained abduction of corps members during their service year in recent times. Ordinarily, given the worth of one’s life, it is one call that should be taken seriously. The severe psychological trauma, harassment, torture, agony, and...

Disinformation Threatens National Development, CHRAN Warns Ahead of 2027 Elections …As Tinubu announces quarterly government-CSOs dialogue forum

adminOctober 10, 2026

The spread of disinformation poses a threat to national development, public trust and social stability, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has warned, urging civil society organisations (CSOs) to verify information before sharing it, particularly as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections. The organisation cautioned that false information could mislead citizens,...

PASTOR UMO ENO, PhD

adminOctober 10, 2026

Few leaders in the contemporary political history of Akwa Ibom State have approached governance with the combination of entrepreneurship, pastoral service, grassroots engagement and a development philosophy centred on rural communities as Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, the fifth democratically elected Governor of Akwa Ibom State. Since assuming office on 29 May 2023, Pastor Umo Eno...

Umo Eno’s Aide Challenges Court Order Over N540,000 Rent Debt

adminOctober 9, 2026

Barrister Kufre Udosen, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno’s Special Adviser on Political and Social Orientation, says he has appealed a court ruling ordering him to pay N540,000 in rent arrears and vacate a shop in Ikot Abasi. Udosen described the judgment as erroneous, adding that he was unaware of the notice relating to the...

NYSC Kidnappings: 70 Abducted in Five Years as Calls for Reform Mount

adminOctober 9, 2026

The safety of Nigeria’s mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme has come under renewed scrutiny following findings by BusinessDay that at least 70 corps members have been abducted across the country in the past five years, despite safety advisories issued by the scheme. Media reports have documented 13 kidnapping incidents involving corps members between...

Court Rejects El-Rufai’s Bid to Shield Assets From Possible Freeze

adminOctober 9, 2026

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s bid to prevent anti-corruption and security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his properties. Daily Times Nigeria reported that Justice Joyce Abdulmalik delivered the ruling on Thursday, October 8, 2026, holding that the suit amounted to an abuse of...

Atiku, NDC Cast Doubt on FG’s 30-Day Petrol Price Plan

adminOctober 9, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have questioned the likely impact of the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol price arrangement, arguing that it may not provide lasting relief from the economic pressures facing Nigerians. The initiative was announced by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo...

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