Except Buhari, every Nigerian worker can be a ghost
The fall in oil prices alone is enough for the blind to see that Nigeria is financially down. President Buhari must therefore tighten government’s belt and block all leakages. In so doing, he has to have in his sub-consciousness that the Nigeria ghost is special. Thus, the term “ghosts” as used in this article is more than a non-existent entity that functions as though it is alive when in reality it is not. The Nigerian ghost is in various forms and shapes just as it presents itself in several dimensions. Its history easily reveals a rather large figure that is disturbingly high enough to make anyone wonder if there are not more ghosts than the ordinary workers in our public sector. As far back as April 2001, the then Accountant General of the Federation Chief Joseph Naiyeju revealed that there were 40,000 ‘ghost workers’ in the Nigerian government service. Two years later, 24,000 ghosts were identified in the pension’s unit of the Ministry of Defence alone. The Information Ministry allegedly had 40% under-qualified staff and 20 percent ghost workers. The Federal Civil Service Commission authenticated the revelation with a report that over 30 percent of the workers on its payroll were phantom staff.
Cultists kill nursing mother, 22 others in Rivers
There was crying and wailing in Aluu community, Ikwerre Local Government Areas of Rivers State, on Saturday, as gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group allegedly gunned down 23 persons, including a nursing mother.
Murder of Igbo woman: Police arrest 3 suspects in Kano
The police in Kano has arrested 3 persons in connection with the alleged murder of 74 years woman, Madam Bridget Agbahime by mob at Kofar Wambai market last Thursday.
Muhammad Ali knocked out by Parkinson’s, say specialists
One of Muhammad Ali’s greatest battles was not in the ring but against Parkinson’s disease, which severely hampered his speech and motor skills in the last three decades of his life.
Jonathan returns to UK
To put to lie skeptics who said he was on exile, former President Goodluck Jonathan temporarily halted his multi-city speaking tour and took some time to return to Nigeria.
Umahi rewards victorious Ebonyi debate team with N6m
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Saturday in Abakaliki rewarded the State’s debate team with six million naira for winning the recently concluded Democracy School Debate competition in Abuja.
Pope issues guidelines for sacking bishops in sexual abuse cases
Catholic bishops guilty of covering up cases of child sex abuse should be subject to removal, the Vatican said on Saturday as it laid out new legal guidelines.
FG recovers 183 buildings, 5 vessels, others from looters
The Federal Government said on Saturday that it recovered 182 completed buildings, an uncompleted one and five maritime vessels from treasury looters.
Agbaheme’s murder: Arase promises speedy investigation
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has promised speedy investigation and trial of suspects in the murder of Mrs Bridget Agbaheme in Kano on Friday.
President Buhari condemns killing of Igbo woman in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime, an Igbo market woman in Kano, as sad and regrettable.
Don’t abduct, attack soldiers, Avengers warn other N-Delta militants
NIGER Delta Avengers, NDA, Saturday, said its war was not against soldiers and oil workers, but on oil installations and warned other emerging groups to desist, henceforth, from kidnapping and attacking soldiers.
MASSOB says Biafra stretches towards the gulf of Guinea
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Saturday, threw its weight behind the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, whose unrelenting onslaught on crude oil pipelines and installations in the Niger Delta region has plunged production capacity to below 800BPD.
Obama hails Ali as champion ‘who fought for what was right’
President Barack Obama paid tribute Saturday to late boxing great Muhammad Ali, saying that he was a towering champion “who fought for what was right” not just in the ring but outside it as well.
Benin residents asked not to cook with fire on Sunday
The Benin Traditional Council has instructed residents not to cook with fire on Sunday, June 5, as part of activities for continuation of the 15 days funeral rites for late Monarch, Oba Erediauwa.
32 troops killed in clash with Boko Haram fighters — Defence ministry
Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram jihadists on Niger’s border with Nigeria, Niger’s defence ministry said on Saturday.
Troops kill 19 Boko Haram militants, notorious leader
Nigerian troops killed 19 Boko Haram militants during clashes in northeast Borno state, while two soldiers suffered gunshot wounds, the army said Saturday.
