“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can, and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path “-BuddhaMore. THE biggest and deepest pain of the electricity consumer today is the issue of fraudulent bills by the electric power houses and suppliers in the name of DisCos. Our leaders have battled with the problems […]

Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, is a happy and sad man. He assumed office with a sense of excitement, promising to change the landscape and standard of living of his people. But after walking the talk for one year, he has discovered that the state is enmeshed in huge debts, with arrears of salaries of civil servants at both state and local government level, constituting a serious challenge to his administration. While that remains, accusation of his administration milking the state’s lean purse has reverberated, causing him to be furious over the claim.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned International Criminal Court, ICC, accusing state governments owing workers salaries of committing crimes against humanity.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied allegation that he had any business link with the current Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak when he was Minister of State for Education.

There is tension and frantic scheming among former army chiefs and other top officers of the Nigerian Army as the Presidential Committee on Defence Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed Forces has concluded its task and is set to submit its report to President Muhammadu Buhari in the coming days, online platform Premium Times, has learned.