Rev. Fr. Alia has woken Ortom up, he deserves pity – Ex-Aide Replies By Amos Aar GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has explained why local government workers who were employed during the administration of his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam, in 2011 were sacked in 2017 and are being screened for reinstatement. Following the directive to reinstate them, the affected workers on Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022, converged on office of the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Makurdi to undergo screening for reinstatement. The governor, who briefed journalists Wednesday shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting at Government House, Makurdi; said…
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AN Ado-Ekiti High Court has sentenced one Tajudeen Usman, 50, to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old. Usman was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on a one-count charge of rape. He was said to have raped the minor on August 21, 2020 at Ikere Ekiti. In a statement to the police, the victim stated that the convict, popularly called Daddy Latifat, “who lives in our house, took me to his sitting room on that day. “He said I should sit on his lap, then he removed my pants and put his something (penis) where I use to urinate (vagina). He…
THE two non-teaching staff unions operating in Nigeria’s public universities, the Non Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have extended their ongoing industrial action by two months. This is contained in a circular by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the two unions dated June 21, 2022 obtained by National Record. NASU and SSANU embarked on strike on April 21, 2022 to press home the implementation of their demands. On May 23rd, JAC extended the industrial action by one month. In the circular addressed to branch chairmen of…
THE Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if the Kaduna State Government fails to reverse the decision to sack 2,357 teachers, including its National President, Comrade Audu Amba. The union made its position known on Wednesday at its National Executive Council meeting at the Teachers House, Lugbe, Abuja. The NUT Deputy National President, Comrade Kelvin Okonkwo, said the sack followed refusal by the president and some teachers to write a competency test organised by the Kaduna State Government among other reasons. “It is very sad and curious that the dismissal letter relative to…
GUNMEN have beheaded a former lawmaker, Hon. Nelson Achukwu, from Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State. Hon.Achukwu represented Nnewi South 2 Constituency in the state assembly during the administration of former governor, Chris Ngige, now Minister of Labour and Employment. The victim was reportedly abducted a few months ago by gunmen who accused him of providing information to military authorities but was, however, released after his abductors realised he was not guilty of the allegation. Achukwu, a physically-challenged person, was again abducted three weeks ago from his house in the Mkpor community. He was beheaded after his family reportedly paid…
AN Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Isaac Dumabara, to one-month imprisonment for stealing one pot of stew and meat worth N40,000 from a restaurant. Magistrate S. A. Adesina, who found Dumabara guilty of theft, sentenced him without an option of fine. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Sikiru Ibrahim, told the court that Mr Dumabara also stole three gas cylinders, stabiliser and a pair of Adidas shoes from Pleasure Summit Restaurant, Magara Road, Iyaganku, Ibadan. Mr Ibrahim further told the court that the convict also stole a 42-inch television worth N200,000. He said the offence contravened…
Says It’s Recovered Over N300m from Arbitrary Bank Charges By Amos Aar DESPITE owing its civil servants, teachers and pensioners several months’ salaries and pension, the Benue State Government has announced its approval of one billion, seven million, four hundred thousand naira (N1,007,400,000) for the purchase of vehicles, furnishing of Government House Lodge and construction of township roads. The government also announced the recovery of over three hundred million naira (N300,000,000) from arbitrary bank charges on the state government bond by an un-named commercial bank. Benue State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Hon. Mike Inalegwu, disclosed this Tuesday when…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Malam Mohammed Shehu as the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). This is contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, at plenary on Wednesday. “In accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I am pleased to forward for confirmation by the Senate the appointment of Mohammed Shehu, as the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission. “It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee…
THE National President of Saint Mathew Edumoga Catholic Community, (SMECC), Mr Sunday Adokwu, has condoled with Igama Community and leaders in Edumoga District of Okpokwu LGA of Benue State over the recent attack in which 14 people were killed and properties worth millions of naira touched in the early hours of June 12. Mr Adokwu, in a statement on behalf of the National Executive Council of SMECC, made available to National Record, condemned the dastardly act and called on security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. “We received the news of the gruesome attack on…
AMARACHI Ezeh, the twin-sister of late gospel singer, Osinachi, on Tuesday, alleged that Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of deceased, refused to allow their mother to visit her sick sister. Ezeh, 42, testified for the prosecution before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja in the alleged culpable homicide case against her late sister’s husband, Nwachukwu. “Pastor Becky Enenche of Dunamis Church, Abuja, intervened before Nwachukwu allowed our mother, Caroline Madu to visit. “He sent our mother out of his house after two weeks. “A woman from Delta took our mother in and allowed her to stay in her house for…