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The Enugu State Government has announced that the administration has commenced payment of pensions to local government retirees in the state, even as the pension verification authority said it uncovered 2640 ghost and deceased pensioners still on the payroll. Announcing the development on Sunday in Enugu, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere … [Read more…]
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has vowed to increase Nigerians’ trust in the judicial system. She maintained that such a task would not be hers alone but the collective duty of all Nigerians. “We will take the judiciary to new heights. We will improve its reputation and ensure that people have … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Police Force has said the officials from the National Cybercrime Center arrested one Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM, for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower on X.com, 99% Oppressed, and tweets as #PIDOMNIGERIA. The police said PIDOMNigeria was arrested on August 5 in his hotel … [Read more…]
The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF) has called the Tinubu-led administration’s non-inclusion of any higher institution in the Southeast as a beneficiary in the NELFUND Student loan a joke taken too far. Reacting to the development in a statement made available to PACESETTER in Enugu, the leader of the Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum, Chukwuma Okenwa … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti says he will continue to deliver on his mandate of securing the State and called on all Abians to join hands to boost security in the state. Governor Otti stated this while declaring open the Renewed Hope Agenda, a Citizen’s Town hall Engagement on strengthening Community policing in Nigeria … [Read more…]
Security sources say 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued. The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue State government. Though the student … [Read more…]
…warns communities to comply or projects will not be started The Enugu State Government has restated its criteria for the location of Smart Green Schools and Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centers in the 260 electoral wards in the state, warning that the projects will not be started in the communities that are unable to provide … [Read more…]
…How PIDOMNIGERIA was arrested – FIJ …PIDOM Nigeria Alive In Police Custody – David Hundeyin On Thursday night, Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin raised an alarm over the possible abduction and death of an anonymous investigative journalist on X, known as @PIDOMNIGERIA, allegedly by top tier security operatives in Nigeria. PACESETTER reports that his detailed revelation … [Read more…]
Poised to rid the state of all criminal elements, the Enugu State Police Command has disclosed the arrest of 123 suspects for their involvement in different crimes in the state while also rescuing kidnap victims and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition. Briefing newsmen in Enugu on Thursday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo … [Read more…]
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has officially retired from service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. While delivering his valedictory speech at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, Ariwoola disclosed that to suit the times and address current challenges, he signed off on the new Supreme Court Rules … [Read more…]
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said nobody can accuse him of corruption as a public holder. Speaking during the Michael Okpara leadership lecture and award 2024 at the Musa Yar’ Adua Centre in Abuja, the governor advised public officeholders to live within their legitimate means and desist from engaging in corrupt practices. … [Read more…]
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and some Civil Society Organisations have expressed anger over the continued captivity of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue State. The medical students, who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were on their way to Enugu for a conference when they abducted … [Read more…]