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• 130 farmers killed in four Benue LGs, 28 in Sokoto, sorghum production falls by 90% in Borno • Benue farmers lose N1.1bn to attacks, Sokoto growers pay N3bn ransoms, N5m paid in Delta Farmers/herders clashe No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits, who have hindered access to farms across the country, findings by …

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), making her the first female to occupy the position in the bank. According to the statement issued by the bank’s secretary, Michael Otu, her appointment is in tune with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within. Zenith …

•Attackers may be mercenaries or foreigners —Akpabio •Reps mandate Armed Forces to probe incident •It’s a violation of rights to life —NHRC The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy to immediately investigate the circumstances that led to the killing of an army commander, three officers and 12 other soldiers by yet-to-be-identified attackers in …

Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark has condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta State, stressing that Nigeria has never witnessed such a tragedy before. According to Clark, the incident was shocking, barbaric, and wicked. He also advised that the communities and the military should work together to find the murderer(s). He made this known on Tuesday …

McALLEN, Texas — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect. A late-night order Tuesday from a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel temporarily put on hold — again — …

During the meeting, the Chairman of the Senate committee, Senator Isah Jibrin, (Kogi East), alleged that Emefiele unilaterally signed billions of naira in the approval of different tranches of the loans without following due process. The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate is set to summon the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, …

Former governors and deputy governors hailing from Abia State will no longer be entitled to pension benefits upon the conclusion of their respective tenures. In a significant move, the Abia House of Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at halting the disbursement of pensions to former governors and their deputies within the state. Dubbed the “Abia State Governors and …

• More worries as civil servants earning N100, 000 can’t own homes• Experts urge govt to adopt social housing, review NHF scheme As inflation shaves off savings of many low and middle-income class Nigerians amid rising construction costs, homeownership plans are being deferred as untamed food prices continue to bite deeply into household incomes. With currency devaluation and stubborn inflation …

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Monday began a three day national mourning for the 17 soldiers killed by irate youths at Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State. Among the 17 killed are the Commanding Officer of 181 Amphibious Battalion Oleh (Lieutenant Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali), the Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander in Bomadi (Major …

The Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU had directed its members to embark on a seven-day warning strike over the non-payment of four months of withheld salaries. The federal government has appealed to the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) to call off their seven-day warning strike.The …