PINK REPUBLIC/ MY BLOG IS A STORY MARATHON.

ALLEGATION OF SOLDIERS BEING SHORTCHANGED MISGUIDED, UNTRUE The Nigerian Army(NA) has noted with concern the report by some online media alleging that some "pseudo" aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to the President, accusing the top brass of the Nigerian Army (NA) of corruption and extortion. More worrisome is the insinuation that soldiers have threatened to embark on strike; an action which is tantamount to mutiny in the Armed Forces of Nigeria.   Contrary to the report, the NA, as part of her effort to guard against fraudulent practices and entrench accountability and transparency in the system, subscribed to the Integrated Personnel Pay Roll System (IPPS) as directed by the Federal Government, since 2018 and this has facilitated flawless payment of salaries and allowances of personnel. The IPPIS does not permit any personnel access to payment processes. These processes undoubtedly, provide zero opportunity for anyone or group of persons to manipulate personnel ent...

I Was Robbed Of Victory In 2019 But It Wont Happen Again - Atiku  Former Vice President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he was robbed of his mandate by the All Progressive Congress (APC), noting that he won the 2019 Presidential election. He accused the APC of using the power of incumbency and the instrument of the Federal Government to deny him the mandate given to him by voters in 2019. Atiku stated this while speaking with the Kaduna PDP delegates at the party secretariat on Tuesday night. “Under no circumstance will that be allowed to repeat itself in the 2023 elections should the party give me the mandate to contest. Give me your votes again like you did in 2018, I assure you that I will not disappoint you,” he pleaded. “If given the party’s mandate and I emerge President in 2023, I will invest in education, decisively address insecurity, and create employment for the youths; unite the country an...

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu denied bail, to be re-arraigned Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied the bail application of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Nnamdi Kanu. The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge. Court Strikes Out FG's Amended Charge Against Kanu Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday struck out a six-count amended charge brought against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The judge threw away the fresh charges following its withdrawal by counsel to the Federal Government, Adamu Kaatu. Citing the need for the government to open the trial of Kanu after years of delay, Kaatu opted to withdraw the new charges when it was discovered the trial cannot be opened when an amended charge is pending. Apparently desperate that witnesses be called to give...

Igbo Pregnant Woman Killed, Properties Burnt As Okada Riders & Traders Clash In Abuja  Some people have been reportedly killed during a clash between traders and commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Shops, houses and vehicles were set ablaze in the violence that ensued. A source stated that an accident involving a commercial motorcyclist led to the clash. A source stated that an accident involving a commercial motorcyclist led to the clash. “Ongoing clash between Igbo traders and Hausa Okada riders in a very big market located in the Federal Capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. As of now, I’m not sure how many people have been killed,” he said. A truck reportedly crushed a woman to death following the alleged reckless riding of the commercial motorcycle she had taken. The deceased Igbo woman was said to be on a bike when the accident occurred. “She died while bei...

Ministry of Defence Press Release  Magashi pledges MOD’s support to National Defence Collage The Minister of Defence, Major Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd), has assured the National Defence College of the Ministry’s necessary support in accomplishing all programmes geared towards enhancing national security and stability in Nigeria and the West African sub-region. Speaking in Abuja, at the security seminar organized by the National Defence College, the Minister stated that the theme ‘Emerging security threats in West Africa: Implications for regional security and stability’ which is in line with the College mandate was timely. Gen. Magashi who was the special guest of honour, remarked that security remains key to the growth and development of any nation, noting that “a combination of factors such as youth bulge and rising unemployment as well as upsurge in terrorism, has created security challenges which has undermined national and regional stability”. “For us in Nigeria, security ...

PRESS RELEASE KIDNAPPERS OF GREENFIELD STUDENTS , OTHER KIDNAPPING, RAPE SUSPECTS ARRESTED • 61 Firearms, 376 Ammunition, 22 Cartridges, Cash Sum of 2 Million Naira Recovered   The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives following directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms, have successfully effected the arrest of 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide, Rape, Unlawful Possession of Firearms etc.  The FIB-STS equally recovered a total of 61 firearms including 41 AK rifles, 8 Type 06 rifles, 4 Light Assault Rifles (LAR), 4 pump action guns, 2 locally made firearms, 1 G3 rifle, 1 dane gun, 376 rounds of live ammunition of different calibres, and cash sum of two million Naira, from the suspects in the course of investigations.   Prominent among the c...

Abubakar Ali Peters, Nadabo Energy Limited in N1.4billion Fraud Trial  Pictures show the Executive Chairman, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa arrives courtroom for further cross-examination in the alleged N1.4bn fuel subsidy fraud trial of Mr. Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, before Justice C.A. Balogun of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, May 18, 2022. More photos below. 

Showers of Encomiums as LEADERSHIP Newspaper Presents ‘Best Governor of the Year Award’ to Governor Inuwa Yahaya  …Vice President, First Lady, Governors, Ministers and Other Eminent Nigerians Attend Ceremony  …”Award Will Spur Us To Do More Good Work To Gombe People ”— Gov. Inuwa  For turning the people's electoral hopes and expectations into tangible realities with attendant remarkable socio-economic development of his State, the Board of Editors and Management of Leadership Newspapers formally conferred on Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Leadership Governor of the Year 2021.  The Governor of the Year Award was bestowed on Governor Inuwa Yahaya at a well attended and colourful  ceremony  on Tuesday 2021 during the Annual Conference and Awards themed ‘Resetting Nigeria: Culture, Politics, Geography and the Role of Big Ideas held at the prestigious International Conference Centre, Abuja.  The Vice President of the Federal Republic of N...

After nine years of being dysfunctional, Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni revives Yobe Polythene and Woven Sack Industry in Damaturu, employs Youths. More photos below. 

5th palliative: Zulum shares N30m, food, textile to 6,000 in Gwange  … 18,000 out of 100,000 targets now reached  … Zulum reveals Dangote, FG provided food Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday took part at the fifth in series of ongoing distribution of palliatives, during which 6,000 vulnerable men and women of Gwange I, II, and III wards benefited.  The distribution took place around 7:30am at a primary school located around Filin Parade, in Gwange, Maiduguri.  The Governor supervised the sharing of N30m to 3,000 women each, who received the sum of N10,000 alongside a wrapper and a carton of food items containing packets of spaghetti, macaroni, semolina, salt, sugar, and seasoning.  Zulum also distributed 3,000 bags of rice (50kg) to each of 3,000 men.  The combined number of 6,000 men and women were drawn from the three wards in Gwange (made up of Gwange I, II, and III) with 2,000 beneficiaries identified from each of the ward...

Governor Makinde Commissions Sasa Market- Earlier today, we commissioned the New Sasa Market in Akinyele LGA. In my remarks, I said the new market should become a symbol of unity and oneness. And that the separate incidents of November 2020 and February 2021 are footnotes in our history that should not repeat itself. I encouraged the market users to continue to dwell in peace, and the leadership of the market to continue to work together and use the reconciliation mechanisms available to them to ensure that issues that could cause conflicts are resolved amicably. More photos below.   

PHOTOS:  GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU MEETS WITH LAGOS CP, AREA COMMANDERS & DIVISIONAL POLICE OFFICERS AT LAGOS HOUSE, IKEJA, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022.   PIX 1: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (left) with officers and men of the Nigerian Police during a security meeting with the Lagos CP, Area Commanders & Divisional Police Officers at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. PIX 2 L-R: Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Abiodun Alabi and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, during a security meeting with the Lagos CP, Area Commanders & Divisional Police Officers at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. PIX 3 L-R: Lagos Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Lagos Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Abiodun Alabi and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde...