How can a state as poor as Abia have a monthly pension liability of N830m? – Abia govt Abia State government has blamed the civil service system for the huge wage bill and pension arrears bedeviling the state and questioned why should  have a pension liability of N830m. Ikpeazu Commissioner for Financ e, Mr. Obinna Oriaku, who disclosed this in …

  The governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, on Monday lamented the level of insecurity in the state, blaming it on a notorious criminal, Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana. According to Ortom, Gana, who he said was trained by terrorist Boko Haram, has made three local government areas in the state unsafe and is responsible for the kidnappings happening between …

  …says he owes no apologies to anyone ABUJA – GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai Monday stated that he owed no apologies to anyone regarding his last week’s advice to Lagos residents to discountenance godfathers in their political dealings, because he did not know anyone of them. Governor el-Rufai who spoke to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President …