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By Abdul Lauya The Federal Government has once again come under intense scrutiny following what many military veterans describe as a “game of deceit” over the delayed payment of their 2025 minimum wage arrears. In a press release on June 11, 2025, signed by Sqn Ldr Aliyu Mohammed, spokesman of Military Pensions Board (MPB), he assured all military pensioners nationwide that their outstanding January and February arrears would be “unfailingly paid” on Friday, June 13, due to a public holiday preventing payment on Thursday. However, when payment commenced as promised, only January arrears were credited to pensioners’ bank accounts, sparking…

By Abdul Lauya In what is shaping up to be a landmark year for public relations and strategic communication in Africa, Nigeria is set to play host to not just the continent, but the world. The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has been officially handed the mantle to host the African Public Relations Association (APRA) Conference in 2026, just months before it welcomes global delegates for the World Public Relations Forum, also scheduled for later that year. The handover took place at the APRA 2025 Conference in Kenya, where Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Majority Leader of Kenya’s National Assembly, transferred…

By Abdul Lauya Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has granted state and partial pardons to 66 inmates at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. The governor also commuted death sentences to life imprisonment and reduced jail terms for other inmates. The announcement was made on Thursday during his visit to the facility as part of the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations. Zulum said the decision was based on recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy. He invoked Section 212 of the Nigerian Constitution to exercise his powers of clemency. As part of his visit, the governor pledged…

News Analysis – By Abdul Lauya On this year’s Democracy Day, Nigeria pauses not just to remember its transition from military despotism to civilian rule, but to honour the unsung heroes who paid the ultimate price to get us here. Among them is Bagauda Kaltho, a name etched in the conscience of every journalist committed to truth, courage, and democratic ideals. Kaltho, a senior state correspondent for Premium Times in Kaduna and a native of Kaltungo LGA in Gombe South, Gombe State, disappeared under mysterious and harrowing circumstances. His vanishing followed a bomb blast at Durbar Hotel, Kaduna, on January…

By Abdul Lauya – From Dadiya, Gombe State In a decisive push to deepen grassroots environmental advocacy, the Gombe Goes Green (3G) Taskforce has taken its climate campaign to the heart of Balanga Local Government Area, rallying traditional and community leaders in Dadiya Chiefdom against the escalating threat of deforestation. Led by the Taskforce Chairman, His Royal Highness Dr. Abubakar Atare Buba II, the delegation was warmly received at the palace of His Royal Highness Folo Dadiya, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulkadir Abubakar Galadima III, the revered First Class Monarch of the ancient Dadiya Chiefdom. The engagement brought together traditional rulers, local…

Fact-Check Report: By Abdul Lauya Social media has been awash with dramatic claims that Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya, has been overthrown in a military coup. Viral messages, particularly on WhatsApp and Facebook, alleged that the 91-year-old leader was removed by the armed forces and replaced by a military head of state. These claims spread rapidly across West and Central Africa, fueled by widespread public frustration, Biya’s prolonged rule, and political tension ahead of the country’s October 2025 presidential election. But how true are these rumours? After thorough investigation, the claim that a coup has taken place in Cameroon is…

By Abdul Lauya – Cultural Commentary In the shadowy green depths of the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s last remaining tribal societies clings to a tradition that continues to perplex and disturb the modern mind. Among the Yanomami people, who inhabit remote areas of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, death does not end with mourning. Instead, it becomes a ritual of consumption. Known as endocannibalism, this practice involves the ritual ingestion of the cremated remains of a deceased relative ashes, bone fragments, and all mixed with banana paste or soup. The belief is profound: that the soul of the…

Editorial Opinion – Eye Reporters Media Ltd When Nigeria gained independence in 1960, we adopted the parliamentary system, a governance model that emphasized collective leadership, cabinet accountability, and regional autonomy. It reflected our diversity and offered a structure more aligned with African traditions of inclusive, communal decision-making. Though cut short by political instability and military interventions, it laid a foundation that respected negotiation and shared authority. That democratic experiment was abandoned in 1979 when Nigeria transitioned to a presidential system, modeled after the United States. It was meant to strengthen executive clarity and prevent the deadlocks of parliamentary politics. Instead,…

EDITORIAL In a country where memory is often sacrificed at the altar of political vanity, the decision by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to rename the Abuja International Conference Centre (AICC) after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not just an act of poor taste, it is a disturbing desecration of public legacy. The AICC was conceived and constructed during the military administration of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and officially opened in 1991. It was designed as a national and continental symbol, a venue for diplomacy, governance, and intellectual exchange, with its architectural sophistication representing Nigeria’s aspirations…

News Analysis – By Abdul Lauya The recent death of Professor Abubakar Roko of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), is not just a personal tragedy, it is a scathing indictment of Nigeria’s callous disregard for its intellectual class and the irredeemable rot in the country’s education sector. Prof. Roko, a respected scholar in Mathematics and Computer Science, dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge and the education of Nigeria’s youth. From a B.Sc graduate in Mathematics at UDUS in 1991 to becoming a full professor in 2021, his career was marked by academic excellence, humility, and service. Yet, in…