Author: Eye Reporters

By Abdul Lauya The leadership of the National Association of Dadiya Students (NADS) paid an official visit to the Federal University Kashere (FUK), Gombe State on June 15, 2025, as part of its efforts to strengthen institutional engagement and foster unity among Dadiya students. The meeting began with an opening prayer led by Joseph Linus, setting a solemn and respectful tone for the gathering. Welcoming the national executives, the President of FUK commended their visit, acknowledging its significance in building stronger ties between the university and the national body. During the session, the NADS Financial Secretary, Comrade Samson Hamma, emphasized…

News Analysis – Abdul Lauya The recent suspension of Yushau Shuaib, a renowned Nigerian public relations expert and participant of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, has ignited a significant debate over academic freedom, digital privacy, institutional conduct, and leadership ethics in Nigeria’s top policy think-tank. Shuaib’s case is more than a disciplinary issue, it is a mirror reflecting tensions between institutional authority and democratic values in elite leadership grooming. Shuaib, nominated by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) after receiving a global PR award, joined SEC 47…

News Analysis – By Abdul Lauya As Tinubu launches a massive livestock industrial zone in Gombe, questions arise over its dual role in development and early political positioning ahead of 2027. The ground-breaking of a ₦120 billion Agro-Livestock Industrial Zone in Gombe State marks a significant stride in Nigeria’s bid to modernize its livestock sector, a predominantly Northern economic mainstay long neglected by successive administrations. Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s declaration during the ceremony not only emphasized the economic potential of the initiative but also unmistakably placed it within the early campaign optics of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. At…

By Abdul Lauya The Commandant of the Nigerian Navy College of Accounts and Finance, Commodore BU Quadri, has called on graduating students to uphold the integrity of the Accounts and Budget Branch and maintain the high standards of the College in their service. He made the remarks on Friday, 13 June 2025, during the graduation ceremony for Officers Basic Course Batch 38, Petty Officer Qualifying Course Batch 46, Leading Hand Qualifying Course Batch 46, and Basic Qualifying Course Batch 54 held in Owerrinta, Abia State. Commodore Quadri expressed appreciation to the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu…

By Abdul Lauya Eye Reporters wishes to correct an earlier story captioned “Veterans Outraged As FG Reneges Arrears Promise Again.” Contrary to that report, the Military Pensions Board (MPB) has confirmed that the January and February 2025 arrears of minimum wage adjustments have been paid. This confirmation was given this morning by the Chairman of the MPB, Air Vice Marshal Paul Irumheson, during an exclusive interview with Eye Reporters in Abuja. He clarified that the payments were made in two separate tranches due to different mandates issued to the banks. As of the evening of Friday, June 13, more than…

By Abdul Lauya Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Federal Capital Territory College of Education (FCTCOE), Zuba, to formally launch a Long Vacation Term (LVT) Programme. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a formal ceremony held in the Senate Chamber of FUL, signaling a new phase in teacher professional development in Nigeria. Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinwumi, Vice-Chancellor of FUL, described the partnership as a visionary effort aimed at improving access to quality education and building the nation’s teaching workforce. He emphasized that the collaboration represents not just an institutional agreement but a…

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…