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Yelwata: Nothing has changed since Tinubu’s visit to Benue -Tiv Leader

The president of Mzough U Tiv UK, MUTUK, Victor Aleva, has decried that nothing has been done to rebuild the Yelwata community in Benue State after the deadly herdsmen attack in June, which claimed more than 200 lives. Aleva made this statement on Wednesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a
Yelwata: Nothing has changed since Tinubu’s visit to Benue -Tiv Leader

The president of Mzough U Tiv UK, MUTUK, Victor Aleva, has decried that nothing has been done to rebuild the Yelwata community in Benue State after the deadly herdsmen attack in June, which claimed more than 200 lives.

Aleva made this statement on Wednesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television.
DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu had visited Benue amid renewed killings in the state that left scores dead, several injured, and many others displaced in June.

However, a few months after Tinubu’s visit, Aleva bemoaned that the Yelwata community remains in ruins despite Tinubu’s visit to the state in response to the incident.

“I was there in Yelewata last week Saturday and I saw things myself and I want to tell you that it is quite unfortunate. It is not about playing to the gallery or just saying things and being political. As I speak, nothing has changed.

“I told you here during my earlier interview that nothing good is going to come out of the President’s visit to Benue State. All those are just political, nothing is happening in Yelewata, I have video evidence, I have interview from the locals, I was there live with my entourage,” he said.

Recall that during the President president’s visit to Yelewata, he asked that service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, arrest those behind the dastardly attack.

After a few days of the order, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced the arrest of 26 persons suspected to be masterminds of the killings in Yelwata.

However, Aleva dismissed the reported arrest of the attack masterminds by the police, describing it as “a lie”.

“You know that is a lie. Because the president went there and scolded the Inspector-General of Police and just less than 48 hours or there about, they paraded some people.

“Where are the people? That incident actually happened I think on the 13th and 14th of June, this is more than two months, where are the people,” He queried.

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BREAKING: Benue, Plateau Attacks: DSS arraigns nine prime suspects

The Department of State Services, DSS, has arraigned nine prime suspects in connection with the recent killings in Benue and Plateau States. Channels Television reports that the DSS also charged a suspected gunrunner arrested with Seven M16 rifles. The nine suspects were being accused of complicity in recent deadly attacks in Yelwata, Guma Local Government
BREAKING: Benue, Plateau Attacks: DSS arraigns nine prime suspects

The Department of State Services, DSS, has arraigned nine prime suspects in connection with the recent killings in Benue and Plateau States.

Channels Television reports that the DSS also charged a suspected gunrunner arrested with Seven M16 rifles.

The nine suspects were being accused of complicity in recent deadly attacks in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, as well as in parts of Plateau State.

More to follow…

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Contractors in Nigeria protest 2024 unpaid jobs, disrupt business at Ministry of Finance

Several members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, staged protests in Abuja over the non-payment for contracts executed for the federal government. The protesters blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Finance during business hours on Wednesday, denying members of staff access to the building and their offices. The Minister of Finance
Contractors in Nigeria protest 2024 unpaid jobs, disrupt business at Ministry of Finance

Several members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria, on Wednesday, staged protests in Abuja over the non-payment for contracts executed for the federal government.

The protesters blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Finance during business hours on Wednesday, denying members of staff access to the building and their offices.

The Minister of Finance and his convoy who arrived during the protest, were also not allowed to enter the premises through the main gate.

The protesters displayed placards condemning the delay in payment and subsequent actions of the government.

The placards read, “you cannot grow the economy by starving its builders”, National Assembly is folding their arms watching Nigerian contractors suffer injustice”.

However, a few moments after the minister accessed his office using an alternative gate, the protesters insisted on him addressing them.

They rejected overtures by the permanent secretary who had come out to speak on behalf of the minister, demanding the minister’s presence.

DAILY POST reports that the contractors are demanding the immediate payment of monies owed them for projects completed since 2024.

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Pressure mounts on Wale Edun, Accountant-General to resign over unpaid 2024 contracts

The Coalition for Equity and Accountability in Public Finance, CEAPF, has demanded the immediate resignation of Finance Minister Wale Edun and Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, the Accountant-General of the Federation, alleging failure to pay contractors for projects duly captured in the 2024 budget and fully executed by local firms. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by
Pressure mounts on Wale Edun, Accountant-General to resign over unpaid 2024 contracts

The Coalition for Equity and Accountability in Public Finance, CEAPF, has demanded the immediate resignation of Finance Minister Wale Edun and Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, the Accountant-General of the Federation, alleging failure to pay contractors for projects duly captured in the 2024 budget and fully executed by local firms.

In a statement on Wednesday, signed by its President, Segun Daramola, and Secretary-General, Isaac Idachaba, the coalition said it would formally approach the National Assembly and lobby lawmakers across party lines to pass a vote of no confidence on the two officials if they refuse to vacate their offices voluntarily.

The statement read, “This is no longer a mere administrative delay; it is a calculated dereliction of duty. Contractors have completed projects backed by law, projects approved and funded under the 2024 Appropriation Act, yet they are left unpaid and forced into bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the Federal Government is executing and paying for projects not captured in either the 2024 or 2025 Appropriation Acts. This is unlawful, it is reckless, and it is unacceptable,” the statement reads.

The coalition said the contradictions point to a troubling pattern in the fiscal management of the country, where legal obligations are ignored while off-budget expenditures receive priority.

According to the group, this not only undermines transparency but also destroys confidence in the sanctity of the budget process.

“What we are witnessing is a distortion of governance itself. Appropriation is the foundation of democracy, the guarantee that public money is spent as authorised by the people through their representatives,” the group declared.

“If ministers and accountants can disregard this at will, then the National Assembly must rise up. It is the duty of lawmakers now to assert their authority by removing those who have so flagrantly undermined them.”

The coalition noted that contractors across the federation have complained of crippling debts, many of them having borrowed at exorbitant rates from commercial banks to deliver on government projects.

CEAPF said the neglect has created a chain reaction of economic distress, hitting small businesses, suppliers, and workers who depend on the contracting system for their livelihoods.

“Government contracts are supposed to stimulate the economy. Instead, under the stewardship of Mr. Wale Edun and the Accountant General, they have become instruments of ruin. Firms are collapsing, workers are being laid off, and banks are foreclosing on loans. This is economic sabotage by negligence,” the statement said.

The group argued that the crisis has become both a financial and moral issue, one that cannot be resolved by half-measures.

It insisted that resignation was the only honourable course left for the finance minister and the accountant general, stressing that anything less would amount to a “mockery of accountability”.

“Our democracy cannot survive on promises that are never kept. If a government can budget for projects, award them, certify them, and then refuse to pay while diverting resources to unbudgeted ventures, what message does it send to citizens and investors? It tells the world that Nigeria is lawless and that contracts mean nothing. That is why we must draw a line here.”

The coalition also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene decisively, saying his own reputation as a reformer was being called into question by the finance ministry’s failings.

“The President has spoken of fiscal discipline and reform. This is the moment to prove that those words have meaning. If his team members cannot carry out the most basic function of governance, honouring the budget and paying for executed contracts, then they must step aside for those who can,” the group declared.

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Boko Haram blind to faith, attacks Muslims, Christians —Ali Ndume

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says Boko Haram terrorists are blind to faith, stressing that they attack Christians, Muslims as well as those who don’t believe in either of the two religions. The Senator urged Nigerians, particularly the media, to avoid the temptation of profiling victims of the terror gang’s atrocities
Boko Haram blind to faith, attacks Muslims, Christians —Ali Ndume

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says Boko Haram terrorists are blind to faith, stressing that they attack Christians, Muslims as well as those who don’t believe in either of the two religions.
The Senator urged Nigerians, particularly the media, to avoid the temptation of profiling victims of the terror gang’s atrocities and unite to defeat the insurgents.

Ndume made the appeal in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday.

The Federal lawmaker was reacting to reports of weekend attacks in Ngoshe village, Gwoza Local Government Area and Mussa community in Askira-Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State.

DAILY POST recalls that in the two separate incidents, the insurgents killed five farmers in Ngoshe and Mussa villages over the weekend.

It was gathered that of those killed, two were Muslims in Ngoshe while the three killed in Mussa were Christians.

“It is unethical and unconscionable for any media outlet to drive the narrative that Christians are the targets of these attacks by the terror group in Borno, or anywhere in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

“The forces behind these mindless killings are blind to faith and tribe. We should avoid this dangerous profiling which can distract us. It has the tendency of doing us more harm,” he said.

Boko Haram blind to faith, attacks Muslims, Christians —Ali Ndume