Index to Nigerian Newspapers

The financial crisis and allegations of forgery against the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, are escalating in Nigeria. The suspended National Treasurer, Oluchi Oparah, has brought Abure and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court, urging the court to compel the anti-graft body to investigate the national chairman. She also urged the court to quash her six months suspension by the party as she was not given a fair hearing before being suspended by the party leadership. A former acting national chairman, Maria Lebeke, has corroborated Oparah’s allegations by accusing Abure of forging her signature when she acted as national chairman after then leader, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, died in December 2020. However, the plight of Abure worsened yesterday as chairmen of the party across the 36 states unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in him and asked him to step down with immediate effect.Oparah wrote a letter to the EFCC requesting a formal petition against the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, for several grievous offences bordering on forgery, embezzlement of the 3rd Defendant’s funds, and abuse of office and failure to account for the 3rd Defendant’s funds at his disposal. She stated that the most grievous act of impropriety by the 2nd Defendant pertains to his forgery of the signature of the late Alhaji Abdulsalam, 61 days after Abdulsalam’s death with which he withdrew monies from the account of the defendant.

Flood caused by a heavy downpour has washed away part of the major road between Bauchi and Gombe State in Kirfi local government area, thereby cutting off the north-East sub region from other parts of the country. THISDAY checks revealed that the heavy downpour on  Sunday morning, caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed away the bridge at Kaljanga village in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State, thereby cutting the zone from other parts of the country.  The development has left many travellers stranded on both sides of the highway as some of them had to make a detour to alternate and longer routes to access their destinations. Inspecting the level of damage, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed expressed worry that the situation would affect commercial activities in region. Mohammed, therefore called on the federal government to look into the problem by providing immediate solution for commuters passing through Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba States. He also called on the federal government to review the rehabilitation of the Bauchi road project that was awarded in 2018.

Flood caused by a heavy downpour has washed away part of the major road between Bauchi and Gombe State in Kirfi local government area, thereby cutting off the north-East sub region from other parts of the country. THISDAY checks revealed that the heavy downpour on  Sunday morning, caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed away the bridge at Kaljanga village in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State, thereby cutting the zone from other parts of the country.  The development has left many travellers stranded on both sides of the highway as some of them had to make a detour to alternate and longer routes to access their destinations. Inspecting the level of damage, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed expressed worry that the situation would affect commercial activities in region. Mohammed, therefore called on the federal government to look into the problem by providing immediate solution for commuters passing through Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba States. He also called on the federal government to review the rehabilitation of the Bauchi road project that was awarded in 2018.

Flood caused by a heavy downpour has washed away part of the major road between Bauchi and Gombe State in Kirfi local government area, thereby cutting off the north-East sub region from other parts of the country. THISDAY checks revealed that the heavy downpour on  Sunday morning, caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed away the bridge at Kaljanga village in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State, thereby cutting the zone from other parts of the country.  The development has left many travellers stranded on both sides of the highway as some of them had to make a detour to alternate and longer routes to access their destinations. Inspecting the level of damage, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed expressed worry that the situation would affect commercial activities in region. Mohammed, therefore called on the federal government to look into the problem by providing immediate solution for commuters passing through Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba States. He also called on the federal government to review the rehabilitation of the Bauchi road project that was awarded in 2018.

Flood caused by a heavy downpour has washed away part of the major road between Bauchi and Gombe State in Kirfi local government area, thereby cutting off the north-East sub region from other parts of the country. THISDAY checks revealed that the heavy downpour on  Sunday morning, caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed away the bridge at Kaljanga village in Kirfi local government area of Bauchi State, thereby cutting the zone from other parts of the country.  The development has left many travellers stranded on both sides of the highway as some of them had to make a detour to alternate and longer routes to access their destinations. Inspecting the level of damage, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed expressed worry that the situation would affect commercial activities in region. Mohammed, therefore called on the federal government to look into the problem by providing immediate solution for commuters passing through Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa and Taraba States. He also called on the federal government to review the rehabilitation of the Bauchi road project that was awarded in 2018.