Pastor Umo Eno, the Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, has said undergraduates and postgraduate students in the state would receive a monthly payment of ₦20,000 and ₦30,000 respectively from the state government.

Umo Eno stated this on Wednesday at the Youths Appreciation Rally to the youths in Uyo Township Stadium.

According to Eno, medical, law, engineering and agriculture undergraduate students would also be paid ₦30,000 monthly.

“For our students, starting this academic session, we have increased the bursary from ₦10,000 to ₦20,000 for all undergraduates, and from ₦10,000 to ₦30,000 for professional students studying medicine, law, engineering, agriculture, and all postgraduate students,” he said.

The Akwa-Ibom State Governor also stated that his government has trained youths in engineering in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines.

Eno added that his government would provide seedlings to youths trained in modern farming practices.

He explained that the government would be the sole buyer of the farm crops from the trained youths if the crops mature for harvest.

“We have 21 youths currently training as engineers with Ethiopian Airlines. They are Addis Ababa, sponsored by the state government. We have trained well over 150 of our youths in agriculture, with the aim of utilizing their skills in our model farms and also to help them become agripreneurs. We will provide them with the seedlings and purchase those seedlings when it’s time for harvest. We’ll support them and provide funds to run their businesses,” Eno added.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has slammed a N10 million bail each on the 10 members of the #EndBadGovernance protesters, who were charged with attempting to topple President Bola Tinubu.

Justice Emeka Nwite granted them bail on Wednesday while delivering a ruling on their bail applications.

Among others, the protesters are to produce one surety each in the same amount, while the sureties must be residents in Abuja.

Besides, the sureties must be property owners in Abuja and must deposit documents of the properties to the court in addition to swearing an affidavit of means.

Also, both the defendants and the sureties must deposit their international passports and three recent passport photographs with the court.

Justice Nwite, while rejecting the objections of the Inspector General of Police against the bail request, ordered the defendants not to participate in any public rally throughout their trial.

Pending the perfection of their respective bail conditions, the Judge ordered that they be remanded in prison custody.

Meanwhile, September 27 has been fixed for the commencement of their trial.

The accused persons were said to have committed the treasonable offence during their one-week nationwide protests when they allegedly levied war against Nigeria.

The offences were said to be contrary to sections 96, 410 and 413 of the Penal Code.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), who brought the charges against them alleged that the accused persons broke into the Abacha Army Barracks and openly called on the military to take over the constitutional government of President Tinubu.

He also alleged that they attempted to force their way into the seat of power during which they allegedly burned down a police station and injured police officers.

They were also said to have incited the Nigerian public against the government and destroyed several public properties including a Police station, High Court complex and National Communication Commission (NCC) facilities.

The accused persons are Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye, Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaluwa Eleojo Simon, Angel Love Innocent, Buhari Lawal, Mosiu Sadiq, Bashir Bello Nurudeen Khamis and Abduldalam Zubair.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has vowed to capture notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji.

Musa made the vow while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

Lately, Turji has been in the news for allegedly seizing two mine resistant vehicles belonging to the military.

But the military had dismissed Turji’s claim, saying that the vehicles were demobilized due to bad terrain.

Despite the military’s declaration, Turji had imposed a N30 million levy on the residents of Zamfara State as compensation for the killing of his vows by soldiers.

The Service Chief assured that the issue of levy Turji imposed on residents would be addressed when he is eventually captured.

According to Musa, the notorious bandit leader is deranged.

Musa said: “On the issue of Turji, he is just a deranged individual who feels power, but I can bet you that it’s just a matter of time.

“It is a matter of time; we’re going to get him, and I can assure you that it will be within the shortest possible time.

“We’re going to address that issue on the issue of payment of levy (to bandits). That is what they live on. And it shows you the desperation they are in.

“One, even when they get the money, they don’t have a way to use it. Two is that the money they’re getting, they know, is blood money.”