Written by The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says a policeman was murdered while on duty during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests on Thursday. At a briefing in Abuja, the police boss said some of his men were also injured by hoodlums who disguised as protesters. Egbetokun said some police stations in the country were … Continue reading “BREAKING: IGP Says Cops Murdered, Injured In Protests, Puts Officers On Red Alert”
Economic activities are on standby as the long-awaited #EndBadGovernance protest started in several cities across the nation. From Abuja to Abeokuta, Port Harcourt to Lagos State, banks, and businesses have been shut. The roads are unusually deserted as protesters defy last-minute push by authorities to stop the demonstrations. The usually bustling roads in Kaduna … Continue reading “Businesses Shut, Roads Deserted As #EndBadGovernance Protest Begins Nationwide”
The Federal Government paid over ₦633.30bn on electricity subsidy in the first quarter of 2024, findings have shown. According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission quarterly report, the sum represented a 150.5 per cent increase from ₦252.76 billion in Q4, 2023. The sum paid in the first three months of the year is higher … Continue reading “FG Incurs ₦633bn Electricity Subsidy In Q1 2024”
Drone attacks killed at least six civilians Tuesday in a northern Mali town where the military and its Russian allies recently suffered heavy losses fighting separatist rebels, local officials and separatists told AFP. The Malian army said Tuesday that it had launched an aerial attack in coordination with Burkina Faso’s military at Tinzaouatene near … Continue reading “Drone Attacks Kill At Least Six On Mali-Algeria Border”
The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted a territorial arms embargo on the Central African Republic that was put in place in 2013 after civil war broke out, but which the country’s foreign minister said was now “unjust.” The unanimously adopted resolution scrubbed the sanctions that were already watered-down last year when Security Council … Continue reading “UN Lifts Arms Embargo On Central African Republic”
President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who received a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh Bala Lau, at the State House on Thursday, said his victory … Continue reading “Economic Reforms: I Have No Cabal Or Sponsors To Compensate —Tinubu”
Traditional rulers have called for calm over the planned nationwide protest to demonstrate against the prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria. The protest which is billed to begin from August 1st, 2024 has garnered traction on social media, prompting a meeting between traditional and President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. … Continue reading “Protest: Traditional Rulers Call For Patience, Shelving Of Demonstrations”
The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie has been charged with terrorism for allegedly acting on behalf of Hezbollah, according to documents unsealed Wednesday. This is the first time the United States has so clearly singled out Lebanon’s powerful Iranian-backed movement over the attack on Rushdie. Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old … Continue reading “Rushdie Attacker Indicted On Terrorism Charges”
The leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has distanced itself from the planned nationwide protest over the present economic hardship in the country, describing the planned protest as Ill-timed, not purpose-driven, and counterproductive if allowed to hold. The National Chairman of the forum Mamman Osuman who made the declaration after a courtesy visit … Continue reading “Ill-Timed, Counterproductive, Arewa Forum Condemns Planned Protest”
Another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. The Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed this to the NiDCOM boss, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, when she stopped by to visit the trafficked … Continue reading “58 More Trafficked Nigerians Rescued In Ghana – NIDCOM”