admin Claimants and counter-claimants in the ongoing dispute over violent attacks and killings in Plateau State have pitted the Berom Youth-Moulders Association (BYM) against the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN). On Tuesday, the BYM expressed its displeasure with the state chapter of MACBAN for what it deemed as an inaccurate account of events. … Read more
Atiku Abubakar’s special assistant on digital media strategy, Demola Olarenwaju, has revealed that the greatest accomplishment of President Bola Tinubu was to further impoverish the Nigerian people. Olarenwaju claimed that current Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has made the late Muhammadu Buhari look like a saint by escalating poverty. He characterised Tinubu’s government as a “360-degree … Read more
Claiming that all staff recruited under the scheme have been adequately deployed, the Taraba state government has denied accusations that forest guards are missing from rural areas across the state. In response to the allegations, Colonel Joshua Garbiya Kwelle (rtd), who serves as the Special Adviser to Governor Agbu Kefas on Security and Intelligence Matters, … Read more
The nominations of Agada Abuh Theophilus to the position of Director of New Media and Strategic Communications and Brian Dennis to the position of Deputy Director of the same have been approved by the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, made the announcements in a statement. “Agada Abuh Theophilus and … Read more
Warri South-West local government leader Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo has urged for a nonviolent end to the dispute over the Warri Federal Constituency’s boundary, which was imposed by the Supreme Court. His statement comes after thirteen flow stations in Gbaramatu Kingdom were shut down on June 8th by protesting Ijaw women. The request was made by … Read more
Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, a candidate for the Senate seat of Zamfara North in the All Progressives Congress (APC), is contesting his exclusion from the party’s primary election in a pre-election lawsuit that has began hearing at Gusau’s Federal High Court. The APC, INEC, and Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura are the initial three defendants in … Read more
Police in Akwa Ibom State have reportedly detained one Akaninyene Udo, a social media activist, on charges of setting false security alarms, causing panic among locals. According to reports, the suspect was arrested after reportedly publishing false updates online implying an imminent security concern in portions of the state. The posts were reported to have … Read more
A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a hit-and-run driver on the Lekki-Epe Motorway in Lagos, and officers from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, or LASTMA, rescued and evacuated her for urgent medical treatment. The incident occurred on Monday at the EFF Bus Stop inward Marwa on the Lekki-Epe Motorway, according to … Read more
The people of Umunkpumente kindred in Ihie Autonomous Community, Ishiagu, in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, who were attacked by thugs while holding a meeting, have urged Governor Francis Nwifuru, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Hope Urunwa Okafor, and the Department of State Service, DSS, to ensure the arrest and prosecution of … Read more
Fifty elderly inhabitants of Magamin Diddi village in Zamfara State’s Magami/Faru Ward were kidnapped after visiting the bandits’ stronghold while on a peace mission to reconcile with them. The chairman of Maradun Local Government, Bello Dosara, confirmed the occurrence but stated that the locals met with the bandit kingpin without government authority. He went on … Read more