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With the hunger strike ongoing in various states in Nigeria, four persons have been reported shot, with others injured at Suleja, Niger State. Protesters had blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway, which caused heavy traffic, and trying to disperse the crowd, security operatives fired several gunshots. One of the stray bullets landed on Yahaya Nda Isah, […]
The Nigerian Police have fired teargas to disperse protesters in Lekki tollgate,Lagos,in Kano and Abuja. On Thursday, a nation-wide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria began against the soaring cost of living in Nigeria. In Kano, protesters made attempts to light bonfires outside the state governor’s office and were repelled by the police who responded with […]
Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has given its support to protesters for full legal services if any should be molested during the #EndbadGovernance protest. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday brought out by Akorede Habeeb Lawal association, President of NBA, Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau (SAN), revealed that any peaceful protestant harassed or intimidated […]
With the recent collapse of buildings across states in Nigeria, a call was made for an investigation into the cause and the Committee on Steel Development at the House of Representatives has shifted the blame to fake iron rods imported into the country. Various stakeholders have been called on following the outcome of the […]
Former member of the House of Representatives and immediate past Commissioner for Technical Education in Delta State, Joan Onyemaechi, also known as “Ada Anioma” has been kidnapped in Asaba. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident in a phone call with our Correspondent, also confirmed that the Command lost one […]
Born in 1952 in Obosi, Anambra State and known for her debut album, ‘For the Love of You,’, talented veteran singer Onyeka Onwenu is dead. It was reported that Onwenu went for a birthday celebration at Banana Island, Lagos State, and was called up to the stage to perform; on returning to her seat, […]
In efforts for the Federal government to relax the minds of citizens who are eager to protest nationwide on August 1 to 10, 2024, a bag of 50kg rice has been reduced to N40,000. The news was reeled out by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, that trucks have been sent […]
An order has been given by the Nigeria Communications Commission to MTN Nigeria to immediately unblock and reactivate all SIMs blocked on Sunday by the network provider. The statement was given on Monday by NCC through the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ruben Muoka On Sunday users of MTN across Nigeria became angry […]
Following the agreement by the Nigerian government and the Organized Labour settling for N70,000 as the new minimum wage for the country, President Bola Tinubu has finally assented his signature to it. This was done at the Presidential Villa in the presence of National Assembly members and others.
On Sunday, the spokesperson of the Labour Party during the 2023 presidential election campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo dumped the party over unreconciled issues. Okonkwo shared his grievances in a letter on social media distancing himself from Obidient Movement and the party. He apportioned majority of the crisis rocking the party to Peter Obi as he […]
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