The Comptroller in charge of the Jibia Special Border Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mustapha Sani has issued a warning to Nigerians intending to travel to Niger Republic. He warned Nigerians not to travel to the country. Speaking on Thursday, August 3, at a joint celebration with the Katsina State Command of…
Human Rights Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has responded to a journalist who said Labour Party (LP) supporters should be pleased with the ministerial nomination of Professor Tahir Mamman, a vice chancellor at the University of LP vice presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed. Mamman was on the new ministerial list released by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday….
President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominee, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani has been reminded by Nigerian tweeps of his criticism of the former leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Tijani, one of the critics of Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, in July 2019 while responding to a Twitter influencer, with account TMZ @busanga J, criticised Tinubu over…
Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against military intervention in the Republic of Niger. ECOWAS had announced a one-week ultimatum for coup leaders in Niger to hand over power to the democratically elected government of President Mohamed Bazoum. The decision was made following an…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted two Priests serving at St Luke’s Catholic Church, Gyedna, Garam Ward in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. The priests have been identified as Fr Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior and they were reportedly abducted in the early hours of Thursday, August 3. Eyewitnesses told Daily…
A truck got overturned after heavy flooding took over parts of a major road in Sagamu, Ogun state on Thursday, August 2. A video shared online showed flood water sweeping through the major road. As passengers in a commercial bus were lamenting about the road, a truck trying to manoeuvre the road to get…
Bandits reportedly killed a young man ten days after his wedding in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. One Mallam Jabir, who disclosed this on Twitter said the deceased was shot dead while working in his farm on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The bandits also kidnapped the deceased’s father. “This young man was…
The Organised Labour has suspended its strike action, barely 24 hours after embarking on nationwide protests against the removal of fuel subsidy. The President of Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo made this known during an interview with Arise News on Thursday morning. He said the Labour leaders who had earlier met with President Bola…
There’s been a blackout in Niger Republic days after a military junta ousted the country’s elected leader, Mohamed Bazoum. Niger’s electricity company, Nigelec, disclosed that the blackout is as a result of Nigeria cutting off power supply to the country. While the Economic and West African Community (ECOWAS) leaders have disclosed that they will be…
Organized Labour Unions and workers in Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, led a peaceful protest in solidarity with the National leadership, against fuel increase and other alleged anti-people policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, stating that the increase in fuel price is an increase in poverty and criminality. to The Union leaders also threatened…