Mr Micah Jiba, the lawmaker representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, has appealed to Nigerian youths to be peaceful on their #EndSARS and bad governance protests across the country. Jiba who spoke to journalists on Thursday in Abuja, applauded the protesters for the courageous manner in which they have come out en-mass...
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Senator Istifanus Gyang (PDP, Plateau North), has appealed to the people of Plateau North to embrace and pursue peace building, harmonious communal coexistence and the spirit of brotherliness.Gyang made the appeal in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Protocol, Mr Musa Ashoms, following some skirmishes in...
A 25-year-old carpenter, Bitrus Musa, on Thursday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for unlawfully restraining an 11-year-old girl intent to have sex with her. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Musa with criminal restraint with intent to commit felony. The prosecution counsel,...
Seven more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19 amid lingering worry about the virus spreading there, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said on Thursday. The USFK said in a statement that seven USFK service members were confirmed with the COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has condemned the recirculation of old viral video of its personnel encounter with tricycle operator in Benin, Edo on social media. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Mr Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources, says the passage of Water Resources Bill will boost irrigation farming system and enhance food security in the country. Adamu made this known when he appeared at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said that the bill...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condoled with victims of shootings which occurred in Lekki, Lagos. The Vice President also expressed grief over loss lives in Lagos and other parts of the country as a result of the #ENDSARS protests. #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Toll Gate were attacked with guns...
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has directed his personnel to ensure total enforcement of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the Enugu metropolis. Abdurrahman gave the directive in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. He, however, reiterated...
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has shared his remorse for contributing largely to the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the country’s 2015 elections. He made this public declaration in an interview with Happy 98.9 FM’s Afrifa-Mensa, host of...
Thirty-seven new Coronavirus infections have been reported across Nigeria with no COVID-19-related deaths in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official website on Wednesday. The NCDC, however, said that 183 patients were discharged after testing negative...
At no one time have I witnessed so massive a protest against the government of Nigeria for any reason. I have always quoted Fela who said Nigerians are suffering and smiling. And indeed for countless decades, we have been suffering and smiling. It seems and rightly so, that we...
No one seemed to have seen it coming that Nigerian youths previously described as ‘lazy’ could one day build; stakeholders’ engagement, demand accountability from leaders, advocates nation building tradition and good governance activism. Essentially, from the sustained/relentless ENDSARS Campaign which has spanned over one week, it is not only...
In recent times, we have all witnessed cases of explosions in Lagos, which claimed lives of many and whereby property worth hundred of millions were destroyed, consequently led to the sudden deprivation of the means of livelihood for many, most especially the peasants who are barely struggling to survive...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – A group of Fulani elders under the aegis of Concerned Fulbe Forum, has condemned Bello Bodejo, a self-styled leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (a handbag Fulani association) who alleged without evidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has reschedule the papers meant for Thursday 22 October 2020, Friday 23 October 2020 and Saturday 24 October 2020 due to prevailing security situation in the country. The affected papers are now scheduled for 17th, 18th and 19th November...
President Akufo-Addo has sent a message of solidarity to the people off Nigeria following clashes between security forces and citizens over police brutality protests. In a tweet on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, President Akufo-Addo urged for calm in Nigeria and added that violence, be it on the part of...
A former President of the United States of America (USA), Bill Clinton has expressed concern over the ongoing violence in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, Bill Clinton urged the Nigerian government to engage in peaceful deliberations with the protesters. According...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Bauchi State Chapter, has rejected the results of the local government elections conducted and announced by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) on 17th October 2020. It alleged that false results and winners were announced and therefore called...
You can still be healed! Yes, there can still be solution to that problem! Though it is human and natural to want to give up on a situation after putting in everything to solve it, yet, we must also recognize that there is a supernatural power that can turn...