By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The leadership of the Network of Civil Society Organizations (NECSOB), Borno State has expressed concern over the unfolding situation surrounding the protests in the state. The Executive Director of NECSOB, Comrade Bulama Abiso, stated this in a statement issued on Friday, and made...
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By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has continued to receive acclaim and commendations on how he handled the Port Harcourt wing of the nationwide hunger protests. One of those commending Governor Fubara is the Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, who said he is...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has detained 81 individuals posing as protesters in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Friday. ASP Rufai praised the swift action of the police and dedication to public safety....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has denied a report accusing it of deliberately omitting some names of a group of Nigerian lecturers studying under the sponsorship of TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) from Presidential bailout. Debunking the allegation in a...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it is presently not holding anyone for participating in the ongoing protest against hardship in the state. The command ‘s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka on Friday urged Nigerian Youths to stop the ongoing protest against economic hardship in the country, saying that the Youths have spoken and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The wife of Borno State Governor, Dr Falmata Zulum, has advocated for the establishment of a comprehensive support framework comprising breastfeeding-friendly healthcare facilities, supportive communities and accommodating workplaces for breast feeding mothers Dr. Zulum also called for the implementation of six (6) months...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the state government will partner with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to address challenges of accommodation and logistics faced by officers and men of the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police. In a statement...
Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has said the state government will partner with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to address challenges of accommodation and logistics faced by officers and men of the Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police. Governor Ododo stated...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT residents to obey the court order restricting protest to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. Wike made the call in Abuja on Thursday after the FCT Security Council meeting. The meeting was to review developments...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has sent a strong warning to those trying to import miscreants into Kebbi to cause mayhem. Idris gave the warning in a broadcast to the people of the state on Friday in a reaction to the first day protest. The News Agency of...
The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – a Borno State Security Council has reviewed the ongoing curfew imposed to prevent infiltration of Boko Haram/ISWAP elements following credible intelligence sources and an IED attack on Kawuri village Wednesday and parts of Maiduguri on Thursday that claimed several lives and many injured....
Katsina State Police Command has detained 50 suspected miscreants during the nationwide protests over the economic hardship in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He, however, said that no loss of life was recorded during...
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew following the escalation of violence on the first day of the nationwide protest in the country. The governor, who announced the curfew in a state broadcast, described the development in the state as unfortunate. The News Agency...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said two transmission towers, T98 and T99 along the Ahoada/Yenagoa 132kV line in the Igbooghene community of Bayelsa were destroyed by vandals. TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah...
The much-publicised nationwide protest against bad governance began across states of the federation on Thursday in different magnitudes and dimensions. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria is planned to end on Aug. 10. It is aimed at drawing Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Most states...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has called on the people protesting against hunger and hardship to come for dialogue. Wike made the call while handing over Staff of Office to four newly coronated Chiefs of Karu, Kwali, Pai, and Yaba, in Abuja...
Protesters on Thursday looted a truckload of rice at Urora community in Ikpoba-okha Local Government of Edo Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the protesters found the vehicle parked on a road as they protested in the community. Some of the beneficiaries, who spoke under...