By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A security operative attached to the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has threatened to deal with journalists who are members of the Correspondents’ Chapel. The journalists were at the Palace of the Emir of Katagum, when the Governor visited the local government after...
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The country’s hunger protests have brought about a great deal of sorrow, violence, and property destruction, which have taken a toll. Over twenty lives have been lost. These tragedies could have been prevented if better coordination and cooperation had existed between the government, security services, and protesters. Sadly, if...
Heavily armed security personnel stormed and raided the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja on Thursday, the union has said. According to the union, the operatives stormed the Labour House, as its headquarters is called, around 8:30 pm. “They broke in and ransacked the bookshop...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria cities on Monday.. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan. Aruwan said, “The Kaduna...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the change of government through coups in West African countries has had unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region. Musa made the call at the opening of the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Economic Community...
Information Minister Mohammed Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s primary goal is to rectify poor policies and dysfunctional choices that have historically hindered Nigeria’s progress. Idris made this known while briefing the Diplomatic Community on the nationwide protest on Wednesday in Abuja. Idris said: “Tinubu is...
The Police in Rivers on Wednesday warned that criminal elements have hijacked the #EndBadGovenance protest in the state and targeting motorists and businesses. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement in Port Harcourt. She expressed concern over the situation and stated that measures are being...
The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 persons for allegedly vandalising Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI) in Abuja during the nationwide protest. The Spokesperson, FCT Command of the NSCDC, Mr Samuel Idoko, who made this known in a statement, said that the suspects...
The Cross River Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Odere, has said the state requires the sum of N100 billion to fix government assets that were destroyed during the EndSARS protest in 2020. Odere disclosed this in an interview with with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar...
The Nigerian Army has said it would investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, following an alleged shooting by a soldier on patrol in Samaru, Zaria. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. MLD Saraso, disclosed this when he visited the family...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku, “this evening tweeted the absurd: he warned security...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the “mayhem” that greeted the #EndBadgovernance protests on its watchlist. The protests assumed violent dimensions in some states, leading to destruction and looting. But the NIS Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a briefing...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military and security agencies are after those behind the call for undemocratic change of government. Musa said this on Tuesday during a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs at...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his displeasure over violence that erupted during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum local government area of the state. Mohammed stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after an emergency security council meeting held at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has reiterated its commitment to address the influx of unaccompanied children into the state. The commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, stated this following a State Security Council meeting on Monday. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum,...
The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katagum Local Government Area due to the breakdown of law and order in the ongoing nationwide protest. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim, on Monday in Bauchi. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Despite the nationwide protests, the House of Representatives Member, Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has flagged off the distribution of assorted 1,650 bags of 50kg fertilizer and rice to thousands of people across the 12 wards. The exercise which...
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. “According to reports from our correspondents, angry protesters were spotted waving the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina on Monday. The protesters, chanting in Hausa and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Edo State Government has not received any rice from the Federal Government or Dangote Foundation. Olu Martins, Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council for Edo, said this at a news conference on Monday in Benin. Martins denied...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He...