President Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, China, on Sunday for a state visit. He will also be attending the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit themed “Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.” Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, disclosed this in a post on X.com on …
Save Nigeria from total collapse – Afenifere to FG
Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to save Nigeria, expressing concern over what it described as the near collapse of the nation since the administration of President Bola Tinubu took over. In a communique by its Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan and the Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John after a regular quarterly meeting …
Bandit kingpin seizes Nigerian Army’s vehicles, ammunition during operation
Picture have surfaced online of bandit kingpin, Bello Turji and his gang celebrating taking over the Nigerian Army Armoured Personnel Carrier. Turji and his gang also took over lots of ammunition from the Nigerian Army during the seizure of the carrier. This was confirmed by a counterinsurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, …
Mpox: FG to begin vaccination October 8
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said the tentative date to commence vaccination for mpox is October 8, 2024. The Head of the Public Relations Unit at the NPHCDA, Remi Adeleke, who disclosed this exclusively to our correspondent on Friday, also stated that the vaccine deployment will begin from October 3 to 6, …
Protesters demand vacation of Abuja court detention order
The arrested and detained EndBadGovernance protesters have demanded vacation of the orders of the Federal high court, Abuja, which permitted the Inspector General of Police to detain them for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. In a motion on notice dated the 26th day of August, 2024, through a consortium of human rights lawyers …
Nigerian school students gun down by terrorist
No fewer than three students of Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents. Faudiya School, which belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, was attacked by the assailants at about 3 am on Friday. Sources revealed that the victims were …
Midnighr fire razes Lagos govt staff quarters
Fire on Friday gutted part of the two-storey building at the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters at Odunsanmi Street, off WEMPCO Road, Ogba area of the state. The incident was said to have happened in the wee hours of the day, precisely, around 2:20 am. It was gathered that one of the two-bedrooms in Flat …
Gunmen attack Anambra LG headquarters
Gunmen on Friday attacked Ogbaru Local Government Area secretariat, destroying some buildings and other properties. Sources said that the gunmen arrived in their numbers and opened fire, destroying buildings within the headquarters of the council area. It was gathered that no lives were lost in the incident. Though details of the attack are still sketchy …
Court strikes out suit against hunger protesters
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday threw out a suit instituted against the #Endbadgovernance protesters for lack of diligent prosecution. The suit was filed by 17 Nigerians drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country against the August 1 to 10 nationwide protests. The plaintiffs listed as defendants Omoyele Sowore, the …
President Tinubu establishes committee on risk management in Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has established a committee to review and manage the various risks facing the country. Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Dr Olasupo Olusi made this known at the annual conference of the Chartered Risk Management Institute, CRMI in Lagos on Thursday. He noted that the committee was expected to submit …