Herdsmen Set Solar Power Station On Fire In Ogun
Some herdsmen have been accused of setting a solar power station on fire in Awowo, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident occurred on Tuesday, causing confusion among members of the community and residents of Abeokuta. Read Also: Herdsmen: Southern Governors Should Be Sanctioned – Matawalle A report that surfaced on social media […]
Senate Confirms Bawa As EFCC Chairman
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was confirmed after being grilled during Senate plenary on Wednesday. During the plenary, he reacted to a plethora of questions posed by Senators on his readiness for the job, given his age and working in […]
Violence Erupts As Bazoum Is Declared Winner Of Niger Polls
Mohamed Bazoum who is a former interior minister has won Niger’s presidential elections, according to provisional results issued on Tuesday, as the opposition cries of foul have sparked clashes in many parts of the country. The ruling party’s candidate Bazoum, picked up 55.75 percent of Sunday’s runoff vote while Mahamane Ousmane garnered 44.25 percent, the […]
Climate Change A Grave Threat To World Peace, UK PM Tells UN
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a virtual meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday expressed his fears to fellow leaders and urged them to take immediate action on the climate crisis or face worsening global instability if the problem is allowed to persist. In recent times, the planet’s warming temperatures were are […]
Why African Teams Cannot Win The World Cup Soon – Rohr
The head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has dismissed African team’s chances of winning the world cup soon, stating that they don’t have the quality required to clinch the global football prize. In an interview with News Central TV, the Eagles gaffer said the inability of the majority of African footballers to […]
We Might Stop Selling Cattle To South, MACBAN Threatens
The Bauchi State branch of Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has threatened that if the planned eviction of the Fulani herders by some state governors is implemented it would stop its members from selling and supplying cattle to southern Nigeria. The group also threatened to take legal steps against Benue Governor Samuel […]
Boko Haram: Many Feared Killed In Maiduguri Explosion
A heavy explosion that occurred on Tuesday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and the subsequent gun battle and exchange of fire between suspected Boko Haram insurgents and security operatives have left many persons dead. The casualty figures are however still yet to be ascertained at the moment but eyewitness reports indicate that the insurgents […]
Makinde Orders Reopening Of Shasha Market, Gives Reasons
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday ordered the immediate reopening of the Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state which was closed a few weeks ago. The governor had shut the market A fortnight ago after a deadly clash between Hausa and Yoruba traders which claimed quite a number of lives […]
Cryptocurrency Ban: NASS Quizzes Emefiele Over Policy
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has graced the invitation handed to him by the Senate with his presence. Emefelie was in the national assembly to provide clarifications over the ban recently placed on cryptocurrency in the country. Emefiele’s presence was particularly requested by the Senate Joint Committee on Banking […]
Bandits Are Peaceful People, Victims Of Circumstances – Gumi
Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has declared that bandits are peaceful people. Gumi said bandits are victims of circumstances. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the Islamic teacher, however, condemned the act of criminality by bandits. He stressed that bandits were forced into criminality. According Gumi: ‘When I listened to them, I found out […]
Fake COVID-19 Vaccines In Circulation – FG Alerts Nigerians
The Federal Government, on Monday, warned Nigerians against patronising uncertified COVID-19 vaccine from private individuals. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, while speaking during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF on COVID-19, said the Federal Government was aware of official reports of large scale fraud and counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines already in circulation. […]
Insecurity: Canada Warns Its Citizens In Nigeria
Canada has issued a holiday security alert to its citizens planning to travel to Nigeria. The north-American country in the new security alert posted on its website warned its citizens that security is unpredictable in the country. It urged them to exercise a ‘high degree of caution” in Abuja, Calabar and Lagos State. Read Also: […]