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Nigerians Feel More Unsafe Than Ever – Amnesty International Blasts Government Over Rising Killings
Amnesty International has condemned the alarming rise in killings, abductions, and violent attacks across Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect its citizens. In a post shared on X on Tuesday, the global human rights organisation said the Nigerian authorities must live up to their obligations by ending the escalating violence that has left…
Nigerian Government Bans Sale Of Alcohol In Sachets, Small Bottles
The Federal Government has announced a ban on the production, sale, and distribution of alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and bottles smaller than 200 milliliters. The ban, which aims to reduce alcohol abuse and protect public health, will take full effect on January 1, 2026, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…
I Can’t Succumb To Blackmail – Wike Vows, Identifies Man Who Ordered Soldier To Block Him
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says a former Chief of Naval Staff ordered soldiers to block him from gaining access to a piece of land in Abuja. A viral video clip captured a moment when the Minister and a soldier were engaged in a heated exchange over access to the land….
VIDEO: Wike, Soldiers, FCT Officials Face-Off Over Land Issues In Abuja
Things got heated between the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and officials of the capital city when some soldiers stopped the former Rivers State governor and his entourage from gaining access to a land in the Gaduwa district of the area. “This is unprofessional. You cannot be threatening a minister like this,” one of…
Breaking: EFCC Declares Timipre Sylva Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted. The anti-graft agency said the former Bayelsa State governor is wanted in connection with an alleged case of Conspiracy and Dishonest Conversion of $14,859,257. “The public is hereby notified that TIMIPRE SYLVA, a former…
Residents Block Roads, Protest Over Extension Of Ibadan Circular Road
Thousands of residents of Ibadan, in Oyo State, today protested over alleged plans by the state government to acquire more lands for Ibadan circular road corridor. The residents have blocked some major roads in the ancient city. The idea of Ibadan circular road was conceived when the current Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja…
Trump’s Threat Is Wake-Up Call For Nigerians To Unite, Fight Extremism, Says Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has said that the time for Nigerians to jointly fight terrorism to a standstill and placate the aggrieved has come following a military action threat by US President Donald Trump. Oba Ladoja stated this while receiving the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale…
Anambradecides2025: INEC Uploads 36.99% Of Results On Irev
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far uploaded 36.99 per cent of results from the Anambra State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by our correspondent on the INEC website at 3:52 pm on Saturday showed the update. READ ALSO: Anambra Poll: Sorting, Counting Begin As Voting Ends Out of…
Anambra Poll: Sorting, Counting Begin As Voting Ends
Voting has ended with sorting and counting ongoing in the Anambra governorship election. The sorting and counting of votes began around 2pm in some polling units across the South-Eastern state. In polling unit 10, 02, and 03 Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area (LGA), the sorting of votes began around that time. Other places in…
Deputy Senate President To Trump: Withdraw Your Threat, Apologize Now!
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has slammed United States President, Donald Trump, for describing Nigeria as a disgraced country. This is just as the Northern Elders’ Forum and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria also criticised Trump for threatening the sovereignty of Nigeria. While NEF denounced what it called a “dangerous…