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VIDEO: Kwara Government Unleashes Thugs To Brutalise Peaceful Protesters Demanding Action On Kidnapped Relatives As Police Watch
The All Progressives Congress APC-led Kwara State government has come under heavy criticism after deploying political thugs to attack peaceful protesters demanding action on the spate of insecurity bedeviling the state under the watch of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The protesters, majorly women and youths whose relative were abducted were protesting worsening insecurity in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun…
Yoruba Union Accuses Tinubu Government Of Forging Tax Laws To Push Nigerians Deeper Into Economic Hardship
A socio-cultural organisation, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has raised alarm over what it described as an alleged plan by the Bola Tinubu administration to use a “forged” tax law to seize Nigerians’ properties without judicial oversight. The group warned that the development could trigger widespread hardship and worsen insecurity across the country from 2026. In a…
Ebola Scare: Two Recent Suspected Cases Tested Negative – Nigerian Govt
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says it is on high alert over Ebola scare in the country. The agency also confirmed that two recent suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever in Abuja tested negative for both Ebola and Marburg viruses. Director-General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, made this known in a…
Federal Government To Engage KWAM 1 As Airport Security Ambassador After Aircraft-Blocking Incident
The Federal Government says it will engage Fuji maestro Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, better known as KWAM 1, as an ambassador for airport security protocol after he attempted to block a moving aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Aviation regulator the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had imposed an indefinite flight ban and filed…
Federal Government Postpones FEC Session For Buhari’s State Burial
The Federal Government has postponed the special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session earlier scheduled for Tuesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, due to the state funeral slated for the same day in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. A new date for the session will be announced by the Office of the Secretary to…
Oyo Government Probes Officer Who Killed Student
Oyo State Government says the police personnel who shot a secondary schoolboy during a routine traffic operation in Ibadan is currently under investigation. Hifox News reports that the incident, which happened on Alakia Old Road on Tuesday, has triggered outrage among residents and calls for justice. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Media, Sulaimon…
Saraki requests that Kwara have strict security.
In order to address incidences of insecurity, former Senate President Bukola Saraki urged the Kwara government to strengthen security in the state on Friday in Abuja. In response to the killing of Oba Peter Olusegun Aremu-Cole, the traditional ruler (Olukoro) of Koro, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara, on Thursday and the kidnapping of other…
Rerun polls in 2024: DSS cautions against taking any steps that could jeopardize national security.
Nigerians participating in the 2024 rerun and bye-elections have been advised by the Department of State Services to behave well both during and after the events in the states that would be affected. The opposing parties are tasked by the service with refraining from any actions that could jeopardize law and order. The DSS also…
Uzodimma: It makes financial sense to relocate FAAN and CBN departments to Lagos.
According to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, it makes financial sense to relocate the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and certain Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) divisions to Lagos in order to improve operational efficiency. In an interview with Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Uzodimma made this claim. “I listened to Ali Ndume, the…
Rotimi Fasan’s pension claims for Babatunde Fashola
At least two former Muhammadu Buhari administration ministers—Babatunde Raji Fashola of the Works and Housing ministry and Rotimi Amaechi of the Transportation ministry, respectively—have been sharing their thoughts on their lives since leaving office almost eight months ago. It should be mentioned that these two former ministers were also two-term governors of Lagos and Rivers,…