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Simon Ekpa alleges assassination attempts

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The leader of the Biafra Government In-Exile, Simon Ekpa has alleged that there is assassination attempt against him. Ekpa disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle on Tuesday. He claimed that a suicide bomber had been allegedly deployed from Abuja and headed for Finland. He further alleged...

Godswill – Renaissance Group warns against conspiracy theory

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

The Renaissance Group has called on the Department of State Security (DSS) to investigate what it described as a coordinated plot to blackmail Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a statement released by the group and signed by spokesperson, Mohammed Jamiu, the group alleged that some powerful forces were actively working...

Monarch begs govt to staff, equip 43-year-old health centre

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

The paramount ruler of Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, Okuku Ime Inyang, has appealed to the state government to equip and employ medical personnel for effective service delivery in Utit Obio Community hospital constructed in 1981 through community effort. The monarch made the call during the...

Nigerian Govt places EndBadGovernance protest sponsors on watchlist

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

The Nigerian Government has placed sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests on a watchlist. The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Services, NIS, Kemi Nandap, made this known at Defence Headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja, where she spoke at a strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher...

Femi – Waving Russian flag, demanding coup against Tinubu is treason

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused those brandishing Russian flag and calling for the ousting of President Bola Tinubu’s administration of committing treason. Falana warned those behind the act to desist because brandishing Russian flag during protest was an abuse of constitutional rights. Addressing newsmen on Monday, the lawyer said...

Coalition of Abubakar Bichi’s Fans and Supporters Commends Tinubu’s Call for Calm

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

…Urges Northern Youth to Call Off Protests Totally The Coalition of Abubakar Bichi’s Fans and Supporters has expressed its heartfelt commendation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his recent speech calling for calm and dialogue amid the ongoing nationwide protests. Rt. Hon. Bichi is the member representing Bichi Federal Constituency...

Nigerian Senator, Hussaini decries looting, vandalism

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

A Nigerian senator, Babangida Hussaini (APC Jigawa North West), has expressed worry over looting and vandalism being inflicted on public and private properties by violent protesters in some parts of the country. In a personally signed statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Senator Hussaini specifically berated those who turned...

Nigeria’s economy faces heavy decline as more states impose curfew

NewsDeskNgAug 6, 2024August 6, 20240

The last five days have been hellish for Nigeria and its economy amid hunger protests. This is as security red alerts spread to states, especially the North West of Nigeria. Police and government authorities have reported the spread of property destruction, and shop looting in Kaduna, Plateau, and Bauchi as...

Nationwide Protest: Group Berates Governor Lawal’s Role In Plots To Destabilise Tinubu’s Administration

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

The Coalition of Northern Youths for Peace and Stability (CNYPS) has strongly condemned the role of Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, in the recent #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, accusing him of using the demonstrations as a smokescreen to hide his administration’s ineptitude, massive corruption, and cluelessness. At a press conference, the group’s...

Hunger Protest: Middle Belt group applauds Tinubu’s speech, passes vote of confidence on President

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

…Lauds Water Resources Minister, Prof. Utsev’s constructive engagement with youths The Middle Belt Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his nationwide broadcast. They also praised the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, for his constructive engagement with youths from the region...