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Families of trapped Niger miners threaten lawsuit over compensation

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Over two months after a tragic mining pit collapse in Shiroro, Niger State, left an estimated 50 miners buried alive, the families and relatives of the victims are threatening legal action against the pit’s owners and the state government over lack of compensation. The number of victims has been disputed,...

Okai to Gov. Ododo – Kogi stagnated despite billions of allocation

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Usman Okai Austin, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa, Kogi State, in the 2023 elections, has criticized the state government for lack of development despite increased revenue from the federation account since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Okai said the growing resentment among the people...

Doguwa Fires Back at Abdulmumini, Calls Kwankwaso ‘Grandfather of Insults’

NewsDeskNgAug 4, 2024August 4, 20240

Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and leader of the Northern Caucus, has responded to Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa’s warning against insulting former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement, Doguwa described Kwankwaso as the “grandfather of...

Order release of detained hunger protesters, Timi Frank urges Tinubu

NewsDeskNgAug 4, 2024August 4, 20240

…Calls for restraint on the use of lethal force by Police, others Comrade Timi Frank, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the unconditional release of all hunger protesters detained by the police and other security...

We’ll Be Eating’: Group Slams Senate President Godswill Akpabio Over Insensitive, Reckless Comments

NewsDeskNgAug 3, 2024August 3, 20240

A media group, Volunteer Media Advocacy for Accountable Leadership has described the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio as a disappointment to democracy and the upper chamber of the National Assembly. National Secretary of the group, David Enemali said Akpabio seems not to be ready for the position he currently occupies. Enemali...

No More Protests in Northern Nigeria – Arewa Youth Groups

NewsDeskNgAug 2, 2024August 2, 20240

Some Arewa youth groups have announced a ban on all forms of protests in Northern Nigeria for the next year. A statement signed by Comrade Mustapha Alkali said the decision was made after an assessment of the events that unfolded on August 1 during the protests against the Federal Government. According...

Billy Osawaru, Other Rep Members Accused of Corruption, Risk Recall Over Support for Alleged Oil Sector Fraud

NewsDeskNgAug 2, 2024August 2, 20240

Some members of the House of Representatives led by Hon. Billy Osawaru have been threatened with recalls over their perceived support for the corruption regime in the country’s oil and gas sector. The Save Nigeria Proactive Coalition (SNPC) which made this known in a press statement on Friday also accused...

‘Cashew Matters’ Producer Completes Cashew Master Training Programme, Dedicates Success to God, Sponsors

NewsDeskNgAug 1, 2024August 1, 20240

The Anchour of Community Reporter and host of Cashew Matters, Yunusa Gabriel Enemali, has completed a Cashew Master Training Programme.He dedicated cashew enthusiast, has successfully completed the 18th Edition of the Master Training Programme (MTP) in Cashew Production, Processing, and Value Chain Addition. The programme, which began in March 2024,...

25 NGOs, CSOs cancel protest after town hall meeting with Speaker Abbas

NewsDeskNgAug 1, 2024August 1, 20240

25 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called off their planned protest after attending a youth town hall meeting hosted by the House of Representatives. Dr. Matthew Nabut, Executive Director of Centre for Change and Democracy Studies, said on behalf of the NGOs in a statement in...

Kano Groups call off nationwide protest , vow to support President Tinubu, Rep Kabir Bichi to succeed

NewsDeskNgAug 1, 2024August 1, 20240

The youth of Kano have announced their decision to call off the upcoming nationwide protest over the intervention by Rep. Kabiru Abubakar Bichi, who pleaded with the youth not to hit the street for protests. Bichi cited a range of reasons centred around local stability, economic concerns, and the need...