BREAKING: Gunmen Storm Customs Base, Kill Officer, Take Another Hostage Suspected gunmen have reportedly attacked a Nigeria Customs Service patrol base in Koko, Kebbi State, killing one officer and abducting another. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when gunmen trailed and attacked two officers, shooting one and abducting the other. In a statement released on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, said the command had commiserated with the family of the deceased officer and prayed for the release of the abducted officer. The statement read, “With deep regret, we announce a distressing incident which occurred at…
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BREAKING: Tinubu To ‘Reduce Price Of Bag Rice To N20,000, Fuel To N200′, Others On Sunday, the senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa, urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of rice to N20,000 per bag and petrol to N200 per litre. Pastor Giwa also emphasized the importance of reopening all land borders to address the challenges facing Nigerians. In a personally signed statement, Pastor Giwa stated, “I implore President Bola Tinubu to make every effort to lower the price of rice to N20,000 per bag and petrol to N200 per litre.…
Alex Otti, Peter Obi Clash Over Planned Nationwide Protests Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has rejected the position of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, regarding the planned nationwide protest. Some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Obi, while speaking earlier during a courtesy visit to Governor Otti at his country home in Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area, backed the planned protest. The former Anambra governor told Channels TV that it is the constitutional right…
Peter Obi Backs Nationwide Protests Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship. Some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Speaking on Sunday after a meeting with Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, Obi, however, said protesters must carry out the act within the ambit of the law. He also charged security agencies to be law-abiding, saying protest is allowed globally. The former Anambra governor said:…
BREAKING: Terrorists Raid Police Station, Kills Officers, Loot Armoury Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Jakana Police station in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a policeman and a woman, while carting away arms and ammunition. According to security sources, the insurgents also set ablaze two patrol vehicles and a motorcycle. Our correspondent gathered that the attackers, who took the security operatives by surprise, arrived at the police station around 1:00am and engaged in a gun duel with the officers until 3:00 am “They overpowered them and gained access into the police station and looted arms and ammunition…
Bello Turji In New Video Exposes Tinubu’s Minister Sponsoring Terrorism Bandit kingpin, Kachallah Bello Turji, has insisted that the current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is backing terrorism in the North-West. In his latest video, Turji said Matawalle has been involved in supporting terrorism in North-West region of Nigeria. This followed an earlier denial from Matawalle’s camp after an initial footage released by Turji, linking the former Zamfara State governor to terrorism in the North-West. The minister’s media consultant, Deyemi Saka, refuted Turji’s claims, calling them unfounded. However, in his latest video, Turji maintained his stance, insisting that…
WATCH: Single Mom Storms Market Over Search For Husband In a video that has attracted the attention of netizens online, a single mom storms a Lagos market to dance and search for a single dad to marry. The matters of love, it is said, are best taken by the horns as one would take the bull by its horns, a Nigerian lady has decided to take matters into her own hands by searching for a partner. Single mom storms market with placard to search for single dad to marry Single mom launches ferocious search for a single dad. She was…
Fresh Crisis Rocks Rivers As Former LG Chairmen Move To Forcefully Occupy Councils Former Local Government Chairmen in Rivers state have accused Governor Siminalyi Fubara of supporting illegality by continuing to support the illegal Caretaker Committee Chairmen’s stay in office despite a Supreme Court judgement nullifying them. In a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday, the former chairmen called on the IGP to arrest the CTC chairmen. They threatened that if the development continues they’ll force their way into their various councils and match the governor with force. “We are not cowards. If this continues, we will go back…
Drama As Portable Rain Curses On Anyone Who Will Asks Him To Perform During Protest It won’t be well with anyone who tells me to perform during protest Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus popularly known as Portable, recently shared his opinion on the planned nationwide protest. Speaking in a video he posted on his Instagram story, Portable argued that there is no reason to protest, claiming people who intend to protest are jobless. The Zazoo zeh crooner, who recently got compensated by Ogun State government, cursed the people asking him to sing during the planned rally. According to him, people…
FULL LIST: IGP Releases New Conditions For Planned Nationwide Protests The inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has given conditions for holding the planned nationwide protests scheduled to begin on 1 August Mr Egbetokun announced this to journalists at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. There has been an intense mobilisation online and on X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms for protests against economic hardship, insecurity, and broad-ranging issues relating to bad governance in the country. Many antagonists of the protests, including the Nigerian government, security agencies and state governors, have expressed fear that the protest could…