BREAKING: Troops Kill Terrorists Leader Who Abducted 39 College Students, Attacked NDA Troops of the Nigerian Army have shot dead a notorious terrorists leader, Boderi Isyaku, during a gun duel between troops and the bandits around Bada/Riyawa general areas of Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a release obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday confirmed this, adding that it was Boderi who plotted and executed the 11th March 2021 abduction of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA. The terrorists…
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BREAKING: Sunday Igboho Returns To Nigeria, Reveals Next Action Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has returned to Nigeria. A statement by Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, on X page on Thursday, February 22, confirmed that the activist returned to the country for his late mother’s burial. He wrote: “I can confirm that Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho is currently on his way to Igboho Town for the final burial of his mother MRS S.A.ADEYEMO. “The body of MRS S.A ADEYEMO was picked up from the mortuary in SAKI TOWN some few hours ago.” Also posted by Koiki…
BREAKING: Hardship : Heavy Gunshots Rocks Abuja As Hoodlums Hijack Trucks Loaded With Foodstuffs Soldiers opened fire, on Thursday, when suspected hoodlums hijacked trucks loaded with foodstuffs in the Suleja Area of Niger State. Alhassan Abdullahi, a witness, said that many trucks coming from Abuja and heading for Kaduna were blocked by the hoodlums who burnt tyres on the road. He said many bags of foodstuffs, especially rice, were stolen before soldiers arrived the scene. “It took intervention of soldiers who arrived the scene and started firing gun shots in the air to scare the hoodlums away. But even with…
BREAKING: Fresh Crisis Rocks Obaseki’s Cabinet, PDP As Shaibu Won Edo Governorship Primaries The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Thursday, won the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after emerging as winner of the parallel primaries of the party for the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Shaibu won the parallel primaries with 301 votes while Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the party had yet to commence the election. The party delegates affirmed their support for Shaibu while insisting that they were the “authentic delegates”. Announcing the results of the primaries, an electoral officer said,…
BREAKING: Binance Announces Blockage Of Website In Nigeria A popular cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance has confirmed that its official website can no longer be accessed by Nigerian users. This was stated in a statement released by the firm on Thursday, assuring its Nigerian users that the situation should not make them panic as their funds were still very protected. The company said this blockage was in line with the regulations and rules spelt out by the relevant Nigerian institutions. “We are aware that some users are experiencing issues accessing binance.com, along with other platforms in the industry,” the statement reads…
JUST IN: Nigerian Govt Announces 25% Decrease In Transport Fare Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has proposed a 25% discount on rates for government-owned transportation programs. He also announced that civil servants from levels 1-14 will begin working three days a week as part of steps to alleviate residents’ economic concerns. He said at a live media discussion, ‘Sanwo Speaks’, to inform citizens of the efforts being taken to reduce the economic strain on Lagosians. He said workers in the teaching sector will however maintain the five days a week work schedule but government will ensure additional transport support for them.…
PHOTOS: Troops ‘Kill Terrorist And Mastermind Of NDA Attack, Abduction Of Schoolgirls, Greenfield University Students’ The Nigerian Army has said that its troops have neutralised eight Islamic terrorists including two of kingpins in Kaduna State and recovered several firearms and ammunition. The operations which took place on Wednesday, according to a statement on Thursday, by the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, were carried out by troops of NA operating in 1 Division area of responsibility when they encountered insurgents in the general area of Igabi, Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Nwachukwu…
Don’t Worry About Criticisms From Nigerians — Gowon Tells Tinubu Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has told President Bola Tinubu not to be worried about the criticisms of Nigerians on his performance since he assumed office in May 2023. Mr Gowon said this while addressing newsmen after he visited President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that as a former leader of the country, he also faced the same situation when he started the Civil War in 1967, which many Nigerians thought would destroy the country but his government succeeded. Gowon also…
BREAKING; Economic Hardship: Military Coup Looms The military has issued a warning to those calling for coup over the hardship in the land. Nigeria is currently facing one of its worst economic crisis in history, triggering protests in different parts of the country. Some persons have said if things do not get addressed on time, the military could ousted government of President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to this, Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said those insinuating such do not mean well for the country, warning that the law would catch up with them. Musa said the Armed Forces would…
FG Benefiting From Dollar-To-Naira Hike – Ndume Exposes Nigerian Govt Senator Ali Ndume has said the federal government is not losing out from the naira depreciation against the dollar, but rather gaining more revenue to fund its 2024 budget. He explained that the 2024 budget, which was presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last November, is a ‘dollarised’ budget in terms of income, as most of the government’s revenue comes from crude oil exports, which are priced in dollars. Speaking during an interview with Channels Television, Ndume noted that as the value of the dollar increased, the government would have…