Following a considerable improvement in the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, Yobe, Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved a review of the curfew imposed on the three towns, …
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Death toll hits 37 after Al-Shabaab attacks Mogadishu beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing 37 people and wounding many more, officials said on Saturday. This is one of …
Read More »Gunmen kill community leader, six village heads in Imo
Gunmen on Saturday attacked Umucheke Okwe Autonomous Community in Onuimo Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, killing seven persons, including six village heads. The assailants, according to a report …
Read More »Sanction Nigeria over attacks on journalists, protesters, SERAP tells Commonwealth
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian authorities accountable for reports of attacks …
Read More »10 takeaways from Tinubu’s broadcast on #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest
President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024, amid ongoing protests across Nigeria. The nationwide protest, which commenced on Thursday, August 1, was in response to the …
Read More »My decisions on fuel subsidy, others necessary for growth -Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is focused on delivering good governance to Nigerians. Tinubu said this on Sunday morning in Abuja during his nationwide broadcast on the #EndBadGovernance …
Read More »We must stop further bloodshed, Tinubu mourns victims of hunger protests
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. He also condoled with persons who lost property to the activities and …
Read More »No place for ethnic bigotry in Nigeria, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the Nigeria he seeks to build has no place for ethnic bigotry. Tinubu said this on Sunday morning in Abuja during his nationwide broadcast …
Read More »Protest: Police detain 90 more suspects in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe says it has detained 90 more suspected hoodlums in connection with Thursday’s protest in the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in a …
Read More »7am address: President lists achievements, seeks end to violence, bloodshed
President Bola Tinubu has called for dialogue and an immediate end to the nationwide protests that have rocked the nation since Thursday. The President, in a nationwide address on Sunday, …
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