The group described his action as unlawful and a clear attack on press freedom. The group said the governor’s accusation that the radio station was inciting violence and his call for the station’s license to be revoked shows abuse of power and unacceptable intolerance of critical voices.” This was revealed in a statement posted on […]
Ukrainian drone strikes killed three people and wounded two others overnight in western Russia, regional governors said on Saturday. One woman was killed and two other people were wounded in an attack on an enterprise in Penza, the region’s governor, Oleg Melnichenko, wrote on Telegram. An elderly man was killed inside a house that caught […]
NEMA revealed this in its data dashboard on Friday. The agency also stated that 138 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, 43,936 displaced, 8,594 houses affected and 8,278 farmlands destroyed across 43 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 19 States. According to the agency, children and women were mostly affected. It said, “53,314 children , 36,573 […]
Reports gathered that Empire Energy and Ranoil filling stations in Gwarimpa and other parts of Abuja have hiked their petrol pump price. Accordingly, Empire Energy and Ranoil filling stations increased their pump price to N935 and N970 per litre as of Saturday morning from N905 and N900, respectively. In an exclusive interview with the spokesman […]
The expulsion was confirmed by the spokesperson, Segun Edwards, for the PDP Elders Caucus and chairman of the party in one of Lagos State’s 20 local government areas. He made the announcement following a strategic stakeholder meeting convened to evaluate the outcome of the PDP National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting held in Abuja. Edwards disclosed […]
The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, made this known while addressing newsmen after a closed-door meeting. Pate said the decision followed agreements reached with the leadership of the nursing association. Meanwhile, the leaders of the union declined to speak on the matter after the closed-door meeting. Recall that Redio Afinju reported that the nurses embarked […]
Lukman also blasted the APC, saying it is damaged and has become worse than the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The politician stated further that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has learnt from the mistakes of the APC and would do things better if the party produces the next President in 2027, adding that the ADC […]
Recall that the incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State. The Benue State Police PRO, Edet Udeme, in a statement, said the students were safely released and reunited with their families on Friday morning, August 1, 2025. […]
The farmers were freed at night, according to sources close to the victims. “It is true. The farmers have been set free and released to their families,” a source told the newsmen. He revealed that the seven farmers were set free along a forest in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, after the abductors had collected a ransom […]
The state government donated a piece of land for the establishment of the FOB. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Umo Eno in Uyo, the state capital. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore […]