Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to step aside if he cannot secure the country and address the collapsing economy. Writing on X, Abubakar, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, said Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean…
No fewer than 33 kidnapped victims have been killed by their abductors in Banga town, Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara state. TheCable reports that the attackers, said to be led by a notorious bandit kingpin known as Dan Sadiya, had abducted over 50 residents from the community. Residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,…
Troops of Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly killed a notorious leader of the Boko Haram terrorists, Alhaji Modu. According to agency reports, Modu, who was better known as “Bem Bem”, was killed alongside 27 other Boko Haram fighters on August 3, in military airstrikes in Mandara mountain, Gwoza Local Government Area…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has terminated the appointments of 21 heads of parastatals, agencies and companies of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This was announced in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, signed by Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press to the minister. The statement directed the affected officers to…
HortiNigeria, an agricultural programme funded by the Dutch government, says it has trained over 1000 farmers in Kaduna state on best practices in agronomy and techniques. The four year project is being implemented by the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC). The training which held at the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership (SDGP) learning site, Faculty of…
At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in Borno state, the AFP quoted military sources on Monday. Also in Geidam, Yobe state, 11 people were reportedly killed when the terrorists invaded the area. The AFP reports that fighters from the Islamic State…
