Yesterday, 29 May 2021, marked the end of the second year in the second term of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. And that I’m afraid could be the end of serious governance, not only at the Federal level but practically at all levels of elected representations in the country. With four years as a term, the…
The federal government has dismissed reports claiming that it ordered the closure of unity schools nationwide due to insecurity. There has been renewed attacks on schools and mass abduction of schoolchildren across the north-west and north-central regions with two major incidents last week. The attacks prompted the federal government to order a temporary closure of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has kicked against proposals by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), for the removal of subsidy and increase in petrol pump prices pegged at between N380 and N408 per litre. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja the labour union described the recommendation as “provocative, arbitrary and insensitive to the current…
Thirteen persons have been killed by bandits in separate attacks on Rachas village in Heipang District and Rawuru village in Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Chairman of the Council, Stephen Pwajok, confirmed the incidents, saying the criminals invaded the villages late Tuesday night Speaking during the mass burial of…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has debunked reports that its helicopter crashed in Kaduna, saying it was one of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In a statement, spokesperson of the NAF, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said the AUV crashed on Monday morning after take-off for a mission at a location near Rumji village and…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has pleaded for urgent donations to provide humanitarian services for victims of the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. The flood on Tuesday displaced many residents in the Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri, following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the…
