A food vendor has been lynched and set ablaze in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga LGA of Niger state, over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. According to reports by Daily Trust newspaper, the incident occurred on Saturday after the woman, identified as Amaye, made comments considered offensive while interacting with a customer in her restaurant. Amaye was…
The North-East Governors Forum (NEGF) has warned that the rising cost of agricultural inputs could trigger food shortages in 2026 if not urgently addressed. The governors expressed their worry on Saturday in a communiqué issued at the end of the 12th meeting of the forum in Jalingo, Taraba state. The forum is made up of…
By Emman Usman Shehu In the crowded markets of Lagos and the quiet villages of Sokoto, President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda was supposed to herald a Nigeria of shared opportunity. Instead, it has birthed a stark reality: a nation cleaved into two, where hope is a premium product, and the green passport—a once-proud emblem…
The Nigerian Army has rebranded the Joint Task Force (JTF)- Operation Safe Haven to Operation Enduring Peace to guarantee peace in Plateau state and its environs. The Media and Information Officer of security outfit Major Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday on Saturday. He said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher…
The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged meeting of factions of political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), linked to the former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly degenerated into violence and sporadic gunshots. The state…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Earlier this month, the United States government released a sobering assessment of Nigeria’s human rights record in its 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Among the stark revelations was the shamefully low national minimum wage of ₦70,000—a figure described as “woefully inadequate” amid rising inflation, a weakened naira, and an…
