African Students Tell ECOWAS Where To Deploy Niger Invasion Resources
…Urge Parties To Embrace Dialogue Resolving Crisis Students in the African continent have sent a strong message to the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), calling on the subregional body…
3 Officers, 22 Soldiers Killed in Niger Ambush – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has provided detail on the soldiers killed in an ambush and the crash of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI17 helicopter on Monday in Niger State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, while briefing newsmen on…
Niger Solicits NEMA’s Support for 6,000 Displaced Persons
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, on Thursday, disclosed that about 6,000 people have been displaced by banditry in Niger State. Comrade Garba, who disclosed this in Abuja during an interactive session with the Director General of…
Naira Marley, NDLEA Partner To Tackle Drug Abuse
Controversial singer Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly called Naira Marley, has joined the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in its campaign against drug abuse in Nigeria. The Agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “See who’s…
Emefiele’s Arraignment Date Fixed Over N6.9bn Procurement Fraud
Federal Government of Nigeria will on Thursday arraign suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his associates for N6.9 billion procurement fraud at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. The embattled apex bank chief…
FG Files 20 Charges Against Emefiele, Seeks To Withdraw Firearms’ Charge
The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the illegal possession of firearms charge it filed against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The judge had on July 25, admitted Emefiele…
Air Force Jet Crashes Enroute Niger State
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed enroute Niger State. The ill-fated aircraft was said to be heading to Kaduna State when the unfortunate incident happened on Monday. In a statement, Director of Public Relations and Information…
What We’ll Do With Remaining 2023 Budget Amid Fight Against Banditry — Katsina Governor Reveals
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has said that the state government will spend the remaining funds budgeted for the 2023 fiscal year on efforts to restore security to the state. The Governor, who disclosed this during a meeting…
Niger Crisis: Border Communities Decry Rising Food Prices As Troops Lament Hunger – Report
In the aftermath of the preparations by the standby troops to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to invade Niger in a move to forcefully reinstate the ousted President of the West African country, Mohamed Bazoum, prices of…
Police, DSS Storm NURTW Secretariat, Arrest National President Baruwa, 3 Others
Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa, National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and three other officers have been arrested, official of the union has confirmed. The union also confirmed the sealing of the National Secretariat located at Garki…
