The Federal Government has deployed additional troops to Benue State in response to the latest wave of vicious attack in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area, which left scores of residents dead. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, disclosed this on Monday in a statement. He said President Bola Tinubu swiftly ordered…
President Bola Tinubu says he will clear his schedule to pay a condolence visit to the people of Benue State on Wednesday. “I will adjust my programme and go see Benue people on Wednesday,” Tinubu reportedly said on Monday when he commissioned the Greater Abuja Water Supply Network in the nation’s capital. The President also…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, revealed on Monday that coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen have triggered a humanitarian crisis in Benue State, with 6,527 people displaced, including lactating mothers, pregnant women, and elderly persons. NEMA, in a post on X, noted that the most recent attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday at…
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Yusuf Halilu, on Monday granted bail to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, who was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to a press statement issued by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele…
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the “deepest funding cuts ever”. The UN’s humanitarian agency said in a statement that it was seeking $29 billion in funding compared to $44 billion requested in December, in a “hyper-prioritised” appeal. Under President Donald Trump, who…
A call for all staff in Nigeria’s ministry of agriculture to pray to help the country achieve food security has caused controversy. An internal memo from the head of the ministry’s HR department urges staff to attend a solemn prayer session and fast for the next three Mondays. Some Nigerians have responded by questioning the…
The Kano State Government, in partnership with UNICEF and other stakeholders, says it has launched the second phase of its polio vaccination drive. During a media chat on Thursday, it said the move aims to immunize 3.9 million children aged 0–5 years across all 44 local government areas of the state. The house-to-house campaign runs from…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Saturday over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa states in the northern region. According to it, thunderstorms with rains are anticipated over parts…
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has urged President Bola Tinubu to immediately launch a probe into the strange circumstances that led to the deaths of some Nigerians, including the likes of Dele Giwa, Bola Ige and Kudirat Abiola, for the sake of giving some closure to the matter. While speaking with selected journalists in Lagos…
Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The price of the benchmark Brent crude rose more than 10%, reaching its highest level since January, before losing some gains. Disrupt Supplies from Energy-Rich Region Traders were concerned that a conflict between Iran…
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