The Nigerian Government has established centres across the country where citizens can purchase a 50kg bag of rice for N40,000. This initiative, announced by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, aims to ease living conditions for citizens. Idris revealed that the Federal Government has distributed 740 trucks of grains to states and…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested Sulaiman Yakubu for inciting violence and urging residents to burn down police stations, military barracks, and business areas during the nationwide protest planned for August 1st. In a viral TikTok video, Yakubu called on residents to “test the ground” on Monday before the Thursday protest. He stated that…
Some Nigerian Army personnel fighting in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast say they are in support of Nigerians taking to the streets to protest the prevailing hardship, hunger, and bad governance. A nationwide protest in Nigeria themed “End Bad Governance in Nigeria” has been planned for August 1 to 10. According to some…
Sardauna Walin Wasa, a resident of Suleja in Niger State, was arrested by the Nigerian police on July 26 for his Facebook posts calling for protests. His post, which read “Protesting is possible in Nigeria. We support the motion. Let’s go ahead,” was deemed threatening by authorities, leading to his detention and transfer to Minna,…
Nigeria’s aspirations for a strong showing in the men’s table tennis event at the Paris Olympic Games have been extinguished. On Saturday night, Aruna Quadri and Olajide Omotayo, the Nigerian duo, suffered disappointing losses in their first-round matches. Aruna, who reached the quarterfinals at Rio 2016, was stunned by 20-year-old Eduard Ionescu of Romania in…
StatiSense, a global business and data intelligence platform has revealed the most visited websites on mobile by. Nigerians in June 2024 with porn sites featuring prominently on the list. According to the report, Nigerian mobile users made over 162 million visits to porn and betting websites in June 2024. The platform’s latest data shows a…
The Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Isa Ali, disclosed on Friday that members receive about ₦400 million annually to execute constituency projects through Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs) and Special Intervention Projects (SIPs). The lawmaker, representing Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency, made this revelation during a town hall meeting aimed at keeping his constituents informed of…
On behalf of all Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has sent his best wishes to Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A total of 88 Team Nigeria athletes, including 63 women and 25 men, are proudly flying Nigeria’s flag in 12 sports at the Paris Olympics. The President assures these bold and courageous ambassadors…
Meta Platforms said it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States (US). The majority of the scammers’ attempts were unsuccessful and although mostly targeting adults, there were also attempts against minors, which Meta reported to the U.S….
In an attempt to deny a previous report that he testified against Nigeria in the ongoing arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, the media team of Michael Aondoakaa, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has released the witness statement he submitted to the tribunal. Rather than exonerate him, however, the statement…
