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,200 KILED IN BENUE HERDSMEN ATTACK About 200 persons, including five security personnel and internally displaced persons, IDPs, as well as children and women, have been reportedly killed in a bloody attack by suspected terrorist herdsmen on Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area, LGAs, of Benue state. The attack, which came days after the people of the …

NIMET PREDICTS THREE-DAY THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN FROM TODAY 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 …

NIMET PREDICTS THREE-DAY THUNDERSTORM, RAIN FROM TODAY

NIMET PREDICTS THREE-DAY THUNDERSTORMS, RAIN FROM TODAY 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 …

TINUBU AWARDS LOWER ‘OON’ HONOUR TO LABARAN MAKU, YEARS AFTER JONATHAN AWARDED HIM ‘CON President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred a national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Labaran Maku, former Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defence, raising questions about the integrity and record-keeping processes of Nigeria’s national honours system. The award, conferred …

ELECTED AUTOCRACY IS REPLACING REAL DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA – JEGA WARNS Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has lamented that despite Nigeria witnessing nearly three decades of uninterrupted civil rule, democracy is still dangerously underdeveloped. Presenting a paper titled “Required Reforms for Stronger Democratic Institutions in Nigeria” at The Platform Nigeria: June 12, …

MANY KILLED AS SUSPECTED HERDSMEN ATTACK BENUE COMMUNITY Tragedy struck Yelewata on Friday night as suspected armed herdsmen launched a deadly attack around 10:00 pm, leaving several people dead and many others injured. According to early reports received around 4:00 am Saturday, at least 16 individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries in the assault. The exact number of fatalities is …

STOP OVERSEAS TOURS, VISIT STATES AND SEE WHAT NIGERIANS ARE GOING THROUGH — PETER OBI TELLS TINUBU The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has charged Tinubu to suspend his numerous tours abroad and visit Nigerian states to see what Nigerians are going through. Obi made this statement while addressing the press in commemoration of June …

JONATHAN DENIES PLAN TO CONTEST 2027 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied any involvement with an Instagram post suggesting he plans to return to contest the 2027 presidential election. The viral post, which appeared on an Instagram account bearing Jonathan’s name, took a swipe at the country’s current leadership. The post stated, “Since our current leaders are pretending …

APPEAL COURT NULLIFIES OSUN LG ELECTION The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State Capital, on Friday reaffirmed that the local government election conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) in 2022 under the immediate past administration was null and void, as such the acclaimed beneficiaries of the said election benefited nothing. The Court of Appeal dismissed a …