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Islamic groups in Kano State are currently protesting against recent moves by United States President, Donald Trump, to intervene in the country’s security crisis. The protesters trooped out on Saturday to counter Trump’s claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria. They were seen displaying placards with different inscriptions such as ‘We condemn Trump’s threat to attack Nigeria’, ‘There is no Christian …

Senator representing Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti has alleged that her international passport has been withheld. She alleged that she had been prevented from travelling. The lawmaker made the allegation in a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to her, “having completed the celebration of my second year, I decided to take a week off and my passport is …

There is traffic congestion on major roads in Nigeria’s capital city as a result of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. Human rights activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, had led some persons to the streets to protest the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Despite repeated warnings by security agencies, the protesters embarked on an …

The Nigeria Police has warned organizers of the # protest against staging a demonstration within the Presidential Villa. Rights activist Omoyele Sowore is currently mobilizing for a protest to Aso Rock to demand the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The protest, which has the backing of several opposition figures across the country, …

President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to two recently passed bills from the National Assembly, warning that certain provisions could weaken fiscal discipline, conflict with existing laws, and create dangerous precedents in public finance management. This was disclosed in the President’s letters read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at Tuesday’s plenary. The rejected bills are the Nigerian Institute of …

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global organisation committed to defending press freedom, has expressed concern over what it described as the growing wave of repression against the Nigerian media. Musililu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, raised the alarm in Abuja during a dinner organised to honour Hadiza Hussaina Sani, retired Director of Digital Media …

FG BANS ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHNIC, OTHERZ The Federal Government has imposed a five-year ban on the creation of new federal tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The decision, approved at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu, is aimed at curbing the proliferation of poorly resourced schools and reversing the …

SENATE PRESIDENT AKPABIO, SENATE LEADER, OPEYEMI IN SHOUTING MATCH – SAHARAREPORTERS The Senate witnessed a dramatic altercation on Wednesday evening as a closed-door session descended into chaos, with Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele engaging in a shouting match that nearly escalated into a physical confrontation. The tension erupted during an executive session convened to deliberate on …

TINUBU PLANNING SAINT LUCIA HOLIDAY WHILE NIGERIA BLEEDS – PETER OBI A glance at the news in a day in Nigeria, one would see the sad reality of our dear nation, and one would wonder if our country has a serious government in place. Even hitherto peaceful areas have turned into killing fields. From Kano today comes a bomb explosion …

I HAVE NO LINK WITH MILITANTS – FUBARA Suspended Rvers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any links to militant groups, warning against attempts to incite violence or economic sabotage in his name. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting …