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Police arrest 11 suspects after looting and burning down city hall office

Police in Niger State have arrested 11 suspects over the looting of a local government secretariat in Niger State. Police said the suspects invaded the Tafa LGA secretariat of Niger State, located along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Sabon-Wuse. In a press...

#EndBadGovernance: Businesses barricaded themselves in Uyo

Businesses have been closed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, with many retail stores in the city not opening as of 8am on Thursday, the first day of nationwide protest against misrule in Nigeria. The worst affected areas are Ikot Ekpene...

Protest: Police Inspector General speaks harshly and threatens to crack down on rioters

Nigerian police authorities on Wednesday night criticised leaders of the Take It Back Movement advocacy group for refusing to comply with a condition requiring them to provide details of the organisers of Thursday's #EndBadGovernance protest. Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector General of...

MTN Nigeria posts biggest half-year loss in its history

MTN Nigeria (MTNN), the local subsidiary of Africa's largest mobile network operator MTN Plc, reported a six-fold increase in after-tax loss to N519 billion in the first half of the year. According to its earnings report released Wednesday, this represents...

Nigeria loses around 7.2 trillion naira annually due to healthcare-associated infections

The Nigerian government has said the health system is grappling with a substantial financial burden caused by the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The National Infection Prevention and Control Programme Coordinator of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention...

Nigerian government suspends Arik operations

Nigeria's Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has suspended operations of Arik Airline over a $2.5 million debt owed to Atlas Petroleum International Ltd. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by NAMA's director of public affairs and consumer...

Minister Lai Mohammed and others pay tribute to Jakande

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described Lateef Jakande, the first civilian governor of Lagos State, as one of Africa's pioneers whose legacy will continue to resonate. Mr Idris, alongside other media professionals including former Minister...

Egbetokun Inspector General of Police again warns against violence and killings

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has again warned against illegal acts, armed robbery, criminality and destruction of infrastructure during the August 1 nationwide protest. Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on...

Election losers sponsor nationwide protest

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the candidates who lost the 2023 presidential election of sponsoring the planned nationwide protest. Mr. Akpabio spoke on Monday at the State House, Abuja, after witnessing President Bola Tinubu sign into law the new...

Tinubu and ministers discuss nationwide protest and take stance

The Federal Executive Council (CEF) discussed the planned nationwide protest on Monday and decided it was not necessary, an official said. Information Minister Mohammed Idris, who briefed reporters after the meeting, said: “The government is of the view that there...

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Suspected bomb blast shakes Imo community, destroys building

A suspected bomb explosion left the people of Umuneke Obazu Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State devastated as they...