Day: February 8, 2024

CSO appeals to lawmakers against arming citizens

“The bill seeking for Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence in the face of insecurity is an invitation to anarchy and chaos, given the volatile nature of the society,” a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Civil Coalition for Credible Election, (CSCCE), has submitted. Its convener, Aminu Usman, at a press conference, yesterday, in Abuja, decried the […]

Jailbreaks… 4,000 Prisoners Still On The Loose 2 Years After

In the early hours of January 25, 2021, gunmen stormed the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) in Owerri, Imo State, freeing over 1,800 prisoners and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. This was  just the beginning of a series of jailbreaks that would shake the Nigerian criminal justice system to its core. Over the […]

88.4m Nigerians living in extreme poverty – Permanent Secretary

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fadeshemi says 88.4 million Nigerians are living in extreme poverty. Fadeshemi spoke on Wednesday in Kaduna during the distribution of farm inputs and empowerment materials to 250 smallholder farmers. He was represented by Bashir Abdulkadir, Director, Department of Extension Services of the ministry. […]

Policemen, okada riders clash as Lagos enforces ban

A violent clash broke out around Grammar School in the Ojodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday when police officers enforcing a ban on motorcycles in the state clashed with some commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders. PUNCH Metro correspondent, who witnessed the clash on Tuesday morning, reported that some policemen from the Ojodu Divisional […]

NNPCL differs as marketers fear fuel queues spread

Oil marketers have expressed fears that there might be scarcity of petrol if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited fails to make the product available to depot owners and other dealers. They said the long queues being experienced in filling stations and some parts of Ogun State might eventually spread to other parts of the […]

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