•Peter Obi As Christians across the country commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and steadfast despite the nation’s prevailing economic and governance challenges. In an Easter message addressed to citizens, Obi acknowledged the difficult times many families ...
•Some Nigerians in Iran being escorted to Armenia border for evacuation The federal government has begun evacuating willing Nigerians in Iran, escorting them across the Armenian border to ensure their safety amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The evacuation follows the growing crisis that began on February 28 after coordinated milita...
•NIDCOM chairman/CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa As tensions escalate in the Middle East following the ongoing #IranWar and #IranIsraelWar, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has released emergency hotline numbers for Nigerians in distress across affected countries. In a notice shared on its official X handle, the Commission urged Nigerians...
•Russian soldiers The Gambia expressed “grave concern” on Friday about citizens fighting in conflicts abroad, as several African countries say their nationals were lured into fighting for the Russian army. Multiple media investigations, including one published earlier this month by AFP, have exposed how Russia has enticed men from African coun...
•Pope Leo XIV, bandits and Tinubu Pope Leo XIV has condemned the recent wave of violent attacks across Nigeria, expressing sorrow over the loss of lives and calling on authorities to act decisively to protect citizens. “It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria, leading […]...
•Executive Director of PLAC, Clement Nwankwo The Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Clement Nwankwo, has urged Nigerian lawmakers to respect citizens’ views in the ongoing review of the Electoral Act, warning that legislators must not “act as overlords”. Nwankwo, in an interview on Channels Television last nigh...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has called on the federal government to review the country’s firearm laws to allow responsible citizens to own guns, citing the escalating insecurity across Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger states. The call followed a motion titled, “Urgent need to address escalating insecurity in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger States,” which highli...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and US President Donald Trump The United States Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to Americans in anticipation of a planned protest scheduled for Monday in the Federal Capital Territory. The protest, organised under the banner #FreeNnamdiKanuNow, is expected to draw crowds to Eagle Square and t...
•Southern summit of national forum of former legislators held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Saturday to endorse Tinubu for 2nd term Political analysts and pundits yesterday reacted to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s endorsement by former federal lawmakers in Abeokuta, saying only Nigerians can save him in 2027. President Tinubu has received severa...
•Foodstuff market Nigeria’s economy may have crawled out of the Intensive Care Unit, but citizens are still gasping under the weight of inflation, falling demand, and multiple taxes, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has warned. Reacting to the Director-General, (DG) of the World Trade Organisation WTO, is Ngozi Okonjo-Iwe...
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