•Foodstuff market Citizens have cried out over continued rise in the cost of common perishable and preservable food items across various markets in Niger State. This is coming barely few months after the state government inaugurated prize control committee to check excesses of foodstuff merchants and middlemen whose activities is adding to the...
•Filling stations Petrol consumption has drastically reduced in Nigeria with filling stations recording sharp drop in patronage as reports from across the country indicate. This is largely connected to the high cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, with a litre selling as much as N1,200 in some parts of the country, [&helli...
•Kamala Harris and Donald Trump The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a comprehensive guide to assist American citizens residing in Nigeria in voting in the upcoming November 5, 2024 elections. In a statement shared by the mission on its X handle today, it outlined the steps U.S. citizens must take to ensure their […]
•Thick smoke rises above the southern suburbs of Beirut after an Israel strike China has urged its citizens in Israel to leave “as soon as possible”, as tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah escalate. “Currently, the situation along the Israel-Lebanon border is extremely tense, with frequent military confli...
•Police officers face off with protesters in UK Countries including Nigeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and Canada have warned their citizens against travelling to the United Kingdom following violent riots across the country. According to Reuters, the unrest began after a knife attack at a children’s dance class in Southport, northwest E...
•Protest A northern group, the Rebuild Arewa Initiative for Development, has expressed solidarity with all Nigerians planning to participate in the nationwide protest against hardship, describing the action as a step that will bring about much-needed change in the nation. According to a statement signed by the Secretary of the group, Dr Salisu...
Australia today told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a “high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks”, issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories. “We urge Australians in both Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to depart if it’s safe to do so,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a [...
•IGP Egbetokun The Commissioner of Police Edo State, CP Funsho Adegboye, has warned police officers to desist from searching citizens’ phone. The CP in a press release has said it is now an offense punishable for any officer that engages in the search of law abiding citizen of Edo State, reports Nigerian Tribune. “This press […]
•Bags of rice This is not the best of times for Nigerian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the dramatic hike in the prices of goods and services. Several of them lamented that their income could no longer take care of their daily needs, […]
•Gunman “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 Abuj...

