•Teachers protesting in Ibadan As teachers and pupils recently abducted in Oyo State remain in captivity, protests continued across the country today, with the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) staging rallies in several states. The demonstrations followed a peaceful protest by civil society groups in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday, d...
•Electricity blackout The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced power outage in various parts of Abuja including hotels and diplomatic buildings. The AEDC made the announcement in its verified X handle today. It said it also affected Bolingo Hotel, Wada Maida Building, which houses the headquarters of the News Agency of N...
•The protesting teachers Public school teachers in Oyo State today, Monday, May 18 are staging a protest demanding urgent action over the recent terrorists attack on schools in Oriire LGA of the state. Recall that on Friday, gunmen riding motorcycles invaded communities within the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire, Ogbomoso, and abducted stud...
•Amaechi speaks to reporters at the protest Former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has joined other protesters as demonstrations against the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results continued in Abuja today. The protest, which began yesterday, is opposed to the Senate’s decision to reject real-time elect...
•Nigeria Labour Congress Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have begun gathering at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja for a nationwide protest against the rising insecurity across the country. Some of those already at the Secretariat include the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, and civil society allies, reports Channels TV. Notable among...
•Tinubu meets service chiefs President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting behind closed doors with the service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at about 06:01pm after the President left the State House Conference Hall for the book launch of “From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”. It is Tinubu’s fi...
•The six Southwest governors Governors of the South-West states are today holding a closed-door meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The meeting is attended by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, who is also the chairman of the regional forum. Others included Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Bi...
The Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2025 convention, is bubbling with activities. Delegates from different states have converged on the stadium for the event. Despite legal hurdle, the PDP had vowed not to halt its convention.
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•Nigeria’s security chiefs The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently meeting with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies in Abuja. The agenda of the closed-door meeting was not known at the time of filing this report. The meeting follows reports alleging that US President Donald Trump issued a direc...
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