The plan by telecommunication operators in Nigeria to hike tariffs for data and voice calls appears not to have gone down well with Nigerians, warning that any move to further impoverish them would be resisted. The planned resistance is coming on the heels of a joint statement released yesterday, by the Association of Licensed Telecom [&hellip...
•Abuja Chinese supermarket The management of an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket has come under fire for denying Nigerians entry into the facility. Our correspondent reports that entry into the supermarket, without any name inscription, is restricted exclusively to individuals of Chinese descent, reports The PUNCH. The supermarket situated at t...
A 63-year-old influential Ghanaian traditional priest has sparked outrage by marrying a 12-year-old girl. Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII married her in a customary ceremony held on Saturday. However, the marriage has sparked criticism, with community leaders saying people do not understand their customs and traditions. Videos and photos of ...
•Gunmen The killing of two traditional rulers and the abduction of six primary school pupils in Ekiti have drawn outrage from Nigerians, who are battling to cope with escalating insecurity in the country. The monarchs were murdered on Monday in the Oke-Ako Community in the Ikole Local Government Area of the state, reports The Nation. […...
•Photo of teachers torturing, flogging pupils for illustration purposes only Pandemonium erupted at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, as pupils of the school protested the demise of one of their colleagues who was allegedly flogged to death by a teacher. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday when the deceased, [&h...
•Bandits Outrage over the rising insecurity in the country grew yesterday as stakeholders demanded tough actions by the federal government against kidnappers. Those who advised the federal government on the kidnapping epidemic included the Supreme Council for Sharia, South-South governors, residents of affected communities, and the National As...
•Nabeeha buried yesterday Bandits, who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six children, have killed one of the abducted persons. The deceased lady identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar was killed on Friday, reports The Nation. She has been laid to rest according to Islamic rites yesterday. Nabeeha was a 400-level student of biological sc...
Child Rights Advocacy groups in Bayelsa State have kicked against the Boxing Day traditional marriage between a four- year- old girl and a 54 years old man at Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area. The groups including foremost Child Rights group, Do Foundation, described the marriage as illegal, criminal and violation of the Chil...
•Victims and scenes of Fulani herdsmen attacks on Plateau at Christmas There was outrage yesterday over Christmas Eve attacks on communities in three local government areas of Plateau State. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the attacks and ordered a manhunt f...
•NAF aircraft There was widespread outrage yesterday over the accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army on Sunday, which left no fewer than 85 villagers dead. Residents of the affected communities said they were celebrating Maulud, an Islamic event when the bombs were dropped [&hel...