•Reno Omokri and some lawmakers There was a rowdy session in the Senate today following the screening of an ambassadorial nominee, Reno Omokri. The Senate’s screening session descended into a heated confrontation as two lawmakers exchanged harsh words over Omokri’s consideration, reports Channels TV. Tension broke out when a motion had already...
•Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke Residents of Oremeji, in the Shasha area of Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State, were thrown into panic on Sunday, November 9, after street urchins stabbed a Nigerian Air Force officer. Community sources told our correspondent during a visit to the area on Saturday that the […...
•Stranded patients The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, descended into tension today as security guards attached to several government hospitals staged protests over non-payment of their wages for four months. The demonstrations broke out simultaneously at Nyanya, Zuba, and Kubwa General Hospitals, where the aggrieved guards barricaded ...
•Hunsu Elizabeth Tension erupted in the Igbogbele community, Badagry West Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, after a stray bullet allegedly fired by an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service hit a middle-aged woman identified as Hunsu Elizabeth. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Friday, and in anger, some youths in th...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Renewed insecurity has erupted in parts of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, following allegations linking a local militia led by one Oraernyi, popularly known as “Heavy,” and armed Fulani herdsmen to a series of recent attacks and destruction of farmlands in the Mbajir community. A resident who spo...
•92-year-old President Paul Biya and protesters The ‘victory’ of Paul Biya in Cameroon’s recent election has had some sections of the country revolting over the results, and there, the authorities, in a swift reaction, have deployed the police and the military to forestall what might lead to an insurrection. One of the major areas where [&hell...
There was tension today, after some suspected thugs set ablaze the Secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. The attack in the early hours of the day razed the secretariat at Basiri Area of Ado-Ekiti and destroyed several valuables, including plastic chairs, canopies, sound system and office equipm...
Confusion may have gripped the South-East region over today’s proposed national protest for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. To this end, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared all correctional centres red zones, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territ...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Tension has gripped residents of Dyom settlement , Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State following reports that armed Fulani herdsmen and bandits have seized control of farmlands and residential areas in the community . Eyewitnesses disclosed that the herdsmen and the bandits have established strongholds within and a...
•Suspended LG chairman, Tope Omolayo There’s tension in Owo Local Council secretariat in Owo, Ondo State, as the legislative arm of the council suspended the executive Chairman of the Council, Mr. Tope Omolayo, indefinitely. He was said to have been suspended today for alleged gross misconduct, reports Daily Independent. The suspension was par...

