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The Defence Headquarters has warned that it will not condone anarchy under any guise, as some individuals and groups plan to embark on a nationwide protest from 1 August to 10 August 2024. The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, is aimed at drawing attention to the widespread hunger and inflation in the country. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who addressed a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, said the military has uncovered plans...

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To strengthen the efficiency of law enforcement agencies in the country in the fight against crimes and criminality, President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the ultramodern and digitalized National Cybercrime Centre. In a message to the ceremony, President Tinubu stated that the government is committed to investing in Nigeria’s police force through the procurement of sufficient arms, weapons, and other equipment, as well as recruitment and continuous training to boost the number, quality, and preparedness of...

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The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has told the Federal Government not to promote anarchy by sponsoring pro-government protesters. The National Publicity Secretary of MBF, Dr. Isuwa Dogo stated this on Thursday, stressing that the President should take proactive measures by giving a nationwide broadcast. Dogo said, “The President should give two nationwide broadcasts and tell Nigerians what the government is planning to do and appeal against the protest, and if the protesters insist that they...

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Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has asked the organisers of the planned nationwide protest to shelve the plan, and suggested engagement rather than confrontation. Afenifere disclosed this in a press statement on Thursday signed by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, who noted that while the people have an inalienable right to protest, consideration should be given to the general atmosphere surrounding the planned protest. The statement read, “Information at the...

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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has mourned the demise of its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuayanwu. A press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, stated that the President General died on Thursday, July 25, 2024 after a brief illness at the age of 82. The statement read, “It’s with a deep shock and sorrow that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide received the sad news of the passing of one of the most outstanding Igbo...

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Due to the alarming rate of drug abuse users in Zamfara State, the government has commenced blocking all channels of hard drug supplies across the State. Pharmacist Ishaq Ibrahim Anka, Zamfara State Executive Secretary of Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Gusau, the State Capital. Anka explained that the agency’s work was more of arrest, counseling, and prosecution of the defaulters, and appeal for the maximum...

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The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), in partnership with Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria, has raised concerns over t The escalating costs of diabetes treatment in the country have become a great concern to the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) and Persons Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists in Abuja, the coalition lamented that some diabetes patients are spending over N100,000 monthly on essential supplies like insulin, syringes, and...

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To accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country, President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills establishing a development commission. They are the Northwest Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, of 2024, and the Southeast Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, of 2023. A statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, explained that the President’s assent to the bills had demonstrated his commitment to ensuring equitable development, inclusive governance, and the...

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The US-based firm ‘Meta’ has removed 63,000 ‘Yahoo Boys’ Facebook accounts belonging to Nigerians suspected to be engaging in financial sextortion. ‘Yahoo Boys’ is a term for describing Internet scams in Nigeria. The firm in a statement on Wednesday, titled, Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria’, said the removal of the 63,000 is a punitive measure against criminal activities. “We’ve banned Yahoo Boys under Meta’s Dangerous Organizations and Individuals Policy, one of our strictest policies...

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The Delta State Police Command has apprehended four suspects for allegedly colluding with kidnappers to collect ransom payments from their victims. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the suspects used their bank accounts to receive the ransom payments, deducting between 15 per cent and 40 per cent as their share before remitting the balance to the kidnappers. The suspects were identified as Chimerije Joshua Nwakpa, Eze Levy Onyekachi, Ezemma Maxwell Nnadozie,...

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