News as it breaks
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has called on residents and indigenes not to partake in the nationwide protest. Some groups and citizens had scheduled a nationwide protest for August 1 in response to the economic hardship in the country. However, the FCT CP, while speaking with journalists in…
The Federal Government has said the next stage of the recruitment exercise for the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Fire Service would begin in August. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.…
The Oversight Committee – the main investigative board of the United States House of Representatives, has called on the Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, to appear for a hearing. This comes after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024,…
Four migrants drowned in the Channel overnight off Boulogne sur Mer on France’s northern coast while trying to cross to Britain, French maritime police said Friday. A navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea while trying to cross the…
The Director General National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar has activated all Zonal, Territorial and Operation offices of the agency nationwide, to work with the States’ Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) within their area of responsibilities, to carry out rescue operations and conduct assessment of the situation. A statement from…
United Against Fire Hazards: NIHA and Federal Fire Service Partner to Strengthen Fire Prevention and Response in Nigeria” Abuja, Nigeria – In a bid to combat the recurring fire outbreaks plaguing Nigeria, the Nigerian Humanitarian Action (NIHA) has joined forces with the Federal Fire Service for the Nigeria Fire Prevention…
Some armed men have stormed Danhonu 2 community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and the Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives and children. A family member of one of the victims Taofeeq Olayemi,…
A Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance (CCSGG) in collaboration with Kogi Conscience Liberation Movement (KCLM) have called on President Bola Tinubu and all relevant government agencies to ensure that leaders, whether present or past, involved in corrupt practices are prosecuted. The Co-Converner of the Group, Comrade Okpanachi Jacob…
The National Youth leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Auwal Musa, has described the EFCC investigation on the former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a political witch-hunt. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the action was instigated by some political rivals…
In their ongoing fight against illegal oil bunkering in Abia State, the Nigerian Army raided illegal mining sites at Obeaku in Ukwa West Local Government Area on Monday evening, arresting 17 suspects involved in the illicit activities. This is in addition to seven other suspects arrested by the military on…
