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By Femi Alabi The Federal Government has said that the report of a coup was just the figment of the imagination of detractors, whose intention was to destabilise the country and undermine the present administration. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who described it as false said it was now clear that some desperate individuals had resorted to publishing fake news to erode public trust in the government and sow the seed of discord in the country. He noted that government would exercise its rights within the laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria’s to contain criminal actions…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army has rewarded eight of its personnel for rejecting #1.5million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau State. The commander Operation “Safe Haven”, Major General Abubakar while presenting cash reward to the personnel, urged other security personnel to continually exemplify good conduct and bravery in the discharge of their responsibilities. The eight personnel, deployed at OPSH Sector 4 intercepted 30 rustled cows at Bisichi checkpoint in Barkin Ladi local government area of the State. The Army on its Official X handle said,.”The cattle belonging to one Shehu Umar, rustled in Mangu were being transported to…

By Femi Alabi National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to order a quick investigation into how N20 billion was expended in the Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN) . The students’ union, who demanded in a press statement said the alleged misuse, diversion and misappropriation of the funds as implied by the EFCC needs to be probed by an independent investigative panel from the presidency The NANS Senate Leader, Babatunde Akinteye, said, “In June 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited the Bank of Industry in connection with the CTIN’s fund being managed…

By Femi Alabi Former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has urged Nigerians to stop the blame games, saying until people unite for the common cause called Nigeria, the security issues will not go. He stated that the current hardship in Nigeria did not start with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Ambode spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award: Chapter 8, with the theme: ‘Economic Asphyxiation–The Wisdom of Authentic Leaders’, held at Alliance Francaise, in Ikoyi. He held that Nigeria’s problem had a long history, and that the country needs a courageous President like Tinubu…

Gives FG Ultimatum The Nigerian Labour Congress Tuesday night said it would not go ahead with the second day of the two day national protest. The Congress said it has given the Federal Government an ultimatum within which to fulfil its obligations to avert a return to the streets. Workers had filed to many streets of Nigerian state capitals and Abuja today to protest against the state of the country’s economic situation. The Labour, in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, said the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the…

By Halimah Olamide Popular Nigerian movie maker and actor, Kunle Afolayan, has made a veiled response to controversies surrounding his dance with his daughter which has sparked debates in the last 24 hours. Afolayan was seen in a video dancing with his daughter in a manner many have condemned is unwarranted between a father and a grown up daughter. The video was said to have been made during the after party which took place after the premier of his latest work Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre. But shortly after it went viral, many have disagreed over the appropriateness of…

By Femi Alabi Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 45 blocks of heroin weighing 49.70kg. at Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Agency also arrested 4 cartel members who specialize in trafficking heroin across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa in a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday said the conference is in line with the Agency’s policy of transparency. Marwa, said, “It started on February 10, 2024, when NDLEA operatives of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Command intercepted a suspicious package at the SAHCO Import Shed…

By Femi Alabi The Nigerian Army Troops have on Monday destroyed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) hideouts in Egbuoma/Osiam in Oguta Local Government Area of Anambra State. During the operation, one of the group members was killed, one Mercedes Benz 350 4matic was recovered from their camp. The Nigerian Army in a press release signed by Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu added that the Army also rescued 10 passengers onboard a mass transit bus that was hijacked by kidnappers while travelling from Calabar to Abuja in Kogi State. He stated that the Army responding to a…

By Femi Alabi After about three years of suspension of sales of foreign exchange to Bureau De Change (BDC) operator’s, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the suspension. In a new circular issued and signed by the Director of the Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud, the Central Bank of Nigeria stated that it would sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change operator’s. The allocation will be sold at a rate of N1,301/$, reflecting the lower band rate of executed spot transactions at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market as of the previous…

By Femi Alabi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kano State Chapter has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the purchase and use of made-in-Nigeria goods and services to stimulate local production and save jobs. The Congress also urges the Federal Government to revert to fuel subsidies as a measure that will alleviate the current economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. NLC State Chairman, Comrade Kabiru Inuwa, while addressing the state governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, at the government house, shortly after a peaceful protest march that took off from the Race Course, also asked that government should re-open the…