Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has alleged that some groups in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are staging fake mass burials by “burying empty coffins” to promote a false narrative of Christian genocide in the country. Gumi made the claim in a post on his verified Facebook page while reacting to criticism over his ongoing stay…
Two United Nations food agencies have warned that millions more people could face famine as funding shortages worsen already dire humanitarian conditions around the world. In a joint report released on Wednesday, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said that conflict and violence were driving acute food insecurity in…
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has assured that the government and indeed the Military high command will protect every soldier on lawful duty. Badaru gave the assurance while fielding questions from journalists during a ministerial press conference on the Armed Force Remembrance Celebration and Remembrance Day, 2026, on Wednesday in Abuja. This came against the…
The Nigerian Senate has approved the request of President Bola Tinubu to raise N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to cover the unfunded portion of the 2025 budget deficit. This comes after the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt during plenary on Wednesday. According to the committee,…
Bandits operating in North Western part of Nigeria have imposed a N20 million levy on farmers in Gatakawa, Katsina State. The development was disclosed on Wednesday in a post on X by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist covering insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. Bakatsine said the bandits demanded the levy from farmers before allowing them…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered a sweeping ban on the use of mobile phones by staff of the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) and the Department of Land Administration. The controversial directive, contained in an internal memo sighted online, targets all officers on Salary Grade Level 14 and below,…
President Donald Trump has advised all U.S. visa applicants, including expatriates who are overweight, to “trim down” before submitting their applications or risk being denied entry. On Tuesday, Mr Trump revealed that a restriction was in the works for people who were grossly overweight and suffered health problems to be banned from entering the U.S….
The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on November 24, if government fails to pay their outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, announced this while briefing newsmen in Lagos, yesterday. Ogunbote, who is also the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NIPOST…
Despite billions of naira spent yearly to cushion hardship, a new World Bank report has revealed that only 44 per cent of total benefits from Nigeria’s social safety-net programmes actually reached the poor. In its latest report titled: “The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria” as obtained on Tuesday, the Bank said most of…
Tukur Buratai, former chief of army staff, has criticised Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over a face-off with military personnel over a disputed plot of land. On Tuesday, videos surfaced online showing Wike in a heated argument with military personnel at a site in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement,…