Three Chinese employees have been abducted and their police escort killed following a dispute with local labourers at a gold-mining site in Osun State, police said Thursday. The incident which happened at the Atakumosa area of Osun state on Monday was under investigation, state police spokeswoman Yemisi Opalola told AFP. “The three Chinese nationals were abducted following a dispute with local labourers at the site,” Opalola said, adding that the police guard attached to the foreigners was killed in the incident. Opalola could not immediately say if the labourers were responsible for the Chinese kidnapping, but added that an investigation…
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Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, has launched a scathing attack on Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, describing them as Fulani slaves. The activist also berated some traditional rulers in Yoruba land, accusing them of not showing enough support for the struggle to liberate the Yoruba from their ”Fulani oppressors”. Sunday Igboho spoke at a virtual town hall meeting that held on Tuesday night. In the meeting, he accused the Ooni and others of only being interested in their own gain. He…
Traders in Abuja, the Nigerian capital have been left angry and disappointed after a court ordered the closure of a popular market and two major malls on Tuesday for not complying with Covid-19 safety protocols. The famous Wuse Market, UTC trading mall and Murg Plaza were shut down by the Federal Capital Territory Covid-19 enforcement team. Traders with sad faces lined the front entrances of the Wuse market and the UTC market in Area 10, Garki, Abuja, following the closure. Both markets are expected to remain locked and heavily guarded by a contingent of police officers, soldiers, civil defence and…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have activated a short code – “6232” for verified information. NCDC said the number was introduced for the public to contact their Connect Centre and access verified information on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, that the short code was toll-free and easy-to-remember According to him, this means that all calls to NCDC through “6232” are free of charge, adding that call lines were expanded to receive multiple…
Four-bedroom duplex belonging to the Chairman of Kaduna Peace Commission, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has been razed down by fire. Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in the building, which also houses the Centre for Christianity and Islamic Study. According to an eye witness, the inferno was caused by a worker in one of the houses close to Bishop Fearon’s house who set bush on fire despite warnings from people around. “The man (name withheld) was warned not to carry out the bush burning but all the warning fell on his deaf ears until the unexpected happened,” the source said.…
Junaid Mohammed, Second Republic lawmaker, on Wednesday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s two tenures as a complete disgrace. Mohammed while referring to the spate of insecurity in Nigeria said Buhari has failed woefully. In an interview with DAILY POST, the former lawmaker insisted that Buhari made the security situation in Nigeria much worse. Mohammed lamented that Buhari turned the military into a cash cow for some generals he liked. According to the former lawmaker: “From 2015 to date, any Nigerian would attest that Buhari’s tenure both the first and second was a complete disgrace, he failed woefully “He has made the…
IPOB said that Kanu’s Facebook account was blocked after his revealing live broadcast on Tuesday night. The Indigenous People of Biafra has berated the social media giant, Facebook, for blocking the account of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This was contained in a press statement issued and made available to SaharaReporters by the media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, on Wednesday. Powerful said that Kanu’s Facebook account was blocked after his revealing live broadcast on Tuesday night. “The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is appalled at the despicable attitude of Facebook for blocking the Facebook page of our leader, Mazi…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-echoed its alert on the need for Nigerians to be vigilant against ethnic violence in some parts of the country. According to spokesman of the Service, Dr. Peter Afunanya, “The DSS hereby reminds the public of its earlier warnings about plans by persons and groups to exploit some fault lines to cause ethno-religious violence in parts of the country. “Latest developments indicate desperate efforts by these groups to subvert public order. In this regard, they have continued to resort to inciting, unguarded and divisive statements and acts. “The objective is to pit citizens…
Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu says the state government is not interested in profiling any tribe but clamping down on criminal elements violating open grazing law in the state. Ikpeazu disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. He also explained why open grazing is banned in the state. “Abia State was one of the first states that came out with legislation banning open grazing and our argument is that Abia State is perhaps the smallest state apart from Lagos in land area in Nigeria and we have a lot of minerals and crude…
The Nigeria Youths Democratic Party (NYPD) on Tuesday submitted its letter of intent to register as a political party and participate in the 2023 elections. National Chairman of the party, Barry Johnson after submitting the letter of intent at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Abuja urged youths to participate in the electioneering process that will enthrone a new leadership in the country. Johnson urged Nigerian youths to join the NYPD noting that there is a need for Nigerian youths to break the monopoly of leaders who cling to power at the expense of the nation. “We…