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The Amalgamated Union of Food Stuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) has threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action, over the alleged illegal roadblocks and multiple taxations on its members. The union gave the government three weeks to meet its demands or it would cut the supply of food nationwide. Its National President, Muhammed Tahir, made the threat on Tuesday in...

In a bid to prevent the outbreak of the virulent strain of COVID-19 in the country, the Federal Government has issued a travel advisory to Nigerians against trips to Brazil, India and Turkey. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, during a Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 vaccination for...

Nigerian human right activist and lawyer, Reno Omokri, has called out the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his alleged use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access Twitter. This was contained in a recent statement posted on the activist’s Facebook page where he drew the attention of Nigerians to Malami’s alleged violation of the order as captured...

A settlement of some herders at Iraye village in Sagamu, Ogun State, has been razed down by the locals, following allegations of kidnapping. Our Source athered that some locals at  Iraye, a village located behind NNPC Mosimi in Sagamu, had accused some Fulani settlers of being the brains behind the abduction of their people in the area. Sources told our correspondent...

Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Ene Obi, has urged the Federal Government to immediately lift the suspension on Twitter. She said the government should rather ban insecurity and other socio-economic challenges confronting the country. She made the plea in Abuja at the Youth Digital Engagement Project Closeout and Dissemination meeting. She called on the government to rescind its decision as it had a...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday visited Igangan, the scene of Sunday’s attack. Before the visit, Makinde had presented a keynote address at the opening of a two-day 2021 Governor Seyi Makinde National Democracy Summit, with the theme ‘The Future of Democracy in Nigeria,’ held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. He lamented that calling governors chief...

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has predicted victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 despite the current security challenges.   Uzodimma spoke while fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor said more governors would join the ruling party before 2023 as they had seen...

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has inaugurated 500 fresh Amotekun intakes for batch B just as he said crime is a local issue that should be addressed with a “large dose of home-grown content”. The Governor noted that the Amotekun Security Corps initiative is a baby of necessity conceived as a home-grown approach to solving the plethora of security challenges...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has congratulated Nigeria for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday night, commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech.” “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. “More COUNTRIES...

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has rejected the honorary degree offered to him by a Sudanese University on the ground of the insecurity in the country.   Nahda International University College (NIUC), Khartoum, Sudan proposed to confer on the governor, who was attending the graduation ceremony of the 38 students of Sokoto who bagged degrees in Medicine among other...