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Ex-militants from the Niger Delta rushed the National Assembly’s main gate in Abuja on Tuesday to protest the non-payment of their allowances since the appointment of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Major General Barry Ndiomu. (retd.). Former agitators in the oil-rich region highlighted a number of concerns, including the suspension of N65,000 monthly payments to nearly 7,000 of them since Ndiomu’s appointment. Ndiomu was appointed Interim Administrator of the PAP by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in September 2022. The protestors, who claimed to be from Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Ondo, and Edo states, indicated that…

Those pushing for the annulment of the Feb. 25 presidential election and the formation of an Interim National Government (ING) have been labelled “enemies of Nigeria” by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT) Ambassadors. Chief Jamiu Ekungba, the National Coordinator of BAT Ambassadors, announced this over the phone in Abuja. Protesters under the banner of the Free Nigeria Movement had called on President Muhammadu Buhari on March 21 to invalidate the presidential election and establish ING pending the conduct of a fresh election on the grounds that the election was rigged. In response, Ekungba stated, “Even before the primaries, they were…

The Federal Government has highlighted the necessity for continuous commitment to behavioural change to preserve the effective containment of the COVID-19 epidemic in the nation. Dr Boladale Alonge, the Director, of the Family Health Department, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), made the call on Monday in Abuja, during the close-out ceremony of the Hygiene and Behaviour Change Coalition (HBCC 2) initiative. Alonge added that irrespective of the health situation of the public, health hygiene norms were always vital. She also remarked that it was extremely vital to have individuals vaccinated and immunised. “In many countries of the world, the third…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership has replaced Iyorchia Ayu, its suspended National Chairman with one of his deputies, Amb Umar Damagum. The former Deputy National Chairman (North), Damagum will occupy the seat in an acting capacity untill the determination of the substantive suit restraining Mr. Iyorchia from parading himself as National Chairman. In Makurdi on Monday, a Benue High Court sitting ordered him to step aside following a suit filed by his Igyorov Council Ward in Gboko local government area, Benue State. My suspension is an exercise in futility – Ayu The Ward Executive Committee suspended Mr. Iyorchia for…

At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant facility in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government’s National Migration Institute (INM) said on Tuesday. According to an INM statement, there were 68 adult males from Central and South America staying at the facility in the city opposite El Paso, Texas, and 29 of them were wounded in the fire and transferred to four hospitals in the vicinity. A witness saw bodies lined up in body bags and confirmed that the fire, whose origins are…

A part of a five-story structure at Lagos Island’s famed Balogun Market has been destroyed by fire. The incident happened on Tuesday morning. However, the cause and extent of the flames are still unknown. There was also no mention of causality. Emergency personnel, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the police, and other security agencies, have arrived and roped off the area in preparation for an effective rescue effort. Jubril Gawat, a media adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, confirmed the event, saying, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently…

Tunisian officials have begun turning off drinking water at night in portions of the capital and other towns, people reported, in what seems to be a move to curb use during a severe drought. Cutting off water without previous notification, in districts of the capital Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, Monastir and Sfax, threatens to create social conflict in a nation whose people suffer from bad public services, rising inflation and a weak economy. Officials of the water distribution business contacted by reporters refused to comment. Tunisia is facing a major drought, leading authorities to declare the ministry may begin to turn…

President Muhammadu Buhari honoured the 71st birthday of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President appreciated Tinubu’s experience and achievements over the years, which he has contributed to the growth of the country in both the commercial and public sectors, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Buhari, who joined the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s family, friends, and associates in celebrating him, also prayed for his and his family’s well-being. “President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as…

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has advocated for a better mutually beneficial connection between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He stated that this will help both countries realise their full potential. On Monday, the former Prime Minister spoke in Lagos at the 16th Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture series, with the theme “Rehumanising Human Experience.” “Now is the time. When the world is so uncertain, when some nations are disentangling, now is the time for the UK and Nigeria, two great democracies to work together,” Johnson, who is still a serving member of the British parliament, said in his keynote address.…

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja condemned a domestic worker, Joseph Ogbu, to death by hanging on Monday for the murder of his employer, an 89-year-old grandmother, Adejoke John, and her daughter, Oreoluwa, at their house in the Surulere region of the state. The decision was delivered by Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay, who found the defendant guilty of three counts of armed robbery and murder. Following his detention, Ogbu was arraigned on October 22, 2019 by the Lagos State Government. He was accused with three counts of armed robbery and murder, which the state had preferred against him. According to…