Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday they had cut off electricity supplies to their northern neighbor Niger after a military coup in the country. The move follows sanctions by Niger’s West African neighbors, local media reported. Niger is 70% energy dependent on Nigeria. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), …
Read More »Nigerian President unveils plan to reduce cost of living
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fleshed out the details of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a televised address to the nation, Mr Tinubu said he had ordered the release of 200,000 tonnes of grain from strategic …
Read More »Three students jailed 5 years for rape
Three students have been jailed for plotting the gang rape of a cousin of one of them in Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state, Nigeria. “The first defendant has invited his two friends to join him in the act while the victim was in the room,” according to …
Read More »An apprentice escapes with her boss’s baby
A two-month-old baby has been stolen from the mother during a school graduation in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria, according to reports. The incident happened during the event held at the school premises located at the Deeper Life area, Sawmill, Ilorin. “The mother of the missing child said her baby …
Read More »Nigerian President appoints special investigator for the Central Bank
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Obazee as a special investigator to investigate activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria and other related entities. In a letter dated July 28, Mr. Tinubu said the appointment of Mr. Obazee, based on the fundamental objective stated in Article 15 (5) of …
Read More »Nigeria’s Adamawa state imposes 24-hour curfew after food looted
The governor of Adamawa state in Nigeria has declared a 24-hour curfew following the looting of food stores and warehouses in the state capital, Yola, local media reported. Hundreds of people were captured on video, breaking into warehouses, carrying off sacks of grain, cartons of pasta and other household items. …
Read More »Dog chases man to death in Kwara State
A man has met his untimely death while running away from a dog in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria, according to report. “The dog, a German shepherd, got loose and chased the deceased who hit his chest on an electric pole died of internal bleeding,” according to an eyewitness He …
Read More »Man divorces wife for allowing male doctor attend to her
A man has divorced his 14-year-old housewife for allowing a male medical practitioner to attend to her while giving birth to his baby,in Katsina State, Nigeria, according to reports. “The teenage mother had a complicated childbirth, resulting in being rushed to the hospital where there was no female medical practitioner …
Read More »Delta chief arrested for defiling 14-year-old girl
A community chief in Delta State has been arrested by men of the state police command for defiling a 14-year-old girl in the Ukwuani Local Government Area of the stat, Nigeria. “The victim was lured with N50 for the third time into an uncompleted building,” reports said. The suspect had …
Read More »10 people arrested for the murder of a policeman
Men of the Borno State Police Command have arrested 10 persons for killing a police constable in Maiduguri, the state capital, Nigeria. “The suspects were two females and eight males,” reports said. The officer killed was attached to the command’s fissure police unit and deployed in Malari, in the Konduga …
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