A closed-door meeting is set to take place today, Tuesday, between the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, and all heads of security forces in the country. Although the agenda remains undisclosed, sources indicate that the meeting will focus on implementing President Bola Tinubu’s crackdown order amidst ongoing protests. The meeting, scheduled to take…
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said the fuel subsidy removed in June 2023 by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has come back due to inflation. Obasanjo disclosed this in a recent interview with the Financial Times. In the interview, Obasanjo faulted how Tinubu woke up one morning and removed fuel subsidies without thinking about…
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command, speaks to troops at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger. The U.S. is on track to withdraw forces from Niger more than a month ahead of schedule. The departure that began with a televised demand by Niger’s ruling junta…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s address to Nigerians on Sunday, saying it did not address the core demands of the people. In a statement on Monday via his verified X handle, Obi slammed the president for not showing empathy towards those who…
By Ochogwu Sunday President Bola Tinubu on Sunday addressed Nigerians on the ongoing nationwide protests against hardship. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians, particularly youths, commenced a nationwide protest from August 1 to demand an end to the lingering food crisis and other economic hardship bedeviling them. Addressing the situation, Tinubu in his speech, expressed sadness…
Mr. Peter Obi has expressed his disapproval of what he described as “deliberate and well-orchestrated efforts by certain individuals to blackmail” him “into conforming to their nefarious agenda.” He also condemned the renewed campaign to evict Igbos from Lagos and South West States under the hashtag #IgboMustGo. Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the…
By Law Mefor The nationwide End-Hunger Protest, also known as the End-Bad-Government Protest, has officially begun and is sweeping the country, causing deaths and damage in its wake. And there’s the worry that the worst might yet come. Due to the ethnic profiling that a president’s spokesperson brought into it, which targeted Igbos and their…
Christian protesters protect their Muslim counterpartsChristian protesters protect their Muslim counterparts as they observe their prayers on the road in Jos.
Kenya bans fake miracles, extortion by pastors, orders Churches, religious bodies to file financial returns. These were included in the Proposals Religious Organisations Bill 2024 presented to President William Ruto for adoption by Time Africa Magazine August 1, 2024. William Ruto receives the report of Presidential Taskforce on the Review of the Legal and Regulatory…
By ADF, July 30, 2024 A loss of territory and manpower have resulted in Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) unleashing suicide attacks in Nigeria, analysts say. On one day in late June, three suicide bombers, each female, killed 32 people and wounded at least 42 at three locations in Gwoza,…
