A 19-year-old IS sympathizer arrested in Austria was planning a suicide attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna designed to kill many people, the intelligence agency said on Thursday. “He said he intended to carry out an attack using explosives and knives,” domestic intelligence agency (DSN) head Omar Haijawi-Pirchner told a news conference. Meanwhile,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says security agents have received intelligence of a Senator sponsoring the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests against the government. The minister stated this at a press briefing, following a security meeting with heads of security agencies in Abuja, on Thursday. PUNCH Online reports that the scheduled protests began today…
•10 killed in Niger, Borno, seven in Kano, others, FG complex looted, APC secretariat razed •OPS counts losses as banks, ports, offices shut, FG begs protesters, NBA offers free legal services No fewer than 17 persons were feared killed in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa during the #Endbadgovernance protest which was held across…
As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though the topic of…
The Nigerian Army has said the individual in a viral video complaining about soldiers being poorly fed in Yobe State is not a military personnel. In the viral video, the man displayed the small portion of semo he received, lamenting that soldiers in Kanama, Yobe State, were being inadequately fed with poor meals. However, reacting…
ActionAid Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately address the nation and provide a detailed plan to address bad governance and adopt pro-poor policies. It disclosed this in a statement by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu on Friday. “The demands for pro-poor policies are not just valid; they are urgent and necessary. Inflation…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, extolled the peace and tranquillity across the state, saying the conduct of the people of the state during the first day of the anti-hunger protest was commendable. Abiodun particularly commended the youth and students for shunning the protest. The governor, in a statement issued on Thursday by his…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the circulation of false videos stating that they are aimed at blackmailing him. In a statement on X.com on Friday, Obi clarified that a video from his keynote speech in Anambra State was twisted to suggest he declared war on Northerners, when in fact,…
EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest: Police arrest 50 hoodlums in Katsina No fewer than 50 hoodlums in Katsina State suspected to be responsible for the hijack of the protest in the state which led to violence have been arrested by the state police command. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Sadiq, told journalists on Thursday that the…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has sealed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company over a N600m tax liability. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise in the early hours of Friday, the Executive Chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, said the operation was an execution of a court order to restrain KAEDCO over the liability due to…
Amnesty International has condemned the killing of 13 protesters allegedly killed by security personnel across Nigeria, describing the incident as “unjustified and unacceptable”. The Country Director, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “The Nigerian authorities must investigate these incidents impartially and effectively and ensure that security personnel suspected of responsibility for the…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hugged journalist Evan Gershkovich on Thursday as he and two other Americans arrived back on US soil after being freed by Russia in a huge prisoner swap. Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich, former US marine Paul Whelan, and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were met by cheers from family…
