February 2024
Nigeria Fails To Meet Oil Production Targets In 10yrs
Despite having crude oil in abundance, Nigeria has consistently failed to meet oil production targets as stipulated in national budgets over the last 10 years, according to Daily Trust. The country has, over time, maintained a mono-economy with crude oil sales constituting about 90 percent of its foreign exchange earnings. However, experts have projected that non-oil […]
Boko Haram Kills 2 Construction Workers In Yobe
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram fighters have killed two construction workers and kidnapped three grasshopper hunters at Kukareta village along Maiduguri Road in Damaturu LGA of Yobe State. The terrorists attacked the town on Sunday around 3:00 am shooting sporadically for about one hour before they kidnapped three persons who came to the town […]
Teenager Killed As Customs Officials Chase Smugglers
A 14-year-old-boy, Mushin Ibrahim, lost his life when a J5 Peugeot bus being chased by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Jibia rammed into bystanders on Saturday. Witnesses, according to Premium Times, said the bus was being chased by officials of the Federal Operating Unit, Zone B of the NCS when it crushed the […]
Army Rescues Prince, 3 Others From Kidnappers In Taraba
Troops from the 114 Battalion (Rear) of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) in conjunction with other security forces have rescued four kidnapped victims, including the son of the Chief of Kwaji, from a kidnappers’ den on a mountain in Taraba State. The troops also destroyed the den and other hideouts used by […]
2024 Grammys: Davido loses all three nominations
Nigerian Afrobeats sensation, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, lost out on all three of his nominations at the 66th Grammy Awards. The ‘Unavailable’ hitmaker, who was a first-time nominee for the prestigious music award, failed to take home a win in his debut attempt at the ceremony, which took place at the Crypto.com Arena […]
Abductors Of Kwara Queen Reduce Ransom To N40m
Gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State and kidnapped his wife and another person last Thursday night have reduced N100m ransom placed on the abducted victims. It was gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family over the weekend for payment […]
Driver Killed As Abducted Ekiti Pupils, Teachers Regain Freedom
The pupils and teachers of the Apostolic Faith Montessori School in Emure Ekiti kidnapped on January 29 have regained their freedom. The schoolchildren were released earlier on Sunday. However, the driver, who was also among the abductees, was killed and burnt by the assailants. Efforts to reach the police spokesman in Ekiti State, Abutu Sunday, […]
BREAKING: Former Yobe Governor, Bukar Abba Dies In Saudi Arabia
The former governor of Yobe State, Bukar Abba Ibrahim has died. He died in Saudi Arabia after a protracted illness, a source told SaharaReporters on Sunday. He was 73 years old. Another source close to the family posted on his Facebook page: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. “Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim has passed away […]
Nigerians Thrown Into Darkness As National Grid Collapses Again
Nigerians across the country have again been thrown into darkness as the national power grid managed by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded its first collapse in 2024. Following the national power grid collapse on Sunday morning, the system’s capacity dropped from 2,407 megawatts to just 31MW by midday and to zero by 1 […]
Namibia president Hage Geingob dies at 82
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, has died at the age of 82. Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, according to a statement from Nangolo Mbumba, acting president. Geingob revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer. “The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of the […]