Author: Aminu Imam

Niger: Over 200 lives, hundreds still missing in Mokwa flood

Aminu Imam
Mokwa flooding

…Survivors plead for urgent aid More than 200 people have been confirmed dead, and over 500 remain missing, following catastrophic flooding that swept through Mokwa local government area in Niger State last Thursday.  The disaster, described as the worst in the region in six decades, has left thousands homeless and in desperate need of basic necessities. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), quoting local official Musa Kimboku, reported that rescue operations have been suspended as authorities no longer expect to find survivors. The floods, triggered by torrential rainfall, devastated communities in…

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NCC directs banks to deduct USSD transaction fees from users’ airtime

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NCC directs banks

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued a directive mandating all banks to stop deducting USSD transaction charges directly from customer bank accounts. Effective yesterday, June 3, 2025, users will now have USSD fees debited from their mobile airtime instead. This change was confirmed in a message from United Bank for Africa (UBA) to its customers, in line with the NCC’s newly adopted End-User Billing (EUB) model. Under the revised structure, each USSD session will cost ₦6.98 per 120 seconds, with mobile network operators…

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FCT Ground rents: “I derive joy stepping on big people’s toes” – Wike

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Wike announces takeover

Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he derives joy from stepping on the toes of big people in the country. Wike said this on Monday, while dismissing a possible backlash from a section of the elite regarding his enforcement of rules regarding ground rent payments during a press briefing in Abuja. He stressed that the elite should go to other countries and see how modern societies are run, but that some of them come back to Nigeria and refuse to follow simple laws. According to him, the…

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Army Chief relocates to Benue over herdsmen killings

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Army Chief relocates

In response to the persistent wave of deadly attacks ravaging communities in Benue State, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to the state capital, Makurdi, for an on-the-ground assessment of the worsening security situation. General Oluyede made the move from Abuja on Tuesday morning, accompanied by his Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) and other top-ranking officials from the Army Headquarters. His visit comes amid growing concerns over the near-daily killings of innocent villagers by suspected herders and militia groups. The attacks have claimed numerous lives, left…

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Judiciary workers suspend strike after CJN’s intervention

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JUSUN suspend strike

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN) has suspended its nationwide strike, barely 24 hours after it began. The decision was announced in a communiqué issued yesterday, following a resolution reached in a high-level meeting with key stakeholders, including representatives of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. It follows extensive deliberations involving JUSUN leadership, representatives of the CJN, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyaɗi, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and other relevant stakeholders. According to the communiqué, which was jointly signed by all parties in…

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Sokoto preacher brandishes gun during sermon, encourages self defence

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Sokoto preacher

A Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Bello Aliyu Yabo, has advised the people of the state and his followers to devise means of defending themselves against attacks, killings and kidnapping by bandits. The prominent preacher was captured in a two-minutes viral video brandishing a gun during a preaching session. In the clip, Yabo pulled out the gun and told the congregation that he is prepared against any form of attack on his life. He also said that he is not afraid of dying. However, stating that there would be consequences…

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Tinubu meets suspended Rivers Gov. Fubara in Lagos

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Tinubu meets Fubara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday held a closed-door meeting with suspended Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at his private residence in Lagos. The meeting marks the first official engagement between the embattled governor and the president since Fubara was suspended from office following the declaration of Emergency Rule in Rivers State on March 18, 2025. During the declaration, President Tinubu dissolved the elected government of Rivers State, removing Governor Fubara, his deputy, and the entire state House of Assembly, citing escalating insecurity and governance breakdown. A former Chief of Naval…

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2027: APC dismisses viral report on automatic tickets for lawmakers

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APC dismisses

…Says its ‘fake news’ The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has strongly denied a widely circulated report claiming that it has granted automatic tickets to all its current National Assembly members for the upcoming elections. In an official press statement it issued yesterday, the party described the report—tagged: “APC Grants Automatic Tickets to All National Assembly Members” – as entirely false. The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, Esq, said: “The report is FAKE NEWS, and should be disregarded in its entirety as it did not emanate from our…

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Mid-Term Review@LibertyTV: Tinubu administration’s performance falls short of promises” – Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim

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The Bola Tinubu administration is coming under heavy scrutiny from experts, with concerns mounting over rising debt, worsening corruption, and economic instability.  In a recent interview during an interview programme on LibertyTV, programme, Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim, a prominent political scientist and Director of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), delivered a scathing assessment of the Tinubu administration’s performance nearly two years into its tenure. Speaking candidly,  Dr. Ibrahim warned that the Government’s borrowing spree, coupled with a lack of accountability, is placing an unsustainable burden on future generations. “We’ve…

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Eid-el-Adha: FG declares June 6, 9 public holidays 

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The Federal Government has declared Friday 6th, and Monday 9th June, 2025 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah, both at home and in the Diaspora, on the upcoming auspicious occasion. He called on the Muslim Ummah to continue to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice and faith as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for a peaceful and…

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