Author: Aminu Imam

NiMet forecasts 3-day thunderstorms, rains from Monday

Aminu Imam
NiMet forecasts2

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to tomorrow,  Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms yesterday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States in the northern region. According to the agency, there are prospects of thunderstorms with rain over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Sokoto, Borno, Kebbi, and Zamfara States later in the day. “In the North-central region, morning thunderstorms with rains are anticipated over parts of the…

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APC slams Amaechi, Atiku, el-Rufa’i over criticism of Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has come out swinging against three of its former political heavyweights – Rotimi Amaechi, Atiku Abubakar, and Nasir el-Rufa’i – accusing them of launching a coordinated attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration in a desperate bid to regain political relevance and access to state resources. In a statement released yesterday, APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, described the trio’s recent criticism of Tinubu’s economic policies as “baseless”, “hypocritical”, and reflective of self-serving motives. The attack, he said, was made under the guise of a birthday…

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Zamfara: Bandits move towards capital, invade 7 villages 

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Bandits kidnap ex NYSC DG2

At least seven villages near Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, have been invaded and set ablaze by armed bandits since Saturday. The attacks were revealed in a post on Sunday by security analyst Bakatsine via X (formerly Twitter). According to him, the affected communities include Bargaja, Makera, Kahuta, Hayin Mai Cibi, Yar Geba, Hayin Yakubu, and Unguwar Mata – all located in Gusau Local Government Area. Bakatsine wrote: “Since Saturday, bandits have burnt seven villages near Gusau, Zamfara: Bargaja, Maƙera, Kahuta, Hayin Mai-Cibi, Ƴar Geba, Hayin Yakubu and Unguwar…

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Advertising: ARCON seeks stronger regulation of On Air/Online digital media oversight

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ARCON on image bank2

The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, has reiterated the Council’s commitment to stricter oversight of ‘On Air and Online digital media platforms and advertisers’, citing increased violations of regulatory standards and what he described as selective compliance by international tech firms, brands  operating in Nigeria. In a media parley at the ARCON office in Iganmu Lagos, Fadolapo lamented that while global brands, tech companies comply with advertising regulations in countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), they often flout similar standards in Nigeria.…

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SERAP sues NNPCL over ‘missing’ N500bn oil funds 

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SERAP sues NNPCL

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over an alleged missing N500bn. The rights group said the NNPCL was unable to account for and explain the whereabouts of the money which it failed to remit to the Federation Account between October 2024 and December 2024. The suit followed the recent allegations by the World Bank that out of the N1.1tn revenue from crude sales and other income in 2024, the NNPCL only remitted N600bn, leaving a deficit of…

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Defamation: Natasha to appear in court today

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Natasha to appear

The suspended senator representing Kogi-Central senatorial district of Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, will appear in court today, Tuesday, as summoned. This was confirmed at the weekend by her lead counsel, West Idahosa (SAN). He, however, expressed uncertainty about whether the Federal Government planned to arraign her today. According to him, whatever the plans of the Federal Government, Akpoti-Uduaghan, as a law-abiding citizen, would comply with the court’s directives. The Federal Government, through the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mohammed Abubakar, filed criminal charges against Akpoti-Uduaghan, alleging that she made defamatory statements…

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#TakeItBack Movement to protest insecurity, economic hardship June 12

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TakeItBack Movement to protest

The #TakeItBack Movement has announced plans to hold a nationwide protest on June 12, in order to draw attention to the country’s worsening insecurity, shrinking civic space, and growing economic hardship. In an issued statement yestetday by its National Coordinator, Juwon Sanyaolu, the movement condemned the rising wave of insecurity in the Middle Belt and northern parts of the country, pointing to continued attacks in Benue, Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and other states. According to Sanyaolu, communities have been wiped out while thousands remain displaced, with the government either turning a…

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Worsening Insecurity: Concerns mount, as killers hide in forests across Nigeria

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Worsening Insecurity

…Citizens demand action Aminu Imam Nigeria’s insecurity crisis continues to deepen, as armed criminals launch deadly attacks and abductions from forest hideouts across the country.  The recent killing of Chibuzor Nkoro in Imo State and the abduction of passengers in his car is just one of many brutal incidents now common nationwide. Communities in Plateau, Benue, and the South-East remain under siege. Despite billions spent on security and the deployment of Tucano fighter jets, citizens question the effectiveness of current efforts. In response, President Bola Tinubu has launched the National…

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Electricity: FG to deploy 7m smart meters – Presidency

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Presidency on smart meters

The Federal Government says it will deploy seven million smart meters, through its Presidential Metering Initiative, to end estimated billing and revenue leakages. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja yesterday. Ms. Verheijen, who was speaking on the second year anniversary of the Tinubu administration, said the smart meters would end collection losses for most of the customers who are on-grid and unmetered. She said the meter deployment is one of the initiatives of the administration to resolve…

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Borno: 9 feared killed in bomb explosion

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Borno bomb explosion

Nine passengers have reportedly been killed, after an improvised explosive device planted at a local bus stop detonated in Mairari village, Guzamala local government area of Borno State. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred around 11 am on Saturday, left many others injured at the scene. Confirming the incident to  newsmen yesterday, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said those killed were passengers waiting to board vehicles. “It is unfortunate that nine of my resilient constituents were killed by planted improvised…

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