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Banditry: “Hunger fuelling members’ recruitment in the North”, UN warns

July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Says 17m face ‘worst food crisis in a decade’ The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that worsening hunger in northern Nigeria is pushing some desperate residents into joining bandit and armed groups, as more than 17 million people across conflict-affected states battle the region’s worst food security crisis in nearly a decade. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UN agency said a recent Cadre Harmonisé analysis revealed that over 17 million people in nine northern states are currently facing crisis, emergency or catastrophic levels of food…

₦1.1bn Buhari-era funding, ₦1.3bn 2026 budget deepen mystery over ‘fictitious’ Presidential Council

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 Aminu Imam

…As Falana backs Adeyemi Fresh revelations have intensified the controversy surrounding the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), with official records showing that the body received about ₦1.117 billion under former President Muhammadu Buhari, while another ₦1.3 billion has been allocated to it in the 2026 federal budget despite the Tinubu administration describing it as a non-existent agency. The development comes amid an ongoing legal battle involving Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council, and…

World Bank approves $1.25bn Nigeria loan despite backlash

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Aminu Imam

The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its ‘Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme’, amid public concerns over the country’s rising debt burden and repeated calls for the Federal Government to reduce external borrowing. The approval was announced in a statement issued by the World Bank yesterday alongside the launch of a new ‘Country Partnership Framework for Nigeria’ covering 2026 to 2032. The bank said the new framework would guide its support for Nigeria over the next six years, with a focus on…

Borno: Teacher killed, students abducted writing NECO exams in school attack

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Security forces rescue 7 A teacher was killed and an unspecified number of students writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations abducted yesterday, after suspected ISWAP terrorists attacked Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno state. The attackers, who reportedly arrived on motorcycles, stormed the border community on its market day, passed through the market and invaded the school while students were in their classrooms, shooting sporadically and causing panic. Special Adviser to the Adamawa State Governor on Media and Strategy, Solomon Kwamagar, confirmed that…

Textile import ban: ‘Nigerian economy risks losing ₦7tr, 10m jobs’ – CPPE tells Senate

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), has said the Senate’s recent resolution to place a ban on textile imports will be doing more harm to the Nigerian economy than good. Its Chief Executive Director, Dr. Muda Yusuf disclosed this in a statement yesterday. Recall that the Senate on June 9, 2026, made resolutions on the total ban on textile imports in a bid to revive the Nigerian textile industry. The resolutions followed the adoption of a Motion sponsored by Senator Sunday Katung, representing Kaduna-South, titled: ‘Urgent need…

“Tinubu plotting one-party state” – Atiku alleges

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Warns world leaders over Nigeria’s democracy Former Vice-President and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of pursuing a dangerous agenda aimed at turning Nigeria into a one-party state, warning that such actions could undermine the country’s hard-earned democracy. Atiku made the allegation yesterday while reacting to attempts to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) through judicial processes, describing the move as part of a broader strategy to weaken opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a…

Court orders INEC to de-register NDC, overturns earlier judgment

June 27, 2026June 27, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Party vows to appeal The Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has set aside its earlier judgment that compelled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. The latest ruling effectively reverses the legal basis upon which the NDC had been listed by INEC, throwing the party’s status into uncertainty and preventing it from operating as a recognised political party for now. Earlier this year, the NDC secured a Federal High Court judgement in Lokoja, Kogi State, in Suit…

“Nigeria’s not beyond redemption; pay your taxes for me to do more” – Tinubu

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country is not beyond redemption. Tinubu made the remark yesterday, during the commissioning of interchange at Arterial Road N16–Ring Road III Intersection linking Jahi District to Gwarimpa District of the FCT, while noting that infrastructure is the foundation of prosperity which is the cardinal principle of this administration. The project was among those earmarked to celebrate his third year anniversary, and he was represented at the commissioning by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. He said: “I’m very proud to stand here to…

Senate passes state police Bill

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 Aminu Imam

…Empowers Govs. to appoint police commissioners, give directives The 10th Senate yesterday passed the a Bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria. The upper chamber approved the Bill after considering the report of its Committee on the Review of the Constitution, presented by its chairman, Barau Jibrin. The Bill’s clauses were considered at the Committee of the Whole before its final passage. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the Bill after more than two-thirds of the senators voted in support via a manual voting process in…