Two escorts of an oil vessel were reportedly shot dead by suspected militants with ties to the Biafra Nations League, or BNL, in the area of Cameroonian waters. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at around 4 am in the Cameroonian-controlled Idabato subdivision of the Bakassi Peninsula. Witnesses claimed that the militants also attacked a […]
In response to the alleged murder of a soldier by a police officer in Lagos State on Thursday, the Nigerian Army took action. Deputy Director of Public Relations for the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, signed a statement containing this information. You might recall that on Wednesday, a mob in Ogijo […]
The extension of only the two hundred naira notes back in circulation until April 10th, 2023, has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a speech broadcast to the entire country on Thursday, the president announced the development and stated that all old N1000 and N500 notes are still redeemable at the Central Bank of […]
One gunman was killed by Anambra State police during an attack on the Ogidi police station in the state’s Idemili North Local Government Area. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police command’s press secretary, informed the media of this in a press release. “Police operatives foiled an attack by armed men on the Ogidi Police Station […]
LAGOS – Some Nigerians who spoke to Sunday Independent about their harrowing experiences with the ongoing fuel and currency swap crises described the federal government’s, the oil industry’s operators, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN), and commercial banks’ response to the state of chaos as disheartening. The Federal Government’s handling of the ongoing fuel shortage […]
On Thursday night at midnight, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, the director general of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, narrowly escaped being shot. According to reports, Sekibo was visiting Rainbow Town in Port Harcourt to inspect the location of a potential party presidential rally when gunmen in police uniform opened fire on […]
Ten alleged political thugs who were terrorizing different parts of the state have been apprehended, according to the Sokoto State Police Command. Weapons, amulets, and drugs were found on the suspects, according to DSP Sanusi Abubakar, the state police public relations officer, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday. Abubakar claimed that the […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has pleaded with the Central Bank of Nigeria to adopt a strong monetary system to reverse the country’s dismal economic situation brought on by the naira swap. At the annual MAN reporter of the year award ceremony on Tuesday, the association’s president, Francise Meshioye, made this call. He asserted that […]
The number of fatalities from the clash between vigilantes and bandits in four communities in Katsina State’s Bakori Local Government Area has surpassed 100. Residents of the affected communities reportedly stated that over one hundred people had died, and more bodies were still being found in the area, as reported by Channels Television. The locals […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria was forbidden by the Federal Capital Territory High Court from extending the use of the previous naira note. The CBN, President Buhari, and several banks were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed on Monday in the High Court with the case number FCT/HC/CV/2234/2023. Eleojo Enenche, a judge on the […]