Streets were nearly deserted on Thursday in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, after military officers announced a coup d’état, suspending the electoral process, arresting the president and sealing the country’s borders. Soldiers were seen patrolling the area around the presidential palace, while only a handful of people walked along the main access road. Heavy gunfire […] The post Military Coup Empties Guinea-Bissau Streets, Election Results Blocked, Borders Sealed appeared first on Naija News.
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The state-owned oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Thursday, reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to ₦930 per litre from ₦945 per litre in Abuja, following a ₦10 drop in ex-depot prices by Dangote Refinery and major depot owners. According to Daily Post, which monitored fuel stations across Abuja on […] The post NNPCL Reduces Price Of Petrol appeared first on Naija News.
The brother of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Prince Emmanuel, has alleged that the Abuja Federal High Court refused to issue a warrant authorising the management of Sokoto Prison to transport the agitator to Abuja for a scheduled hearing on his appeal. Naija News reports that the settlement of […] The post Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Accuses Court Of Withholding Warrant To Transport IPOB Leader To Abuja appeared first on Naija News.
Reality TV star, Mercy Eke has revealed that she is prepared to raise a child as a single mother if marriage does not happen soon. Naija News reports that the first female Big Brother Naija winner shared in an interview that she feels both mentally and financially ready to take on the responsibility of parenthood […] The post I’m Ready To Have Children Outside Marriage – Mercy Eke appeared first on Naija News.
The Benin Sapele Expressway, one of Southern Nigeria’s most busy travel corridors, turned into a theatre of violence and emergency rescue on Wednesday night after suspected herdsmen launched a deadly ambush on commercial vehicles. The attack occurred close to the Obayantor 2 Community, where gunmen stormed out of nearby bushes at about 10:45 p.m., intercepting […] The post Tension On Benin-Sapele Expressway As Gunmen Attack Buses appeared first on Naija News.
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, on Wednesday dismissed a circulating social media report that claimed he said security operations in Zamfara State “would not work without him,” describing it as false and “intended to cast the Service in a bad light.” In a statement released on Wednesday, Matawalle clarified that he […] The post Matawalle Denies Saying Zamfara Operations “Won’t Work Without Me” appeared first on Naija News.
A federal lawmaker, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has condemned his colleagues in the National Assembly over their handling of the security crisis rocking the nation. Speaking on Wednesday during plenary, Abaribe claimed that his colleagues often dwell on the past instead of focusing on the present. He asserted that lawmakers from the ruling party always find […] The post Do The Right Thing! – Abaribe Blasts Lawmakers For Comparing Insecurity In 2015 To 2025 appeared first on Naija News.
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a 16-year-old boy alongside six young girls from the Gidan-Bijimi community in Kawu Ward of Bwari Area Council, Bwari, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Wednesday night. Local sources who spoke with Daily Trust said the attack triggered panic after two houses were raided and victims whisked […] The post Breaking: 16-Year-Old Boy, Six Girls Kidnapped In FCT Community Raid appeared first on Naija News.
The Federal Government on Thursday condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, describing it as “a serious threat to democracy and regional stability.” The government’s position was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, on Thursday. The statement said it learned of the coup “with […] The post Nigeria Reacts To Military Coup In Guinea-Bissua appeared first on Naija News.
Bandits have abducted twenty farmers, including four pregnant women and several children, in Unguwan-Kawo, Erena Ward, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Naija News gathered from a Daily Trust report that the farmers were abducted from their farms around 4 pm on Wednesday, 26th November, while they were harvesting rice. The incident was also […] The post Bandits Kidnap Farmers, Pregnant Women In Niger State appeared first on Naija News.
