The construction of the $800M Kandadji hydroelectric project in Niger has been halted by the Chinese contractor Gezhouba Group which claims that most of its funds have been frozen due to the current sanctions after the coup. In a letter dated 7th August, the group said it would halt operations and lay off its workforce….
No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed and twelve others injured on Friday following a violent clash between rival cult groups around the Osun-Osogbo ancient groove, during the festival’s grand finale. The Office of Hunters and Forest Security Service located along the road was also attacked and vandalised with its personnel injured in the…
Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command have been arrested for extorting N75,000 from travellers along Ido-Osun road. The incident which happened on Thursday evening along Ido-Osun road, Egbedore Local Government area of the State led to protest by travellers, who accused the armed policemen of standing in the middle of the…
Former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has allegedly withdrawn his interest to serve as a minister under President Bola Tinubu, according to a report. He did not only withdraw his ministerial role, he also recommended Jafaru Ibrahim Sani who served as commissioner in three ministries – Local Government, Education and Environment in Kaduna State –…
President of the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, has stressed that the resolution taken by the Authority of Heads of State was not that of Nigeria. Addressing a press conference to explain the position, Touray reiterated that ECOWAS had been engaged in peaceful and diplomatic efforts to effect the restoration of…
● Says ECOWAS with 400m people will be stagnated if coup stands The President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Quattara, has described Niger junta as terrorists and kidnappers that must be pushed back to the barracks where they belong else the subregion will remain stagnated. Quattara who chairs the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) spoke shortly…
Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, Osun State chapter has disclosed its readiness to deploy 700 personnel for the Friday Grand Finale of the annual Osun-Osogbo cultural festival. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the chairman of the group, Ahmed Nureni, obtained in Osogbo on Thursday. Nureni, who said the personnel that…
The Operative of Osun Amotekun Corps have arrested an Ibadan-based man, Sola Ajibade, 37, for burgling into a house at Ode-Omu and stole one 32-inch Plasma TV set. The suspect who specializes in house burgling and stealing was arrested at Ode-omu, after a complaint was lodged at Irewole area command, the Amotekun operatives swung into…
There was pandemonium and confusion along the Badagry-Seme Expressway, yesterday, as Police officers believed to be under the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Special Squad arrested some Policemen and operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, during a raid on illegal checkpoints on the Seme-Badagry Expressway. Vanguard gathered that the IGP squad chased and arrested…
The naira dropped to a record low of N925/$1 on the parallel market on Wednesday as demand for foreign currency outweighed supply. Mohammed Gazali, a forex trader in Zone 4 Abuja, disclosed this on Tuesday evening. Similarly, he said the dollar exchanged between N880 and N890 in Lagos. Meanwhile, in the official Investor and Exporter…
