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Some Yoruba nation agitators have stormed Idiroko in Ogun State and forcefully opened its land border. The land border has remained closed since 2019 when the Federal Government directed that all importations be done through the seaports. But, the Yoruba nation supporters invaded the border community on Saturday and forced open all the gates at the international frontier. A video on social media showed a gun being snatched from an Immigration officer. A man in a yellow T-shirt was also seen shooting the gun into the air to the admiration of others at the scene. Different voices were heard in the video calling on the soldiers and other security agents to come out and shoot. A young man, who was accused of trying to record the incident with his mobile phone was attacked and beaten to stupor. When contacted, the spokesman of the Nigeria Customs Service Ogun 1 Area Command, Hammed Oloyede, said the situation was under control. ”There was no attack on our patrol bases or checkpo...

The Federal Government recently announced the recruitment process for 500,000 N-power Beneficiaries. This was disclosed yesterday in Abuja by the  Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq. During the inauguration of the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS). a portal developed for ease of coordination, deployment and management of the selection process, the minister further revealed that one million persons would benefit from the current batch of social investment programme.   According to Sadiya Farouq, she said that all previous applicats have been moved to NASIMS. she further emphasis that all applicants must undergo a mandatory online test as part of the selection process. She pointed out that the Batch C programme would be for one year, while participants would get a monthly pay of N30,000 each. “We have reached another milestone in the process of recruiting and onboarding of the Batch C N-Powe...

The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,  President  Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Major General  Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.  Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East code named  Operation HADIN KAI. Please disseminate this information to the general public through your news medium.  Thank you for your cooperation.  ONYEMA NWACHUKWU  Brigadier General  Acting Director Defence Information  27 May 2021

According to a news that is presently going viral, it was made known that the widow of Flight Lieutenant Olufade has narrated what happened the day her husband crashed, along with other people in NAF aircraft in Kaduna State. In the tribute she paid her late husband, she made it known that on the 20th of May, 2021, he woke her up from sleep around 4am in the morning and told her that, he had a dream that he crashed while he was going to Kaduna State. She said immediately he told her this, she prayed for him and also assured him that nothing will happen to him. "On that same day, my husband went to Enugu, Owerri and came back to Abuja, as we were doing video call throughout his journey" says Mrs Olufade. "Later, he texted me and told me that he would be flying to Kaduna State again, and immediately i saw this, i was shocked and texted him back immediately not to go there but, he didn't reply my message, i also called him over the phone, but he didn't p...

.....Gives BEDC Five days ultimatum  By Wasiu Owolewa, Ado-Ekiti The Nigerian Youths Congress, Ado-Ekiti LG chapter has spoken against the total black out in Ado-Ekiti. In a communique issued after its weekly meeting in Ado-Ekiti which was co-signed by the Coordinator, Comrade Kola Babs and the P.R.O, Comrade Wasiu Owolewa,  the youth body described the move by the Benin Electricity Distribution Commission (BEDC) to throw Ado-Ekiti into total darkness for days as unjustifiable and uncalled for. Part of the communique reads, "Assessing the situation in Ado-Ekiti for the past five days whereby the state capital was thrown into total black out for no cogent reason by BEDC, we Nigerian Youth Congress, Ado-Ekiti LG chapter  condemn in strong term this unjustifiable act of inconsideration" "Smooth running of businesses and daily activities in Ado-Ekiti have been greatly  hampered by lack of power supply which has now become unbearable for residents" The youth ...

By Wasiu Owolewa, Ado-Ekiti Popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo fondly called Sunday Ighoho has  threatened to make sure that 2023 general elections  do not hold in Southwest in actualisation for Yoruba Nation. Sunday Igboho made this known while addressing a large crowd of people at a rally that was held in Akure, the Ondo State capital, yesterday. The Yoruba activists called on all sons and daughters of Yorubaland to support the move for the independence of  the region. Sunday Igboho said that the Yoruba have suffered in the last six years of the present administration. He added  that the only way for the Yoruba people to be safe is to secede and have an independent country. The activist lamented the level of kidnapping, killing and maiming that had taken place in the Southwest region in the last six years and called on all Yoruba people to join in the agitation for a Yoruba nation. Igboho who had earlier visited the Deji of Akure, Oba Ogunlad...

President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. The President condoles with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.” While praying that God receives the souls of the patriots, the President says the crash “is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country.” The President pledged that the departed would not die in vain. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) May 21, 2021