Lokoja Ward ‘D’ Youths Nab 38-Year-Old Suspected Notorious Thief Burgling Houses
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Youths from Lokoja Ward D, on Saturday apprehended and severely beat a thirty-eight-year-old, Hassan Salihu, a suspected thief who was allegedly caught burgling a house in Angwan-Kura street in Lokoja local government area of Kogi State. According to National Watch Tv findings, a passerby witnessed the suspect in the act…
Gov. Bago Takes Delivery Of 300 Tractors To Boost Food Production
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Gov. Umar Bago of Niger State has taken delivery of 300 tractors, from John Deere Ltd to boost food production in the state. Mr Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief press secretary to the governor said in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the procurement…
HARDSHIP: Again, Protesting Youths Block Kaduna-Abuja Highway Over Food Price Hike
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Angry youths barricaded the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Thursday during a protest over the economic hardship in the country. The youths set tyres on fire on the busy road, insisting that government should come to the aid of the poor. According to a resident who posted a video clip of the…
Hungry Children, Elderly Women, Others Dehumanised In Niger State Community As They Fight For Food Palliatives Amid Hardship
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Like birds, desperate hungry women, men and children are seen struggling to pick scattered grains of beans and rice from the floor. Amid the hunger ravaging Nigeria, residents of Madara ward in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, have been captured in a video struggling for food given as…
EFCC Raids Abuja Bureau de Change Operators, Arrest 50
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday raided some Bureau de Change operators at the Wuse Zone 4 area of Abuja. They were said to have arrested about 50 illegal operators. Against the backdrop of the falling value of the naira, the EFCC had raised a Special…
Water Scarcity: Kogi Govt. Commences Free Water Supply To Lokoja Residents With Water Tankers As Temporary Measure
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As part of efforts by the Kogi State Government to cushion the effect of water scarcity, occasioned by the ongoing maintenance work on the Greater Lokoja Water Works, Kogi State Government has commenced free supply of portable water to residents of Lokoja using water tankers on daily basis. At Angwan…
HARDSHIP: Hungry Nasarawa Youths Loot A Moving Truck Carrying Food Items
By Lami Ibrahim The frenzy of looting moving trucks carrying food items has catch up with Nasarawa, as hundreds of angry Akwanga residents are helping themselves with food items from a trailer. In a trending video seen by our correspondent, a woman in blue hijab was heard calling on residents to rush to the scene…
E-X-P-O-S-E-D: How Edo APC Primary Election Was Rigged In Favour Of Dennis Idahosa
By David Emmanuel A viral video clip has exposed how Dannis Idohosa emarged winner of the just concluded Edo APC governorship primary election. Idahosa was declared winner of the governorship primary election which took place on Saturday in Benin-City by the Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope…
UPDATED: Oyo Youths Protest High Cost Of Living
By Tanko Taidi Youths in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday, hit the street to protest the skyrocketing price of food and the state of the economy. National Watch Tv observed that protesters gathered around the Mokola area in the state wielding placards with various inscriptions such as ‘End food hike and inflation,’ ‘The poor are…