Politics

In a scathing response to former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose’s recent interview on Channels Television, Paul Ibe, spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration, labelling its policies as catastrophic and detrimental to the hopes of Nigerians. In a post on X, Ibe addressed Fayose’s remarks about population control and governance, arguing […]

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed the grounding of Arik Air (W3, Lagos) aircraft based on a Federal Supreme Court order regarding a $2.5 million debt the airline owes to Atlas Petroleum International, the country’s largest privately owned petroleum exploration and production company. “Based on the order of court over debt issues, their aircraft have been

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State governorship candidate, Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has said he would work with Funso Doherty to rescue the state from the ruling party. Jandor said the defection of Funso Doherty, former Action Democratic Congress (ADC) Lagos State governorship candidate, was a welcome development. Naturenex reported that Doherty,

The Federal Government has designated all 256 custodial centers across the country as “red zones” that must not be breached, ahead of the planned nationwide protest starting August 1. Controller General of Corrections, Hailey Nababa, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The agency warned that tampering with or attacking these centers

Manchester City forward, Jack Grealish has opened up about the emotional impact of being left out of England’s Euro 2024 squad. Jack Grealish, 28, described the experience of not being included in the final 26-man squad selected by manager Gareth Southgate for the Euro 2024 as the most difficult challenge he has faced in his

A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has urged the organizers of the upcoming nationwide protest to reconsider their plans and engage in dialogue with the Federal Government. In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, Okiro acknowledged that while Nigerians have a constitutional right to protest against poor governance, he believes that constructive

Former PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus has declared that President Bola Tinubu lacks the moral authority to stop the planned #EndBadGovernance protest, citing his own history of participating in anti-government protests while in opposition. In a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday, Secondus said that citizens have a civic duty to hold governments accountable and

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has identified the practice of multiple marriages and indiscriminate childbearing in Northern Nigeria as a significant contributor to the country’s population crisis. Fayose made the disclosure in an interview on Channels TV. He said the trend poses a substantial burden on the government and exacerbates the sufferings of millions of

The Osun State government has closed all schools and academic activities in the state as security measure as date for hunger protest draws near. The announcement was contained in a memo from the state’s Ministry of Education, signed by permanent secretary, MK Jimoh, on Monday. The memo directed parents, guardians and school owners to stop

Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company, MTN, has closed all its stores and service centres across the country. The development follows a wave of outrage from subscribers who had their lines barred on Sunday due to a mismatch in their National Identification Number and SIM registration. Videos on social media showed a mob destroying an MTN office

The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the gruesome murder of four police operatives and a civilian by suspected members of the proscribed IPOB/ESN. The operatives were ambushed and killed while on routine patrol at Irete along the Owerri-Onitsha express road. In a statement, ASP Henry Okoye, Police Public Relations,

Nigerian government plans to save $7.32 billion annually following President Bola Tinubu’s directive that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira, as announced by Zacch Adedeji, Special Adviser on Revenue. Naturenex reports that on Monday, President Tinubu instructed the NNPC to initiate immediate engagements with local refineries,

Enforcers of the sit-at-home order in the southeast on Monday, attacked a stop-and-search checkpoint along the Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo State, killing four police officers and a female Point of Sale (PoS) operator. The attack occurred around 6:30 pm at a popular hotel in Irete, Owerri West Local Government Area. An eyewitness, who preferred to

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has refused to accept a letter from the Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy group, demanding that their account be unfrozen. Naturenex understands that the account was allegedly frozen on the instructions of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), due to the group’s call for #EndBadGovernance protests. The

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has observed that hunger has not stopped in Nigeria since former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan left office. Fayose, who spoke recently on the food crisis in the country and the planned nationwide protest by some citizens, recalled that some Nigerians staged a demostration during Jonathan’s administration over hunger

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has praised President Bola Tinubu for directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to Dangote Petroleum Refinery and any other local refiners in naira. Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Faruk Umar, said Tinubu’s directive would encourage local investments and development of Nigeria’s latent economic potential.

According to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), at least 30 individuals from Nigeria lost their lives during the recently concluded 2024 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Naturenex reports that this statistics was confirmed on Monday by the NAHCON Chairman, Mallam Jalal Arabi. During a press briefing held in Abuja on Monday, Arabi revealed

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna. Riccardo Calafiori, who featured in all three of Italy’s group stage matches at Euro 2024, has penned a five-year contract with the Gunners after the Premier League side paid Bologna £42 million, including add-ons. After completing the deal, the Italian defender said: “I’m