Politics

Troops from Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, successfully thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to sabotage power towers in Kasesa, near Damaturu. NATURENEX learnt that this successful operation was a joint effort with local hunters’ groups in the state. Captain Naziru Shehu, acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations Headquarters […]

In Kenya, one Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, is facing prosecution over the death of more than 400 of his followers. Mackenzie, who is the leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult and self-proclaimed pastor, is standing trial on charges of murder and terrorism. He appeared in court in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa along with

Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre has described her inability to play for Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a “shame”. Ashleigh Plumptre has been a crucial member of the Super Falcons in recent years, especially at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in which she helped Nigeria to finish in the round of 16. According

The bandits who murdered Dr. Tiri Gyan David, a senior lecturer, have asked his widow to pay a ransom of ₦300 million in exchange for the release of their two abducted children. The widow’s husband, who was the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA),

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has attributed the latest petrol shortfall which has engendered fuel queues in Lagos State to harsh and adverse weather. This is even as the association admonished Nigerians not to engage in panic buying stockpiling purposes. MEMAN executive secretary Clement Isong gave the admonition in an interview over

There are fears that all is not well with Alexer Peres, the estranged wife of Nigerian Singer, Harrison Okiri, better known as Harrysong. NATURENEX reports that this comes after Alexer posted a picture of Sniper insecticide on her Instagram story on Monday morning. It would be recalled that Alexer and Harrysong have been at loggerheads

The Warri-Itakpe train commenced full service again on Monday following a crash last week. Naija News had reported earlier that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Friday, suspended the Warri-Itakpe rail service after a train derailed on Thursday. It was gathered that the train was travelling from Itakpe in Kogi to Ujevwu in Delta when

At least eleven persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern state of Delta. They were kidnapped when the gunmen invaded Egbo community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the State. Among those abducted during the incident, which happened at about 4: pm, is a chief priestess simply identified as Mrs Kuku.

Special Adviser on Media (Broadcast) to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Abdul Rasheeth has alleged that the federal government recruited some social media influencers to defend the Samoa Agreement. Rasheeth said he received numerous phone calls from some influencers who confided in him that a Northern aide to President Bola Tinubu was “distributing money and

What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to Naira exchange rate for 7th July, below. You can swap your dollar for Naira at these rates. How much is a dollar to naira today in the black market?

A former presidential media aide, Doyin Okupe, has called for a political solution to the current upheavals in Rivers State. Okupe, in an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, lamented that the current happenings in Rivers State are taking dangerous dimensions, describing the situation as a misfortune. The former Labour Party (LP) chieftain said

A suspected ritualist, Isiaka Adeniyi, was arrested by Kwara state police for attempting to slaughter teenager Akeem Nurudeen while he was hawking pepper. Akeem was lured into a room in Ifedapo Community, Oke-Foma area, Ilorin, on Tuesday under the pretext of a pepper purchase. The suspect tried to attack Akeem with a knife but was

In the early hours of Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Dr. Tiri Gyan David, Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), was gunned down by bandits at his residence in Yarima Quarters, Low-Cost Estate in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. The

The faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has invited another commissioner-nominee for screening. A statement by the Clerk of the Assembly, G.M. Gilli-West, asked the nominee, Emmanuel Frank-Fubara, to appear before the lawmakers on Monday, July 7, at 10 am. The screening is set to hold at the chamber

The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has expressed confidence that only its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, can salvage the Nigerian economy from its declining fortunes. NATURENEX reports that LP made the assertion in a communiqué issued at the end of an expanded stakeholders meeting in Abakaliki, signed

Salihu Lukman, ex-national vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress says some political leaders must unite to chase out the President Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said political leaders must recognise that rescuing Nigeria from its current slippery slope is about teamwork and partnership. He called on former Vice President Atiku

At least six individuals were reportedly hurt in a fierce altercation between Dakumi and Gbage communities, Ebbo Gbachinku Ward in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. It was reported that two individuals involved in the brawl are currently receiving medical attention at an unknown facility. Daily Post quoted local sources to have revealed that

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has threatened to call for the arrest of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, if he fails to appear before the Committee on Wednesday, July 17. NATURENEX reports that the committee is investigating a petition against the agency by Abade-Toru

Popular socialite, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, has responded after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC asked him to prove his allegations that they are the most corrupt agency. .. reported that this response comes in the wake of the EFCC’s claims that a colossal sum of N35 billion was discovered in his bank accounts.

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has accused the ruling party of failing to deliver its campaign promises to Nigerians. According to Lukman, the failure of the APC has surpassed that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was ousted in 2015. Recall that former President, Goodluck Jonathan

The general overseer of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo, has said that he has never misappropriated church funds. He stated this while sharing spiritual insights with his congregants on Sunday. The clergyman emphasized how believers can ensure sufficient supplies and receive answers to their needs through faith. During his sermon, titled “The Bible:

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). He was re-elected at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria. Tinubu, who accepted his re-election, appointed the President of Senegal to join in the mediation with