French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger Republic following the July coup that overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum. France has 1,500 troops at its base in Niger and refused a request by the new military rulers for its ambassador to leave. France’s troops were also asked to leave its former colonies Mali and Burkina Faso. Thousands of people have protested in recent weeks in the capital Niamey, including outside a …
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The Federal Government has called on the Russian government to withdraw its troops in Ukraine and stop the approach of aggression in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama made the call on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria when he met with envoys of the G7 countries in Nigeria today February 25. Onyeama expressed worries over the Russian-Ukraine conflict with a call for peace to resolve the conflict. He said Nigeria does not condone the approach …
The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn a case against the owner of Hotels and Resorts, Ile-Ife, Rahmon Adedoyin, and six others charged with the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University who died at the hotel on November 6, 2021. The deceased resided in Abuja but traveled to Ile Ife for his examination and lodged at the hotel where he allegedly died and then subsequently buried by the hotel management in a shallow grave without the …
Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Salami Amidu Bolaji has denied allegation of withdrawing the police escort attached to the Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi. Ajayi had alleged that Bolaji endangered his life, that of his family and aides by withdrawing his police escort few days after he announced his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also had a heated argument with him (Bolaji) for stopping him from leaving the state house in Akure, Ondo State …
A man has claimed that SARS tried to extort him and his wife of 500,000 Naira after they were seen outside past curfew. Bruce Bateman said the incident happened 2 weeks ago. He claims the SARS officials drove him and his wife from Lekki to Marina and asked them to withdraw 500K from the ATM. He said 250K was the fine levied on him and 250K on his wife. He made this revelation while discussing kidnapping and armed …