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The National leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured the Labour Union that it will proceed with its scheduled protest for Tuesday and Wednesday in response to the "mounting hunger and insecurity" in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the government against attacking members and protesters during its planned nationwide protest. According to the NLC, any attack on their procession will lead to a total shutdown of the economy. The NLC had announced a nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28, to kick against the economic challenges facing Nigerians. The decision came after a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Nigerian Government regarding the widespread hardship.

The Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following unusual movements, leading to suspicions of a coup plot in Nigeria.   SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Sunday that the suspicions prompted emergency meetings involving the Commander of the Presidential Guards Brigade, Col. Adebisi Onasanya, President Bola Tinubu and the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.   “The Presidential Guards Brigade was placed on high alert after unusual armoured corps movement spurred coup suspi...

Farmers in the northern region of the country have continued to bemoan the unending attacks by bandits who not only destroy lives but also farmlands.

As long as insecurity pervades the land, so long will the discourse to find means of ending it never ends. On Thursday, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)

At a time like this, the collapse of the Civilian JTF into the Hunters Association of Nigeria cannot but be a welcome development. If we truly mean business going forward, all issues relating to night guards and vigilante groups should be handled by this newly-reformed security architecture more so as it will enhance crime detection, crime prevention and prompt response in case of occurrence.

To overcome the distressing curves of insecurity in Nigeria, the government at the centre must embark on ‘the actualization of the eight important priorities in the 2024 budget: security, job creation, poverty reduction, infrastructure development’, etc. Besides, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) must be alive to its responsibilities. Lest we forget, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) also has important roles to play in selling the Nigeria project to the people, for it’...

The activist who spoke in Yoruba, said Nigerians from the South-West region must come together to free the region from armed Fulani herders.

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of killing his mother and sibling.    According to Adeyemo while speaking during a visit to the palace of the monarch of Igboho town in Oyo State, the former President also made an attempt to assassinate him.   He alleged that Buhari sent operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, and soldiers to assassinate him in his house.  

Ahead of the February 27 and 28 nationwide protests against hardship and inflation in the country under President Bola Tinubu, human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, on Saturday met with the leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to deliberate on the upcoming national rally.   SaharaReporters learnt that the organised labour also discussed plots by the Department of State Services (DSS) to recruit thugs to attack protesters during the rally.