Tag: tension
2026 WASSCE: Outrage as Students Told to Sit Subjects They Never Studied
The statement was signed by ERC official Adaramoye Michael "Lenin" and a representative of Concerned Parents, Olanrewaju Akinola.
Fresh crisis brews as expelled Wike faction summons emergency PDP meeting
Wike, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and several of their allies were expelled during the party’s National Elective Convention held in Ibadan,…
Tension in Kebbi as police launch manhunt after deputy speaker’s abduction
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, has assured residents of the command’s commitment to protecting lives and…
Post-election tensions rise as Cameroon targets opposition leader for ‘illegal protests
Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said on Tuesday that Tchiroma Bakary organised “illegal” demonstrations that led to deaths and unrest.
ASUP Strike: Bida poly mobilises soldiers to invigilate exams
ASUP had declared an indefinite strike on September 15 over 18 months of unpaid excess workload allowances. The union, led…
Iran-Israel War : Missiles launched, death toll rises, no end in sight
The Tehran metro system is now operating 24 hours a day to allow people to take refuge underground during air…
Zimbabwe’s opposition disputes election results
Tension is growing in Zimbabwe after the country’s main opposition party said it will dispute official election results showing that…
Tension at Benin airport as police avert clash between PDP, APC supporters
There was tension at the Benin City Airport on Friday evening, as supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) almost…
Buhari’s return will douse tension – CSO
Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from his medical vacation…
Tension in Mile 12, residents flee
Kazeem Ugbodaga More tension is brewing in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, following Thursday’s deadly clashes between Yoruba…
Anxiety, tension grip Benin as multiple explosions rip 4 buildings apart
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was palpable fear, anxiety and tension in Benin City, capital of Edo state on Tuesday afternoon, as…
Tension In Rivers Over Council Dissolution
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension has gripped local government councils of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, as 22 Caretaker Committee chairmen cleared…
Tension As FERMA Taskforce Takes Over Traffic Control
Kazeem Ugbodaga There was tension at the old tollgate on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Thursday morning as a large number of FERMA/SURE-P…
Lesotho to go ahead with elections despite tension
Lesotho will go ahead with early elections as planned at the end of this month despite recent renewed tensions, South…
How Safe Are School Children During Polls?
Tension is thick in the air. The stakes are very high. And the major gladiators and their supporters are throwing…
Tension In Port Harcourt As Judiciary Crisis Worsens
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension was still high at the Rivers State judiciary on Wednesday after the forceful entry into the…
Tension In Police Over Transfer
Cyriacus Izuekwe There are indications that police officers attached to Lagos State Command, Southwest Nigeria are now living in fear…
Tension in Osun as army, police take over state
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…
All Eyes On Osun State
Six days to the 9 August governorship election in Osun State, the political atmosphere is charged and tension is sky…
Tension In Benin As Edo Lawmakers Resume Hostilities
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Tension rose this morning at the King’s Square premises of Edo State House of Assembly as hundreds of…
World Cup: Anxiety Grips Super Eagles
Taiwo Adelu There is tension in the camp of the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Philadelphia, United States as the…
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Tight Security, Tension As PDP NEC Decides Tukur’s Fate
Hundreds of well armed police officers, soldiers and officers of Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, have been deployed in and around…
Baba Oloja Crisis: Soldiers, Policemen Storm Ladipo Market
Armed soldiers and policemen have been drafted to the popular Ladipo Market, Mushin Lagos, southwest Nigeria following the tension generated…
Kidnappers On The Loose
The rising wave of kidnapping in Nigeria and government’s inability to curb it is creating tension in the country Nigeria,…
Murder of Kaduna motorcyclist by cop ignites tension
A Nigerian mobile police officer on Wednesday, at close range twice shot a commercial motorcyclist in the head in Kaduna,…
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Round the Clock Curfew Slammed on Kaduna
After violence broke out in major areas of Kaduna today over anger on announced elections results in the state, Kaduna…
Bankole Blasts Northern Leaders
Speaker of the House Representatives, Dimeji Bankole stirred up tension today in Kaduna when told the present crop of northern…