THE WORLD 🌎 TODAY

Nigeria are definitely in their most difficult time.They hardly feed, sleep well, afford medical help and other life's necessities. This is largely owe to insecurity, climate change and high rate of transportation occasion by fuel subsidy removal. As Salah draws closer, the price redoubled this weekend as COMMUNITY REPORTERS brings you the price index according to zones, products and kilograms. RICE- As the most staple of the common man's food, this stuff has gone beyond the common man with a bag ranging like this: FOREIGN:A 50KG BAG GOES FOR 78,000 LOCAL (STONE FREE)50KG GOES FOR 74,000 GOLDEN LOCAL 50KG GOES FOR 85,000 BEANS As the major source of protein,it has equally gone beyond the common people with a the following rage. 25KG OF WHITE WAS YESTERDAY AT GUBUCHI MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KADUNA STATE TRADED 30,000 25KG OF BROWN 30,000 25KG OF HONEY BEANS 37,500 50 KG OF WHITE WENT FOR 60,500 50KG OF BROWN 60,000 WHILE 100KG OF WHITE WENT FOR 120,000 100

The hardest Salah ever witnessed in recent times.

Nigerians witnessed one of the most expensive Salah and the hardest in modern times due to cash scarcity amidst skyrocketing goods prices. Yet, with resilient and persiverent,they swam into the wave of celebration and are overcoming it gleefully.

Worshippers observed eid Kabir prayers amidst downpour

Adherents of Islam were today in some parts of the country forced to avoid worship at the popular eid grounds which are mostly open field. The heavy downpour which lasted more than four hours forced the enthusiast to worship in major mosques contrary to the normal practice especially in rural and semi urban areas of Northern Nigeria. Our team found out that in most places visited in the north,most youths in their eighteens to twenties were busy eating and discussing in various rendezvous when the eid prayers were going on due to congestion and time constraints occasion by the rain fall.

happy eidKabir celebration to all Nigerians

COMMODITY NEWS

June 15, 2024

In Gubuchi market,Makarfi Local government of Kaduna state,a bag of rice traded for 46000, white beans 120,000,millet 80,000, maize 72000

Daddy Ijele told me in my dreams to pour sniper into step mother's food

September 26, 2023

It was a serious drama when precious Iheanecho a 12 year old JSS 1 student poisoned her father's wife food, using sniper. The student confessed that a spiritualist,Baba Ijele directed her in her dreams to go to the toilet and pick up the substance and apply it.

YOU ARE A MONSTER NOT A POLICE OFFICER - MAGISTRATE TELLS RANDY POLICE INSPECTOR

September 25, 2023

A Minna senior magistrate,Christy Barau has described inspector Gbenga Safiyu as a mere monster who failed woefully to protect his 13 year old daughter but instead, put her in a family way. Lamenting the inspecto's incestuous act, the magistrate sentenced him to 22 years imprisonment. No reaction yet from the police authority.

Osun State Assembly speaker escapes death

September 25, 2023

Speaker of Osun state assembly narrowly escaped death when his car engulfed in an accident within the town. Report reaching Community Reporters said four security men attracted to his convoy sustained injuries and were treated and discharged by a nearby hospital. It could be recall that governor Ademola Adeleke also escaped an air crash last week.

CANADA BANS NIGERIA FROM PURCHASING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AMIDST PRICE HIKE.

September 23, 2023

The Canadian authority has banned Nigerians and other foreigners from buying residential properties in the country for a period of two years. The resolution came amidst high cost of residential properties occasion by high demand from Nigerians and other nationals.

GLO GLOWING WITH BANKRUPTCY AMIDST NIGERIA'S MELTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.

August 14, 2023

Globacom communication company,is one of the multi-national company and big player in Nigeria telecommunications industry. The telecom giant there is no hidden fact is facing a serious melt in business returns as most Nigeria base customers resort into using its *303# USSD code for borrowing to recharge their phone lines instead of buying airtime. Community Reporters finding reveal that most customers borrow without paying back and it is leading the company into bankruptcy, hence the suspension of the borrowing service.

HOW NIGERIAN BUTCHERS TURNED INNOCENT CONSUMERS INTO SCAVENGING VULTURES. By Emmanuel Wuyep

August 12, 2023

The current hardship in Nigeria is pushing many business operators into dishonesty and unhealthy practices.One of such operators are butchers and abattoirs authority. Since the end justifies the means, somany butchers today do no longer diffentiate between dead animals and slaughtered ones.In some cases,they prefer the dead ones for its cheapness because in most cases the real owner might have thrown it to the dustbin for dogs and vultures to bury it. The practice today is gaining momentum in both Muslim and christian dominated environments.In Hausa dominated rural set ups habitat by the poor,it is common to hear this defensive word"Ta kasa"meaning it was slaughtered before it could give up.But often than non, the proponents of "Ta kasa" are mostly hungry and dishonest people who are always willing to compromise their religion doctrine to satisfy their belly. In the christians dominated rural set up,it is a usual practice where nobody challenges the other.Most peppe

WHY ALL SENATORS SHOULD RESIGN OR FACE MASSIVE RECALL.

August 11, 2023

Nigeria is a funny country.A nation of euphoria.A country where life promised to be made abundant to all always becomes abundant to the few on top. One cannot really comprehend the rationale behind Akpabio's socalled enjoyment allowance disbursed to the senators to enjoy their needless recess which is to end September sixth.Premium times reported that each senator got 2million NAIRA and calculatively, the money totalled the sum of 282 million naira. This is the same Senate, which president cried louder just last week lamenting the hardship face by he and his colleagues as a result of high prices of goods in the market. To state the obvious, one wonders how much is the minimum wage of an average worker whose representatives through NLC and TUC visited the same Senate to state their predicament with the executive arm of government over failure to cushion the effects of subsidy removal which has thrown workers into unbearable hardship. What of other non working class Nigerians whose b

THIS STOCK OF MOTHER CAT HAS DISAPPEARED IN MOST AFRICAN COUNTRIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ZIMBABWE AND KENYA.ITS SKIN COSTS 3 TO 4 MILLION IN THE MARKET.IT IS AND IDENTITY DISPLAY APPAREL OF SOME ETHNIC GROUPS IN AFRICA.

EXTORTION: THE MONSTER THAT DEFIES ALL SOLUTIONS.

One painful and risky thing about this act is the perpetrator's inability to look at either what he is taking or the face of the giver.That says his conscience is even judging him but like a fly,he proves stubborn and ready to follow corpse to the grave.

NIGER INVASION AND THE LOOMING THIRD WORLD WAR.

With it's Burkina Faso,Mali and other allies, the NIGERIEN junta is set for any subversive move and the turn may be that of a world war.

PLATEAU KILLING:IT IS BECOMING LIKE ONLY SATAN WILL SAFE THE SITUATION. By Emmanuel Wuyep.

Jos,known for its serenity and natural endorsement has over somany decades attracted somany kinds of people and became a home to a Hector genius community. Its receptive nature however has become its albatross as bloodshed is becoming an identity of the state in global map of description. Over the years, successive government both at federal and state have done their best in combating restiveness and fine-tuning a lasting peace to the once most peaceful state in Africa.It was that peace then that earned it the appellation"Jerusalem of Nigeria".Was the devil jealous of the peace? Certainly, one cannot tell. Jos suddenly broke into enthno-religios crisis to be followed by ownership bloody debate that swallowed more than a million lives both civilians and security. Peace building agencies found a fertile ground for their humanitarian services amongst them, somany conflict enterpreneurs. Yet, rather than peace to rain, the situation continue to nosedive from one dimension to the

NIGER INVASION AND THE WEEPING NORTHERN NIGERIA -Emmanuel Wuyep

The ousting of President Mohammadu Bazoum by presidential guards last week is generating a lot of ripples in her neighbouring countries and the international community. While most of the strongest democratic Nations like the US,UK, France and their allies have continued to fume over the act calling for immediate restoration of democracy; some smaller African countries with same anticidence like Mali,Burkina Faso and Libya have found the NIGERIEN junta a worthy ally that must be supported. They are threatening brimstones against any attempt to twart the new sheriffs of Niger.Nigeria,her immediate neighbour and leader of African nations receiving the blame as she strifes to act the big brother and wield the big stick as the Chairman of ECOWAS. The ECOWAS charter,has the protection of democracy in member states as its cardinal principles and Nigeria as its current chairperson and big brother must showcase her commitment to that.The commitment however,is coming with a lot of rancour. The N

SANUSI LAMIDO: THE KHALIFA MEETS NIGERIEN COUPIST.

August 09, 2023

An elephant doesn't beg for recognition, says an African proverb.No wonder,SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI, the deposed emir of Kano is proving his critics and traducers he is a rallying point in Africa and the world. Many Africans have stormed Niger in the wake of the coup that seems to have ousted President Bazoum to wade into negotiations and conciliation but the juntas have turned down any overture. The Sultan of Sokoto, the spiritual leader of Muslims in Nigeria and General Abdul Salami Abubakar were recently sent by president Tinubu to help talk down the coupists but they were shocked as they were neither allowed entrance into the country no listened to. But SANUSI broke the jinx today as he was spotted with the leader of the juntas as he delved into an intervention talk. The outcome is still being awaited but the boldness and reception accorded him is something to praise.

WHY TINUBU CALLS OKONJO IWELA AND PROF.PATE TO VILLA.

August 08, 2023

On this day been 8th August 2023 at exactly 3.30pm, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu received in audience the managing director of the World Trade Organization,Dr Ngozi OKONJO IWELA and a renounce professor and minister designate,Ali Pate in the presidential villa Abuja. The meeting according to sources came on the hills of the inauguration of a tax reform committee to refurbish the country's tax administration in line with global practice and economic reality. The president passion in revamping the collapsing economy is never in hidden and National Record is awaiting the results of the meeting and shall keep readers updated.

OURS IS TO SUFFER NOT TO GRUMBLE

August 08, 2023

Nigeria leadership has a cultic culture.The leadership class speak same language, behave in same manner and perform in same way. The masses are expected to endure the hardship with just an utterance of e go better while the political class go on with their lavish lifestyle to build a dysnasty by marrying themselves, trading within themselves and burying themselves. Any grumbling masses is regarded as demented or bastard child suffering from poor parenting.

THE DIRTY DEALS OVER ELRUFAI

August 07, 2023

The fear of Elrufai is the beginning of wisdom was an adage that reigned in his hey days as minister of the Federal Capital Territory.That adage is still reigning today. From Kaduna where he lord for eight years to the Senate chamber which occupants have not forgotten his encounter with their alumni in persons of Senator Ibrahim Mantu, Jonathan Zwingina and the then President of Senate Adolfos Wabara;whom he accused of demanding 50 million naira bribe for ease of his confirmation. Elrufai,least to say is a workerholic performer.He excells in every assignment given and his exploits and rigidity is gradually becoming his albatross in the murky Nigeria political space filled with indolence,psycopancy, corruption and so on. A fearless fighter,his combative acumen is seen as disloyalty in a lionized political space such as ours where the president is seen like God in the gathering of gods and goddesses.To this, Tinubu's handlers are afraid he may wittingly undermine their principle when

WHEN CERTIFICATE BECOMES USELESS

This is an official certificate not a photocopy but was reportedly dumped and used for wrapping of suya meat. What do you think is the cause of this surprising attitude?

NIGER COUP BLUNDER: BORDER STATES MEET TINUBU.

It was yesterday evening, been Sunday the 6th day of August 2023.The venue was Aso Rock chambers. Coincidentally, the president spotted caton coloured kaftan without its babanriga and the five governors also dinned flowing kaftans of different colours. They soon buried themselves into a serious talk which outcome is yet unknown but Niger inversion was paramount in their mind. Keep following us for updates and more details.

ARMY RELEASES OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF LAGBAJA

In readiness for the task ahead, the Nigeria Army has released this as the official portrait of it's Chief of Army Staff COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja. In the portrait observed by national record, the army chief looks serious, wearing the face of a no nonsense general ready to fight in defense of his beloved country. Will he break the jinx ? Only time shall tell.

HOW A FEMALE SOLDIER SRUCK SENIOR COLLEAGUE TO DEATH.

Adamawa state, is just cooling down from the ransacking of stored items by hoodlums was today been the 6th of August 3023 thrown into dark mode as a female soldier on curfeaur enforcement at the Fire Service junction gunned down a captain. The incident according to insiders occurred during an altercation between the soldier and civilians who were commuting the ever busy road.The altercation was said to have reached its peak when a captain came to intervene and was fired by lance corporal Nkiru. Eye witness account maintain that the captain gave up the ghost on the way to a near hospital. Residents of the area are complaining of Nkiru high handedness anytime she is on duty at the junction.Report says she has been arrested and whisked away. Was she right by her action? Let's get your view.

DIARIES OF TINUBU'S NINE FORMER STATES LORDS.

It is no longer news but history that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has nominated about nine former state governors in his forty nine man cabinet to be constituted this week.National Record beams into their doziers as reported below. 1 DAVID UMAHI He is the immediate past governor of Ebonyi state who ruled for good eight years.An engineer by profession,UMAHI was a PDP member and became a governor under the umbrella party before jumping ship to the ruling All Progressive Congress.He contested for the broom party's presidential ticket but later stepped down for president Tinubu to grab a senatorial ticket.He won and became Senate deputy leader before his sudden nomination.He is seen not only as a pan- Igbo but a pan-Nigerian.His new party retains the state governorship. NYESOM EZONWO WIKE The rambunctious former oil rich Rivers state governor was a one time Minister of state for education during former president Goodluck Jonathan's era.He contested for the opposition umb

AFRICANS AND THEIR HISTORY

As Nigeria grapples with leadership problems leading to constant usage of the cliche"e go better", National Record peeps into her long journey into egalitarian nationhood and concludes the dancing steps has always been the same. Tafawa Balewa-His regim was welcome with high hope especially the anti western domination entusias.Along the line,he was accused of ineptitude and was overthrown in a bloody coup that took his life and somany prominent politicians. NNAMDI AZIKIWE -- Fondly referred to as Zik of Africa,he played a greater role in the decolonization struggle and went to jail severally.He was later accused of somany inhuman policies. AGUYI IRONSI-- He was a fine military officer and the most senior of all in the then Nigeria army.He took the realm of power after the coup that ousted the Balewa's regim led by the five majors.Ironsi,who laid the foundation of a unitary system of government was later killed in a revenge coup superintendent by mostly Northern soldiers.Hi

Not a scorpion neither a cockroach, what is this?

HEAVY DOWN POUR IN ZARIA ENVIRON.For 24 hours it has been raining and nobody knows when the August rain will stop.Worshippers couldn't attend church service.

AFRICAN BEUATY.Have you ever wondered how beautiful is an African damsel? Look at this picture.The lady is purely African from toes to the head.Her beauty is striking to behold and her jewelry gave a perfect matching that trills the eyes.Everything around her is local, purely African and who says Africans are not the most gifted and cherished people on earth?

COMMODITY PRICE INDEX.At Tudun Sebu Market, along Zaria/Jos road.Bag of maize N50,000-Shorgum N46,000-Millet N50,000

The forgotten village

Honourable Zaphania Jisalo is the first FCT indigen to be nominated for ministerial position in Nigeria.He was nominated by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.He was a former Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council.