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The#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters will converge at the Alausa Government House, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday to continue their agitation. The protesters said that both the state government and the federal government have been quiet on their demands and that President Bola Tinubu should meet the demands of the people. For three days, the protesters had gathered at…
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On-going Citizens’ revolt tagged #End-Bad-Governance in Nigeria this week has provided yet another opportunity to tell our leaders at all levels that what they witnessed this week is what happens whenever leaders fail to listen to the people who employ them.
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The police on Sunday said it has arrested one Omowaye Ayodele, who was a member of the kidnapping gang that recently kidnapped
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President Bola Tinubu has appealed to protesters to suspend any further demonstrations and create room for dialogue. The protests, tagged #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria, have led to thousands of Nigerians across the nation taking to the streets to decry the government's policies and the escalating cost of living, which has severely impacted the populace. The country is currently…
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In a reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast, a Port Harcourt-based lawyer and rights activist, Chief Justice Oguche, has said that while the speech outlined the President’s intentions and accomplishments, it failed to properly address the causes of the protest. Also reacting, National Coordinator, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Emmanuel Onwubiko, said the…
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The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 212 people at the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, alleged to be hoodlums, and also charged 74 to court. The police also recovered looted properties from them. This was revealed by the Commissioner of Police, AS Abdullahi, while addressing a press conference at the Command's Headquarters in Dutse at the…
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The Edo State Police Command said two suspects have been arrested in connection with the looted palliative rice stored in a parked truck at Urora community near Benin City. The Edo State Police Commissioner, Funsho Adegboye, disclosed this at a press briefing in Benin City. Recall that on August 1, the day of the commencement…
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Hoodlums on Sunday morning chased #EndBadGovernance protesters who had gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of Lagos State to protest against the federal government’s policies which has led to widespread hunger and pauperised the masses. The protesters were chanting solidarity songs when fierce-looking hoodlums wielding planks chased them away. Sometime around…
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A former governorship aspirant of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, has dragged the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the Edo election, Barr. Olumide Akpata, to the Court of Appeal, apparently dissatisfied with the judgments of a Benin High Court and Federal High Court Abuja, respectively. Also joined in the suit before the Appellate…
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Erling Haaland's hat trick, including two goals in the first five minutes, led Manchester City over Chelsea 4-2 on Saturday in an English club football friendly at Columbus, Ohio. Reigning Premier League champion City scored goals 54 seconds apart in the first half and 71 seconds apart in the second half to dominate the fixture,…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, to apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold Nigerian authorities accountable for reported attacks on journalists and peaceful protesters during the #EndHunger protests. In an Urgent Appeal dated August 3, 2024, and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole…
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President Bola Tinubu has warned that those who capitalise on the nationwide protest, which began on Thursday, August 1, 2024, to threaten any part of the country will face legal consequences. Tinubu issued this warning during his nationwide broadcast delivered on Sunday, August 4, 2024. He stated that issues of ethnic bigotry will not be…