Awoniyi Adekunle Isaac
10 Aug 2023
The police in Ogun, yesterday, arrested five suspected cultists terrorising the Aboro area of the state.The Guardian learnt that the suspects: Adetayo Ismaila, ‘m’, 42; Kunle Oluwole, ‘m’, 37; Ibrahim Ademosun, ‘m’, 31; Meshach Olaide, ‘m’, 31; and Dare Kehinde...
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Africa, a continent known for its numerous unique cultures and tourist attractions often gets a negative perception when it comes to its level of safety. However, there are cities across the continents where their residents enjoy a safe and peaceful life like it or not. This mid-2024 report by data platform, Numebo, after considering key…
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There is currently agitation in the Ojota area of Lagos State as police and thugs ordered protesters to move into the Gani Fawehinmi Park to continue their protest. The protesters said they are concerned that both the thugs and police could ambush them. Earlier, thugs converged at the venue, threatened the protesters, and asked them…
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As the nationwide protest enters its second day on Friday, business activities are gradually resuming in Osogbo, with the reopening of some shops and markets earlier closed on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the markets that opened for activities include the Akindeko Market, MDS Shopping Complex and Orisunmibare Market.…
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A leading civil society organisation in the Niger Delta, Niger Delta Volunteers for Good Governance (NDVFGG), has insisted that the planned protest against hardship in Nigeria must take place in the region. NDVFGG's position is against the backdrop of calls by many stakeholders in the region to shelve the planned protest, particularly in the Niger…
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The Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have again deployed helicopters to monitor the ongoing hunger protest in Abuja as some of the arrowheads of the protest said counter-protesters are infiltrating the protest ground to instigate violence. The Guardian gathered that most of the protesters who were heading to the protest ground in buses…
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As the nationwide protests against bad governance tagged #EndBadGovernance #10DaysofRage entered the second day, roadside businesses and hawkers that went into hiding are slowly reemerging in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Along major streets in Dutse, yam sellers, banana, groundnut, and cooked fresh corn sellers have taken up positions displaying their goods…
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The Kaduna Police Command has raised a red flag against hardship and bad governance protesters in the state, stating they must obtain a permit; otherwise, they will be treated as miscreants and criminals. According to the Police, parents and guardians henceforth should restrain their wards from involving themselves in violent acts in the guise of…
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There were burnt tires and woods across major streets in the aftermath of the #EndBadGovernance protest that hit major parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the first day of the protest, Wednesday, in Abuja. The burnt tires were seen on the Kubwa-Zuba Expressway and along Dutse-Bwari Road up to a major junction leading…
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The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslim faithful to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daso Nahun, who disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday said that the curfew would…
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged nursing mothers to commit to breastfeeding their children exclusively for six months. The fund’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, on the occasion of the World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). READ…