By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – As the nationwide protest entered day three, Lokoja the Kogi State capital and and other places have Remain peaceful as residents refused to join other states in the the planned nationwide protest. Both citizens and the government have given reasons why Kogi State...
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The much-publicised nationwide protest against bad governance began across states of the federation on Thursday in different magnitudes and dimensions. The protest with hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria is planned to end on Aug. 10. It is aimed at drawing Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Most states...
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the conveners of #EndBadGovernance protest and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to table for dialogue. The President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), made the call in a statement issued by the Secretary-General of JNI,...
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to the state residents to toe the path of peace by not engaging in the planned nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a statement signed by himself and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. The...
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, have urged organisers of the planned nationwide protest to exercise restraints and avoid any form of violence. The bishops made the call in a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday, which was signed by the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Department of State Services (DSS) has been urged to publicly reveal the sponsors of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for August 1st, 2024. The former Secretary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee of Diaspora Chairmen, Mr Ayoola Lawal, made the call in a...
I should say right away that I am an activist in my own right and have been since I was a student. I’m not against protests taking place under the appropriate circumstances, even though the planned nationwide hunger protest meant to put a stop to hardships may not...
The Federal Government has said Nigerian youths should embrace dialogue rather than embark on protests, which could have undesirable outcomes. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. He...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- A foremost Humanitarian and Development Non-Governmental Organisation, Ior Gboko Foundation (IGF) has dissociated itself from the planned nationwide protests scheduled to hold from 1st – 10th August 2024. In a press release by its President, Dr Jimmy Ajim, the Foundation acknowledged the Constitutional Rights...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in naira and not in United States greenback. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss Zack Adedeji disclosed after a FEC meeting chaired by...
Barely 72 hours to the nationwide mass protest against economic hardship in the country, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Governorship Candidate in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka has urged citizens to exercise restraint and patience to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address...
The Nigeria Youths for Atiku (NYFA), a support group for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition says President Bola Tinubu can address the nation and reverse some policies to ease protest threat. The President of NYFA, Prof. Gold Emmanuel, said this in a statement signed by the group’s...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration is investing in infrastructure to make residents comfortable. Wike stated this in Abuja on Saturday, after inspecting the ongoing construction of 11.1-kilometre expressway, from Airport Road to Kuje. “As a government, we...
The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), on Thursday, called for dialogue between the Federal Government and youths planning to embark on protest. Ooni of Ife and Co-Chairman of the Council, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, made the call while addressing State House correspondents, after a meeting...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), said that it has no plans to join the nationwide protest scheduled for Aug. 1 against economic hardship in the country. TUC President, Mr Festus Osifo, said this at a news conference on State of the Nation on Thursday in Abuja....
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Some Civil Society Groups, under the aegis of Concerned Civil Society Organizations in Kogi State, have called on Nigerians especially the youths in the state not to take part in the planned nationwide protests in Nigeria, slated for 1st August, 2024. Addressing Journalists...
Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the nation’s attorney general, became born again after having previously supported the Nigerian governors in their quest to deny local governments (LGs) financial autonomy. Insofar as the brief is good, lawyers, you know, can represent anybody, even terrorists, bandits, rapists, and killers. By...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to engage in dialogue with the leaders of a planned nationwide protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. It specifically called on the President to invite the protest leaders for a meeting...
A group under the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Justice Forum, has advised Nigerian youths to shun planned nationwide protest over current economic hardship in the country. The state Coordinator of the Forum, James Faleke, gave the advice in a statement by it’s Director of Media...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Northern Ethnic Youth Group , Assembly (NEYGA) has urged the embattled Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District to focus on addressing the ongoing issue of Boko Haram insurgency in his Constituency and good governance in the country rather...