The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. This as a result of the massive protest in some parts of the state were thousands of youths are out on the streets, demanding an end to what they described as bad governance. The protesters said President Bola […]
Bangladesh’s army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said Monday he will form an interim government following the resignation of Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who had fled the capital in the face of overwhelming protests. “We will form an interim government,” Waker said in a broadcast to the nation on state television. Details later… AFP
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Lenin. Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. He alleged that the DSS also assaulted him […]
Bobrisky, the controversial crossdresser, has been released from the Kirikiri Correctional Center, according to TheCable. The social media celebrity was released on Monday morning. Born Idris Okuneye, Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison on April 12 by Abimbola Awogboro, the Lagos high court judge, for abusing the naira. Awogboro, in her verdict, […]
Monday 5th August 2024 Hunger protest: Tinubu’s speech attracts knocks, kudos Hardship: States get N570bn grant Obaseki blames FG for hardship as protesters worship on street Tinubu’s Speech Didn’t Address Brutal Crackdown On Protesters, Says Soyinka Tinubu’s Speech Insensitive To Nigerians’ Plight, Did Not Address Demands, Says PDP JAMB Uncovers Fraudulent Admission Practices, Warns […]
Minna-Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has dissociated himself from a post associating him to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance. In a statement from his media office signed by Mahmud Abdullahi in Minna, General Babangida reiterated his commitment to democratic rule rather than military and therefore called on all […]
Nigeria’s public debt stock is projected to hit N130tn this year, raising concerns about the country’s debt-to-gross domestic product ratio. This was revealed in a report by Afrinvest, an investment management company, titled, ‘Bank Recapitalisation, Catalyst for a $1tn Economy, ‘ unveiled in Abuja recently. Nigeria’s public debt stock, which includes external and domestic […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in six cartons of tins of branded Nestle Cerelac baby food, with six containers in each package at the SAHCOL export shed of Lagos airport and at a courier firm in […]
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday faulted President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast for not addressing the violent crackdown by security forces on #EndBadGovernance protesters. Soyinka, in a statement expressed concern over the president’s omission of this critical issue. He said: “I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian authorities accountable for reports of attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests and peaceful demonstrations in some parts of the country.” SERAP also urged Scotland to use the Commonwealth Charter […]
