BREAKING: Join Us On Monday Or Shut Down; Protesters Threaten Business Owners, Others Hundreds of protesters in Jos, Plateau state capital, flooded the popular Bauchi Road, on Sunday, issuing a stern warning to all business owners to join them on Monday or shut down. The protesters said the move is to prevent damage to their properties. According to the protesters, President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast failed to address the pressing challenges facing the nation. They vowed to mobilise more people to come out to express their grievances and dissatisfaction with the broadcast, adding that the protest is the only way…
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How Policeman Threatened Protesters, Says ‘I Swear To God, I Will Kill’ One of the policemen deployed to quell the riot which broke out during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kano openly threatened to kill protesters. Kano was one of the places where the protest took a violent turn as hoodlums broke lose, looting both government agencies and private establishment. A mob that tried to perpetrate violence at Government House, Kano, was forcefully dispersed. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf later declared curfew to check the widespread violence. Security operatives shoot at protesters, journalists in Abuja However, despite the curfew, some protesters returned…
Real Reason I Refused To Join #EndBadGovernance Protests Against Tinubu Govt; Portable Finally Blows Hot Controversial singer Portable has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged his services without compensation during the 2023 campaign for its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. In a now-viral Instagram live on Friday, Portable revealed why he boycotted the protest and expressed his displeasure with the President. He said: “I supported Tinubu but was not paid (referring to the 2023 presidential election campaign). We were the ones who supported him (Mr Tinubu) without receiving any money. Since then, I’ve been minding my own business. I…
God, Please ‘Deliver Us From Tinubu’s Hardship’, Elderly Woman Pray An elderly woman participating in the nationwide #EndHunger protests in Sango, Ogun, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for plunging millions of Nigerians into hardship and poverty, praying for deliverance. “I came from Owode to join the protest. Is it acceptable for we elderly to be begging for alms to survive? We beg for alms to survive. I and my children are starving,” the woman lamented in a viral video recorded at the protest ground. The woman decried unemployment among youths and bad roads. “Our children don’t have jobs. Men and…
Protests: Hoodlums Invades Living Faith Church, Steal Items Worth Millions On the first day of the commencement of the nationwide protest against hardship, chairs, musical instruments, and other items worth millions of naira were reported stolen by hoodlums from a church in Katsina. The incident, according to Punch, happened at a Living Faith Church in the Daura Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. Bishop David Oyedepo is the founder of Living Faith Church, Worldwide. Ibom Focus reports that some Nigerians had organised a 10-day nationwide protest against what they termed as bad governance and had taken to the streets…
BREAKING: JAMB Releases New Minimum Age For Admission The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has raised alarm over an upsurge in the number of doctored and upwardly adjusted age declarations on NIN slips being submitted by candidates. The exam body expressed worry that the trend of underage candidates falsifying their age to gain admission into the university has become dangerous, inimical and unnecessary. JAMB has now insisted that only candidates who will be at least sixteen years old at the time of admission will be considered eligible for admittance into the university. A statement by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian…
Protests: ‘I Was Used And Dumped’ – Portable Cries Out Over Payment Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has lamented that he didn’t receive any monetary reward despite supporting President Bola Tinubu. According to him, he was “used” but he decided to be calm. Speaking during a recent Instagram live session with fans, the ‘Zazu’ crooner claimed that “fighting” the government was a vain job, stressing that the government has nothing to lose. He said: “I supported Tinubu but I didn’t get any money. I was used but I am calm. You’re k!lling yourselves in the name of…
Happening Now: Thugs Armed With Guns, Machetes Currently Attacking Protesters In Abuja A group of armed thugs allegedly sponsored by the Nigerian government are currently attacking #EndBadGovernance protesters in the nation’s capital city, Abuja. In a video on Saturday, the thugs were caught on camera, wielding guns, machetes and other dangerous unleashing terror against protesters in Abuja. Ibom Focus also reported how some operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian police invaded the peaceful protest at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abuja on Saturday and shot at a vehicle carrying journalists from The Premium Times and…
Protesters March, Fly Russian National Flag, Ask President Putin To Wade In On Nigeria Amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, youths in Kano State have taken to the streets waving Russian flags and calling for intervention from Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Frustrated Nigerians first took to the streets on Thursday, August 1, to demand better governance and an end to pressing issues such as food inflation, general inflation, and high living costs. The unusual display of Russian flags highlights the protesters’ frustration with the home government’s handling of the economic crisis, which has intensified hunger and hardship. The protestors’ demands for…
Protesters To Hold Church Service On Protest Ground On Sunday Protesters in Jos, Plateau State, are set to hold the Sunday service at the protest ground on the 4th day of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest The protests, which began on August 1, 2024, are focused on ending bad governance. The third day of demonstrations, witness crowds block the Yakubu Gowon Way near the Old Airport Junction. Demonstrators expressed their intention to continue their activism through a Sunday service, showcasing their commitment to the cause. Meanwhile, it was earlier reported that the #EndBadGovernance protests united the faiths of participating Nigerians as videos showed…