BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Man Loses Traditional Title Over Hunger Protest The District Head of Bosso in Minna Emirate Council in Niger State, Alhaji Mu’azu Adamu Laka Bosso, has relieved one Abdullahi Isah, aka Biodun, of the title: Wakilin Matasan Bosso. In a letter titled: “Letter of dismissal”, Alhaji Mu’azu, who did not give the reason for the sack, said: “I hereby write to inform you that you have been dismissed from your title as Youth Leader of Bosso (Wakilin Matasan Bosso) with immediate effect from 28/07/2024. You should no longer call yourself as Youth Leader of Bosso.” But in an…
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Akpabio Exposes Those Sponsoring Nationwide Protest Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the candidates who lost out in the 2023 presidential election of sponsoring the planned nationwide protest. Mr Akpabio spoke on Monday at the State House, Abuja, after he witnessed President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the new minimum wage bill into law. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC) and others ran against President Tinubu in the election. Some individuals and organisations in the country have planned a nationwide protest over the hardship occasioned by…
Drama As Wike Makes U-turn, Begs Nigerian Youths Over Protest Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has appealed to youths in the nation’s capital not to join the planned August #EndBadGovernance protest against hardship and economic woes. The former Rivers State governor had last week said the FCT was not available for any protest, attracting a barrage of strong reactions from youths who vowed to stage a rally at Eagle Square come next month. However, the minister appeared to be soft-pedalling at a town hall meeting with youth stakeholders in the Bwari Area Council of the FCT…
VIDEO: Many Causalities As Armed Policemen Invade COE, Shoot At Students For Speaking Against Corruption By Provost Not less than 50 students from the Federal College of Education in Akoka, Lagos State, were severely injured during a stampede that occurred on Monday afternoon when some armed police officers invaded their school premises and began shooting. It was learnt that the lawless police officers were deployed to stop the inauguration of the institution’s governing council by the school provost, Dr Wahab Azeez Ademola. The students and some concerned staff in recent times had spoken against corruption and mismanagement of funds within…
BREAKING: FG Reveals New Price For 50kg Rice The federal government on Monday revealed that it has set up centres across the country where 50kg bags of rice are selling for N50,000 each. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Monday while briefing correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said this is part of the numerous initiatives being provided by the Tinubu administration, which his said made the planned nationwide protest against high cost of living unnecessary. According to…
Akpabio Sends Stroπg Warπing To Protesters Over August 1st Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said while those seeking to protest have the right to do, they do not have the right to destabilise the country. This is as he accused politicians who lost out during the last general elections of being behind the protest to take over the government through the backdoor. Akpabio spoke during the signing of the new Minimum Wage by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday. The Senate President who stated that he was excited about the Nigerian worker and the National Minimum Wage…
Presidency To Peter Obi: Lead Protest Like Tinubu, Buhari President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has reacted to the decision of the 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi to endorse the August 1 nationwide rally. Onanuga said Obi should act like Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari by coming out to openly lead the nationwide protest. He challenged Obi to be at the forefront of the protest and helping to curb the possible excesses. Posting on X, Onanuga wrote: “Now that Peter Obi has come out to endorse the planned protest by his…
Fear Grips Nigerian Govt As Terrorists Sets To Infiltrate Nationwide Protest The Police Command in Yobe, says the Boko Haram insurgents have planned to infiltrate the planned nationwide protest in the state. The spokesman of the Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Yobe. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that foreign mercenaries were engaged to destroy lives and property at the protest. Mr Abdulkarim therefore called on individuals planning to participate in the protest to exercise caution. “As Yobe state recovers from insurgency, the Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, acknowledges citizens’…
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Protests: Real Reason Telecom Companies Blocked Subscriber SIM Cards Information reaching Ibom Focus Real Reason Telecom Companies Blocked Subscriber SIM Cards A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has claimed that elecommunications companies in the country could be trying to hinder the upcoming protest against economic hardship. Adegboruwa in a statement on Sunday, said there were a lot of complaints about network restrictions as the date for the protest approaches. Scheduled to begin on August 1, the demonstration aims to address issues of hunger, poverty, and dissatisfaction with current economic policies. He noted, “In recent days, some telecom companies…