Politics

PROTESTERS DESTROY TINUBU MINISTER’S HOME IN ZAMFARA, APC EXPRESSES DISMAY Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed dismay over the destruction of the Minister of State for Defence, and former governor of the state, Bello Matawelle’s properties at his Gusau’s country home following the nationwide protest. This was contained in a statement issued by the party’s …

PROTEST; COME DOWN FROM YOUR HIGH HORSE, TALK TO NIGERIANS – ATIKU TELLS TINUBU Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the ongoing nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country as significant. This is even as he admonished the Nigerian government to heed the voices of the people and come down from its high horses, insisting it is time …

ARREST, PROSECUTE THOSE BEHIND THREAT AGAINST IGBOS – PETER OBI Social media has been awash with a hashtag, asking the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the other South-West states. But Obi, a former Anambra State governor, condemned the ultimatum on Igbos, describing it as deeply disturbing. “Immediate action should be taken to investigate, arrest, and prosecute those behind this heinous …

PROTEST,; YOU WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND – OKAI MOCKS WIKE A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State, Austin Okai, has mocked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike over the EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. Okai said Wike was nowhere to be found as protesters, whom he refered to as Gen Z, stormed Asokoro area …

NIGERIANS EXPERIENCED BETTER LIFE UNDER MILITARY REGIME – IBB Former military head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ibrahim B. Babanginda, made a post on his verified Twitter page reflecting on the differences between military and democratic rule in Nigeria. He stated that “Some of the best years Nigerians ever experienced all came from the Military system of …

VIDEOS CIRCULATING ONLINE BEING TWISTED TO BLACKMAIL ME, PETER OBI CRIES OUT Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) , Peter Obi, has condemned the circulation of false videos stating that it was aimed at blackmailing him. In a statement on X.com on Friday, the former Anambra state governor stated that a video from his keynote speech while he …

19 KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED ON DAY ONE OF PROTEST No fewer than 19 Nigerians have been reportedly killed on Thursday after hoodlums hijacked the Day-one of the ongoing nationwide protest against hardship in Nigeria. Youths on Thursday staged protests across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja to register their grievances against government policies that have imposed …

SOUTH WEST BEHAVE LIKE CONQUERORS, TREAT REST OF US NIGERIANS AS PRISONERS OF WAR – EX-SGF LAWAL A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has decried the South West region’s disproportionate dominance in the current administration in the country. Lawal noted that over 80 per cent of the revenue-generating and spending ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) …

NIGERIANS TREND #TINUBUMUSTGO OVER PRESIDENT’S SILENCE ON POLICE ARRESTS, KILLINGS Outraged by the unjustified attacks and tragic loss of life among peaceful protesters, who were rightfully demanding action against worsening hunger and poor governance, Nigerian Twitter users are now demanding the immediate resignation of President Bola Tinubu. They expressed deep disappointment that despite the brutal crackdown by security forces nationwide, …

THEY’LL TORMENT GWO GWO GWO NGWO TRIBE – ACTIVIST ALLEGES PLOT TO ATTACK NON-YORUBAS A human rights activist and convener of Apostolic Roundtable, Bolaji O. Akinyemi, has raised the alarm over a purported plot to attack non-Yorubas residing in Lagos State. Akinyemi alleged that the plot involves targeting the Igbos during the ongoing nationwide protest with the hashtag #EndBadGovernance. The …