Politics

I ENGAGED IN PROTESTS BUT WITHOUT VIOLENCE – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged his participation in various protests throughout his political career but stressed the importance of maintaining non-violence during demonstrations. The President made these remarks while receiving the Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr., at the Presidential Villa …

HOUSE OF REPS MEMBERS MOVE TO TAKE OVER RIVERS ASSEMBLY OVER LINGERING CRISIS Some members of House of Representatives have initiated a move to take over the Rivers State House of Assembly due to the lingering crisis in the state. Rivers State is currently experiencing political tensions, with two factions of the State House of Assembly holding separate sittings. The …

FIFTH COLUMNISTS PLANNING TO HIJACK PROTEST, CLAIMS EX-APC WOMAN LEADER A former women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the executive director, Business Development of the Nigerian-Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Hon Stella Okotete, has warned that fifth columnists are planning to hijack the proposed nationwide protest over the hardship in the country. She said the fifth columnists are …

FG PANICS, DIRECTS MINISTERS TO RETURN TO THEIR STATES TO STOP PLANNED PROTEST The Federal Government has reported directed ministers to return to their respective states between Wednesday (July 24) and Thursday, August 1, when the planned nationwide protests are scheduled to begin. The decision was made at an emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, with the Federal Government saying …

THREE COMMISSIONERS QUIT ALEX OTTI’S CABINET WITHIN ONE WEEK One week after two of Commissioners quit the Abia State Executive Council, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, has followed suit and resigned her appointment from Governor Alex Otti cabinet. This was contained in a statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku-Ukoha, which was made …

RIVERS CRISIS GETS MESSIER AS  FUBARA, WIKE SUPPORTERS CLASH A baby was reportedly tear-gassed and became unconscious on Wednesday as supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed with the loyalists of ex-governor Nyesom Wike in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the clash happened during a government medical outreach in the Eliozu …

REINSTATE NDUME AS CHIEF WHIP, BORNO PROTESTERS URGE SENATE Protesters from Borno South, on Wednesday, stormed Abuja demanding the reinstatement of Mohammed Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the Senate. Ndume was removed for criticising the President Bola Tinubu-led government, following a letter transmitted to the Senate by the national leadership of the his party, All Progressives Congress (APC). He …

NAUS, NAPS, NANCES MOBILIZE FOR PROTEST, MONDAY, JULY 29 THE leadership of the National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), and the National Association Nigerian of College of Education Students (NANCES), have commenced mobilisation of their members for a nationwide protest beginning from Monday, July 29th, 2024. The trio of NAUS, NAPS and NANCES, declared …

FOREIGNERS ARRIVE KADUNA TO JOIN PLANNED PROTEST, GROUP ALLEGES A group, Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Kaduna state, has alleged that reports reaching the executive has indicated that foreigners from northern neighboring countries had already arrived in Kaduna State ready to join the demonstration and make it violent. The group however, kicked against the move, saying it will jeopardize the safety …

WE CANNOT WITHDRAW FROM A PROTEST WE DIDN’T ORGANIZE – AJAERO Labour said that it stands in solidarity with the Nigerian people over the current economic hardship and worsening hunger in the country but maintained that only the organisers of the protest can decide whether to pull out or continue with the protest. In a statement signed by Comrade Joe …