Politics

BREAKING; US ELECTION; KAMALA HARRIS PICKS MINNESOTA GOVERNOR AS RUNNING MATE United States Vice President, Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate in the November Presidential election. Harris will face-off against Republican, ex-President Donald Trump. The 60-year-old Walz emerged as a dark horse contender and has now been picked over other high-profile names, especially Pennsylvania …

COURT RESTRICTS LAGOS PROTESTERS TO TWO AREAS Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Tuesday extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to the Freedom and Peace Parks in the Ojota and Ketu areas of the state. Sonaike made the order following an application by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr …

BAUCHI GOVERNOR SLAMS TINUBU OVER BROADCAST, SAYS HE DID NOT CONSULT WITH GOVERNORS BEFORE THE SPEECH Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has expressed his disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s recent nationwide broadcast, stating that no consultation was made with state governors prior to the address. According to him, the President’s speech did not reflect the reality on ground, adding that …

IF TINUBU IS ASKING FOR DIALOGUE, HE SHOULD ASSEMBLE CORPSES OF THOSE KILLED TO CONFERENCE TABLE – PROTESTER The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have rejected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s call for dialogue. The protesters also condemned the President’s nationwide address, labelling it an “exercise in deceit.” At a press conference in Ojota, Lagos, protest leader, Taiwo Hassan Soweto, expressed outrage over the …

EMIR SANUSI CAUTIONS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AS KANO PROTESTERS DEFY CURFEW Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has appealed to residents of Kano State to refrain from engaging in destructive activities during the ongoing protests against hunger and hardship. He expressed deep concern over the looting and vandalism of public and private properties, emphasizing the need for peaceful demonstrations. The …

WE’LL CONTINUE PROTEST UNTIL TINUBU ADDRESSES OUR DEMANDS – ORGANISERS The nationwide rallies that started on Friday will continue until President Bola Tinubu addresses their demands, according to organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protests. Damilare Adenola, Director of Mobilisation of Take It Back Movement, a non-governmental organisation, stated this on Channels Television’s The August Protests programme on Friday. He predicted that …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE: STOP PROFILING OF NDIGBO – SOUTH-EAST NASS CAUCUS WARNS The South-East caucus of the National Assembly has expressed dismay over the dangerous ethnic profiling of lgbos in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The caucus appealed to Ndigbo across the country to stay away from the protests and remain law abiding. This was contained in a statement issued …

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 …