Politics

SOLDIERS ENFORCING CURFEW KILL YOUNG BOY IN ZARIA Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have allegedly killed a young boy while enforcing the 24-hour curfew in the Zaria area of Kaduna state.Nigerian youths commenced a 10-day nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country on August 1. But the protest has turned violent, witnessing looting and vandalisation of public and private …

Some embittered Nigerian youths have begun to attack properties owned by political leaders. In videos seen on X on Tuesday, some youths were seen burning a mansion built by a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel, representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal Constituency. The youths accused the lawmaker of neglecting their constituency after his election 14 months ago during the …

KADUNA PROTESTERS DEFY CURFEW, MARCH TO GOVT HOUSE Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government, residents of Kaduna have taken to the streets, defying the restrictions as they march towards the Government House in Tudun Wada. Protesters, rallying under the banner of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, were seen confronting soldiers who have been deployed to enforce the curfew. In defiance of …

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 …