Politics

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 …

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 …