Politics

SOLDIERS TAKE OVER MAJOR ABUJA ROADS 72 HOURS TO HUNGER PROTEST Commuters plying the Keffi-Abuja expressway were on Monday left stranded after military officers barricaded the highway to conduct a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s capital. The soldiers mounted a road block at Sani Abacha barracks before the popular AYA roundabout. Security agencies did not give any prior …

PROTEST COMMENCES IN NIGER STATE Despite pleas from the government, some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the economic hardship in Nigeria. The protesters stormed the streets on Monday, chanting anti-government songs. They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy …

#ENDBADGOVERNANCE: TINUBU GOVT WASTING MONEY ON FICTITIOUS GROUPS – CISLAC The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s government assembled fictitious groups to discredit the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protests. In an interview on ARISE TV on Sunday, CISLAC executive director Auwal Musa Rafsanjani said, “The federal government is embarking on unnecessary waste of public money to be …

NO PERSONAL DISAGREEMENT WITH KENNETH OKONKWO, ONLY STYLE – PETER OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to Kenneth Okonkwo’s recent exit from the party and the Obidient Movement. On Sunday Okonkwo, who was the spokesperson for the Labour Party presidential campaign in the 2023 general election, announced he was …

#ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST, WAR AGAINST HUNGER, STARVATION, NOT AGAINST NIGERIAN STATE, PAN-YORUBA GROUP The Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM) has called for a respectful and restrained approach by Nigerian security forces during the upcoming ‘Day Of Rage’ national protests from August 1 to 10, 2024. Comrade Wale Balogun, National Coordinator of YOREM, emphasised the importance of non-violence during a press conference at …

WE’LL USE EAGLE SQUARE FOR PROTEST WITH OR WITHOUT PERMISSION – ORGANISERS One of the organisers of the planned protest against hunger and hardship, the Take It Back Movement, has vowed to go ahead with the protest at Eagle Square in Abuja, whether or not the government approves usage of the venue. The Mobilization Director of the organisation, Damilare Adenola, …

ABUJA RESIDENTS SHOUT ‘WE’RE HUNGRY’ AMID WIKE’S PLEA TO SHUN PROTESTS Amid chants of ‘We are hungry! We are hungry!’ from frustrated residents of the Federal Capital Territory, its minister, Nyesom Wike made a desperate appeal to discourage participation in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. The protests scheduled to hold from August 1-10 are fuelled by severe economic difficulties and soaring living …

PETER OBI SUPPORTS PLANNED NATIONWIDE PROTEST Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship. Some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Speaking on Sunday after a …

DANIEL BWALA: A FAILED LAWYER, MAD DOG – NDUME TELLS TINUBU TO BE CAREFUL Mohammed Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has alleged that Daniel Bwala, former aide of Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, can only be a political liability to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. After Tinubu’s victory in last year’s …

PROTEST: UK GOVT ISSUES TRAVEL ADVISORY TO CITIZENS IN NIGERIA The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a travel advisory for Nigeria, warning citizens against traveling to certain parts of the country due to the upcoming #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. In a statement published on the UK government’s website, the FCDO advised British nationals to exercise caution when …