Politics

VP SHETTIMA CLAIMS ORGANISERS OF #ENDBADGOVERUNANCEINNIGERIA PROTEST ARE ‘IDIOTS’ FROM US, AUSTRALIA, FINLAND Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has described the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests in the country as persons from Australia, the United States and Finland. This is even as he described them as “bandits and idiots.” Shettima spoke on Saturday, while he was the Special Guest of …

SUPPORT FOR 1963 CONSTITUTION GATHERS MOMENTUM The agitation for the amendment of the 1963 Republican Constitution has heightened as the convener of the Middle Belt People, James Pam, has argued that it would restructure the country. Pam, at a press briefing in Abuja, said the 1963 Constitution was the first and last constitution negotiated by Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities and passed …

RIVERS PDP DEFIES COURT ORDER, HOLDS CONGRESSES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently holding ward congresses in the various wards of Rivers states, against court orders. This is coming despite two court orders stopping the exercise. At the PDP Secretariat along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, various members of the party were observed collecting materials for the congress in …

PROTEST ORGANISERS DARE SECURITY AGENCIES: KILL, MAIM, OR ARREST US, TINUBU WILL GO Organisers of the upcoming nationwide #EndBadGovt protest have warned security agencies that there will be consequences if any of the protesters is attacked. According to the protesters, they will demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu and his entire cabinet, if any of them is attacked in …

ABURE TRIUMPHS AS COURT DECLARES NNEWI CONVENTION VALID The leadership tussle in the Labour Party may have come to an end as the Federal High Court seating in Abuja has declared that the national convention of the party held in Nnewi on March 27, 2024 is valid and in line with the requirement of both the 2022 Electoral Act and …

UNCERTAINTY AS NORTH SPLIT OVER PLANNED PROTEST Going by the schedule released in various online platforms, the EndBadGovernance protest is expected to kick off nationwide on August 1. With only five days to the commencement of the planned action, there are no indications, despite concerted efforts mainly by the government to ensure the protest does not hold, that those pushing …

PROTEST ORGANIZERS DEMAND PROBE OF PAST AND PRESENT NIGERIAN POLITICIANS Some prominent politicians across Nigerians could find themselves in trouble as Nigerian youths revealed their demands ahead of the nationwide protest to end bad governance in the country. It could be recalled that the media headlines were dominated by the planned nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernance. While many Nigerians, particularly members …

POLITICIANS BUY SUVS FOR JUDGES BECAUSE ONLY THEIR VOTES COUNT – ODINKALU A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has alleged that judges are being used by politicians to destroy Nigeria’s democratic system. He regretted how governors in the country continue to accord priority to donating vehicles to their cronies while being less concerned to the …

YOUTH MOBILISES KANO RESIDENTS FOR #ENDBADGOVERNANCEINNIGERIA PROTEST AT POPULAR MARKET The mobilisation of Nigerians for the forthcoming nationwide protest, dubbed ‘EndBadGovernance’ has continued to reach more people in the grassroots in Kano State. In a video, a concerned youth was seen using a sound amplifier to enlighten people and traders inside the popular Gaya market in Kano State on the …

TINUBU REBUKES PROTEST SPONSORS, SAYS THEY DON’T LOVE NIGERIA In a strong rebuke of planned nationwide protests, President Bola Tinubu has accused the organizers of harboring ill intent towards the country. Speaking to a delegation of Islamic leaders on Thursday, Tinubu claimed the sponsors of the demonstrations do not truly love Nigeria and instead have their sights set beyond the …