YOU WERE TOO HASTY IN REMOVING OIL SUBSIDY – OBASANJO CARPETS TINUBU Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the manner in which President Bola Tinubu’s administration removed the fuel subsidy, warning of the increased hardship it will cause for ordinary Nigerians.He gave the warning in an interview with the Financial Times.Obasanjo said that the government should have prioritized mitigating the …

NIGERIA’S ECONOMY FACES HEAVY DECLINE AS MORE STATES IMPOSE CURFEW DUE TO PROTESTS The last five days have been hellish for Nigeria and its economy amid hunger protests. This is as security red alerts spread to states, especially the North West of Nigeria. Police and government authorities have reported the spread of property destruction, and shop looting in Kaduna, Plateau, …

CONSUMER PROTECTION BODY ACCUSES COCA-COLA OF USING ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER IN PLACE OF SUGAR The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has accused Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, NBC, of violating consumer protection laws. The allegations include misleading trade descriptions, unfair marketing tactics, and failure to comply with regulatory requirements, according to a statement released by 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 …

150 COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM KANO DIGITAL PARK – MINISTER The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani has said the Kano Digital Park burgled in Kano under the guise of the ‘Endbadgovernance’ protest on Thursday contained about 150 desktop personal computers (PCs) and laptops. The Minister disclosed this while speaking on a Channels TV programme, where he …

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 …

BANKS, BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED AS PROTESTS CONTINUE As the the nationwide protests across the country continues to rage on, traders in most markets of Lagos and other parts of the country might have taken to just sit and watch. The situation in Tradefair complex is almost same for Alaba, Ladipo, Computer Village and others remain sealed. Cities like Lagos, Port …

POLICEMAN KILLS COLLEAGUE WHILE FIRING AT #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS IN KATSINA A policeman whose name has yet to be ascertained has killed one of his colleagues while shooting at peaceful protesters in Katsina State. Multiple videos show the deceased man in his uniform lying in a pool of blood after being shot by his colleague. “In the peak of unprofessionalism, a …

DEFENCE CHIEF HINTS AT MILITARY INTERVENTION AS PROTESTS CONTINUE The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has warned that the military is on standby and will intervene if necessary to prevent criminals from hijacking the ongoing End Bad Governance protests. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Musa commended the police for their efforts so far and assured …

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 …