THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FLOWN OUT OF NIGERIA EVERY HOUR – INTERPOL The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL), on Monday, revealed that “hundreds of thousands of dollars” are being laundered out of Nigeria to other African countries and across the world every hour. The organisation also said money laundering across Africa and the entire world has assumed a monstrous dimension, adding that …

TINUBU INAUGURATES SOUTHERN TRADITIONAL RULES COUNCIL President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council in Imo State. The inauguration took place in Owerri, the state capital. The inauguration saw the Oni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, emerge as the Chairman of the council, while the co-chairmen were Obi of Obinugwu, Cletus Illomuanya and King Jaja of Opopo, …

BANDITS OCCUPY 102 ZAMFARA COMMUNITIES, SHUT DOWN FARMING “Farming is our pride” is the popular catch-phrase synonymous with Zamfara State because over 90 per cent of the people of the state are farmers who largely depend on agriculture to survive. The state has over the years been producing large quantities of food items – both cash and food crops – …

NDUME REJECTS NEW OFFICE AT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, POLICE ARREST AIDES, SUPPORTERS The senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Services Committee. Ndume, in a letter addressed to the Chairman, Senate Services Committee on Tuesday, said the office given him does not reflect his seniority and …

CONFINE YOUR MEN INSIDE BARRACKS, ACTIVIST TELLS ARMY AUTHORITIES A Lawyer and human right activist, Adeyanju Deji has warned the Nigerian army to restrict its men from intervening in the planned Nationwide protest, which is slated to commence from August 1 – 10. This was contained in a letter written to the Nigerian Army, by ‘Daji Adeyanju and partners’ law …

SOUTH-WEST RESIDENTS MUST PROTEST, SUNDAY IGBOHO, AN OPPORTUNIST WORKING FOR TINUBU, IGNORE HIM – YORUBA UNION The Yoruba Union, known as Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorúbá, has disassociated itself from the self-acclaimed Yoruba agitator, Chief Sunday Igboho, over his purported statement against the August 1 peaceful protest. The group said Igboho was an opportunist who rose on the back of the Yoruba …

PROTEST: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO SHUT DOWN, WORKERS TOLD TO STAY AT HOME Less than 24 hours to the nationwide protests against bad governance, hardship and hunger, the National Assembly (NASS) is set to shutdown. In a memo from the federal parliament, several security measures were detailed to ensure the safety of legislative workers and the NASS Complex. The memo signed …

APC SCAMMED US, PROMISED US RICE – TINUBU’S PROTESTERS STRANDED AFTER RALLY Over 400 Nigerian women have been thrown into lamentation by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in a quest to thwart the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. SaharaReportere gathered that some influential women leaders in APC sent a circular to several Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Abuja, asking them …

MASSIVE DEPLOYMENTS OF HEAVILY-ARMED SOLDIERS, POLICE, OTHERS AS PROTEST  SET TO KICK OFF The military and police have started a nationwide deployment of personnel ahead of the August 1 #EndBadGovernance protest organized by youths and civil society groups. Security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), are on high alert in anticipation of the rally aimed at …

ABURE SENT OUT OF INEC MEETING WITH PARTY LEADERS, NJOKU TAKES OVER AS APGA NATIONAL CHAIR Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure, was Monday barred from attending the their quarterly consultative meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and leaders of political parties. Abure, who was spotted dotting an oxblood agbada at the INEC Conference Hall, seated and conferring with …

EDEOGA TELLS PETER MBAH TO  APOLOGIZE, PAY COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF ENUGU DEMOLITIONS The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Enugu State in the 2023 elections, Chijioke Jonathan Edeoga, has demanded public apology and compensation from Governor Peter Mbah and the State government for victims of the destruction of shops and business premises at the popular Ogige Nsukka market …

TINUBU’S LEBANESE ALLY, GILBERT CHAGOURI, FACILITATED EXECUTIVE ORDER GIVING DANGOTE REFINERY LIFELINE President Bola Tinubu on Monday gave an executive order to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming indigenous refineries in naira. This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on X, …

PROTEST CREATING IMPRESSION OF POSSIBILITY OF MILITARY COUP – FAYOSE A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has said the planned nationwide protest is creating an impression of a possible military takeover, noting that no government will allow itself to be toppled. Fayose stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said that Nigeria was facing …

SENATORS, REPS MEMBERS, POLITICIANS FLEEING ABROAD OVER PLANNED PROTEST Ahead of the planned nationwide protests slated for August 1, senators, members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) are temporarily moving abroad under the guise of medical checkup and summer holidays. The Senate and the House of Representatives, last Tuesday, hurriedly shutdown the …

PLANNED PROTEST: FG BEGINS TO SELL 50KG RICE AT N40,000 THE Federal Government on Monday said it has started to distribute an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000 This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has insisted that there is no need for the protest as most of …