I ENGAGED IN PROTESTS BUT WITHOUT VIOLENCE – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged his participation in various protests throughout his political career but stressed the importance of maintaining non-violence during demonstrations. The President made these remarks while receiving the Letter of Credence from the newly appointed United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr., at the Presidential Villa …

HOUSE OF REPS MEMBERS MOVE TO TAKE OVER RIVERS ASSEMBLY OVER LINGERING CRISIS Some members of House of Representatives have initiated a move to take over the Rivers State House of Assembly due to the lingering crisis in the state. Rivers State is currently experiencing political tensions, with two factions of the State House of Assembly holding separate sittings. The …

WHY WE SENT JUNE’S LG ALLOCATION TO STATE GOVERNORS – FG The federal government has explained why the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) failed to obey the Supreme Court judgment directing that allocation from the federation account be paid directly to local government accounts. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. …

BREAKING: OHANAEZE PRESIDENT GENERAL, IWUANYANWU, IS DEAD The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead. The elder statesman passed on in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday. Iwuanyanwu is the second President General of Ohanaeze to die in quick succession. He succeedeed the late Professor George Obiozor, who died a few years ago. The death …

FIFTH COLUMNISTS PLANNING TO HIJACK PROTEST, CLAIMS EX-APC WOMAN LEADER A former women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the executive director, Business Development of the Nigerian-Export Import Bank (NEXIM), Hon Stella Okotete, has warned that fifth columnists are planning to hijack the proposed nationwide protest over the hardship in the country. She said the fifth columnists are …

PROTEST ORGANIZERS LIST 15 KEY DEMANDS – RETURN FUEL SUBSIDY, RELEASE NNAMDI KANU, DIASPORA VOTING …. Organizers of the planned nationwide protest, scheduled for August 1 to August 10, have unveiled their key demands from President Bola Tinubu’s government. The nation’s economic situation has propelled citizens, particularly the youths, to plan a mass protest nationwide. Despite efforts by the government …

FG PANICS, DIRECTS MINISTERS TO RETURN TO THEIR STATES TO STOP PLANNED PROTEST The Federal Government has reported directed ministers to return to their respective states between Wednesday (July 24) and Thursday, August 1, when the planned nationwide protests are scheduled to begin. The decision was made at an emergency meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, with the Federal Government saying …

THREE COMMISSIONERS QUIT ALEX OTTI’S CABINET WITHIN ONE WEEK One week after two of Commissioners quit the Abia State Executive Council, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, has followed suit and resigned her appointment from Governor Alex Otti cabinet. This was contained in a statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Ctz. Ukoha Njoku-Ukoha, which was made …

WE DON’T KNOW WHAT NIGERIANS ARE PROTESTING FOR – APC GOVS Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have said the lack knowledge of the reason for the planned nationwide protest in the country. Some persons are mobilising for nationwide protest slated for August 1 to August 10, 2024. Speaking after a closed-door meeting of …

NIGERIAN GOVT RESUMES MASS TRIAL OF TERRORISM SUSPECTS The Federal Government of Nigeria has resumed mass trials of persons allegedly involved in terrorism and suspects of other heinous crimes against the Nigerian State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Strategic Communication, National Counter Terrorism Centre – Office of the National Security Adviser, NCTC-ONSA, Michael Abu, on …

EZEKWESILI CALLS FOR AUDIT OF DANGOTE-NNPC BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called for an independent audit of business dealings between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and the Dangote Refinery. This is as the Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Group and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote, last week, revealed that NNPCL …

JONATHAN GAVE DANGOTE, OTHERS TOO MUCH WAIVERS, DESTROYED SMALL BUSINESSES – YESUFU A social critic, Aisha Yesufu has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan gave Aliko Dangote and other rich so much waivers during his tenure. Yesufu said the action consequently destroyed small businesses in the process. Her statement comes amid an alleged soured relationship between Dangote and the regulators …

RIVERS CRISIS GETS MESSIER AS  FUBARA, WIKE SUPPORTERS CLASH A baby was reportedly tear-gassed and became unconscious on Wednesday as supporters of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, clashed with the loyalists of ex-governor Nyesom Wike in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the clash happened during a government medical outreach in the Eliozu …

REINSTATE NDUME AS CHIEF WHIP, BORNO PROTESTERS URGE SENATE Protesters from Borno South, on Wednesday, stormed Abuja demanding the reinstatement of Mohammed Ali Ndume as Chief Whip of the Senate. Ndume was removed for criticising the President Bola Tinubu-led government, following a letter transmitted to the Senate by the national leadership of the his party, All Progressives Congress (APC). He …

NAUS, NAPS, NANCES MOBILIZE FOR PROTEST, MONDAY, JULY 29 THE leadership of the National Association of University Students (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), and the National Association Nigerian of College of Education Students (NANCES), have commenced mobilisation of their members for a nationwide protest beginning from Monday, July 29th, 2024. The trio of NAUS, NAPS and NANCES, declared …