Police officers Hundreds of policemen and security operatives have been deployed in major cities across the country as organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest prepare for a one million-man march today. The protest, scheduled to last for 10 days and expected to climax today, has been marred by killings and attacks on protesters and journalists. The nationwide protesters are demanding a reversal …

The nationwide protest designed to draw the attention of the government to hunger in the land kicked off on August 1 as planned by the organizers. Except states in the South East where it was business as usual and there was no protest of any sort, protesters took to the streets in other major cities in the country. But while …

GUNMEN ATTACK POLICE CHECKPOINT IN NNEWI, KILL ONE, INJURE ONE Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint at Omata Junction, Nnewi-Oba Road in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums invaded the area at about 9:20 am on Friday and threw explosive devices at the police operatives at the checkpoint. It was further gathered …

HUNGER AFFECTING BREAST MILK QUALITY, QUANTITY; EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING DIFFICULT The mothers in an interview as the Bauchi government, international partners and stakeholders create awareness on exclusive breastfeeding, to mark the 2024 annual World Breastfeeding Week, said that hunger is affecting them seriously. They said due to the current economic situation, they cannot increase their intake of nutrient-dense foods like meat, …

NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS, TONTO DIKEH, QUESTIONED BY POLICE OVER FORGERY, CYBER CRIME The Nigeria Police Force has interrogated Actress Tonto Dikeh over an investigation involving criminal conversion, forgery, criminal defamation, cyberbullying and falsehood against her Ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill. According to sources, Tonto was at the police Force headquarters in Abuja to defend allegations and clarify the accusations she made against her …

‘WE WERE TARGETING A CRIMINAL’, POLICE SPEAK ON LABOUR HOUSE INVASION The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has given a reason for its search operation at Labour House, headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja. Masked policemen in black shirts stormed Labour House on Wednesday night. The officers who reportedly said they were in search of sponsors of the …

‘I’M ALIVE’, SAYS NIGERIAN SENATOR WHO WAS REPORTED DEAD IN SWITZERLAND Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Ned Nwoko, has refuted the trending reports that he died in Switzerland. Nwoko, in a statement he signed and issued on Friday in Abuja, said the reports were entirely false and malicious. He said: “In recent weeks, I have also been subjected …

ANYAOKU LED THE PATRIOTS TO SEEK NEW CONSTITUTION FOR NIGERIA Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, was a guest of President Bola Tinubu on Friday, where he and other leaders of thought went to sell the idea of a new Constitution for the country. The group under the auspices of The Patriot said a new Constitution has …

ENDBADGOVERNANCE: PROTESTERS FIGHTING LEGITIMATE COURSE –OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the Nigerian youths participating in the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests are fighting a legitimate course and deserve a listening ear. “What the youth (protesters) are demanding are very legitimate and should be listened to or why should they be denied what rightfully belongs to them? “They are frustrated, they are …

ARMED DSS, POLICE OPERATIVES STORM #ENDBADGOVERNANCE EVENT A large contingent of security personnel, comprising agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) and police officers, has surrounded the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja, Lagos State. The security operatives laid siege to the office, known as Rights House, at 43, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, …

FULANI HERDSMEN ATTACK BENUE COMMUNITY; OVER 30 PEOPLE KILLED No fewer than 30 people were reportedly killed in Ayati village in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State Thursday night. Sources told journalists in a telephone chat on Friday that local bandits and suspected armed herders unleashed terror on the village. Recall that the violent protest that led to the …

JAPA: 430,000 NIGERIANS GET UK VISAS IN SEVEN MONTHS The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, has revealed that the United Kingdom government has so far given no fewer than 430,000 visas to Nigerians seeking to study and relocate to the European nation in 2024. Montgomery disclosed this during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigerians in …

DANGOTE ACCUSES IOCs, NIGERIAN GOVT AGENCY OF FRUSTRATING REFINERY The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Dangote Refinery’s crude oil supply problem lies with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria. Africa’s richest man disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He was responding to …

FG LIED, THEY NEVER GAVE 36 STATES N570B — OYO GOVERNOR Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has countered claims by President Tinubu that the federal government granted N570 billion to the 36 states of the federation, stating that the information is not completely accurate. In a newsletter signed by the governor and published on the state’s official website on Thursday, …

TWO OHANAEZE LEADERS CLAIM ‘ACTING PRESIDENT GENERAL ‘ A leadership crisis has hit the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, following the death of its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The Secretary-General of the group, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, who hails from Abia State, and the Chairman of the Elders’ Council in Rivers State, Chief Jackson Omenazu, are locked in succession …