PLEASE, BE CALM, WE’RE WORKING TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES – TINUBU BEGS MIGERIANS President Bola Tinubu has again urged Nigerians to remain calm and patient as his administration works to address the country’s economic challenges. The President’s plea comes as protests continue to rock several states across the country. Among other demands, the protesters are demanding the resumption of subsidy …

FG SPENDS $600m ON FUEL IMPORTATIONS MONTHLY – FINANCE MINISTER Nigeria pays $600 million each month on fuel imports, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed. According to him, the expenditure is partly because neighbouring countries, extending to Central Africa, are benefiting from these fuel imports. Speaking during an interview on AIT’s ‘Moneyline with …

ARMED THUGS BEAT UP PROTESTERS, HARASS JOURNALISTS IN PORT HARCOURT There was apprehension in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Wednesday morning as armed thugs attacked peaceful demonstrators during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Politics Nigeria reports that armed thugs positioned themselves directly opposite the Federal Secretariat in Port Harcourt, intimidating and chasing away protesters. Eyewitnesses say two protesters were beaten …

.#ENDBADGOVERNANCE: OVER 1000 PROTESTERS CURRENTLY IN PRISON CUSTODY – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International, global human rights organisation, has reported that over 1000 Nigerians who participated in a nationwide protest against worsening hunger and misgovernance are currently being held in prison custody across the country. The organisation criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for responding to the peaceful protests with …

MILITARY CONTRADICTS IGP, ADMITS USE OF LIVE AMMUNITION ON PROTESTERS The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension, on Wednesday, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men murdered a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State. The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on a peaceful note later degenerated into violence in different parts of the …

BETTA EDU, SUSPENDED MINISTER OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, NOT LIKELY TO RETURN Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, may not return to her former position. Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended her in January over alleged corruption, there have been reports that she could be reinstated. The president had asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the …

PROTEST: FOUR TEENAGERS, BRIDE-TO-BE KILLED IN KANO, ZARIA Four teenagers and a would-be bride were said to have been killed by security agents during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano and Zaria. One Isma’il Muhammad, 18, was also gunned down yesterday by a soldier in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State. The protest, which started on Thursday, August 1, has resulted in …

NORTHERN YOUTHS VENT ANGER ON LAWMAKERS, BURN THEIR HOUSES Northern federal lawmakers are in trouble as fresh targets of nationwide protesters as another Reps member got his house burnt. As the Protest entered its 6th day on Tuesday, the hunger Protest took another dangerous dimension in Jigawa State, with angry protesters setting the residence of member representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal …

NIGERIANS BLAST RENO OMOKRI OVER OBI COMMENT, CALL HIM “POLITICAL PROSTITUTE” Nigerians have criticised a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, for accusing Peter Obi of gaslighting the North (Arewa) into protesting against the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government. While speaking in an interview on Channels TV, Omokri accused Obi of deceiving the North into protesting and destroying …

FG BLOCKS ACCOUNTS OF #ENDBAD GOVERNANCE SPONSORS, PLACES THEM ON WATCHLIST Authorities of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) have placed sponsors of nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on its watchlist. Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday, said these persons who are in the diaspora would be arrested immediately they step their legs on Nigerian …

POLICE, MILITARY DIDN’T FIRE LIVE BULLETS DURING PROTEST – IGP Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), says security operatives did not shoot live ammunition at protesters during the #EndBadGovernance demonstration. During a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Egbetokun said security agencies did not deploy “excessive use of force” during the protest. The IGP said some security operatives were …

SOLDIERS ENFORCING CURFEW KILL YOUNG BOY IN ZARIA Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have allegedly killed a young boy while enforcing the 24-hour curfew in the Zaria area of Kaduna state.Nigerian youths commenced a 10-day nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country on August 1. But the protest has turned violent, witnessing looting and vandalisation of public and private …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned service chiefs and military commanders of Nigeria’s armed forces on the use of lethal force against peaceful civilian protesters. Atiku said those who authorise such against peaceful civilian protesters will be held responsible for committing crimes against humanity, even in the years following their retirement from service. He maintained that it is the …

HUNGER PROTESTERS STORM WIKE’S HOUSE IN PORT HARCOURT The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests have reached former Governor Nyesom Wike’s residence in Port Harcourt. Wike, the Federal Capital Territory minister, had vehemently kicked against the protest in the Nigerian capital. While the protests seem to have died down in the FCT, the street processions are gradually picking up in Wike’s home state. The …

Some embittered Nigerian youths have begun to attack properties owned by political leaders. In videos seen on X on Tuesday, some youths were seen burning a mansion built by a serving House of Representatives member, Nazifi Sani Gumel, representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sule Tankarkar/Gagarawa Federal Constituency. The youths accused the lawmaker of neglecting their constituency after his election 14 months ago during the …