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WE’RE LEAVING STREETS TODAY BUT WILL RETURN STRONGER UNTIL TINUBU LISTENS – ABUJA PROTESTERS Protesters thronged the Lokogoma expressway in Abuja on Saturday morning to cap the 10-day protests organised by the Take It Back movement. They marched to Galadimawa and ended the parade at Apo, chanting, “We are hungry.” Members of the Take It Back movement, which declared 10 …

HUNGER PROTEST RESUMES OCTOBER 1 – ORGANIZERS Organizers of the nationwide hunger protests have announced that the demonstrations will resume on October 1. Nationwide hunger protests were held from August 1st to 10th over the increased cost of living in the country. Omoyele Sowore, the Action Alliance Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and a key organizer, made the announcement in an …

MANY NIGERIAN LEADERS Should BE IN JAIL – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said most of those occupying public offices in Nigeria lack the character to lead the country rather they should be behind bars or gallows. Obasanjo spoke at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while receiving six members of the House of Representatives who are co-sponsors of …

NO LEADERSHIP TUSSLE IN OHANAEZE NDIGBO – PUBLICITY SCRIBE Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide hasdismissed claims of leadership tussle in the group following the recent death of its President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. National Publicity Secretary of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Alex Ogbonnia, in a statement issued in Enugu, described the speculation of leadership tussle as untrue. Ogbonnia said the group’s National Executive Committee, …

GIVING PALLIATIVES DOES N’OT MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE – BODE GEORGE Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday says President Bola Tinubu is being advised by voodoo economists. Speaking on Arise TV, George also frowned at the palliatives being given by the Federal Government across the country, saying it doesn’t make any …

BREAKING: NIGERIANS BEGIN ONE-MILLION-MAN MARCH IN ABUJA ON DAY 10 OF #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST Nigerians on Saturday hit the roads in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for a one-million man march marking the 10th day of the nationwide protest against hunger, hardship and bad governance under President Bola Tinubu. Protesting Nigerians carried banners and placards in photographs some of which read, …

JUDICIARY DESTROYED 2023 ELECTIONS – SAM AMADI The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the judiciary of destroying the 2023 general election in Nigeria. Amadi, also a former Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, decried the political strategy in Nigeria, which he …

This is not the first time efforts have been made towards amending the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. Even as the current attempt is ongoing, the interest it has attracted towards the reformation of the local government structure in Nigeria has remained unparalleled due to the action taken by the federal government towards restructuring the third tier of government. …

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 …