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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 …
Read More »ARMED THUGS BEAT UP PROTESTERS, HARASS JOURNALISTS IN PORT HARCOURT
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 …
Read More »#ENDOFBADGOVERNANCE: OVER 1000 PROTESTERS CURRENTLY IN PRISON CUSTODY – AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
.#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 …
Read More »MILITARY CONTRADICTS IGP, ADMITS USE OF LIVE AMMUNITION
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 …
Read More »BETTA EDU, SUSPENDED MINISTER OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, NOT LIKELY TO RETURN
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 …
Read More »PROTESTS: FOUR TEENAGERS BRIDE-TO-BE KILLED IN KANO, ZARIA
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 …
Read More »NORTHERN YOUTHS VENT ANGER ON LAWMAKERS, BURN THEIR HOUSES
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 …
Read More »NIGERIANS BLAST RENO OMOKRI OVER OBI COMMENT, CALL HIM “POLITICAL PROSTITUTE”
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 …
Read More »FG BLOCKS ACCOUNTS OF #ENDOFBADGOVERNANCE SPONSORS, PLACES THEM ON WATCHLIST
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 …
Read More »POLICE, MILITARY DIDN’T FIRE LIVE BULLETS DURING PROTEST – IGP
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 …
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