Gov Oyebanji Lays Foundation Of World Class Centre For Arts, Culture

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has laid the foundation for a world class centre for arts and culture in Ado Ekiti. Oyebanji reiterated his administration’s commitment to huge investment in the creative industry in the drive to boost the economy of the state. The Governor, who stated this in Ado Ekiti on Monday while performing the ground breaking ceremony of Ekiti state International Centre for Arts and Culture, said the state is already developing systems...

Russian Embassy Denies Endorsing Use of Russian Flags by Protesters

CDS says flag-waving protesters are committing treason Police arrest tailor mass producing flags in Kano, 30 others The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has come out to deny any involvement with some protesters in the North who were seen waving Russian flags and chanting slogans. The protesters, who marched through the streets with placards in the ongoing 10-day protest against bad governance in the country, raised eyebrows about possible foreign interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. However,...

Protesters Flying Russian Flag Committed Treason Offence – CDS

Some protesters in the ongoing nationwide protest #EndBadGoverment have been waving Russian flags during procession in some cities particularly in the Northern part of the country. Reacting to the development, Chief of Defence Staff,  General Christopher Mustapha says those flying Russian flag in Nigeria have committed a treasonable offence. General Mustapha who spoke after an emergency security session with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock Abuja, vowed that the law would catch up with them....

Kaduna State Imposes 24 Hour Curfew On Kaduna, Zaria Metropolitan Cities

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has imposed 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities, following a review of the security situation in the State. This is contained in a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State today 5th August 2024. According to the statement sufficient evidence have clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted to looting...

Jos #EndBadGovernance Protest Coalition Suspends Street Protests After Tinubu’s Call

The coalition leading the #EndBadGovernance protests in Jos has announced a two-day suspension of its street demonstrations to pave the way for dialogue with relevant stakeholders. This decision was made known by the coalition’s spokesperson, Enoch Vilret, while addressing journalists in Jos on Sunday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. According to Vilret, the suspension, which takes effect from Sunday, August 4, to Tuesday, August 6, is aimed at allowing for constructive dialogue...

Plateau State Gov’t Imposes 24-Hour Curfew On Metropolitan LGAs

Some protesters on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State who marched along Bauchi Road have warned business owners to either support the demonstration by closing their shops today (Monday) or face potential damage to their properties. The protesters who issued the warning criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast, arguing that it failed to address the nation’s pressing issues. To protect the lives and properties and forestall any breakdown of law and order, the Plateau State Government...

Yobe State Gov’t Relaxes Curfew Impose On Three Towns

Following improvement in the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns, the Yobe State government has announced the relaxation of the curfew imposed on the affected towns. Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), Special Adviser to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters in a statement said the curfew imposed on Potiskum, Nguru and Gashua is now from 12:00 noon to 5 p.m. Abdulsalam charged people in the affected towns to undertake their lawful activities...

Some Taraba Youths Shun Protest In Solidarity With Traditional Ruler

Amidst ongoing nationwide protest against hunger, hundreds of youths in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State have embarked on tilling the farm of Chief of Mutum Biyu chiefdom, Justice Sani Muhammed as a mark of support for his leadership qualities. The youths of Mutum Biyu chiefdom chose not to protest on the streets. Instead, they gathered at the farm of their paramount ruler to show respect and appreciation for his guidance. Abubakar Titus, the...

Address Demands Of Protesters To Get Them Suspend Demonstration, CSOs Tell Tinubu

Organised Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the umbrella of United Action Front have urged President Bola Tinubu to address the demands of the protesters if he wants them to suspend the ongoing demonstration. Olawale Okunniyi, Head, Coordinating Secretariat, United Action Front, in a press statement on Sunday, told the President to immediately address issues of the critical demands and yearnings of protesting Nigerians, especially the question of the reduction of fuel price to ₦167 per litre,...

President Tinubu’s Speech Is Devoid Of Answers To Protestors Demands – Ozekhome

Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said that President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast is devoid of the protesters demand. A press statement by the legal luminary noted that the president’s speech appears vacuous, drudgery and full of a litany of government’s alleged interventions, but being completely devoid of any concrete answers to the many itemized demands by the traumatised youthful protesters. Ozekhome said, “Aside this, he erroneously, as always, picked on imaginary opposition or political opponents...

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