President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has decried the loss of lives and wanton destruction of public and government properties by protesters in some parts of the country. President Tinubu stated this on Sunday in Abuja during the live nationwide broadcast in response to the #EndBadGovernance protest which started on August 1, noting that there is no place for ethnic bigotry or such threats in the Nigeria we seek to build. “I am especially pained by the...

The nationwide #EndBadGoverance protests which began on Thursday, August 1 have claimed the lives of several citizens across the country. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives during the protests. Obi on Friday night wrote on his verified X account to mourn those who died and said: “I wish to most sincerely pass my condolences to the...

Protests against bad governance in northern Nigeria turned violent on Thursday, with multiple cities reporting incidents of looting, vandalism, and clashes with security forces. In Kaduna, a police officer was shot by suspected hoodlums during the protest and is receiving treatment at the Nigerian Army Referral Hospital. The state government has denied imposing a 24-hour curfew, despite reports to the contrary. Twenty-five suspected hoodlums were arrested, and several government offices and a residential house were...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the arrest and prosecution of promoters of the genocidal threat to the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the other Southwest states on a specified date. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections made the call on Thursday via his @X (formerly @twitter), where he condemned a protest under the hashtag #IgboMustGo, demanding the forced relocation of Igbo people from Lagos and...

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, announced that security agencies have identified a senator suspected of sponsoring protests in the nation’s capital. The protests, led by youths, began on Thursday across the country and aim to address the rising cost of living. At a security council meeting in Abuja, Wike disclosed that the unnamed senator allegedly provided food for the protesters. “That is sponsorship. A senator providing food for protesters,” he said....