ECOWAS Urges Protesters to Heed Tinubu’s Call for Dialogue

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has appealed to protesters in Nigeria to sheathe their swords and embrace dialogue. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ECOWAS said it is in support of President Bola Tinubu’s call for dialogue on Sunday. “The commission welcomes the State of the Nation address of August 4, 2024, by President Bola Tinubu and urges the protesters and all stakeholders to heed the President’s call for inclusive dialogue for...

FG Identifies Protest Sponsors, Adds Them to Security Watch-list

The Nigerian government is taking firm measures to suppress the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. Authorities have frozen the bank accounts of individuals they suspect of sponsoring the protests and have placed them on a security watchlist. Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), made this announcement during a meeting of security chiefs at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. She revealed that many of these sponsors are based abroad and will...

UK Protests: FG Issues Travel Alert, Urge Citizens in UK to be Cautious

The Nigerian government has issued a warning to citizens planning a trip to the United Kingdom, urging them to exercise extreme caution amidst the ongoing civil unrest in the country. The advisory comes in the wake of protests, looting, and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in major UK cities, including London following the stabbing deaths of three young girls in Stockport, northwest England, on 29th July. The Ministry warned Nigerians planning to visit the...

Over 30 Protesters Arrested for Flying Russian Flags

One Ahmed Tailor has been arrested for mass producing Russian flags that are being used by some protesters in Kano and some states in the North. As at the time of filing in the report, the Nigeria Police Force said on Monday that no fewer than 30 protesters flying the flags have been arrested and taken into custody. Protesters wielding Russian flags were seen marching the streets in major Nigerian cities including Kano, Kaduna, and...

PSN Will Push For Reduction Of Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, said it will take measures to ensure the reduction of prices of drugs and other medical devices in Nigeria. Prof. Cyril Usifoh, PSN President, who disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital after the National Council meeting on Monday, noted that President Bola Tinubu’s recent order on Zero Tariffs for pharmaceutical raw materials, equipment, and other essentials will bring down the prices of medicines. He said the association has...

Protest: over 600 arraigned in Kano for vandalizing public facilities

No fewer than 632 suspects have been arraigned in Kano for vandalizing public facilities and looting as the ongoing #EndBadGovernment protest continues in the state. Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, spokesman for the state governor who confirmed the arraignment of the suspects in a statement on Monday, explained that the 632 arraigned suspects were arrested for destroying public assets in parts of the city. He added that those found guilty of vandalism would face the full wrath...

Delta Senator, Ned Nwoko Intervenes in Community Land Dispute

The Senator representing Delta North senatorial district, Senator Ned Nwoko, has intervened in a heated land dispute between Akpoma quarters of Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North Local Government Area, and Ogbe-Ozoma of Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government of the Delta State. Only a few weeks ago, an altercation broke out between Chief Ekwe Ogidi, a businessman, who had purchased the piece of land from the Akpoma community in a duly consummated transaction, and a popular...

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...

Bobrisky Regains Freedom After 4 Months in Prison

Controversial social media personality, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has been released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre after serving four months of a six-month sentence. The crossdresser was convicted on 12 April 2024, by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for abusing the Nigerian naira. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had charged Bobrisky with four counts of money laundering and abuse of the naira. However, the court dropped the money...

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,...

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