Back #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protest Some elders and stakeholders in Northern Nigeria have announced their full support for the planned nationwide hunger protest, tagged: #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria scheduled to hold from August 1 to 10. The elders and the stakeholders made their position known in an issued statement signed by Prof. Usman Yusuf; ?Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad; Dr. Salihu Lukman; and ?Dr. Umar Ar?o, also made seven demands to the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. In the statement obtained by VoL on Wednesday, the Northern elders and stakeholders said that Nigeria had long…
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“Military will intervene if #EndBadGovernance protest gets out of hand – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has disclosed that there are plans to involve the Armed Forces if things get out of control during the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. Egbetokun disclosed this while hosting a Zoom meeting with concerned prominent human rights lawyers, Femi Falana (SAN) and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), Take-It-Back Movement, representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) and various civil society organisations on Tuesday. The Police Chief stated that soldiers will be asked to monitor public demonstrations if there are sufficient reasons to believe that what happened…
Read More“Well be eating while you protest”, Akpabio tells Nigerians
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has charged aggrieved Nigerians willing to protest to go ahead but let us be there eating. Akpabio made the comments at an event organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) on Tuesday in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Recall that a nationwide protest against ballooning inflation, and Nigerias worst cost of living crisis in decades, has been slated for August 1. This just as some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and a coterie of politicians in the South-West have described the planned…
Read More‘Why FG hasnt announced centres for sale of rice’ Minister
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that although the bags of rice to be sold by the Federal Government for N40,000 were available, sale centres cannot be announced, for fear of being hijacked and hoarded by “people who have money’. The Minister stated this while fielding questions from newsmen, following a press briefing at the Radio House in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the Federal Government, through the Minister on Monday, said it had created centres across the country where Nigerians could purchase 50kg bags of rice…
Read MoreAugust 1st protests: Organisers reveal locations, demands
The organisers of the planned nationwide protests against hunger and economic hardships, billed to take off today, Thursday, have revealed some points of convergence and demands for the anti-government demonstrations. The venues were disclosed in a letter addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, (SAN) soliciting for the Take It Back Movement. The eight locations include: ABUJA: Eagles Square, by the Secretariat, FCT, Abuja; LAGOS: Alausa Park by the Secretariat, Ikeja; BENIN: Opposite Wema Bank. Akpakpava Lane, Benin City; OYO: Rosewale Filling Station, Iwo Road, Ibadan. The…
Read More“Attempts to suppress protest may be perilous”, NADECO warns Tinubu
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), in the United States, has warned against any attempts to suppress the August 1 hardship protest, saying such move can set a perilous precedent for Nigeria. It also urged the international community to monitor the protest to ensure the safety of every protester. President of US branch of NADECO, Dr. Lloyd Ukwu, who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, said from time immemorial Nigerian leaders had deployed tribalism, ethnicity and religion to divide the Nigerian people and to suppress popular demands. According…
Read MoreOnyeka Onwenu: “She left us with her One Love, Keep us Together, Obi mourns
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of iconic singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu, noting that it has devastated him. Obi, on his X handle, posted:I watched as doctors battled to save her life in vain yesterday after her elegant performance on stage. She left us with a striking song in her last performance on earth: One Love, Keep Us Together. Continuing, the former Anambra State governor noted that: Yesterday provided a totally devastating moment for me, as…
Read More“There is hardship in Nigeria, but we wont allow protest in Kaduna” – Gov Sani
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has criticised the planned protests across Nigeria, while affirming the Federal Governments commitment to addressing current challenges. Governor Uba Sani made this statement during a Town Hall meeting with traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the State. Although he acknowledged that Nigerians are facing economic difficulties due to years of economic mismanagement, corruption, and lack of accountability, he assured citizens that President Tinubu has the challenging task of cleaning up the mess left by previous administrations and resetting the economy for the benefit of…
Read More‘Its time to review Renewed Hope policy’ Tinubu/Shettima Movement
The Tinubu Shettima Movement, (TSM), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review his ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda in order to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Leader of the group and National Coordinator, Miss Salma M .Tukur, who made the call when she interacted with newsmen, said, Presently, rather than to inject the Nigerian people with some hope capsules that will change their life for better, the administration of President Bola Tinubu has made Nigerians to become hopeless on the ability of the agenda to change their life to better.…
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