Tag: Nationwide Protest

State of the Nation: “Take warning signs seriously” – Baptist church, in open letter to Tinubu

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Baptist Church 2 Tinubu

The Nigerian Baptist Convention has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to take seriously the early signs of danger in the country and find realistic solutions to the economic hardship. This was made known yesterday, in an open letter by the Convention’s President, Rev Israel Akanji, amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. He emphasised the need for the government to be seen as working to address the people’s struggles, appealing for patience and understanding. The statement read in part: “The three tiers of the government have…

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Hardship Protests: Sultan appeals for calm, prayers, more restraint, cautions Nigerians

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Sultan of Sokoto

As the #EndBadGovernance protests snowballed into arson and crisis across the country yesterday, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), His Eminence,  Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, as well asother critical stakeholders to sheath their swords. The Sultan, who is equally President General of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), urged the protesters to urgently come to the table for dialogue. Speaking in a statement signed by the JNI Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, the Sultan said, “We genuinely feared escalation to an uncontrollable…

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Rivers protesters reject Tinubu’s new National Anthem, sing ‘Arise O Compatriots’

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Rivers protesters reject

#EndBadGovernance protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday, recited the now-defunct ‘Arise O compatriots’ national anthem, ditching the reintroduced ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’. Recall that the Federal Government had reintroduced the latter anthem a few months ago. During the #EndBadGovernance protests in Port Harcourt, an amateur video captured the demonstrators standing in solidarity singing the ‘Arise O Compatriots’, demanding better governance from President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu officially reinstated the original national anthem: ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’, on May 29, 2024. Yesterday, Nigerians across the country took to the streets to…

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Nationwide protests: US Embassy warns citizens resident in Nigeria

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US Embassy warns2

As Nigerians count days to August 1, the US Embassy in Nigeria has issued a security alert to citizens resident in Nigeria  to avoid identified locations over the planned nationwide protests. This was contained in a notice dated July 26, 2024. The notice reads: “According to media reports, nationwide protests may occur in Nigeria between July 29th and August 5th, 2024. “Based on past occurrences, protests may involve roadblocks, checkpoints, traffic congestion, and physical confrontations. No specific times or locations have been identified for potential protests at this time. “Actions…

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Hardship Protest: “Kill, arrest, maim protesters, we’ll demand Tinubu’s resignation” – Organisers warn security agencies

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#EndBadGovt. protest logo

Organisers of the upcoming nationwide #EndBadGovt protest have warned security agencies that there will be consequences if any of the protesters is attacked. According to the protesters, they will demand the resignation of President Bola Tinubu and his entire cabinet, if any of them is attacked in any part of the country. Recall  that the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Army, Department of Security Service (DSS) and other security agencies have been threatening protesters against going ahead with the exercise. The security operatives hinged their warning on the deaths and destruction that…

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Nationwide protest: CSO accuses DSS of freezing bank account

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CSO accuses DSS

A civil society organisation, (CSO): ‘The Take-It-Back Movement’, has alleged the freezing of its bank account with one of the first generation banks, on the instructions of the Department of the State Services, (DSS). In a a post on its X handle on Friday, the group said the action follows its involvement in the forthcoming proposed nationwide protest,     , describing the action as lawless. It, therefore, demanded that the account be unfrozen within the next 24 hours, failing which it said a legal action will be instituted against UBA Group.…

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Nationwide Protest: NLC, TUC leaders meet with Tinubu

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…Says President made commitments The leadership of the Organised Labour says it has succeeded in securing “deeper commitments” from the Federal Government, in its efforts to attract palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Joe Ajaero, disclosed this yesterday while fielding questions from State House correspondents after meeting for the first time with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, since the ongoing engagements. The labour leaders at the meeting were the NLC President, Ajaero, his TUC counterpart, Festus…

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