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IGP Directs DIGs, CPs To Protect Protesters
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday and directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. The IGP had last week requested the names and other details of intending participants of the forthcoming protest as a condition to protect demonstrators but many Nigerians immediately rejected…
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Ariwoola to retire August 22
The Supreme Court has announced that Olukayode Ariwoola will retire as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) on August 22. This was made known in a notice released on Monday by the Supreme Court spokesperson, Festus Akande. He said that a valedictory session would be held on the court premises in honour of the CJN who would be clocking the retirement…
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Lagos police arrests 32 as FCE students, staff protest
Thr Lagos Police Command has arrested thirty-two persons over the violent protest in the Federal College of Education (FCE, Technical), Akoka-Yaba. A statement posted on his X handle, the Command’s Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that there had been internal crisis in the tertiary institutions for over three years between the staff and the Provost. He added that the crisis had…
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Wike begs Abuja youths to shun planned protest
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has appealed to youths in Abuja not to join the planned August #EndBadGovernance protest against hardship and economic woes. At a town hall meeting with youth stakeholders and traditional rulers in the Bwari Area Council of the FCT on Monday, the minister urged Abuja residents to talk about their grievances and…
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BREAKING: Senate summons emergency plenary session
The Senate has summoned an emergency plenary session for Wednesday July 31st, 2024. A memo issued and signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akabueze, urged the senators to make all necessary arrangements to attend as issues of national importance will be discussed. The memo read: “SUBJECT: EMERGENCY PLENARY SITTING OF THE SENATE; Dear Distinguished Senators,The President of…
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Protest: Remain on campus- Minister urges students
The Minister of Education Tahir Mamman has advised students in Nigerian universities to remain on campus during the planned nationwide protests. A statement by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday said the advice was to avoid risking their lives. The statement was signed by the acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, and addressed to Vice-Chancellors of universities.…
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Okonkwo: More moles in LP will be exposed, fumigated out- Party’s Spokesman
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has responded to a former Spokesperson of the party, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his criticism of Peter Obi’s leadership style. Okonkwo and Obi have since Sunday engaged each other in a war of words. Okonkwo on Sunday criticised the party’s presidential candidate in 2023 over his approach to party matters. Okonkwo, who joined the…
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Nationwide Protest: Give Tinubu more time to solve Nigeria’s economic woes- Tunji-Ojo
Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has appealed to displeased Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time to address the country’s economic woes. The minister, who was a guest on Channels TV, appealed to intending participants of the August protest to be patriotic. He said Tinubu should not be judged with the expectation to solve a 100-year-old problem in one year.…
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Nationwide Protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts to citizens in Nigeria
The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their citizens in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned nationwide protests. The development comes on the heels of a planned nationwide protest against hunger and hardship slated to take off from August 1, 2024. In separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid…
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Obaseki flags off second phase of Christian Feeding Programme
Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki alongside leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), and other Christian bodies in the state have flagged off the second phase of the Christian Feeding Programme (CFP) as 56,250 of 10KG rice will be distributed across the three senatorial districts to alleviate the sufferings of the people. The governor who…
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