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A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has warned protesters to desist from anything that would jeopardize the objective of the protests. Falana stated this while fielding questions from newsmen on Monday.  He warned Nigerian youths protesting against hunger, hardship and socio-economic policies affecting the country to be wary of thugs and distance themselves from undemocratic forces who have …

Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring from a field artillery battalion in 2005 as a command sergeant major, one of the military’s highest enlisted ranks. HE HAS A PROVEN ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH CONSERVATIVE VOTERS In his first race for Congress, Walz upset a Republican incumbent. That was in 2006, when he won in a …

Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states, AP sources say. She will introduce Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qualified by a deadline last week. She officially claimed the nomination Monday night when the DNC …

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said that those flying the Russian flag in Nigeria have committed a treasonable offence. The Nation had reported that some protesters of the #EndBadGovernance were waving Russian flags in different parts of the country. However, speaking after an emergency security session with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock, Gen. Musa vowed …

Despite confessing being a man when he appeared before the judge who handed him a six-month jail sentence in April, controversial celebrity, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has continued to put up as a woman. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of a Federal High Court in Lagos had asked the convict arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of …

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has stated that the Russian government had no involvement with the national flags displayed during the nationwide protest. Recall that individuals were seen flying Russian flags in Abuja, Kano, and other places. In a statement released on Monday, the embassy clarified that neither the Russian government nor its officials were connected to the trend of …

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili ran another season-best time to finish second in heat 1 to qualify for the final of the women’s 200 metres event at the Paris Olympics. Favour Ofili Ofili finished in 22.05s behind newly crowned 100 metres Olympic champion, Julien Alfred who ran 21.98s. USA’s McKenzie Long finished third in 22.30s. Ofili’s 22.05s is an improvement on the …

…Tinubu, security heads meet behind closed-doors …Says army won’t allow any attempt to topple democratic govt As the nationwide protests against hunger and bad governance entered the fifth day on Monday, President Bola Tinubu summoned a National Security Council meeting where issues of security threats to the country were discussed. The security meeting which held at the President’s office at …

The Nigerian Police Force said, on Monday, that it arrested 31 persons for what it described as “treason” for producing and distributing Russian flags and calling for anarchy. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said 30 persons were arrested in Kaduna while one person, who was recruiting persons for distribution of the flags, was arrested in Kano. Protesters waving …

Tinubu should take these demands seriously and forget the ill-conceived notion that offering tokenisms in the form of palliatives will be the magic bullet. Fireballs that had stirred up in Lagos and other major Nigerian cities, over the escalating cost of living since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, magnified into a conflagration with a nationwide protest that started last Thursday. The mass …