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Three governors—Alex Otti(Abia), Charles Soludo(Anambra) and  Duoye Diri(Bayelsa) yesterday took the same path with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by calling on youths to dialogue with the government over their demands They said talks between the government were better tools for ending disagreements instead of taking recourse to protests. The governors spoke at different events in their state capitals.  In Aba, the commercial …

TAMPA, Fla.— The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. Debby was located about 40 miles (70 kilometers) west …

Security agents in Edo State have been mandated to round up all those involved in criminal activities of extorting motorists, blocking major roads and obstructing vehicular traffic as they would be made to face the full weight of the law. The State’s Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Osa Nehikhare gave the warning in a statement he released in …

The #EndBadGovernance protest has taken a new form in Jos on day 4; protesters hold Sunday service at the protest ground. On Sunday, 4th August 2024, protesters took to the streets of Job to hold Sunday service in Jos at the Old Airport Junction. This was seen in viral videos and photo clips from different individuals’ X accounts. Onyii Egbuche, tweeting …

President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024, amidst a wave of #EndBadGovernance protests that have spread across Nigeria. The nationwide protests, which began on Thursday, August 1, were sparked by widespread hardship experienced by citizens. The situation escalated on Saturday when images and videos emerged of protesters in Kano chanting in Hausa, “We don’t want bad …

•Asks them to suspend further action to create room for dialogue •Says he understands the pains, and frustrations of Nigerians •’ We must not let violence and destruction tear our nation apart Just 72 hours after Nigerians, mostly youths, took to the streets across the nation in protest against the downturn in the economy, President Bola Tinubu has said he …

On Sunday, hoodlums disrupted the fourth day of a peaceful protest at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos State. The demonstration, which began without incident, saw a significant escalation around 10:30 a.m. Tensions flared when a lawyer identified only as JP urged protesters to leave the site, citing President Bola Tinubu’s recent national address. However, a faction led by 70-year-old …

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has urged the organizers of the ongoing nationwide #Endbadgovernance# protests to end it and create room for dialogue. Tinubu made the appeal in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. The #Endbadgovernance# protests which entered the day-4 today stemmed from the untold hardship and corruption which …

The #Endbadgovernance# protests which entered the day-3 on Saturday took a new dimension in Benin City with the protesters leveraging on roadblocks to extort money from motorists and pedestrians. The protesters mounted roadblocks, mainly on major roads in the outskirts of Benin City where the motorists and pedestrians, in some instances were meant to part with some amount of money …

*Says reports put death toll at over 40*Threatens industrial action if…,*Demands sanctions for killer policemen, others Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has raised the alarm and expressed shock over the large-scale killing of protesters by policemen. According to NLC, “With unconfirmed reports putting casualties at over 40 in two days of managing the #EndHunger protest across the country, we have sufficient …