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*Warn against Nigeria’s disintegration  *Want FG, state govts to dialogue with protesters on way forward *President: Strengthening nation’s economy top priority of my govt  *Promises to review The Patriots’ requests Members of the Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians led by a former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday, met with President Bola Tinubu and appealed to the President to …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the federal government to lend a listening ear to the youths who embarked on the recent nationwide protests. While playing host to six members of the National Assembly who visited his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence on Friday, Obasanjo warned that there could be dire consequences if the demands of the youths are ignored. He …

Simon Ekpa, a controversial Biafra agitator, has hired an American lobbying firm, Moran Global Strategies (MGS), to advance agitation for the independent state of Biafra, PREMIUM TIMES reports. Mr Ekpa, based in Finland, heads Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB is a separatist group agitating for the creation of an independent state of Biafra from south-east and some parts …

A stark contrast can be seen in the before and after images of the bookshop obtained by SaharaReporters on Thursday.  Hundreds of books from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Iva Valley bookshop have been emptied by security operatives following a raid by security agencies on the Labour House on Wednesday evening, SaharaReporters can report.  A stark contrast can be seen …

President Joe Biden had banked on June’s presidential debate turning around a race that was slipping away from him. Now, Donald Trump may be laying a similar bet after reversing himself by agreeing to debate on ABC next month as his new Democratic opponent enjoys surging momentum. Trump clearly doesn’t believe he’ll suffer the kind of debacle that ended Biden’s campaign, but …

Nigerian sprint icon, Tobi Amusan has failed to make it to the final of the Women’s 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This came as she finished in third position clocking a time of 12.55s which was also not enough to see her qualify as one of the best losers. The disappointing performance which saw Tobi Amusan finish a lowly ninth …

The Take It Back Movement (TIB), a key organiser of the EndBadGovernance nationwide protests, in collaboration with other protest organisers, has announced a massive one-million-man protest scheduled to take place across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Saturday, August 10, 2024. According to Mr. Sanyaolu Juwon, the National Coordinator of the movement, this protest marks …

The company’s Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, explained in a statement on Friday, that the refinery’s crude oil supply challenges lie with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria, not with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.  Dangote Petroleum Refinery has clarified its crude oil supply situation, revealing that …

The widespread anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom of the past week, and the false viral claims that fueled them, may be the clearest, most direct example yet of the way unchecked misinformation on social media can produce violence and harm in the real world. Even after authorities identified a UK national as the suspect behind a series of deadly stabbings targeting …

George criticized the Federal Government’s decision to sell crude oil to Dangote’s refinery in Naira, warning that such a move could harm the economy. He noted that crude oil is Nigeria’s primary source of foreign currency, which is vital for building the country’s external reserves. He also expressed concern over a recent statement by the Managing Director of the Nigerian …