Police, on Tuesday, warned against the display of foreign flags and call for a military takeover of the democratically elected government during the ongoing nationwide protests. The Force described such actions as treasonable felonies. Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, explained that the police frowned at the wave of violent protests, particularly in Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, and Katsina states, where protesters have been brandishing foreign flags. The statement disclosed that ongoing investigations revealed that protest organisers in the states mentioned above are luring innocent children into participating in the unpatriotic and criminal act,…
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By Gambo Jagindi A silent but intense war is raging between two ministers in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, threatening to undermine the government’s efforts to deliver on its promises to the youth. Jemila Bio Ibrahim, Minister of Youth, and Ayodele Wisdom Olawande, Minister of State for Youth Development, are at the center of the feud, sources close to the ministry have revealed. The feud has created a toxic work environment, making it challenging for Olawande to perform his duties effectively, and negatively impacting the Nigerian youth. The ministerial feud has deprived the youth of benefits and opportunities meant to…
Two former Commissioners in Ogun State, Engr. Anthony Ojeshina and Hon. Dele Obadina as well as erstwhile Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in the State, Chief Joju Fadairo and Founder, Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji are to be conferred with honorary Doctorate awards at an international conference holding in Abeokuta on Saturday August 17, 2024. Also, 16 other notable personalities drawn from different walks of life are to be conferred with Doctoral honours at the forthcoming Leadership Empowerment International Conference(LEIC) same day. The award is being conferred by a South-African-based Immanuel Theology Institute International in conjunction with Priesthood Leadership Development…
Umar Faruk, Gusau The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has condemned the attack on its state secretariat by miscreants who have hijacked the nationwide hunger protest in the state. Recall that the APC, on Friday, cautioned the PDP-led state government against allowing political thugs to vent their anger on the APC and its leaders following the attack on Senator Sahabi Ya’u’s residence in Kaura Namoda and the attempt to raze the residence of the immediate past governor Matawalle. A statement issued by party’s Spokesman,Yusuf Idris said the APC had also pleaded with both the state government and…
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have looted and vandalised the official residence of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. This followed Hasina’s resignation as PM on Monday, after weeks of deadly protests since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago. According to BBC, Hasina headed for Tripura, the capital of Agartala in India, after she resigned. Hasina, 76, and her sister took a military helicopter to India’s eastern state of West Bengal, according to media reports. The PM was said to have been forced to quit after massive protests against her government over a…
Police have begun the trial of about 800 persons arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest across the country. It also disclosed that the number of suspects arrested in connection with the flying of Russian flags in some states, including Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi and Katsina had risen to 90. Also, operatives of the Department of State Services, in collaboration with the police, have raided some shops of tailors in Kano and other places to arrest those mass-producing the flags. Recall that one Ahmed Tailor and 30 others who were flying the flags were arrested on Monday morning over what the police described…
Nigeria Customs Services, on Tuesday, urged protesters to expect drastic reduction in prices of food items as soon as possible. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Services, Bashir Adeniyi, stated this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja. Adeniyi was among heads of agencies who attended a closed-door strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. Recall that thousands of Nigerians had on August 1 embarked on a nationwide protest with various demands among which is for the government to address the high cost foods and growing inflation. Customs boss, while speaking to journalists after the strategic meeting, said some of…
Police in Kano have arrested some foreigners suspected of being behind protests with Russian flags in some states in the Northern part of the country. Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salman Garba disclosed this after a security meeting with Governor Abba Yusuf on Tuesday. Garba also vowed that the police and other security agencies will clamp down on anyone trying to threaten the security of the state. The Kano police boss also announced further relaxation of the curfew from 6 am to 6 pm. The ongoing #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests against hardship and hunger took a dangerous dimension on Monday, with…
Federal Government has launched a manhunt for foreign-based Nigerians sponsoring the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. Already, the Nigerian Immigration Services has placed some sponsors of the protest living outside the country on its watchlist. NIS Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, disclosed this at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday. Nandap revealed that such sponsors who are currently in the Diaspora would be picked up by security agents immediately they step on the Nigerian soil. The NIS boss opened up shortly after a strategic meeting convened by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa. Earlier, the CDS Defence and heads…
Some #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protesters have reportedly stormed the PortHarcourt residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to demonstrate against the hike in the cost of living in the country. The protesters, seen in large numbers in a viral video on Tuesday, carrying placards with various inscriptions and chanted war songs. Heavily armed security personnel guarded the house. The protesters were reciting the old national anthem when one of them shouted, “That’s Wike’s house!” Details later…