Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration over extravagance amid hunger and the masses’ suffering. Ajadi voiced this criticism in a press release, describing the President’s attitude as insensitive to the people’s plight. He particularly highlighted the allocation of N21 billion for the renovation of the Vice President’s residence and another 70 billion Naira expenditure on luxury SUVs for National Assembly members as examples of fiscal irresponsibility. According to him, even if such provisions were duly provided for in the books, the prevailing economic situation in the country should have…
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Umar Faruk, Gusau In what seems to be a reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation, protesters in Zamfara State flooded the streets on Monday. The protesters waving Russian flag, called for the President Vladimir Putin to intervene to avoid turning Nigeria into a great cemetery for the millions of law-abiding citizens. According to the protesters, the Russian intervention would rescue Nigerians from the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during the 5th-day protest in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, a protester identified as Lawalin Kutso, said the speech delivered by President Tinubu to the nation on Sunday did…
…as hoodlums vandalise former deputy gov’s house, Govt Lodge, raze LG secretariat Segun Babatunde, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area following hoodlums’ vandalisation of the Government Lodge, country home of the immediate past deputy governor, Senator Baba Tela and burnt the Local Government Secretariat. Our correspondent reports that the hoodlums vandalised the politician’s home during the ongoing nationwide protests against ‘bad governance’. Investigation also revealed that the thugs reportedly torched the Secretariat on Monday. According to a resident who pleaded anonymity, “The protesters went to the Secretariat, Baba Tela’s House and…
A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, says those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide harship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu against the military takeover in Niger. The display of the Russian flag during the protest which started on Thursday gained momentum on Monday in Kano, leading to a crackdown on the brains behind the trend. A…
Agency Report President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed the president on the current security situation in the country. He added that the briefing was necessitated by the ongoing nationwide protests, which resulted in violence in some states. “Initially, when the protest started they said it was a peaceful protest but we have realised that there are individuals that are willing…
Russian Embassy in Nigeria, on Monday, denied being involved in the use of its flag by a group of #EndBadGovernance protesters in Northern Nigeria. Several protesters in some Northern states, including Kano were seen marching on the streets, carrying Russian flag and chanting slogans, while others held placards with various messages. Russia, a global power with significant geopolitical influence, has been accused of involvement in recent political upheavals in several West African countries, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. This has sparked concerns about external interference in regional affairs. But the Embassy, in a statement, stressed the country does not…
Indigenous People of Biafra, on Monday, lambasted the facilitators and purveyors of the “IgboMustGo” campaign in the South-Western part of the country. IPOB also said it was time they conducted a referendum for the Igbo to exit the country. It described as laughable the alleged levity with which the authorities in the South-West were treating the “IgboMustGo” campaign and its proponents, stressing that the Igbo people were already ‘on the ground and feared no fall’. IPOB argued that indications abound that sponsors of the “IgboMustGo” proponents were highly placed individuals within the Lagos State and Federal Governments, advising Southerners to…
Police, on Monday, arrested no fewer than 30 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters with Russian flags in Kano and other states. One of the flag producers, identified as Ahmed Bello, was also arrested with a large quantity of flags in Kano. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee joint press briefing. The FPRO added that the police were on the trail of other suspects, especially the sponsors of such acts. He said the suspects committed a treasonable felony offence by waving a foreign country’s flag in Nigeria. According to him, “So…
Police have reportedly arrested a tailor alleged to be producing ‘Russian flags’ for protesters in Kano. An X user @FS Yusuf disclosed this in a post. The X user, who shared pictures, wrote, “The Tailor producing the “Russian Flag” in Kano has been arrested.” For a couple of days now, protesters in Kano have taken to the streets, waving Russian flags and calling for the intervention of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. The protesters claimed that their grievances were not being addressed by the President Bola Tinubu administration.
Kaduna State, Uba Sani, on Monday, imposed 24 hours curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolitan cities. Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Monday, said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, following a review of the security situation in the state, noted that there is sufficient evidence to clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted to looting of shops and destruction of private and public property. “In view of this unfortunate development, the Kaduna State Security Council has…