…meets with APC Gov’s, traditional rulers President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with the Progressive Governors’ Forum at the, Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The agenda of the meeting could not be confirmed officially, but it may not be unconnected to the planned nationwide protest scheduled for 1st to 10th August. PGF Chairman and the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, led the Governors to the President’s office, along with the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman of Kwara State. The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu was also sighed along with Bassey…
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The Ekiti State Police Command has received orders to conduct raids on all vulcaniser shops within its jurisdiction and seize all unused tyres. This directive is coming ahead of the planned nationwide protests, scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024, under the hashtag ‘#EndBadGovernanceinNigeria,’ which has gained significant traction on social media. A police wireless message, which has been widely circulated on social media, and addressed to Divisional Police Officers and various units, warns that any DPO whose area experiences burn fires during the protests will face sanctions. The notice, titled ‘Order and directives re: Nationwide protest against end bad…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, said that his mother carried his pregnancy for 12 months before his birth. Obasanjo said that the delay in his birth was ascribed to the influence of some witches and wizards who gave his mother a tough time before God’s intervention. The former President, according to a statement on Thursday from his Media Assistant, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, disclosed this while speaking during a drama presentation titled “Aremu omo Asabi” held to mark 66 years remembrance of Obasanjo’s late mother, Mrs Benice Obasanjo. The drama was held on Wednesday at the main auditorium of the…
Traditional Rulers in Nigeria on Thursday appealed to the organisers of #EndBadGovernance protests to channel their frustrations into meaningful dialogue with the Federal Government. The royal fathers also warned against the possibility of the protests being hijacked by elements bent on throwing the country into violence and chaos. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who co-chairs the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, made this appeal when he addressed journalists after an expanded cabinet meeting at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. He said, “People that are out there to protest, it is their civic right. But let them…
Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, on Thursday, dissociated itself from the planned nationwide protests, saying its members will not take part in such an action. TUC said the organisers of the protest who it described as “unknown” have yet to reach out to the union. TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo stated this at a press conference he addressed in Abuja on national issues. The Union however urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to ensure the planned August 1 protest against bad governance and economic hardship was not hijacked by hoodlums waiting to take advantage of the situation. Osifo…
Independent National Electoral Commission says it has the capacity to conduct elections into the 774 local government area councils across the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, gave this assurance when he appeared before the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on Electoral Matters, to brief lawmakers on the Commission’spreparations for the upcoming Edo and Ondo State governorship elections and its relationship with the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) in relation to various court judgements. Since the Supreme Judgement of July 11, 2024, granting financial autonomy to local government area councils in the country, there have been divergent views…
…says ‘it’s a day we’ll honour Abuja traditional rulers’ Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, declared that the planned nationwide protest against the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government will not be allowed to hold in the Territory. He said this is because August 1, 2024 scheduled for the protest has been set aside to honour FCT traditional rulers. Wike disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the FCT Security Council meeting attended by the Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Mariya Bunkure, FCTA management team, Area Council chairmen and heads of security agencies in the FCT.…
Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has given the condition under which he will remain a member of the All Progressives Congress. According to Ndume, he will continue to be a member of the ruling APC as long as Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, remains in the party. The embattled lawmaker stated this on Thursday at his residence in Maiduguri, while addressing some groups of women supporters, who threatened to protest naked at the National Assembly over his removal as Chief Whip of the Senate. He said, “On the call by APC National Working Committee (NWC) that I…
President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, was on Thursday reported dead. Iwuanyanwu, it was learnt, passed on in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday. But details of his demise had yet to be confirmed as of the time of filing this report. His family has yet to confirm the development. Iwuanyanwu is the second President General of the umbrella Igbo socio-cultural organization to have died in quick succession.
Department of State Services on Thursday warned the organisers of the planned nationwide protest against hardship in the country to desist. DSS also said it had already identified the sponsors of the planned protest, warning them not to go ahead in their plan as it is not in the country’s interest. The secret police’s Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Dr. Peter Afunanya, gave this warning in a press statement. The Agency warned that it got intelligence that the planned protest would be hijacked by hoodlums to cause chaos and widespread violence in the country. The statement also alleged…