Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State faced intense backlash from EndBadGovernance protesters at the Port Harcourt Government House on Thursday following his offering of pure water money to them. His offer of money for pure water and a plea for the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstrators to return home fueled their anger. While addressing the protesters in front…
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” — Helen Keller (1880-1968) AS I write this, we were in the evening of the first day of protests tagged #EndBadGovernance, organised by several civil society organisations in reaction to the worsening economic situation in the country. The protests were to last from August…
Some angry protesters on Thursday pelted stones at the Gombe State Government House, while the rest wreaked havoc at the Jekadafari axis of the Gombe Local Government Area. Recall that on Tuesday Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, had a meeting with critical stakeholders, where they assured him that they would not participate. Yahaya had urged interested protesters…
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says a policeman was murdered while on duty during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests on Thursday. At a briefing in Abuja, the police boss said some of his men were also injured by hoodlums who disguised as protesters. Egbetokun said some police stations in the country were razed…
The EndBadGovernance protesters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have abandoned the Moshood Abiola Stadium and gathered at the popular Berger Roundabout. An FCT High Court had on Wednesday ordered the protesters to limit their demonstrations to the stadium. In compliance with the order, the protesters, on Thursday, gathered at the stadium but resisted pressure…
As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though the topic of…
The Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to the government of the State, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, announced the decision in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday. The statement was signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the director of media at the office of the secretary to…
A 49-year-old Nigerian immigration detainee, Dirichukwu Patrick Nweke, and his accomplice have been charged with running a drug ring after police busted an alleged $9 million drug operation operating out of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney. According to New South Wales Police on Saturday, organised crime investigators claim Nweke used an encrypted messaging service…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday threatened to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirmed its intention to deploy missiles to Germany or elsewhere in Europe. “If the United States carries out such plans, we will consider ourselves liberated from the unilateral moratorium previously adopted on the deployment of medium- and…
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday vowed to “hit the enemy hard” after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and again raised fears that the war in Gaza would spread. Iran warned Israel any new military “adventures” in Lebanon could lead to “unforeseen consequences”. Western powers, including…
Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has reassured residents of the state of their continued safety. He stated that the command in synergy with other security agencies are poised to vehemently resist any attempt capable of truncating the existing peace in the state. Danjuma gave the assurance while speaking with journalists on Sunday and…