The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslims to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers. The Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daso Nahun, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday. He said that the…
One of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, the ‘Take It Back Movement,’ has condemned attacks by some men of the Nigeria Police Force on protesters gathered at the Berger Roundabout in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Early on Friday, police officers stationed at the roundabout teargassed protesters and journalists alike who were gathered at…
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have reconvened at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is coming a few minutes after the protesters and journalists were teargassed at the popular Berger roundabout. Immediately after arriving at the stadium, the protesters chanted that they would not back down until the Federal Government met their…
In a surprising display of solidarity, police officers were seen handing out sachet water to protesters on Thursday. A video shared by the police force on its X handle showed police officers distributing bags of water to the demonstrators. The police captioned the video: “If it’s peaceful, we’re game” – indicating their support for peaceful…
A Senator representing Zamfara West senatorial zone, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari has cautioned Nigerians against joining the planned nationwide protest which started Thursday, August 1. Addressing a mammoth crowd in his country home at Talata-Mafara on Wednesday, Senator Yari said, the pockets of protests would not solve the country’s problems, which according to him, have…
The Yobe State Government on Thursday imposed a curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns. Our correspondent gathered the curfew was due to the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in the state that some hoodlums have taken advantage of to vandalise and loot government and private property in the Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru. This was contained in…
Many injured, rushed to Hospitals By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The peaceful protest against bad governance has turned violent in Kaduna on Thursday, leaving no fewer than 3 youths dead and many other protesters injured. Eye witness said the number of protesters mostly youths and the unemployed, which had outnumbered the security operatives, marched from the Rigasa…
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated as a result of the ongoing hunger protest. The association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Thursday, through the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, disclosed that directives have been sent out to all…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to investigate and take action against those responsible for the #IgboMustGo on X. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, the former Vice President labelled the hashtag as divisive and a threat to peace and…
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…
