Nigerians have raised N1.8 million for a protester whose son dreams of becoming a programmer. Ogwu Chijioke was among the hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in Lagos State on Thursday, joining the nationwide #EndBadGovernance demonstrations against the country’s harsh economic conditions. In an interview with Channels Television at the Lekki Toll Gate … [Read more…]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the federal government under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately review its anti-people policies that are suffocating the people and making life unbearable. PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, PDP said the nationwide protest by Nigerians would not have come if the … [Read more…]
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following incidences of violence recorded in the ongoing protest. In addition, the Force is also considering seeking assistance from the Nigerian military to halt the violence in some states. Mr Egbetokun made the announcement at a media briefing on Thursday … [Read more…]
Following a post made by an X user with the handle @Lagospedia calling for a protest of the evacuation of Igbos with the hashtag #IgboMustGo, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state have both condemned the call. In a statement on Thursday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples … [Read more…]
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in Kano with immediate effect. Governor Yusuf disclosed this while addressing a press conference on Thursday at Ande-chamber government house, saying it was regrettable that the peaceful protest was hijacked by enemies of progress to cause havoc and untimely death of innocent people. He … [Read more…]
Isa Umar, Abuja Nigerians have lamented the poor internet service they have experienced since the commencement of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in the early ours of today. Revealing that they had resorted to the use of Virtual Private Networks, VPN, netizens questioned whether the poor internet service was intentional on the part of telecommunication companies. But … [Read more…]
An unidentified man has been killed by policemen in Kaduna according a video shared by News Central TV on their verified X handle. In the graphic video, men of the Nigerian Police Force were seen shooting live bullets at protesters and as they took to their heels, an unidentified man was gunned down. Meanwhile, hoodlums, … [Read more…]
Despite the threats and court orders restricting protesters to few locations, Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest the harsh economic condition and hunger ravaging the nation. Nigerians were seen in their numbers protesting in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port-Harcourt, Gombe, among others. In Enugu, a Pacesetter correspondent who monitored the streets reports that major … [Read more…]
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has restricted protesters in the August 1 demonstration to the MKO Abiola Stadium in the nation’s capital. Justice Oriji issued the order on Wednesday while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory … [Read more…]
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to increase the percentage of Ways and Means loans the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) can give to the Federal Government. The upper chamber of the Nigerian legislature raised the credit facility obtainable by the Federal Government from the apex bank from 5% to 10%. Known as the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has placed embargo on the issuance of building clearance and building approvals for properties without state title documents, expressing dismay that a significant number of lands within the> state had been issued building approvals without any state title document. The directive was given by Governor Peter Mbah on Tuesday, according to … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to mourn the death of Nigeria’s veteran musician, Onyeka Onwenu, who passed away on Tuesday, describing it as the exit of a nightingale and a music icon. Mbah said the demise of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; lawmaker representing … [Read more…]