Two days after the announcement of the election result in Mozambique, the situation in the south-eastern African country is escalating. At least 121 people have died in protests since Monday, the civil society organisation Plataforma Decide said late on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the organisation had reported 56...
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The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), has made it clear that the university is not imposing the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Aisha Maikudu, as the substantive VC of the university. The Acting Director, Information and University Relations, UniAbuja, Dr Habib Yakoob, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, while...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu has appealed to students of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo to shelve their planned protest. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication to the governor, Emmanuel Bello, stressed that sources had revealed that...
Some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Cross River leaders on Monday protested against alleged plans by the national secretariat to reinstate the removed state chairman, Mr Venatius Ikem. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, who stormed the PDP secretariat in Calabar, were from wards...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, as no fewer than four children, among the 76 defendants, billed for arraignment over their involvement in the August #EndBadGovernance protest held across the country, collapsed during their trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has condemned the alleged statement credited to former Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi calling for protest from Nigerians. This is contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence....
Members of the PDP on Wednesday protested at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Benin to register their displeasure over the outcome of the just concluded Edo governorship election. The state PDP chairman, Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, led the protesters along with the Director General of the PDP...
Some youths in Ondo State have staged a protest and demanded for the removal of Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state. The youths, who marched through major roads in Akure and finally to the INEC State office in Alagbaka...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his administration would convene a National Youth Conference to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting youths. The President made the announcement in his Independence Day broadcast. He said the conference would provoke meaningful dialogue and empower our young people, who constituted more...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is taking appropriate measures to reduce the cost of living. The President said this in his Independence Day broadcast on Tuesday. “The central concern of our people today is the high cost of living, especially food costs. This concern is shared by...
Worried by worsening incidents of devastating floods across the country, the Federal Government has ordered an integrity test on all dams in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu announced this on Tuesday in the National Broadcast to mark the nation’s 64th Independence Anniversary. He said the measure is aimed at averting...
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), is mobilising Nigerians for a peaceful protest on October 1st, the Independence Day. The Director, Public Communications of the council, Hussaini Shuaibu, disclosed this in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. Shuaibu explained that...
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, we have no...
Prof. Kenneth Azaigba has urged President Bola Tinubu to reintroduce fuel subsidy to reduce the sufferings of Nigerians as the country turns 64 on October 1. Azaigba, a professor of History, Federal University Dutse, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, has warned intending protesters against unlawful acts during the planned protest. He gave the warning during a town hall meeting with stakeholders and security agencies organised by the Lagos Police Command on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos. The News Agency of...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its President, Mr Joe Ajaero. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajaero was allegedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport on his way to the...
The Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim (ESOCS) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) urge the Federal Government to address issues raised by youths during #EndBadGovernance# protest. They also highlighted the need to confront modern wickedness with truth, advising leaders to return to bold and unyielding truth...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has debunked the planned protest rumours to shut down the country, calling on security agencies to apprehend instigators. The President of the Senate, NANS Headquarters, Babatunde Akinteye, debunked the rumours in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday. Akinteye said the leadership...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, issued a warrant of arrest against a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, and other Nigerians over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order in an ex-parte motion filed by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police but moved by Audu...