The Police in Rivers on Wednesday warned that criminal elements have hijacked the #EndBadGovenance protest in the state and targeting motorists and businesses. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said in a statement in Port Harcourt. She expressed concern over the situation and stated that measures are being...
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The Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 12 persons for allegedly vandalising Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI) in Abuja during the nationwide protest. The Spokesperson, FCT Command of the NSCDC, Mr Samuel Idoko, who made this known in a statement, said that the suspects...
The Cross River Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Odere, has said the state requires the sum of N100 billion to fix government assets that were destroyed during the EndSARS protest in 2020. Odere disclosed this in an interview with with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar...
The Nigerian Army has said it would investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, following an alleged shooting by a soldier on patrol in Samaru, Zaria. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. MLD Saraso, disclosed this when he visited the family...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has faulted former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for warning security agencies against using lethal force against looters and arsonists. Onanuga, in a statement on Tuesday, said Atiku, “this evening tweeted the absurd: he warned security...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the “mayhem” that greeted the #EndBadgovernance protests on its watchlist. The protests assumed violent dimensions in some states, leading to destruction and looting. But the NIS Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday during a briefing...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military and security agencies are after those behind the call for undemocratic change of government. Musa said this on Tuesday during a combined news conference by the heads of security agencies and Service Chiefs at...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed his displeasure over violence that erupted during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum local government area of the state. Mohammed stated this while addressing newsmen shortly after an emergency security council meeting held at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has reiterated its commitment to address the influx of unaccompanied children into the state. The commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, stated this following a State Security Council meeting on Monday. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum,...
The Bauchi State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katagum Local Government Area due to the breakdown of law and order in the ongoing nationwide protest. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim, on Monday in Bauchi. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Despite the nationwide protests, the House of Representatives Member, Jere Federal Constituency of Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has flagged off the distribution of assorted 1,650 bags of 50kg fertilizer and rice to thousands of people across the 12 wards. The exercise which...
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. “According to reports from our correspondents, angry protesters were spotted waving the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina on Monday. The protesters, chanting in Hausa and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Edo State Government has not received any rice from the Federal Government or Dangote Foundation. Olu Martins, Deputy Director-General, Media and Publicity, PDP Governorship Campaign Council for Edo, said this at a news conference on Monday in Benin. Martins denied...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He...
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said President Bola Tinubu has not disappointed Nigerians in his address to the nation on the nationwide protests on Sunday. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, made this remark in an interview with the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State government has relaxed the curfew it imposed on the state following a violent protest against bad governance. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Malam Baba Dantiye, who announced this on Sunday in a broadcast in Kano, said the curfew has...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Due to the notable progress made in restoring peace and security in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has announced a five-hour relaxation of the curfew in these towns. This welcome development was shared by the Special Adviser to...
Jigawa State Government has relaxed the curfew in eight local government areas imposed sequel to the disturbances during the nationwide protest. The government also lifted the curfew in 19 other local government areas after a review of the security situation in the state. This is contained in a statement...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a live broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. amid nationwide protests against bad governance. The president’s address comes at a critical time when Nigerians are taking to the streets to demand better governance...