A soldier with the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, shot dead a 16-year-old #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protester in the Samaru community in Zaria, Kaduna State. The teenage protester was identified as Ismail Mohammed. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday titled “Unfortunate death of a protester by a soldier in Zaria.” Nwachukwu explained that the incident happened on Tuesday when troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call to help disperse some hoodlums, who had gathered in Samaru burning tyres and attacking security personnel. Nwachukwu added that the mob attempted to…
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Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration is committed to investing in young people by providing them with access to quality education, skills training, and mentorship opportunities. He made this pledge on Tuesday while welcoming the Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, to a South West Youths Stakeholders Summit at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office in Akure. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated that youths are the backbone of any society and emphasized the importance of their growth and empowerment for a prosperous future. The Governor added that his administration is committed to…
By Precious Oluwole Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has stressed the importance of investing in our young people, providing them with access to quality education, skills, training, and mentorship opportunities. Governor Aiyedatiwa made this pledge on Tuesday while welcoming the Minister of Youths Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to a South West Youths Stakeholders Summit at the Cocoa conference hall, Alagbaka, Akure. Aiyedatiwa noted that the youths require an environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship; allowing them to thrive and reach their full potentials. The Governor appreciated the minister for bringing the youth engagement to Ondo State,…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old burglar, Ismail Owolabi, to six months imprisonment for vandalism and theft of classroom desks. Delivering judgment, Magistrate O. O. Latunji, convicted and sentenced Owolabi after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of breaking in and stealing preferred against him. Mrs Latunji said the prosecution was able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt with the exhibit tendered against the convict. “Therefore, to serve as a deterrent to other criminals, you, Owolabi, are, hereby, sentenced to six months in prison with hard labour. You,…
A housewife, Mas’uda Ado, approached an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, seeking the dissolution of her one-year-old marriage to her husband, Nasir Abubakar, on grounds of lack of love and affection.Ms Ado told the court that she got married to Mr Abubakar, according to Islamic laws, in January 2023 and had a daughter.She told the court that she did not love her husband anymore and begged for the dissolution of her marriage.The respondent, however, told the court to give him some time to settle with his wife, adding that he was still in love with her.“I have other wives,…
The Ondo state government has agreed to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. Speaking in Akure, the state capital, the State Head of Service HOS, Bayo Phillip, said that governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has given assurance that his administration would not do anything less than whatever is approved by the federal government as the national minimum for workers. Phillip said that the state government was ready “to implement the new national minimum wage as approved by President Bola Tinubu for workers in the state. While reiterating the commitment of the governor to the welfare of the state workforce, he recalled…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to Freedom and Peace Pack in the Ojoto and Ketu areas of the state. Justice S.I. Sonaike gave the order following an application by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN, for an extension order, having complied with the pre action protocols for preemptive remedies ordered last week by another vacation judge, Justice Emmanuel Ogundare. Pedro, who was represented in court by the Director for Civil Litigations, Mr Hameed Oyenuga, told the court on Tuesday that service…
The media office of Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, has refuted allegations that he is a sponsor of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria movement began on August 1 in response to widespread hunger and the steep rise in food prices, among other issues. The protests have unfortunately resulted in the loss of lives and damage to public property. In a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, the office announced its intention to pursue legal action against activist Jackson Ude, accusing him of spreading these claims. The statement reads, “We have uncovered a high-wired plan by some…
“There is a lot of hardship,” Governor Bala Mohammed said Tuesday as he tried to contain the violence that erupted in Bauchi. “Protests are the rights of everyone in a democracy. It is the right of the people to show anger,” added the governor as he expressed his displeasure over the violence that erupted during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Azare, the headquarters of the Katagum local government area. Mr Mohammed stated this while addressing journalists shortly after Tuesday’s emergency security council meeting at the state government house. The governor said his government did not support any violent protests and would…
The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. Police commissioner Yusuf Lawal announced this on Tuesday while providing a situation report in Maiduguri. He said the suspects were arrested in the Zannari Tamsu area of Gwange Ward, Maiduguri, on Monday. Mr Lawal said the arrested persons were identified as Khalafi Abdulhamid, Mohammed Abubakar, Mohamed Ibrahim, and Abba Hassan, all residents of the Zannari Tamsu area. “Additionally, five more protesters were apprehended in the Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, carrying Russian flags. “The suspects, Bashir Ahmad, Musa Lawan, Abba Mallam, Habibu Auwal,…