The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, said the projectiles were discovered on Friday. Lawal said that the personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Device, Base 13, deployed to the scene to assess the grenades and discovered that they were manufactured with incendiary chemicals. He said that the affected area was thoroughly screened and the projectiles were recovered intact,…
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One of the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protesters in Abuja has alleged that soldiers ambushed them on Friday when they attempted to march around the MKO Abiola Natiomal Stadium. PUNCH Online reports that policemen fired teargas at the protesters around the National Hospital Area. A protester, Zaye Michael, who is the Founder, Passion for Positive Change Initiative, made the allegation when the protesters held a congress at the stadium on Saturday. He alleged that policemen and officers of the Department of State Services pulled back, allowing soldiers to ambush them, trapping them in multiple rounds of teargas canisters and forcing them to take…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has appealed to Nigerians to suspend the nationwide protest tagged ’Endbadgovernace’ against the current government. Mr Shuaibu made the call in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Lizzy Okoji, on Saturday in Abuja. The protest, which commenced on August 1, and expected to end on August 10, was organised in response to the economic challenges being faced in the country. The minister urged Nigerians to embrace dialogue in addressing their concerns regarding the difficulties being faced in the country. He also urged them to trust President Bola Tinubu’s administration,…
The police in Kogi State have said that the caretaker chairman of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Mr Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have been abducted alongside some of his aides. Confirming this development, the Kogi State police command’s spokesman, Williams Ovye-Aya, said, “I can confirm that the chairman graciously escaped from kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday. Our Divisional Police Officer in Kabba has confirmed that to me. It’s the work…
Policemen on Saturday in Abuja fired live bullets at a vehicle conveying journalists and hunger protesters. There are nationwide protests against hardship worsened by some policies of President Bola Tinubu. The protest started on August 1 but organisers said it would continue until August 10. The shooting at the Abuja National Stadium where protesters converged ignited panic as journalists and protesters scampered for safety. The police earlier asked the protesters to leave the Federal Capital Territory. Details shortly….
Director of mobilisation at ‘Take it Back Movement’, Damilola Adenola has said that the nationwide protest against economic hardship may go beyond 10 days if demands are not met. ‘Take it Back Movement’ is one of the organisers of the protest. Since August 1, Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest hardship in the country. The protest was initially planned to last for 10 days. Some of the demands include a cut in the size of government, a return of the petrol subsidy regime, food security, fiscal discipline among others. Adenola who appeared as a guest on Channels Television…
…Says Tinubu has not shown leadership, didn’t deem it fit to address Nigerians directly THE Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, saying he failed to show leadership as he did not deem it fit to address Nigerians directly According to CUPP, President Tinubu chose to allow his spokesmen and other government officials to insult the sensibilities of Nigerians by making what it described as provocative statements that further escalated the people’s anger. In a statement on Friday by the opposition Coalition’s Spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the group condemned what it terms President…
…Calls for constructive conversation and mutual understanding to resolve the nation’s differences and build a better future CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East has appealed to the protesters, especially the leaders and organizers, to place the country’s welfare above all else and call off the protest in the interest of all Nigerians. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, Senator Musa said that It is only through constructive conversation and mutual understanding that we can hope to resolve the nation’s differences and build a better future. The statement is titled, “A Call for Peace:…
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) has announced the postponement of its 2024 examination. The board’s registrar, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, made the announcement in a statement issued to journalists on Friday in Lagos. According to him, the postponement is in view of security concerns in some states across the country following the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, embarked upon by some citizens nationwide. The registrar disclosed that the examination, which was earlier scheduled for Aug. 5 to Aug. 16, would now take place from Monday, Aug. 19, to Friday, Aug. 30. “In view of the security situation in some states across…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kano State has apprehended 15 suspected looters in different parts of the state. The Corps Commandant, Mohammad Falala, disclosed this during a telephone interview on Friday. He said that the suspects were caught with stolen items from the Digital Industrial Park, Nigerian Communication Commission and other locations during the hunger protest. Mr Falala said that the arrests were made by the NSCDC’s Anti-Vandalism, Armed Squad, and Operations Department, following credible intelligence from the Intelligence and Investigation Department. The commandant said the stolen items included computer desktop sets, keyboards, LCD TVs, executive chairs, doors,…