ActionAid Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately address the nation and provide a detailed plan to address bad governance and adopt pro-poor policies. It disclosed this in a statement by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu on Friday. “The demands for pro-poor policies are not just valid; they are urgent and necessary. Inflation is crippling livelihoods, and some of the government’s current spending priorities are out of touch with the harsh realities faced by millions of Nigerians,” Mamedu said. The organisation condemned the recent court rulings restricting protests to specific locations, saying they “set a dangerous precedent that…
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Policemen have fired teargas canisters at protesters assembling at the popular Berger roundabout in Abuja. Journalists covering the protest were not spared either, as they were also tear-gassed at a separate location they had gathered.
A devastating incident has occurred in Abubor Nnewichi community, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, where a mother and her four children have died from suspected food poisoning. The victims, identified as Onyinye (mother) and her children, Miracle, Dominion, Amanda, and Kosi, reportedly died after consuming their dinner on Monday. According to eyewitnesses and family sources, the family had finished eating the meal before the incident occurred, and the remnants suggested it might have been a cassava meal. However, the exact cause of the poisoning is still unknown. The father, who was not present at the time of…
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO) over a N600 million tax liability. Speaking to journalists after the exercise in the early hours of Friday, the executive chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, said the operation was an execution of a court order to restrain KAEDCO over the liability due to the state. Mr Adams explained that the N600 million tax liability was from 2015 to 2022, and when they did all the reconciliations with KAEDCO, the firm agreed to pay a substantial amount of the liability. “Till this moment, since last year…
The Katsina government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma LGA. The secretary to the state government, Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, announced the decision in a statement on Thursday. Acting Governor Faruq Jobe has also banned gatherings and protests across the state. “The acting governor had earlier received a group of civil society organisations who were on a peaceful demonstration at the Government House and pledged to deliver their messages to the appropriate authority. “However, later, the government received reports that some miscreants had hijacked the protest and unleashed their ulterior motives of shop breaking, looting and vandalisation of public and private…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says two transmission towers, T98 and T99, along the Ahoada/Yenagoa 132kV line in the Igbooghene community of Bayelsa, have been vandalised. TCN’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. It said the damage caused the collapse of both towers, cutting off the power supply to Bayelsa, including TCN’s Yenagoa sub-station and the Gbarain power station. TCN said that Yenagoa metropolis and other parts of Bayelsa had no power supply following the towers’ damage. The company said engineers led by Emmanuel Akpa, the general manager in charge of transmission for the Port Harcourt…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has called for the protection of protesters amid growing concerns that criminal elements and political actors with nefarious intentions have hijacked the demonstrations. In a statement on Friday, Auwal Rafsanjani, CISLAC executive director, condemned the hijack of the peaceful protest in some places. While calling for the protection of protesters, he urged them not to destroy properties and public infrastructure. Mr Musa expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation and the influence of non-state actors in several states, including Kano. He said the situation, observed through CISLAC’s situation room, indicated that security operatives…
Ene Ogbole, a member of the now defunct Tinubu-Shettima campaign council, has dismissed the cries of Nigerians over hunger and the rising cost of living under President Bola Tinubu’s watch. “Hunger is not peculiar to Nigeria. Hunger is everywhere in the world. Inflation is not peculiar to Nigeria. Inflation is everywhere in the world,” Ms Ogbole said in an interview with ARISE TV on Thursday. Explaining her stance, Ms Ogbole cited the significant increase in her daughter’s accommodation fees at a university in Dubai. “My daughter entered the university three years ago. By the time she got into the university,…
As Nigerians stage protests across the nation to voice their concerns about economic hardship and difficulties, an unnamed man chose to go naked to protest in Lagos State on Thursday. In a viral video circulating on social media, the man could be seen naked and walking the street of Ojota, among other protesters, and singing “Solidarity forever.“ PUNCH Metro reports that a nationwide protest has erupted across Nigeria, as citizens express their frustration over the country’s prevailing economic hardship. Nigerians began the #EndbadgovernanceinNigeria protest on August 1, 2024, to draw the attention of the government to the plight being faced by…
A horde of protesters gathered on Thursday at former President Muhammadu Buhari’s residence in Daura, Katsina State, as part of the #EndBadGovernance movement. The protest, which became violent in some areas, led to several deaths and prompted curfews in at least three states. Frustrated by the country’s economic troubles, the protesters attempted to breach Buhari’s home, setting up bonfires and loudly chanting “Bama yi! Bama yi! Bama yi!”—a Hausa phrase meaning “we don’t want.” A witness reported that an unidentified person from Buhari’s residence came out to speak with the protesters. The individual suggested that the crowd choose a representative…