Some youths have trooped to the streets of Suleja in Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria. They wielded placards… Some youths have trooped to the streets of Suleja in Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria. They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others. The protesters marched on the streets as they chanted anti-government songs. Our correspondent caught up with some of the protesters on Abuja-Kaduna expressway axis of…
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Commuters traveling on the Keffi-Abuja expressway experienced significant delays on Monday due to a roadblock set up by military officers conducting a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering Abuja. DailyTrust reports that the unexpected blockade occurred near the Sani Abacha barracks, just before the well-known AYA roundabout, leading to major disruptions. The security agencies provided no prior warning before implementing the checkpoint, resulting in a massive traffic jam that stretched back to the Nyanya Bridge, more than 12 kilometers from the roadblock. This situation left many civil servants, traders, and other commuters from areas such as Nyanya, Karu, Maraba, and Masaka…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, identified as Yetunde Gbadebo, who attempted to sell her three-year-old daughter in the state. The suspect was caught on the morning of July 25, 2024, on Aladiye Street in Sagamu, while she was negotiating with a 38-year-old man identified as Sunday None to sell the baby for N700,000. A resident who witnessed the negotiation alerted the police and the suspects were apprehended. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, told Punch that Gbadebo denied the allegation, while None had confessed to the crime. She said, “The woman was about to sell her…
Cross section of participants during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT on Sunday. Photo: NAN The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is mobilising Abuja youths and other stakeholders against joining the planned August 1 to 10 nationwide protests over hunger and hardship. Speaking during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT on Sunday, Wike said, ”Youths and other stakeholders in Bwari and Gwagwalada Area Councils will also be engaged on the same issue in…
Gunmen suspected to be hoodlums have attacked a Nigeria Customs Service patrol base in Koko, Kebbi State, resulting in the death of one officer and the abduction of another. The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, in a statement signed by the public relations officer, Muhammad Tajudeen Salisu, said that gunmen trailed the anti-smuggling squad to their base at Koko, destroyed facilities, killed one customs officer, Dabo Umar, and abducted Babagana Abba Kabiru. The Command’s Comptroller, Earnest Iheanacho, while consoling the bereaved family of the late officer, said that a manhunt has been launched to rescue the abducted…
The police command in Yobe says the Boko Haram insurgents have planned to infiltrate the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protest in August. The command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that foreign mercenaries were engaged to destroy lives and property at the protest. Mr Abdulkarim, therefore, called on would-be protesters to exercise caution. “As Yobe state recovers from insurgency, the commissioner of police, CP Garba Ahmed, acknowledges citizens’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly. “While we alert citizens to sinister motives, even peaceful protests at this time may be ill-timed.…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s government assembled fictitious groups to discredit the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protests. In an interview on ARISE TV on Sunday, CISLAC executive director Auwal Musa Rafsanjani said, “The federal government is embarking on unnecessary waste of public money to be mobilising and recruiting faceless groups to say they are withdrawing from the protest. “It’s not about mobilising the protest. In my opinion, if the government had been listening and coming up with policies and programmes that would alleviate the suffering Nigerians are going through, I don’t think people would want…
Ex-Niger Delta militant Asari Dokubo has asked Nigerians to pray for President Bola Tinubu rather than rain curses on him, warning that people cursing the president will be cursed. As Nigerians were ready for a potential nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye rallied women over the weekend to shun civil action. Speaking to women at the event, Mr Dokubo said, “The president must be supported at this moment to save this country. People should set politics aside.” Mr Dokubo added, “Those of you who can pray, pray for Mr President. Every religion says, ‘pray for your leaders’. When…
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says its members are not trying to frustrate the August 1 #EndBadGovernance protests by barring subscribers’ lines or restricting internet access. The ALTON chairman, Gbenga Adebayo, said Sunday night that it was coincidental that the barring of lines by telecommunications companies was coming when several Nigerians were preparing for the protest. The #EndBadGovernance is expected to start on August 1 to demand the government’s solutions to the rising cost of living and economic hardship. At the same time, some subscribers have had their lines barred by their telcos, even after doing…
In continuation of efforts to enhance governance and service delivery to the people of the State, the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of the following as Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs): Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) Special Assistants (SAs) The appointments take immediate effect. While congratulating the new appointees, the Governor urged them to dedicate themselves to serving the people of the State.