Blog - Page 475 of 1266 - News Desk Nigeria

92 CSOs urge Tinubu to ignore smear campaigns against NNPCL, Kyari

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

A coalition of 92 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, led by the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd, NNPCL, Mallam Mele Kyari, and the entire management....

Elon Musk – Kamala Harris is a communist

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, has attacked United States Vice President Kamala Harris. Musk said Harris is ‘literally a communist’. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Musk said Harris wants not only merely equal opportunity but equal outcomes. He said: “Kamala is quite literally a communist....

Dino – Kogi PDP resists Danjuma Lah’s leadership over congress

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a stern warning to Senator Danjuma Lah, urging him to reconsider his actions or face significant pushback from party members. The party criticized Lah’s attempts to facilitate a leadership transition that would favor former Kogi West Senator Dino...

Gov. Sani: External influences engineered protests

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has linked the nationwide protest against bad governance and hardship to external influences, citing the involvement of underage children, who participated and waved foreign flags. Sani, while assessing the security situation in the state, expressed worry for the innocent residents affected, including those who could...

Sowore is defeated politician, can’t speak from Washington – Oshiomhole

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

A former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed one of the organizers of the EndBadGovernance protest, Omoyele Sowore as a defeated politician. Oshiomhole, who appeared on Arise TV on Wednesday morning, said there was no need for the protest, adding President Bola Tinubu was doing everything within...

Group demands full implementation of Orosanya Report

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

An Akwa Ibom-based Socio-cultural Group, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, has urged President Bola Tinubu to fully implement Stephen Orosanye’s Report to reduce the cost of governance in the country. The group, which made the call in a communiqué at the end of its 54th General Assembly in Uyo, also called for...

DSS to name sponsors of protesters with Russian flag

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced plans to identify and disclose the names of those sponsoring foreign-flag-waving protesters to incite insurrection. DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya stated that the identities of the sponsors will be made public soon. Speaking at a joint press conference in Abuja, Afunanya urged Nigerians...

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, are currently in a meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is chaired by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who is the chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence...

Kano Group Hails Emir Bayero’s Role During Protests, Urges Monarchs to be Agents of Peace

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The Kano Progressive Movement (KPM) has commended Emir Aminu Ado Bayero for his exemplary leadership and role in maintaining peace and stability during the recent protests in Kano State. In a statement signed by Alhaji Lawal Mohammed, the group said the monarch’s wisdom, calm, and decisive actions helped to prevent...

Nigerian Army arrest officer who gunned down 16-year-old protester in Kaduna

NewsDeskNgAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of its personnel who gunned down a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed during the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest in Kaduna State. According to reports, the young boy was killed on Tuesday when the troops of the Nigerian army stormed the Samaru community in Zaria to...

All Saints Catholic Church Honours Comrade Ike with 2026 Humanitarian and Service Award

Sule Approves Extension of Buku–Andaha Road to Ancho, Neighbouring Communities

2027: More Troubles for Tinubu as Group Reopens His Chicago Varsity Certificate Saga

92 CSOs urge Tinubu to ignore smear campaigns against NNPCL, Kyari

Elon Musk – Kamala Harris is a communist

Dino – Kogi PDP resists Danjuma Lah’s leadership over congress

Gov. Sani: External influences engineered protests

Sowore is defeated politician, can’t speak from Washington – Oshiomhole

Group demands full implementation of Orosanya Report

DSS to name sponsors of protesters with Russian flag

ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja

Kano Group Hails Emir Bayero’s Role During Protests, Urges Monarchs to be Agents of Peace

Nigerian Army arrest officer who gunned down 16-year-old protester in Kaduna