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Suspend protest, negotiate with govt – Shehu Sani

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, has urged the organizers of the EndBadGovernance protest to negotiate with the Federal and the state governments. Sani said with the nationwide address of President Bola Tinubu, the organizers should suspend the nationwide protest. He noted that democracy can only work when aggrieved Nigerians...

Tinubu’s broadcast failed to address pains of angry, hungry Nigerians

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

A popular Ondo State-based lawyer and human rights activist, Tope Temokun, has stated that the nationwide broadcast of President Bola Tinubu failed to address the anguish and pains of Nigerians. According to Temokun, most Nigerians who had anticipated a soothing speech from the president, were left disappointed as Tinubu refused...

Onyeagucha – Ndigbo fully supports EndBadGovernance protests

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

A human rights lawyer, Uche Onyeagucha has thrown his weight behind the ongoing nationwide #EndBadgovernance protests. Onyeagucha dismissed claims in some quarters that lgbos were opposed to the nationwide hunger protests. This was contained in a statement he issued at the weekend and made available to newsmen. The former Owerri...

Protest continues in Lagos Monday – Organisers

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

The Lagos State organisers of the protest against hardship and bad governance in the country have announced plans to resume their demonstration at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, on Monday, August 5, 2024, despite recent comments from President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday, by...

Kebbi flood victims receive FG relief materials

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has provided food and other relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in Kebbi State. The distribution came in response to a request from the state government and local lawmakers, following an assessment conducted by NEMA in conjunction with the Kebbi State...

Families of trapped Niger miners threaten lawsuit over compensation

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Over two months after a tragic mining pit collapse in Shiroro, Niger State, left an estimated 50 miners buried alive, the families and relatives of the victims are threatening legal action against the pit’s owners and the state government over lack of compensation. The number of victims has been disputed,...

Okai to Gov. Ododo – Kogi stagnated despite billions of allocation

NewsDeskNgAug 5, 2024August 5, 20240

Usman Okai Austin, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa, Kogi State, in the 2023 elections, has criticized the state government for lack of development despite increased revenue from the federation account since President Bola Tinubu assumed office. Okai said the growing resentment among the people...

Doguwa Fires Back at Abdulmumini, Calls Kwankwaso ‘Grandfather of Insults’

NewsDeskNgAug 4, 2024August 4, 20240

Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) and leader of the Northern Caucus, has responded to Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa’s warning against insulting former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement, Doguwa described Kwankwaso as the “grandfather of...

Order release of detained hunger protesters, Timi Frank urges Tinubu

NewsDeskNgAug 4, 2024August 4, 20240

…Calls for restraint on the use of lethal force by Police, others Comrade Timi Frank, the former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the unconditional release of all hunger protesters detained by the police and other security...

We’ll Be Eating’: Group Slams Senate President Godswill Akpabio Over Insensitive, Reckless Comments

NewsDeskNgAug 3, 2024August 3, 20240

A media group, Volunteer Media Advocacy for Accountable Leadership has described the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio as a disappointment to democracy and the upper chamber of the National Assembly. National Secretary of the group, David Enemali said Akpabio seems not to be ready for the position he currently occupies. Enemali...