A nationwide protest, #FearlessInOctober, has officially begun today in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The protest is an extension of the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations that took place between August 1 and 10, sparked by the economic struggles faced by many Nigerians. As early as 7 a.m today, protesters gathered at the Utako market in the…
Organisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have insisted they would proceed with the ‘showdown’ despite kicks by the Federal Government and warning by the Nigerian Police Force. A former presidential candidate and activist who is one of the leaders of the planned Oct 1 protest, Omoyele Sowore, gave an update…
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THE Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has vowed to mobilise and join forces with Nigerians against the practices of unitarianism in Nigerian politics. Afenifere stated this in a communique issued after its monthly meeting held at Isanya Ogbo Ogun State, the residence of its Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The communique, by its Deputy Leader and National…
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…Calls for declaration of Sept 23 unity day in Yoruba land THE National Leader of the Yoruba Self-Determination Movement, Professor Banji Akintoye, has intensified his call for separation from Nigeria asking South West governors and monarchs in the region to declare September 23 as Yoruba unity day. Professor Akintoye also alleged that suspected rampaging Fulani…
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Six persons who had been detained by the Department of State Services, DSS, over their roles in the protests over bad governance in Nigeria, have been freed by the security agency. According to competent security sources, the six persons were freed last Thursday in Kaduna on the orders of the Director General of the DSS,…
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Several residents of Abuja took to the streets of the FCT on Monday, demanding the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over the ongoing fuel scarcity that has plagued the nation. The protest comes at a time when the NNPCL has admitted that its…
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The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has threatened to cripple the activities of states that refuse to implement the N70,000 new national minimum wage. President of the Association Shehu Muhammed, gave the threat yesterday during the association’s 5th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in Lagos, where he emerged as the new president. According to…
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The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove every disparity andunify the salaries of civil servants in the country. Gabam threw this challenge at the president, wondering why parents should pay as much as N3,000,000 to get their children jobs in…
The #EndBadGovernance protesters have commenced a one-milion-man protest in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Abuja. The protest against hunger, high cost of living and harsh economic reslities which began on August 1 is expected to end today, August 10. The organizers had vowed to stage a one-milion-man protest in the 36 states and the nation’s…
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The Edo State Government has ordered security agencies to arrest members of #EndBadGovernance protesters found blocking major roads, obstructing vehicular traffic and extorting motorists. Chris Osa Nehikhare, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, made the call on Sunday in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. Nehikhare said any person arrested would be…
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