•Protesters with Russian flag The police have commenced trial of about 800 persons arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest across the country. The Force also said the number of suspects arrested in connection with the flying of Russian flags in some states, including Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi and Katsina had risen to 90. This is just as [&hel...
The Management of Bayero University, Kano has ordered the immediate suspension of all scheduled lectures with immediate effect. The directive was contained in a statement by the Deputy Registrar, Public Affairs, Lamara Garba on behalf of the Acting Registrar, today, reports The PUNCH. “After a careful review of the situation in Kano State as a...
•Protesters with Russian flag The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. This is as reports by our correspondents say angry protesters were also seen clutching the Russian flag in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina today, reports Channels TV. Protesters were seen clutching...
•Federal secretariat, Abuja deserted The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, today, witnessed a surge in vehicular movements on the fifth day of the nationwide protests, indicating a gradual return to normalcy. However, government offices at the Federal Secretariat Complex remained deserted, with only a few staff members reporting for duty, repo...
•Protest The organisers of the ‘End Hunger’ protest in Lagos have announced plans to resume their demonstration at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, today, Monday, August 5, 2024, despite recent comments from President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued yesterday, signed by Hassan Taiwo, Ayoyinka Oni, and Adegboyega Adeniji on behalf of the ...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed the telecom operators to extend the NIN-SIM verification deadline beyond July 31, 2024. The commission had last week directed the telecom operators to reactivate mobile lines barred due to NIN-SIM verification issues, reports Daily Trust. Many telecom subscribers/consumers had been barr...
•Premium Times reporter’s car riddle with bullets The Nigeria Union of Journalists has condemned the harassment and intimidation of journalists covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protests. The union stated that these acts were carried out by both “state and non-state actors.” This was disclosed in a statement today, Sunday, Aug...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has succumbed to growing calls for him to address the nation amid widespread #EndBadGovernance protests that entered its third day yesterday. The ex-Lagos governor who has been at the centre of rallies against economic hardship and high living cost that have reverberated across Nigeria’s 36 states and the nation’s...
•Police The Police Command in Katsina State said there was no loss of life recorded in the state during the nationwide hunger protests. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina today. “The command wishes to address a misleading viral video circulating on social media platforms of a [&h...
•Protests After two days of demonstrations across the country, protesters have again gathered in Lagos and Port Harcourt in Nigeria’s coastal state of Rivers as they continue to push for their demands. The demonstrations which began on August 1 in several cities are to draw attention to the challenges facing Nigerians with inflation figures re...

