•Protesters Several protesters yesterday took to the streets in Katsina State, waving the Russian flag and tree leaves. They were spotted chatting “APC hunger. We are not in support” in their local language. The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the ruling party in Nigeria. The protesters mostly young people and children kick-started the prot...
•DJ Switch Nigerian DJ Obianuju Catherine Udeh, known as DJ Switch, has challenged Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Niger Delta activist Asari Dokubo to tackle the root causes of hunger rather than resort to threats. On Thursday, Nigerians launched a nationwide protest titled “10 Days of Rage” under the hashtag #EndBadG...
Nigerian telecom providers have attributed the country’s recent internet disruptions to cable cuts by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernance protests. This explanation comes after accusations from various organisations that some network providers deliberately interfered with the network to restrict coverage of the demonstrations. Speaking on be...
•Burna Boy Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has handed over his acclaimed African Giant title to his colleague, Folarin Falana, aka Falz the Bahd Guy. Burna Boy disclosed this on X.com yesterday as he broke silence on why he distanced himself from the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. In his tweet, the singer stated tha...
The nationwide protests scheduled for today, Thursday, August 1, 2024, have taken off fully in some parts of the country. Protesters in Lagos have poured out to the streets, demonstrating, singing and gyrating peacefully as fully armed security personnel look on. A video obtained from an online publication, Schenge Story Media (SSM), shows the...
•Protest in Abuja this morning Human Rights Activist and Lawyer, Tony Dania, has said that the #EndBadGovernance protest has achieved about 25 per cent of its goals even before it began. He attributed this to the implementation of populist policies by the government such as reducing the price of rice, supporting Dangote’s local refinery, and [...
•Protest The Organised Civil Society has issued an advisory to all participants for a peaceful and successful protest beginning tomorrow across the country. The 6-point advisory made available to The Frontier this evening through a press statement was signed by Head, Coordinating Secretariat, United Action Front of Civil Society, Comrade Olawa...
•Yam An unemployed man, Cletus Gandu, 40, today confessed that he stole two tubers of yam because he was hungry. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Gandu with criminal trespass and theft, reports NAN. Gandu told the Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State: “Hunger pushed me to steal yam on two occassions. ...
•Atiku Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a more holistic and sustainable approach towards tackling the prevailing hardship in the country, saying that short-term measures, such as grain procurement, cannot solve the problem. Atiku, in a post on his verified Facebook page, noted that he was disheartened by the “escalating hung...
•Portable Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus popularly known as Portable, recently shared his opinion on the planned nationwide protest. Speaking in a video he posted on his Instagram story, Portable argued that there is no reason to protest, claiming people who intend to protest are jobless. The Zazoo zeh crooner, who recently got c...
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