•Tinubu Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests forced the federal government to listen to Nigerians’ yearnings. Bagudu, who blamed the country’s current struggles on past administrations, said despite past mistakes, President Bola Tinubu has refused to play t...
•Tinubu Renowned Professor of History and African Studies, Toyin Falola, says the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has failed to address the major triggers for the #EndBadGovernance protests that reverberated in most states in Nigeria earlier in August. The septuagenarian professor at the University of Texas was a guest on Channels...
•President William Ruto Nairobi has officially protested over an “inflammatory” sermon by the Vatican envoy to Kenya on the deadly anti-government protests that rocked the country, according to a document seen by our correspondent today. Youth-led demonstrations in June sparked by proposed tax hikes led to rallies calling for President William...
•Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Bangladeshi ex-premier Sheikh Hasina today demanded an investigation into the protests that ousted her, in her first public statement since her abrupt resignation and flight abroad last week. “I demand that those involved in these killings and acts of vandalism be properly investigated and the ...
•Ralph Uwazurike Former President of an Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Aka Ikenga, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, in this interview, says it has become an official policy to marginalise the Igbo in Nigeria. Tínubu simply followed suit. Excerpts: What was the reasoning behind the decision for Ndigbo not to participate in the #EndBadGovernance protes...
•Beggars Some street beggars in Kano have appealed to the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protests to sheath their swords in the interest of humanity. Baba Haliru, a 70-year-old beggar from Rigiyar Zaki, told our correspondent that survival has become extremely challenging due to the protests, reports NAN. Haliru explained that many begga...
•Protesters The nationwide protest against hunger in the country turned riotous in Kaduna and Zaria yesterday, compelling the state government to declare a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Aside from Kaduna, the protest also continued in Lagos, Abuja, Jos, Benin, Kano, and Zamfara, despite President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast on Sunday, reports Va...
•Russia flag flown by protesters in Nigeria The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has stated that the Russian government had no involvement with the national flags displayed during the nationwide protest. Recall that individuals were seen flying Russian flags in Abuja, Kano, and other places, reports Vanguard. In a statement released today, the embas...
•Tinubu meets security chiefs President Bola Tinubu has postponed this week’s Federal Executive Council to an undisclosed date, and will instead meet with service chiefs. The meeting is expected to have in attendance the vice president, the national security adviser, all service chiefs, the inspector general of police, the comptroller generals...
•Kano protesters today with Russian flag Hundreds of protesters today hit Kano streets in continuation of the ongoing nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance. The protest was coming few hours after President Bola Tinubu in a nationwide broadcast told the youths that he heard them loud and clear and the protest should be suspended,...
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