Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Lenin. Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. Speaking with our correspondent, the Director of Mobilisation,…
In a decisive move to enhance the security of lives and maintain public order, Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area, effective from 12 midnight on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Governor Mutfwang, in consultation with state security agencies, took this decision after reviewing the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed happiness and solidarity over the peaceful nature of thr ongoing protests in Osun state as he assures the protesting groups of his commitment to continuous delivery of good governance. Expressing delight at the incredible level of patriotism exhibited by the arrangers, in a statement signed by his spokesperson,Olawale Rasheed on…
In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is a liability to Nigeria instead of…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament the high cost of living, hardship, hunger, and poverty blamed on policies of the Federal…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has inspected and received the second batch consignment of medical equipments procured by the State Government for all general hospitals in the State. In a statement signed by Leo Ekene Oketa, Special Assistant to the Governor(New Media) stated that; The consignment arrived the…
As the national protest reaches a crescendo, Osun State is unique among the federating states because of the governance style and delivery of the Adeleke government. The governor has been essentially pro-people, pro-masses, and pro-prosperity.The five point agenda, which has workers’ welfare as the first item, is the springboard of most pro-people plans and programs…
•As CP orders immediate enquiry into remote cause of death. In response to the video footage making the rounds alleging the killing of a yet-to-be identified teenager by police operatives in Kubwa by Zenith Bank while protesting on August 3rd, 2024, the FCT police command thereby debunks the allegations, stating that its operatives are not…
Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed shock over the involvement of children in recent protests in the state, saying over 95% of the protesters were under 14. In a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Social Media, Abdulrahman Bundi, and obtained by Nigerian Tribune in Maiduguri, Zulum lamented that…
The labour union has strongly condemned the excessive use of force by security personnel, particularly the police, against peaceful protesters during the EndHunger protest across the country. Reports indicate that over 40 people have been killed in two days, with many more injured, the Nigerian Labour Congress president, Joe Ajaero did in a statement on…
