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‘Deal Decisively With Troublemakers’ – IGP Orders Police
IGP Kayode Egbetokun has instructed his men to deal aggressively with troublemakers during the EndBadGovernance protest. Egbetokun vowed to arrest anyone caught committing a crime during the nationwide protest. The IGP issued the warning in a statement he signed yesterday. READ ALSO : ‘We Will Be Eating, Protesters Can Go Protest’ – Akpabio Mocks Organisers He also accused the protest organizers of neglecting...
MTN Begins Operation After Nationwide shutdown
Nigeria’s leading telecommunications provider, MTN, has begin nationwide operations after a nationwide shutdown on Tuesday. The temporary closure came in response to widespread customer outrage and vandalism, sparked by the disconnection of subscribers who failed to link their SIM cards to their National Identification Numbers. On Wednesday, MTN announced its return to operations via X (formerly Twitter), confirming that its physical...
Gombe Can’t Pay N70,000 Minimum Wage – Governor Yahaya
Owing to the state's lean allocation, Governor Inuwa Yahaya, has disclosed that it would be difficult to pay the N70,000 minimum wage. The minimum wage was recently assented to by President Bola Tinubu following an agreement with joint labour unions. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting held with stakeholders on the planned nationwide #Endbadgovernance protest at the banquet hall of Gombe...
Tension Rises As Protest Day Approaches
Tension built up across the country as the various camps for and against the action; #EndBadGovernance protest, engage in a fierce battle of wit. The planned protests against economic hardship, which is gaining traction on social media, have been scheduled to be held across all the states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on 1 August, 2024. While the...
NIN Linkage: Telecoms At Final Phase Of Disconnecting SIMs’
Telecommunication companies in Nigeria at the final phase of disconnecting Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to NIN Two senior officials from the telcos who were not in a position to speak publicly on the matter confirmed this development to The PUNCH on Sunday. The disconnection was initially scheduled for April 15, 2024, but the Nigeria Communications Commission postponed it to...
Otti Disagrees With Obi On Planned Nationwide Protest
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has rejected the position of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, regarding the planned nationwide protest. Some youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Obi, while speaking earlier during a courtesy visit to...
” Security Of Lives And Properties Our Priority ” – 36 Governors
The 36 - State Governors under the aegis of NGF is committed toward enhancing the security of lives and property at the subnational. The governors spoke when the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu briefed them during the Wednesday meeting that entered into the early hours of yesterday on the planned nationwide protest scheduled for August 1st to 10th...
Tinubu Begs Youths’ To Shelve Protest, ” I’m Addressing Your Grievances”
President Tinubu has pleaded with aggrieved Nigerians youths against holding a national protest, saying there is no need for it. The President also assured those behind the planned protest that he has heard their grievances and is working seriously to ensure that all their concerns are addressed. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, conveyed the President’s plea while speaking...
BREAKING: Court Reinstates Philip Shaibu As Edo Deputy Governor
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday morning, reinstated Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, following his earlier impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly. The Court presided over by Hon. Justice James Omotosho held that the removal of the Plaintiff, Shaibu from office as Deputy Governor of Edo State and...
BREAKING: Edo LGA Chairman Impeached Over Alleged N1.7bn Budget Padding
The Legislative arm of Egor Local Government Area in Edo State has impeached the council’s chairman, Hon. Eghe Ogbemudia, over alleged padding of the council’s supplementary budget and other allegations of corruption. The impeachment was consequent upon a vote of no confidence against the chairman during a session of the legislative arm of the council. The impeachment sitting was presided over...
