IGP Egbetokun Bows To Pressure, Directs DIGs, CPs To Protect Protesters Across Nigeria
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, bowed to pressure on Monday and directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. The IGP had last week requested the names and other details of intending participants of the forthcoming protest as a condition to protect demonstrators but many...
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...
Southern Governors Mourn Sen. Ubah, Say His Death Great Loss
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah as shocking and a great loss to the country. Governor Dapo Abiodun, in a condolence message to the people and government of Anambra State, said the lawmaker’s demise, coming just a few hours after that of the...
Northern Youths Withdraw From Planned Nationwide Protest
The Northern Youth Leaders Forum, an umbrella body of 42 northern youth organisations, has announced that its members will not participate in the planned nationwide protest against hunger and poor governance. The National President of the forum, Elliot Afiyo, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday. The protest, tagged #EndBadGovernance, is scheduled to take place in the...
Nobody Has Notified Me On Use Of Eagles Square For Protest — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike says he is yet to get a letter requesting the usage of the Eagle Square for a planned protest billed to start from August 1. Wike spoke on Saturday at a town hall meeting with critical stakeholders in the FCT ahead of the demonstrations which is tagged #EndBadGovernance protest. He said...
Offer Protection To Intending Protesters, Adegboruwa Writes IGP, DSS
A human rights activist Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has notified security agencies, requesting protection over planned public meetings, rallies, and processions by a non-governmental body, the Take It Back Movement, its members, some patriotic Nigerians and groups. In the letter dated Friday, July 26, 2024, the senior advocate writing as solicitor to the Take It Back Movement notified the Inspector General...
Nationwide Protest: Stay Off FCT, Wike Warns Again
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has again warned against any planned demonstrations, saying the nation’s capital is not available for any nationwide protest. Wike, former Rivers State Governor, stated this on Thursday while addressing some FCT residents during an inspection tour in Saburi. “For those who want to protest on the 1st, FCT is not available for such protests,” he said...
FG’s Palliative: 20 Bags Trucks Of Rice To FCT Not Enough For Nyanya Alone — SDP Chairman
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has berated the Federal Government over the distribution of 20 trucks of rice each to 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). On July 15, while addressing state House Reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,...
Planned Protest: We Can’t Allow Destruction Of This Country, Military Warns
The Defence Headquarters has warned those mobilising for a nationwide protest that while it is their right to protest, it will not condone anarchy. Some persons are mobilising for nationwide protest slated for August 1 to August 10, 2024. Tagged #EndBadGovernace, organisers of the protest have lamented about widespread hunger and inflation in the land, Addressing a press conference in Abuja on...
Alleged Sponsorship Of Protest: Obi Demands Apology From Onanuga, Threatens N5bn Suit Over Defamation
The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in last year’s elections, Peter Obi, has threatened to sue the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, over his allegation that he was involved in the planned mass protest over hardship in the country. Obi writing through his counsel, Chief Alex Ejesieme, SAN, of the MADIBA Chambers...
