The Nigerian Police Force said it had arrested 873 suspected persons who were allegedly engaged in criminality during the ongoing nationwide protest. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed this at the monthly news conference organised by the Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC), hosted by the State Security Services (SSS) on Monday, August…
Former Nigerian international goalkeeper Idah Peterside has opened up about the personal challenges he faced following his separation from his first wife. Peterside, who retired from professional football in 2002, shifted to a new career as a television pundit with SuperSport shortly thereafter. During this transition, he also founded a church, dedicating himself to evangelism….
Human rights activist and Convener of the Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore, said on Monday that he is not afraid of being arrested for the #EndBadGovernance protest. Sowore made this known in an interview Monday evening when asked if he was not afraid of being arrested for calling for protests across the country. He said,…
Renowned Juju musician King Sunny Ade and reggae icon, Orits Wiliki, led a heartfelt condolence visit on behalf of the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) to the family of the late and esteemed Onyeka Onwenu on Tuesday 6th August 2024. According to report, the esteemed representatives visited the family home located in the affluent Ikoyi…
The Dr Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Tuesday summoned Senator Ali Ndume to explain his recent utterances against President Bola Tinubu which led to the former’s removal as Senate Whip. Speaking after the meeting, Dr Ganduje said the party was satisfied with Ndume’s apology and would…
The anxiety preceding the hunger protests was palpable. The dress rehearsals on the part of officialdom were warlike. Government unleashed all manner of attack dogs to frighten off the planners of an over popularized nationwide protest wrongly captioned #EndBadGovernance. A nationwide protest without specific demands is doomed to fizzle out in futility once government disperses…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle, has described his ex-wife, Ireti Doyle as a first class mother. Patrick, in a recent interview explained that he has no ill feelings toward Ireti after their divorce. The 63-year-old also addressed one of his Facebook posts that appeared to be an apology to Ireti in 2018. He said, “Ireti…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that those benefiting from the lucrative business of fuel importation are going to make efforts to frustrate the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. Obasanjo stated this in the wake of allegations by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, that some ‘mafias’ were making efforts to frustrate the $20bn…
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nandap, has revealed that the Diaspora sponsors of End Bad Governance protesters have been placed on its watchlist. Nandap, who didn’t reveal any name, added that the watch-listed individuals would be arrested upon their arrival in the country. She disclosed this at a meeting of heads of security…
Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse, a public affairs analyst, and the Convener, Reset Lagos, has expressed his belief that the federal government’s motives behind empowering local governments are questionable and intended to benefit the president’s political agenda. He claimed that the federal government seeks to create the impression that state governments are misusing funds, while simultaneously presenting…
