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,…
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…
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…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed outrage over the leak of his father’s speech online hours before it was delivered to the nation. The speech, which addressed the ongoing protests against the government’s leadership, was meant to be a live broadcast, but copies of it were released online beforehand. Seyi Tinubu…
The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has issued a statement regarding the recent use of Russian flags by protesters in northern Nigeria. The embassy’s reaction follows a series of videos and images circulating on social media, showing protesters waving Russian flags and chanting slogans in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a statement released on…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and former Nigerian vice president and the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, have faulted the national broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he did not address the fundamental issues that triggered the #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The protests, which…
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippines, Dr. Yemi Farounbi, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast didn’t address any of the demands of protesters and neither did it seem that the presidency understands the level of hardship citizens go through. In a telephone interview on Sunday, Farounbi said the speech would not be able to…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that his mother carried his pregnancy for 12 months before his birth. Obasanjo said that the delay in his birth was ascribed to the influence of some witches and wizards who gave his mother a tough time before God’s intervention. The former President, according to a statement on Thursday…
