RUSSIA DISOWNS NIGERIA PROTEST

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…

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PROTEST: JOURNALIST RELEASED

The Nigeria Police Force has released a journalist, Ayoola Babalola, who was arrested during the nationwide End Bad Governance in Nigeria protests in Abuja. The 25-year-old journalist was arrested on Saturday and detained at Wuye Police Station under the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Babalola was released around 3 pm on Sunday after his arrest…

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SOYINKA, OTHERS FAULT TINUBU’S ADDRESS

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…

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TINUBU DIDN’T ADDRESS DEMANDS, FAROUNBI

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…

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CLARION: BORN TO ACT

Chief Clarion Chukwurah, born Clara Nneka Oluwatoyin Folashade Chukwurah; 24 July 1964 is a Nigerian actress and humanitarian. She had her nursery and primary school in Lagos and later pursued her secondary education at the Queen of the Rosary College, Onitsha then proceeded to study Acting and Speech at the Department of Dramatic Arts of…

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