The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the final voter register for the forthcoming Governorship Elections in Edo and Ondo, as confirmed by an official statement. The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, made this announcement in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted in […]
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Organizers of the #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests, aimed at addressing issues of hunger and hardship, have declared their intention to persist with the demonstration, notwithstanding the presence of security personnel intended to intimidate them. The federal government has made several appeals to the protesters to return to their homes, asking for more time to get things […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State on Tuesday bickered over the situation of hunger in the state and why Ekiti residents shunned the nationwide organized by some groups. Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, had in a statewide broadcast on July 31, appealed to Ekiti residents to embrace […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Lagos State Government to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year-old reporter who was arrested by the police during the #EndSARS protests in 2020 and later found dead in a mortuary. The court also directed the government to conduct a coroner’s […]
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A member of #RevolutionNow and policemen during a protest against bad governance and insecurity in the country in Lagos…on Wednesday. Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola The Federal Government disbursed a total of N1.03tn to boost the fight against insecurity and terrorism between January and June 2024. In the budget implementation report for the first half of 2024 […]
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The guidelines for the suspension of customs duty and taxes on imported food items are to commence next week, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday. In July the Federal Government approved a 150-day duty-free window to allow the importation of maize, husked brown rice, and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation […]
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Agency Report Thousands of UK riot police on Wednesday stood ready to deal with more potential outbreaks of violence, which erupted more than a week ago after three children were murdered. Far-right groups have planned demonstrations in more than 30 locations, with immigration lawyers and buildings hosting asylum seekers set to be the primary targets, […]
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By Mohammad Sabiu and Wale Akinselure It is yet another moment of deep reflection on the state of the nation after days of protests triggered by what those behind it tagged #EndBadGovernance. Stakeholders in the Nigerian project are still busy counting majorly the losses so far inflicted on the country. Many protesters have lost their […]
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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, a longtime political foe of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been named the country’s interim leader. The 84-year-old was appointed a day after Hasina fled the country following weeks of deadly protests that brought her resignation. While Yunus has been lauded for his pioneering use of microloans, Hasina regarded […]
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By Richard Akinnola When the Dangote Refinery controversy blew up, naturally as someone wired to support anyone l perceive to be oppressed, this time, l lined up to support Dangote the richest man in Africa. I perceived he was being unduly treated by the Downstream and Midstream regulators, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory […]
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