Northern governors to discuss region’s birth rate — Muftwang

Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State has announced that the 19 northern governors in Nigeria will begin discussions on the region’s high birth rate, emphasising the need for measures to support the education and welfare of the growing population. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Muftwang described the situation as a “time bomb,” […]

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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Rights group condemns arrest of protest leaders

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre has written to the National Human Rights Commission to demand the release of some of the arrested #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters. RULAAC, in a letter on Tuesday signed by its Executive Director, Okechukwu Nwanguma, and made available to journalists, described the continued arrests of citizens participating in, or associated […]

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Protest: Tinubu’s speech didn’t meet yearnings of Nigerians — APC chieftain

As Nigerians continue to react to last Sunday morning’s Presidential broadcast on the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance tagged #EndBadGovernmentinNigeria, Muhammad Aminu Tukur, a politician in Bauchi state and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), described the address as not meeting Nigerians’ yearnings and aspirations. He said, “The address by Mr. President […]

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Protest: Lagos Court extends restricting order to Ketu’s Peace Park, Ojota’s Freedom Park

Justice Sherifat Sonaike of a Lagos High Court has extended its earlier order restricting protesters of the #endbadgovernance in the state to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and the Peace Park in Ketu. The extension order became necessary after the state complied with the pre-action protocols for preemptive remedies ordered last week by […]

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Tinubu’s broadcast failed to address problems facing Nigerians — Ajadi

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has lamented that President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast last Sunday on the current national protests failed to address the demands of the protesters and the problems being encountered by Nigerians. He also stated that the President’s broadcast fell short of Nigerians’ expectations. In […]

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Lagos chief’s murder: DPP indicts police inspector

Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions has indicted Inspector Dikko Usman of the Nigeria Police Force and others in the murder of Chief Fatai Jubril, the Baale of Lotu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of the state. It was also learned on Monday that the officer had been dismissed from the force and charged […]

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Missing man’s remains found inside crocodile in Australia

Agency Report Human remains believed to be of a missing man was found inside a crocodile in north-eastern Australia, police said on Tuesday. The 40-year-old man had gone missing in a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River Bridge in Far North Queensland on Saturday afternoon. “A formal identification process is underway however it is […]

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Protests: Yusuf charged to further relax curfew in Kano

An association under the auspices of the Nigeria Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM) has called on the Kano state government to further relax the 24-hour curfew imposed in the aftermath of nationwide hunger protests. It will be recalled that the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, had relaxed the curfew from 8 am to 2 pm, but […]

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