The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating factors working against the petroleum sector has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to halt what it called the mortgage of …
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Afenifere hails FG for offering rice at lower price
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, commended the Federal Government for rolling out N50kg bags of rice to be sold for N40,000, lower than the current N70,000 market rate. …
Read More »First Lady urges Nigerians to reconsider protest
Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to reconsider protests scheduled for August 1-10, saying the current administration is working round the clock to make the country …
Read More »Hunger protest: Kano won’t tolerate unruly conduct, says gov Yusuf
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, appealed to residents of the state to avoid any form of provocation during and after the hunger protest, expected to commence on Thursday. …
Read More »Police foil bomb attack in Lagos hours to protest
The Lagos State Police Command has claimed that it successfully detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) around the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, hours before the End Bad Governance …
Read More »Tinubu mourns Ondo monarch
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the people of Idanre, the government and the people of Ondo State, over the passing of the Owa of Idanre kingdom and …
Read More »Hunger protest: Plot to cause mayhem in Rivers uncovered – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that there is credible information that some mercenaries and thugs have been hired from outside, in the guise of protest, to destroy valuable …
Read More »Lagos police to enforce court restrictions on protest timing, venues
The Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its commitment to maintaining peace and order in the state as nationwide protests are set to begin on Thursday, August 1. …
Read More »BREAKING: Police deactivate explosive device in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command anti-bomb squad has deactivated an improvised explosive device in the Ikeja area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this …
Read More »No court notice received on Lagos protest restrictions – Activist
The National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, has said he was not served any court notice restricting the proposed protest in Lagos to the Gani Fawehinmi …
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