Breaking News

Day: July 31, 2024

Sanwo-Olu begs Lagos residents to shun protest, promises more palliatives

The governor said that dialogue remained the best way to communicate and proffer solutions collectively. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has appealed to the state residents to toe the path of peace by not engaging in the planned nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu made the appeal in a statement signed by himself and made available to the…

Read More

Zamfara girl gets lesser Hajj for winning Quranic recitation competition

Lawal-Jobe reiterated the Katsina government’s readiness to partner with such bodies to improve the teaching and learning of the Qur’an. Maryam Abdullahi from Zamfara has emerged winner at the 14th National Girls’ Qur’anic Recitation Competition for Non-Arabic Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The competition is being organised by the Association of Qur’anic Schools Recitation Competition of…

Read More

Police strike agreement with protest organisers in Edo hours before D-Day

The commissioner noted that the police were committed to democratic policing and would protect the rights of peaceful protesters while maintaining law and order. The Police Command in Edo says it has reached an agreement with the alleged organisers of the proposed nationwide protest on the modalities for the protest. The state Commissioner of Police,…

Read More

First Lady urges Nigerians to be patient with husband ahead planned protest

The First Lady said Lagos state was yet to recover from the impact of the #endsars protest, and it saddened the hearts. The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians, particularly youths to be patient with the present administration as it works earnestly, to ensure that things get better. The first lady gave the…

Read More

Feel free to protest but don’t engage in violence – Lagos royal fathers

Salu-Hundeyin said that after the 2020 EndSARS protest, the state government obtained a court order directing protesters to exercise their rights at designated places. The Secretary to Lagos State Government and royal fathers in Lagos West Senatorial District, on Wednesday, appealed to planned protesters to shun violence if they must demonstrate. They made the appeal…

Read More

Bring your protest to Kano Govt House, Gov Yusuf tells protesters

The Governor warned those who wish to join the protest to refrain from engaging in behaviour that could be exploited by people with destructive intentions. Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has said he will gladly welcome protesters to the Kano Government House and listen to their grievances provided they conduct themselves peacefully. Yusuf made this…

Read More

‘Your voice matters’ – Speaker tells protesters in last-minute appeal

The Speaker assured the youth of the government’s readiness to alleviate their plight. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Tajudeen Abbas, has appealed to organisers of the planned nationwide protest to embrace dialogue with the Federal Government. Abbas made the call in his keynote address at the town hall meeting with youth groups…

Read More

Organisers’ lawyer, Adegboruwa begs youths to reduce protest to 1 day

Some Nigerians are gearing up to hit the streets for a 10-day protest against hunger and hardship in the country. Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa, has appealed to displeased youths to reduce the planned 10-day nationwide protest to one day or a maximum of three days. Adegboruwa is the…

Read More

Lagos floods streets with RRS, Task Force in show of force on eve of protest

A team of RRS and Task Force officials were seen patrolling the streets of Lagos on Wednesday. The Lagos State government has flooded the streets with men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) and Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) on the eve of the nationwide hunger and hardship protest. Barring…

Read More

Onyeka Onwenu left us with her ‘One Love Keep Us Together’ song – Peter Obi

NAN reports that Onyeka Onwenu died on Tuesday after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, has described Onyeka Onwenu’s death as devastating, saying, “She left us with a striking song in her last performance on earth, ‘One Love Keep Us Together’.” Reacting…

Read More
× How can I help you?