Wike said security agencies will soon invite the unnamed lawmaker to find out their reason for sponsoring protests against the government. Nyesom Wike, the Minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has claimed that security agencies have identified a senator who is allegedly sponsoring protests in the nation’s capital. The former Rivers State…
Some banks, financial institutions and shops were seen attending to customers, as security agents were patrolling major roads and streets in the Ilorin metropolis. Residents of Ilorin, Kwara, on Thursday ignored the ongoing nationwide protest against the current economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Command in…
Nehikhare alleged that the videos making the rounds regarding the looting were a desperate attempt to score cheap political points by opposition parties. Protesters on Thursday looted a truckload of rice at the Urora community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government of Edo Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the protesters found the vehicle…
Idris recalled that Matawalle’s residence was burgled in 2023 by some thugs, urging that security operatives should not allow such an ugly act to recur. The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned an attempt by some protesters to attack the residence of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle in…
The protesters, however, insisted that the protest would continue as they expressed their grievances on the economic situation of the country, saying it was their right to protest. Youths of the Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa resisted and dispersed protesters on the Melford Okilo Expressway who were moving from the Opolo axis of the state…
Yari appealed to Nigerians to continue to be patient, saying that President Bola Tinubu was working to address the economic challenges facing the country. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zamfara chapter on Thursday said that students in the state boycotted the nationwide protest against hunger. The President, NANS Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in…
Tech firms emerged third position in the list of industries with the most billionaires. Several business-minded individuals in different sectors have been able to harness their skills to emerge billionaires, a feat which has been noticed to be easier in some fields than others. According to the Forbes 2023 Billionaire Census report which analysed the…
A face-off ensued between security agencies and protesters in the FCT over the choice of convergence point for the demonstration. The Minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared readiness to engage hardship and hunger protesters in a peaceful dialogue to end demonstrations. Wike, the former Rivers State Governor, also…
Adeh said four suspects had been arrested in connection to the incident. Nyanya Police Divisional Headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is not burnt, contrary to claims in some sections of the media, the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed this…
The incident happened just a day after gunmen killed four police officers and a POS operator in nearby Irete. Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot dead a man in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident, which happened on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, follows the killing of four police officers and a…
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