Written by The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has stated that the 10-day #EndBadGovernance protest was a success. He highlighted the achievements of the protests, insisting that it succeeded before, during and after the demonstration that was strategically planned and executed. Sowore stated this on Saturday during an X Space discussion … Continue reading “Why #EndBadGovernance Protest Was A Success – Sowore”
The fallout from the recent 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests continues to reverberate across Nigeria. A survey of 11 states found that police arrested at least 1,423 suspected protesters and charged them…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the claim of his Igbo paternity, declaring that such insinuation made him laugh. The disclosure came even as the former President said…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in the audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday, August … Continue reading “Claims I have paternal Igbo origin make me laugh Obasanjo”
The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, debunked reports that lawmakers in the upper chamber of the National Assembly receive ₦21 million naira monthly as salary and allowances. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Adeyemi Adaramodu, made this clarification in a statement in Abuja. According to him, running costs, as mentioned by Senator Abdurrahman … Continue reading “‘The ₦21 Million Naira Mentioned By Senator Sumaila Is Not A Personal Allowance Or Salary’ – Nigerian Senate Explains”
The National Security Adviser and Co-Chair of ICCES The Inspector General of Police National Commissioners of INEC Representatives of Security, Intelligence, Law Enforcement and Safety Agencies Other Members of ICCES Secretary to the Commission Other Senior Officials of the Commission Members of the INEC Press Corps Ladies and Gentlemen I am pleased to welcome you … Continue reading “INEC Chairman Urges Political Parties to Maintain Peace Ahead of Edo, Ondo Governorship Elections”
The European Union’s digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on Monday has dismissed the applications filed by two Indian nationals, Prem Garg, Devashish Garg and a Briton, Marcus Wade, to quash a…
A Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Godwin Tyagher, has prayed for rain as crops continue to wither in many farming communities. The priest took to his official Facebook page on Tuesday, August 13, to seek God’s intervention over the drought running into weeks, with various crops, including maize, melon, maize, yam, and millet, among others, … Continue reading “Drought: “Lord God, turn your anger away from us” – Benue Catholic priest prays for rainfall as crops wither”
You can understand a society by the quality of its protests. When you looked at the talakawa anger in Kano, you could muse on the paradox of boys who could not read and write, but stormed a library. Like rodents in a cathedral, they were not craving a sacrament. They did not look for a … Continue reading ““The Hidden Hands Behind Northern Protests: A Class War of Privilege”. BY SAM OMATSEYE”