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Thursday, August 1st, 2024
Hardship: Abuja protesters shout down Minister as police fire teargas at Eagle Square The Minister of State for Youths Development, Ayodele Olawande, was on Thursday shouted down when he tried to address enraged #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Eagle Square in Abuja. The protesters shouted Olawande down and continued to chant “Hunger dey”, disallowing the Minister […]
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Monday, July 29th, 2024
Hunger protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts to nationals in Nigeria The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their nationals in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1, 2024. In separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid areas where […]
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Monday, July 29th, 2024
Soldiers ‘take over’ major Abuja road 72 hours to hunger protest By Enioluwa Adeniyi Commuters travelling on the Keffi-Abuja expressway were stuck in traffic on Monday as military officers set up a roadblock to conduct a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering the nation’s capital. According to DailyTrust, the unexpected blockade occurred at the Sani Abacha […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Senate President Godswill Akpabio apologises to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over ‘nightclub’ comment By John Alechenu, Abuja The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has apologized to his colleague, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over comments he made while shutting her down during plenary last week. The Senate President had told Akpoti-Uduaghan not to speak without him recognizing […]
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Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Sowore alleges list of political stakeholders inciting Nigerians to riot By Justina Otio A former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential flag-bearer, Omoyele Sowore has released a list of those allegedly pushing Nigerians to go on a nationwide protest. The #RevolutionNow activist claimed that political leaders, including President Bola Tinubu and his appointees, are the […]
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Oil Politics, General Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Monday, July 22nd, 2024
‘I’m ready to let go so they can run it,’ Dangote offers to sell refinery to NNPC President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has offered to sell the Dangote Refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to address allegations of monopoly in the industry. In an exclusive interview with Premium Times, Dangote […]
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Monday, July 22nd, 2024
By Justina Otio Senate President, Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, cautioned Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on the floor of the Senate. During the plenary, Akpabio had asked those in favour of the second reading of a bill to say ‘Aye’ while those against say to ‘Nay.’ Senator Natasha subsequently rose to explain why she and some others […]
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Sunday, July 21st, 2024
‘To those who spread falsehoods about me, I hold no malice’ – Peter Obi speaks out By Oladipo Abiola The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, on Sunday, declared that he holds no grudges against those spreading lies and falsehoods about him. Obi, in a personally signed statement released via his […]
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Monday, July 15th, 2024
Why I don’t have houses outside Nigeria – Aliko Dangote Dangote Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has explained that his passion for an industrialized Nigeria is the sole reason he doesn’t have houses outside Nigeria. During a media parley at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, Dangote revealed that he once had a London […]
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Friday, May 24th, 2024
By afolabi • In 2019, then Emir Sanusi II ran into troubled waters following his incessant vocal criticism of the former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration • His strained relationship with Ganduje led to the restructuring of the Kano Emirate, a move seen as a political plot to weaken the influence Sanusi II. Following the […]
