Potiskum, Yobe State, In a wave of nationwide protests under the #EndBadGovernance movement, seven mass transit buses were set ablaze on Monday in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area. The incident took place at the local government secretariat, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing demonstrations. Eyewitnesses reported to Channels Television that a…
On Wednesday, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, expressed optimism that the upcoming nationwide protest will proceed peacefully and orderly. Edun conveyed this sentiment during a ministerial press briefing in Abuja, where he discussed President Bola Tinubu’s understanding of Nigerians’ hardships amidst global inflation trends. Edun emphasized that the high…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has asserted that the state will not permit a recurrence of the 2020 #EndSARS protests. He made this statement while addressing the organizers of the ongoing anti-hunger protests, which highlight the economic difficulties faced by Nigerians since President Bola Tinubu’s administration began. In his address to Lagosians on Wednesday, Governor…
The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating impediments in the petroleum sector has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to cease any plans to mortgage Nigeria’s future crude oil until its ongoing investigation is concluded. The committee, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, the representative for Ideato South/Ideato North Federal Constituency, Imo State, initiated…
WHO launched the WHO Civil Society Commission and held the inaugural meeting of its Steering Committee in Geneva today. The Commission provides, for the first time, the ability to channel advice and recommendations in a more structured and systematic manner from civil society to WHO on health priorities and related issues. The historical role of civil…
South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday as he readied to host a summit of major emerging economies. The meeting in Johannesburg this week of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — will seek to widen their influence and push…
United States President Joe Biden has told survivors of Hawaii’s deadly wildfires that the nation “grieves with you” as he promised federal assistance “for as long as it takes”. Biden arrived in Maui on Monday, 13 days after the wildfires ravaged the western part of the island. The fires – the deadliest the US has…
The Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, advised presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to stand alone or even partner with President Bola Tinubu, rather than align with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, or Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro,…
Thousands of residents from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have been evacuated as a wildfire authorities deemed “out of control” rages on for a fourth day. The Canary Islands emergency services said more than 26,000 people had been evacuated by Saturday afternoon, according to provisional estimates, a sharp rise from 4,500 on Friday. Some 11…
