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The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, announced that President Bola Tinubu is closely monitoring the #EndBadGovernance protests occurring nationwide. Bagudu made this statement on Saturday during Channels Television’s special program, “The August Protest — #EndBadGovernance.” “Mr President has been monitoring the situation, as he ought to. Very responsibly,” he said. “I am a minister. I also have responsibilities. I have also been monitoring this thing. I have been noting this thing so that I can make inputs.” “We have been monitoring and listening carefully to hear what is being said and what noting them,” Bagudu said on…

Kanyinsola Ajayi and Favour Ashe claimed a place in the men’s 100m semi-finals at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday. Both made their Olympic debuts with notable performances. Ajayi won Heat 5 in 10.02s, defeating Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who finished second at 10.05s. Ghana’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu placed third with a time of 10.06s. In Heat 4, Ashe finished fourth behind Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, and Thailand’s Thurpool Bonboon, but advanced to the semifinals by securing the last non-automatic spot. In swimming, Adaku Nwandu finished second in Heat 6 of the women’s 50m Freestyle…

Security forces at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja opened fire on protesters and journalists on the third day of the nationwide protest against hunger. Initially peaceful, the protest turned violent after police used teargas on demonstrators. Despite a court order restricting the protest to the stadium, tensions rose as protesters began regrouping on Saturday. Masked DSS operatives arrived in seven vehicles and, alongside the police, arrested protesters and journalists, chasing and shooting at them. The bullets pierced a car carrying journalists away from the scene. The International Press Centre (IPC) condemned these attacks, noting that journalists faced physical assault,…

Police have dispersed some #EndBadGovernance protesters from Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The protesters, who had initially stayed away in the early hours, later returned with flags and placards. However, police on the scene fired into the air and released teargas to scare them away. Many protesters fled in their vehicles. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The #EndBadGovernance protest, scheduled from August 1 to August 10, has lost momentum in Nigeria’s capital. Authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had obtained a court order restricting protesters to the MKO Abiola National Stadium, denying them access to Eagle Square. On the first day, protesters attempted to gather at Eagle Square but were dispersed by police using teargas after hours of resistance. Security forces struggled to control various groups blocking roads and lighting bonfires across Abuja, while the protest continued peacefully at the stadium. However, by Saturday morning, no protesters were present at the stadium, leaving only policemen…

Former President of The USA and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said late Friday he had agreed to debate Democratic Candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris. It is scheduled to hold on September 4. “I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, but it was not immediately clear if Harris had agreed to the debate. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Operatives of the Kano Police command have launched a house-to-house search in a bid to recover some of the items stolen during #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano. Miscreants have invaded stores, houses, government establishments, such as the yet to be commissioned office of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), where the carted away furniture, electronic items, among others. However, the police, which swung into action and arrested over 400 suspects, recovered some of the items. Sa’adatu Baba Ahmad, a social media user, had posted updates on how policemen stormed Yakasai and Durumin Zungura areas in Kano Municipal to recover the items. She…

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said the Nigerian Military will step in and quell the ongoing hunger protests if security breaches continue. He made this known while speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday. He noted that the protest which started on August 1 have experienced cases of looting and destruction of properties in some states. “We are supporting the Police all through. We are just on standby. The Police is doing a good job; they are handling the situation for now. “Unless it breaches beyond what they can handle, then the military will step…

Lawyer to the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups that organised the protests, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has asked youths to immediately suspend the demonstrations. This was contained in a statement on Friday. “Though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry persons infiltrated the ranks of the protesters to derail their laudable mission,” he said. “I appeal to the protesters to withdraw themselves from their various protest grounds and to suspend the protests immediately and indefinitely, in order to give room for meaningful dialogue and engagement with…

Kaduna Electric has cut off the electricity supply to the Kaduna State Government House, the governor’s office, and other state agencies due to unpaid bills totaling N2.9 billion. In a statement released on its official X account on Friday, Kaduna Electric detailed the breakdown of the unpaid bills, noting that the state government owes ₦1.166 billion from January 2024 to July 31. “The outstanding balance for electricity consumed from January 2024 to July 2024 alone amounts to a staggering One Billion, One Hundred and Sixty-Six Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety-One Naira, Eighty-Seven Kobo(N1,166,856,991.87). “This figure,…