With just 24 hours remaining before the planned 10-day hunger protest, the Federal Government has implemented several measures aimed at quelling the demonstration. The protest, organized by the Take It Back movement, is set to occur nationwide from August 1 to 10 under the banner “Days of Rage,” intended to highlight issues of hunger and […]
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Katsina Govt Directs All Schools to Close with Immediate Effect
The Katsina State Government has mandated the closure of all schools across the state, effective Wednesday. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Sani Danjuma-Suleiman, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education. “This is to inform the public, particularly parents and guardians, that all schools will close tomorrow, Wednesday, marking the beginning […]
Protest And the Danger of Single Story, By Auwal Dankano
The long silent of believing in a single story was first broke by a famous born Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie in a long eassy in one of the series programs organised by TED. An average reader believes what he first read or heard from the first source, without getting the other side of the story […]
BREAKING: Lagos Court Issues Restraining Order on Hunger Protests
A Lagos High Court has issued an order limiting the movement of organizers and participants of a planned hunger protest in Lagos. The protest, set to begin on August 1, 2024, is aimed at opposing the policies and programs of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ogundare, the court ruled that organizers […]
BREAKING: Organizers Unveil Venues for Nationwide Hunger Protest
This morning, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, the organizers of the Hunger Protest, slated to occur from August 1 to 10, unveiled the venues for the planned demonstrations. The details were disclosed in a letter penned by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, who serves as the attorney for the organizers. The letter, addressed to the Inspector-General of Police, […]
Protests: FG Declares Prisons ‘Red Zones’, Issues Warning Against Unlawful Entry
In anticipation of the nationwide protests against bad governance set to begin on August 1, the Federal Government has declared all 256 custodial centers across the country as “red zones,” whose sanctity must not be violated. Controller General of Corrections (CGC), Hailey Nababa, issued this warning in a statement released Tuesday in Abuja. “In view […]
JUST IN: Police Withdraw Security Details Attached to VIPs Amid Protest
The Nigeria Police Force has redeployed 30 inspectors and rank-and-file personnel assigned to Very Important Personalities, VIPs, to enhance its operational capacity ahead of the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protests. A memo issued by SP Anas Mohammed from the Department of Operations, SHQ Owerri, on July 29, 2024, with reference number AB: 4087/IMS/DOPS/SO/VOL.1/443, stated that this move […]
Tinubu Wasting Money on Fictitious Groups Claiming Protest Withdrawal – CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s government assembled fictitious groups to discredit the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protests. In an interview on ARISE TV on Sunday, CISLAC executive director Auwal Musa Rafsanjani said, “The federal government is embarking on unnecessary waste of public money to be mobilising and recruiting faceless groups […]
JUST IN: Soldiers Take Over Major Abuja Road Hours to Hunger Protest
Commuters traveling on the Keffi-Abuja expressway faced significant delays on Monday due to a roadblock set up by military officers conducting a stop-and-search operation on vehicles entering Abuja. According to DailyTrust, the unexpected blockade occurred near the Sani Abacha Barracks, just before the well-known AYA Roundabout, causing major disruptions. The security agencies provided no prior […]
Hunger Protests: FG Issues Circular to VCs on Protecting University Communities
The Federal Ministry of Education has issued a circular to all vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities, urging them to ensure the safety of staff, students, and public infrastructures in light of a planned nationwide demonstration on August 1. The circular, released by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday and signed by Dr. Chris Maiyaki, the […]