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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, to sheathe their swords and seek dialogue. The sultan, in a statement signed by the Secretary General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Khalid Aliyu, on Thursday, warned that an escalation of the violent protest may cause a catastrophe in the West African sub-region. “We genuinely feared escalation to an uncontrollable scenario and the reports are tilting towards that. Therefore, we, in the name of Allah, the Most High, call for an end to the snowballing rampaging, in the name of protest. “We should all understand…

Photos of Christian protesters protecting their Muslim counterparts as they observed their prayers on the road in Jos, Plateau state have gone viral. The protesters had gathered this morning to participate in the nationwide #endbadgovernance protest. When it was time for their Zuhr prayers, the Muslims came together to observe the prayer at the protest ground while the Christians gave them protection. A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, and a frontline cleric and General Overseer of EBOMI Ministries International, Prophet Isa El-Buba, also joined protesters in Jos to express disenchantment over the bad governance of the…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says security agencies  have identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protest. Wike disclosed this shortly after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting Thursday night in Abuja. According to him, it was discovered that the senator called some security operatives to accompany a truckload of food for the protesters. He said in due time, relevant agencies would invite the senator for questioning. The minister who admitted that protests are allowed in a democracy, said the protesters owe it a duty to democracy to respect the court order restricting…

  A mammoth crowd of protesters led by a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, and a frontline cleric and General Overseer of EBOMI Ministries International, Prophet Isa El-Buba, took over the city centre of Jos, the Plateau State capital, to express disenchantment over the bad governance of the administration of President Bola Tinubu which has plucked Nigerians into hunger, suffering and abject poverty. Speaking to the crowd, which gathered at the Old Airport roundabout, Dalung, who began by chanting some protest songs, warned security operatives not to intimidate any protester because the amended Nigerian constitution gives…

Zuba-Kubwa expressway, one of the major roads in Nigeria’s capital city, is currently under the control of protesters. According to Daily Trust, the protesters who blocked different sections of the road, are only granting access to vehicles with leaves. As strategic as it is, the expressway is the one which leads to the Presidential Villa when coming from neighbouring Niger and Kaduna States. Security forces have been dispersing the protesters for hours but they have been regrouping, making the journey tough for road users. As of 4pm, the newspaper counted at least seven roadblocks mounted by young persons in a…

At least 10 persons were injured as Police fired teargas canisters to disperse hoodlums who infiltrated #EndBadGovernance protesters on Thursday across the Jigawa State. Jigawa witnessed an unprecedented situation in the history of the state as the nationwide protests against hardship and hunger sprang up in over 10 major towns across the state with reports of destruction and looting of government properties by hoodlums. Report from Hadejia city confirmed that four people were admitted at a hospital as a result of injuries and suffocation they suffered from teargas fired at them by Anti-Riot Policemen, while government-owned agricultural stores were looted…

Seven mass transit buses were burnt in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State on Monday amid the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday. An eyewitness told Channel Television in the North-East state that some persons came in their numbers to cause mayhem but were quickly prevented by the security personnel. The Spokesman for the Yobe State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident at Potiskum, saying the perpetrators will be brought to book. Propagated on social media, the nationwide protests against…

The nationwide protest against hardship and hunger in the country slated for August 1 kickstarted on Thursday morning from the Ikeja Under-bridge, Lagos, with heavy presence of security agents accompanying the protesters. The development comes amid earlier threats issued by some unknown persons and traditionalists, warning residents against street protests against the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the prevailing economic situation in the country. According to Leadership, Ikeja protesters are presently at the Allen Roundabout heading to the Alausa Secretatriat through the designated routes to the agreed rendezvous of the protest at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota and the…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has barred protesters from marching on the streets of the nation’s capital. Ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Justice Sylvanus Chinedu Oriji, restricted participants in the proposed #EndBadGovernance Protest from the streets, Daily Trust reported. The protesters had asked the minister to give them access to Eagle Square but Wike asked them to follow due process. However, the protesters vowed to make use of the facility with or without approval from the authorities. In his ruling, the judge held that the protest should hold…

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Wednesday, tackled the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, asking the latter to desist from allegedly inciting youths of the South-East extraction against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Umahi also said Obi was not the mouthpiece of Ndigbo, hence he cannot speak for the people of South-East Nigeria. Umahi, who spoke during an Ebonyi State Youth and Stakeholders meeting held at the Christian Ecumenical Center in Abakaliki, the state capital, said that the South-East Governors, the traditional rulers and the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo…