As the nationwide protests ended on Saturday across the country, one of the leaders and lawyers to the protesters, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, yesterday, disclosed that 26 protesters and journalists have so far been released from among over hundreds arrested and detained by security agents across the country. Adeyanju made the disclosure in an interview with Vanguard, adding that they were …

Usman Yusuf, a Professor in the Medical Sciences, is working hard at being a voice of opposition. He cut a controversial image during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari during which he headed the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He was fingered for a bouquet of infractions under his watch and was serially upbraided by the minister who superintended …

The Media Office of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yayaha Bello, has refuted the claim in certain quarters that he is one of the sponsors of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance protests across the country. A statement on Wednesday by Michael Ohiare stated the claim was part of the grand plans by some enemies of the former governor to frame …

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for his appeal to the protesting masses to embrace dialogue. The group’s commendation was contained in a statement released on Sunday, 4 August by its Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani. CISLAC noted that the president’s appeal to the protesters to suspend further street demonstrations and embrace dialogue showed …

Throughout history, great speeches have effectuated great change. Former United States President John F. Kennedy set the tone for a new America with the ‘New Frontier Address’; Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and other exceptional leaders stirred consciences, evoked national allegiance, and rallied the people not only by the artistry of their words, but also by the candour and courage of …

Following a considerable improvement in the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru, Yobe, Governor Mai Mala Buni, has approved a review of the curfew imposed on the three towns by five hours. The Special Adviser to the governor on Security Matters, Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam made this known in a statement in Damaturu. The curfew is now relaxed from …

There is this anecdote in Igboland of M̀gbekē and her cutlass. By the way, M̀gbekē is a synonym for an unrefined and unsophisticated girl. Each time M̀gbekē’s farmer colleagues visited her in the farm, they saw haphazardly tilled land and a female farmer lazily fondling her farm implement. Whenever Mgbeke was asked the reason for her snailish work, she complained …

The Coalition of Concerned Kogi Indigenes (CCKI) has explained that it shunned the ongoing national protest because of a philanthropist, Hajiya Halimat Adenike Tejuosho. In a statement by its Chairman, Comrade Philip Adamu Isa; and Secretary, Oheiza Anda Racheal, CCKI said that it made the clarification after its attention had been drawn to “different public comments, especially from stakeholders who …

Let us be clear, the reason for the widespread anger is hyperinflation, which has made the prices of goods, especially food, skyrocket. With an unprecedented inflation ratio of 34.19 per cent in June, driven by more than 40 per cent food inflation, the country is reeling as people find it difficult to feed themselves. A bag of Nigerian rice is …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General JNI, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called for calm, restraint and caution to Nigerians against the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. The Sultan appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to the table for dialogue. In a statement …