The Lagos State Government has expressed appreciation to the protesters in Lagos for their peaceful conduct and their announcement of an end to their action following the broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) today. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu praised the leaders of the protest in …

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has said that the protest by youths is not the solution to mounting challenges of governance. He noted that well-meaning leaders had cautioned against the action, warning that it could be hijacked by hoodlums to cause mayhem. The governor recalled that, before the commencement of the protest; he had engaged major stakeholders across the state …

The Nigerian military on Friday said it may intervene in controlling the looting crisis and identify its sponsors in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Musa said, “We are supporting the police all through. We are just on standby. The police …

Ahead of the planned nationwide protests against bad governance due to commence from August 1, the Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones”, whose sanctity must not be violated under any guise. Controller General of Corrections CGC, Haliru Nababa gave the warning in a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja. “In view of …

Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi has deployed 30,000 officers and men across the country to provide foolproof security for critical national assets and infrastructure ahead of the planned nationwide protests against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. National Public Relations Officer of the Corps, CSC Babawale Afolabi in a statement on Monday said …

All of a sudden, President Bola Tinubu is running from pillar to post. The febrile fear with which his presidency tries to stave off the proposed August 1 hardship protest is baffling. It seems to remind one of the biblical verse in Genesis 4:7 which says, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?” This English interpretation does not …

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has decried how some individuals and groups are laying the groundwork for insurrection under the cover of a peaceful protest. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, the policy analyst group noted that although protests are acceptable in a democracy, no government will tolerate a call to anarchy, riots, disturbance of …

A pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has begged the Yoruba people not to participate in the protests breaking out from some parts of the country over the current economic hardship. The Yoruba people are indigenes of the six southwestern states of the country which include Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo. Although, residents of the Yoruba-identified states and others including …

Students under the aegis of a civil rights movement, Students Solidarity Group Against Fee Hike, have insisted that Nigerian students have constitutional rights to protest while alleging plans by the Department of State Services (DSS) to turn its protests planned against the fee hike by schools slated for Wednesday, 6 September, into an arena of violence, and a theatre of …

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan called for nationwide “freedom” protests on Sunday, after his brief arrest and detention last week triggered deadly unrest. The one-time cricket superstar — who has been tied up in dozens of legal cases since being ousted from power in April last year — was freed on bail on Friday after his detention was declared …