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Safiu Kehinde As Protesters Pro-Govt Protesters Storm Ojota Unprovoked attacks on journalists has again resurfaced as a group of hoodlums harassed journalists covering the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest at Ojota, Lagos. As seen in viral video shared on X, a group of journalists from News Central came under assault from hoodlums armed with planks, shovel, and other harmful instruments. The journalists were visibly chased and shoved into their vehicle parked under Ojota pedestrian bridge. Over the course of the protest, series of attacks aimed at members of the Press have been reported nationwide. This has generated reaction and condemnation from Press…
By Safiu The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday revealed that financiers of the unrest in Nigeria have been identified. Egbetokun confirmed that some bank accounts have been blocked already while investigations are still ongoing to unravel more. Egbetokun was speaking at a press conference to update journalists on the ongoing nationwide protests that have taken a new dimension. The Police boss said that some of the sponsors are out of the country while some are within the country. “There are two elements of an offence. The intention to commit the offence, there is the act of committing…
Agency Report A Lagos High Court, at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to conduct their activities only at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park and Peace Park. Justice S.I . Sonaike gave the order following an application filed by the Lagos State Attorney-General (AG), and the Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), for an extension of the order. The state AG had filed for an extension of the order after complying with the order of the court to ensure the safety of the protesters within the two locations ordered by the court. The…
Safiu Kehinde Department of State Services, has again reaffirmed that the Agency is not responsible for the arrest of one of the #EndBadGovernance Protest Organizers, Micheal Adaramoye. Addressing the public in a Press Conference held by Nigeria’s Security Chiefs earlier today, the agency’s Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Peter Afunaya, dismissed claims surrounding the arrest of the protester by the agency. While narrating his initial reaction to the incident, Afunaya stated that not all personnel in mufti are DSS officials as against the misconception of members of the public. “I issued a statement on our Twitter handle and…
Safiu Kehinde As the #EndBadGovernance Protest extends to Day Six, protesters have again caused stir as they set the house of a lawmaker ablaze in Jigawa state. The protest, which has been characterized with destruction of both private and public property, witnessed another havoc with Hon. Nazifi Sani falling victim this time. As seen in a viral video shared on X, the lawmaker representing Gumel/ Maigatari/ Sule- Tankarkar/ Gargawa Federal Constituency had his burnt by the protesters in Jigawa. This increases the number of havoc recorded across the northern part of the nation since the inception of the #EndBadGovernance protest.…
By Safiu Kehinde Appeal to Protesters to Allow Govt Implement Programmes to End Hunger The press conference comes amidst worries over continued protests after the nationwide broadcast by President Bola Tinubu Chiefs of Nigerian security agencies on Tuesday read out the riots acts against acts considered to be treason. Among these, the service chiefs listed the flying of foreign flags as part of protests against hunger and alleged bad governance. At a joint press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the security chiefs said any act tantamount to subverting the sovereignty of Nigeria will be met with resistance. At the press…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Police Force has denied the alleged hijack of Police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) by Kaduna protesters on . Reacting to the video video circulated on social media yesterday, the Police Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, debunked claims of hijack of the riot van. He said, in a statement issued on his X handle, that the riot van was responding to a distress call when the teeming protesters mounted on it. “The Police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) was never stolen, contrary to a video circulated online. “The APC was responding to a distress call when the rioters besieged it…
Agency Report The ongoing nationwide protest, on Monday, spread to the Eleme/Onne section of the East/West Road of Rivers as a large crowd of protesters stormed the popular section connecting the Port Harcourt refineries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Akpajo axis of the East-West Road, up to the entrance leading to Indorama Petrochemicals, was taken over by angry protesters, who disrupted free vehicular movements. The East-west road is a major route connecting Port Harcourt city to key business facilities, like the Onne seaport, Port Harcourt refineries, Indorama Petrochemicals and more than six Local Government Areas of…
Agency Report The Naira on Monday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,607.15 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the Naira gained N9.93. This represents a 0.61 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Aug. 2 when it exchanged at N1,617.08 to a dollar. However, the total daily turnover reduced to 77.09 million dollars on Monday, down from 131.55 million dollars recorded on Aug. 2. Meanwhile, at the Investor’s and Exporter’s (I&E) window, the…
As More Protesters Fly Flags The Russian government has distanced itself from growing unrest in Nigeria saying those flying its flags as part of the hunger protests have no connection with it. The Russian embassy said it noted the growing use of the flags by many in the ongoing nationwide protests especially in Kano and Abuja. In a statement issued on Monday, Russia said, “The Embassy has noted the reports in Nigerian media and the circulation of videos and images in digital media depicting protesters in northern states of the country carrying Russian flags and chanting slogans to Russian President Vladimir…