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Safiu Kehinde Aggrieved Protesters in Edo State have destroyed the campaign banner of the state’s All Progressive Congress Gubernatorial candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as protest intensifies in the state. As seen in viral post shared by X handle, FrannyOD, the angry protesters took to a flyover bridge where the campaign banner was mounted and rip it off. Edo State, scheduled to go to Poll on 21st of September, 2024, had been under series campaign activities by different parties before the emergence of the protest. The campaign banner which was hoisted at the side of an overhead bridge, was brought down as…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Police Force has released official report of the number of arrests made so far at the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. As contained in a statement issued on the X handle, 681 protesters were arrested within the first two days of the protest. The arrest, according to the Police, were made on account of various criminal offences committed by the culprits. While disclosing the recovery of stolen items, dangerous weapons and ammunition were also reportedly recovered in course of the arrest. The statement read in part; “In an effort to combat the trend of crimes…

Safiu Kehinde The ongoing nationwide protest has taken yet another dimension as looters set Rice Mill ablaze in Zaria on Saturday. As see in a viral video, a group of individuals suspected to have looted the rice mill whisked away bags of rice as the mill erupted in smoke. This was coming few hours after similar attack on a store at Kano yesterday. NPO Reported the looting of a pharmacy in Kano as well as other businesses . NPO Reports disclosed that it took swift intervention of the Armed Forces to halt the looters- an action which was misinterpreted by…

By Halimah Olamide Chief of Defence of Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has asked media organisations to stop giving publicity to the protests in the country. He stated this while speaking to journalists in Abuja. He said he had noticed that the media attention on the protests is encouraging the protesters to go ahead. “I noticed that all the stations were hooked up to the protests the other day. “The media should not do this. This is not an election,” Musa told newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He was reacting to the nationwide protests declared by some groups said to…

Police, DSS Shot At Journalists, Protesters By Safiu Kehinde and Halimah Olamide A day after an order to suspend the nationwide protests against hunger and alleged bad governance, protesters have shunned the order occupying various protests grounds in various parts of the country. In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, anti-government protesters trooped out again in places like Berger, Moshood Abiola Stadium continuing where they stopped on Friday which was the second day of the nationwide protests. However, hours after the protesters had massed at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, security men came to disperse them as live bullets were allegedly fired…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has slammed #EndBadGovernance Protesters over road blockage. Reacting to a couple of video clips of the protesters in Lagos via his X handle earlier today, Hundeyin accused the protesters of disrupting the movement of non-protesting motorists. He referred to the court order which restricted the protesters’ movement to designated parks. “You literally force non-protesting motorists to a standstill and shout ‘No road’ repeatedly and menacingly. “And you compare that with another scenario where motorists were moving freely, slowly but surely, without any fear or apprehension or direct confrontation…

Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday. Harris will become the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket. The announcement came during a virtual event with supporters Friday. Delegates began casting virtual ballots for the nomination Thursday, a process that will continue until Monday evening. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” said Harris, who joined the virtual event. “I will officially accept your nomination next week, once the virtual voting period is…

Asks Tinubu to Commence Dialogue Says Organisers Gave Ample Room for Talks With Govt By Halimah Olamide Solicitor to the organisers of the hunger protests, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Friday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing nationwide protests against hunger. Adegboruwa, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports, said two days into the protests, “It is time for dialogue.” The protests were originally slated to run till August 10. However, it has turned bloody in some parts of the country. Looting, killings have been witnessed in states like Kano, Gombe, Yobe, Katsina, Kaduna, Borno and Nigeria. Arrests have…

Agency Report The  Police Command in Sokoto State has detained 81 individuals posing as  protesters in the state. This is contained in a statement by ASP Ahmad Rufai, the command  Public Relations Officer  in Sokoto on Friday. Rufai praised the swift action of the police and dedication to public safety. “The police in collaboration with other security agencies in the state, successfully apprehended 81 miscreants. “These individuals disguised themselves as peaceful protesters,” he said. Rufai said  that the protest which began early Thursday morning under the close security watch, turned violent around 3:00 PM. “Billboards and iron railings on some…

Safiu Kehinde Christian protesters on Friday formed a human shield around their Muslim counterparts as they observed their Friday prayers at the protests ground in Ojota area of Lagos. The #EndBadGovernance Protest had entered its second day during which the protesters have made their positions on the economy known. In a now viral post on X, the Christian protesters formed a shield around the Muslim faithfuls all through the course of the Friday prayer at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota. There have been reports of similar inter-faith understandings among protesters who demonstrated unity in the face of alleged hunger. Similar…