August 2024

#EndBadGovernance: Soyinka to Tinubu, Adopt ‘BREAD AND BULLETS’ Approach than Brutalising Protesters

Mirian GomAugust 4, 202402 mins

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka expressed disappointment with President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address, saying it failed to address the attacks on #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. In a statement on Sunday, Soyinka highlighted the concerning deterioration of the state’s management of protests and the resulting cycle of resentment and reprisals. Soyinka emphasized the use of…

JAMB Issues One Month Ultimatum to Tertiary Institutions to Disclose Illegal Admissions

Mirian GomAugust 4, 2024August 4, 202402 mins

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued a one-month ultimatum for tertiary institutions to disclose illegal admissions. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, the JAMB spokesperson Dr. Fabian Benjamin, emphasised that institutions must reveal all unauthorized admissions from before 2017 by September 1, 2024. Benjamin explained that the previous “Condonement of Illegal Admissions without…

Soyinka Slams Tinubu’s Speech for Not Addressing Police Brutality against Hunger Protesters

John NwokochaAugust 4, 202406 mins

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday criticized President Bola Tinubu’s national broadcast for not addressing the violent crackdown by security forces on #EndBadGovernance protesters. Reacting to the broadcast in a statement, Soyinka who expressed dismay over the president’s omission of this critical issue, stated: “The tragic response to the ongoing hunger marches in parts…

BREAKING: Tinubu Orders Suspension of Nationwide Hunger Protests, Warns Promoters over Defiance

Korede AbdullahAugust 4, 202404 mins

*Address Silent on Hunger, Hardship Way out, Others In a surprise move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday, calling for the immediate suspension of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest that had been gaining momentum. The hunger protest, which was sparked by economic hardship, rising cost of living and food insecurity, had brought…

CSOS Condemn Disruption of Internet during Hunger Protest in Open Letter

John NwokochaAugust 4, 202403 mins

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations on Saturday expressed displeasure over what it described as “intentional” disruption of internet connection during the ongoing protest against hunger in the country. The CSOs who lamented the situation, said the act at such critical times would only exacerbate the underlying concerns of the Nigerian citizens. The CSOs therefore…

World Breastfeeding Week: 66 pct of Nigerian Infants Not Exclusively Breastfed-UNICEF, WHO

Mirian GomAugust 4, 202404 mins

Despite a notable increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates over the past 12 years, 66% of Nigerian infants under six months are still not receiving this critical nourishment, according to a joint statement by UNICEF and WHO for World Breastfeeding Week. This leaves many infants without the full benefits of early, exclusive breastfeeding. In the last…

Tinubu Orders Suspension of Nationwide Hunger Protest (SEE FULL TEXT)

John NwokochaAugust 4, 2024August 4, 202407 mins

BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent…

Protesters Hurriedly Remanded in Prison, Amnesty Int’l Raises the Alarm

John NwokochaAugust 3, 2024August 3, 202403 mins

Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation, on Saturday said over 80 peaceful protesters have been remanded in prison in Sokoto State. The organizers of the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE had planned a 10-day nationwide protest against what they termed as bad governance and hunger had taken to the streets on Thursday to drive home their demands. The…

JUST IN: Tinubu Bows to Pressure to Address Nigerians as Hunger Protesters Resist Curfew in states

John NwokochaAugust 3, 2024August 3, 202401 mins

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement, on Saturday. “Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian…

Amid Threats to Hunger Protesters Doctors Pledge to Continue Treating Injured Persons

John NwokochaAugust 3, 2024August 3, 202403 mins

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says its members will continue to provide services, especially medical emergency services amid the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. The NMA President, Prof. Bala Audu, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Audu said that the association had directed its members…

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