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‘Enugu LG Election Must Not Be Business As Usual’

‘Enugu LG Election Must Not Be Business As Usual’

By RT. HON. CHIMA OBIEZE The most important tier of government in Nigeria and I believe, anywhere else, is not the Federal Government nor the State Government but the local government. This is true because the greatest duty of government is the welfare and security of the citizens. The tier of government that is closest and has direct impact on the people is the LG. Often times, for political reasons and convenience, leaders of political parties in the State handpick touts, political thugs and people who they believe have the capacity to use violence to make their party win elections…
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Tinubu: A Tyrant In The Making

Tinubu: A Tyrant In The Making

By Farooq Kperogi President Tinubu’s self-serving speech--which basically sang his own praises, said he'd heard the people's anguished cries but won't do anything about the cries and then threatened that the people shouldn't cry for much longer or they'd be crushed-- signposts the making of an unfeeling tyrant. If the people close to him don't stop him and the masses of the people let him get away with it, he'll transmogrify into a terrifyingly ruthless monster that may end Nigeria as we know it. A famous Arabic proverb goes: "They asked the Pharoah, 'What made you a tyrant?' He said,…
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Tinubu Warns Against Enemies Of Democracy As Russia Denies Involvement In Nigeria Protests

Tinubu Warns Against Enemies Of Democracy As Russia Denies Involvement In Nigeria Protests

President Bola Tinubu has warned Nigerians against enemies of democracy who may want to exploit the general discontent in the country to endanger our democracy.  In his nationwide address relayed on major television stations on Sunday, the President outlined the efforts his administration has made to steady the economy and expressed the belief they will bear fruit.  Tinubu stated that he made the difficult choice to remove the fuel subsidy and unify the foreign exchange system to curb the greed and profiteering exploited by smugglers and rent-seekers. He said Nigeria had for years been unwittingly subsidizing petroleum consumption in neighboring…
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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

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

By Adadareporters My fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states.Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and other states, the destruction of public facilities in some states, and the wanton looting of supermarkets and shops, contrary to the promise of protest organisers that the protest would…
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What Nigerians Expect From President Tinubu’s Nationwide Broadcast  

What Nigerians Expect From President Tinubu’s Nationwide Broadcast  

By SHEDDY OZOENE  After three days of nationwide protests over bad governance in the country, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has scheduled to address the nation on Sunday. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement, on Saturday. The spokesman said the broadcast would hold at 7am. The Protesters had requested that the President address the nation on the many demands they have laid out.  There is so far no insight into what the broadcast will contain and it is doubtful that Tinubu chose to address the nation because the protesters said…
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Hunger Protests: Fish Out Security Operatives “With Blood Stains”, NLC Tells FG

Hunger Protests: Fish Out Security Operatives “With Blood Stains”, NLC Tells FG

By Jonathan Okpanachi The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the Nigerian security agencies are handling the ongoing protests against hunger in the country. The protests began August 1, to end August 10. NLC, in a press release signed by its president, Joe Ajaero, berated the lack of professionalism adopted by security operatives, which he alleged led to some casualties. The statement read, "With unconfirmed reports putting casualties at 40+ in in two days of managing the the EndHunger protest across the country, we have sufficient reasons (backed up by reports and video clips) to call to question the professionalism of…
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Kenneth Okonkwo, LP Brouhaha: Letter To Peter Obi

Kenneth Okonkwo, LP Brouhaha: Letter To Peter Obi

By Charles Anike Your Excellency Mr Peter Obi and my beloved Comrade members of the Obidient Movement. It is with deep sense of respect and honour that I write you this open letter. I bring you special greetings as we journey in our collective resolve to take back our country from political bandits. The Obidient Movement has remained intact and undeterred despite outright intimidations from its foes. We thank God that despite all odds, the movement is waxing stronger, and multiplying its membership exponentially. We have also observed that Labour Party, which provided the platform for our principal in the…
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Group Alleges Internet Was Disrupted To Sabotage Hunger Protests

Group Alleges Internet Was Disrupted To Sabotage Hunger Protests

By Jacob Okpanachi Facts have emerged on how the internet was disrupted to sabotage the Hunger Protests which commenced in Nigeria last Thursday. A group of 36 civil society organizations which monitored the development, condemned the action which it said was an "intentional disruption of access to the internet in Nigeria". It said the action constitutes an unacceptable breach of established norms and standards under regional and international human rights instruments to which Nigeria is a State party. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Media Rights Agenda, the group made up of 36 organizations, warned that “the weaponization…
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Igbos Have Truly Become Endangered Species

Igbos Have Truly Become Endangered Species

By Ifeanyi Ejiofor In a recent viral video, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, stated, “IGBOS SHOULD SIT-AT-HOME AND NOT JOIN THE #ENDBADGOVERNANCEPROTEST BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SLAUGHTERED IF THEY PARTICIPATE.” MY THOUGHTS: I find this statement from a prominent Igbo political figure deeply concerning, as it essentially sought to encourage Igbos to waive their constitutionally guaranteed rights. If Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu had advised Igbos to refrain from participating in the #EndBadGovernanceProtest for any reason other than the fear of being slaughtered, I would not have criticized him as harshly, nor would many…
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Ohanaeze Wants Prosecution Of Those Calling For Eviction Of Ndigbo From S’West

Ohanaeze Wants Prosecution Of Those Calling For Eviction Of Ndigbo From S’West

By Hadiza Suleman Those championing the calls for the eviction of Ndigbo from Lagos and other South-West states should be arrested and prosecuted. The call was made by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide in a statement. Our correspondent reports that some interests, under the hashtag #IgboMustGo on X, are demanding the forced eviction of Igbo people from Lagos and other South-west states. They claimed Ndigbo are protesting against President Bola Tinubu's government. Reacting, the national president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, warned that any attack on Ndigbo in any part of the country would come…
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