My #EndBadGovernance Protests Story (1), by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Against all odds, the organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protests made good their threats on August 1, 2024, when they trooped out with other Nigerians to protest against hunger, hardship and the suffocating economic policies of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. All over Nigeria from Lagos to Abuja, Kano, Port-Harcourt, Benin, […]
Protests: Normalcy Returns To Lagos After Four Days
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu chaired the Executive Council Meeting on Monday as full government activities resumed after four days of the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests across Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu had urged protesters to cease demonstrations and engage in dialogue in a broadcast on Sunday. In response, Governor Sanwo-Olu praised the Lagos protesters for ending their […]
JUST IN: Bobrisky Leaves Kirikiri Prison, Sports New Female Look
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky left the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Monday morning pimped up as a woman. NIGERIAN CURRENT reports that Bobrisky identifies as a woman but admitted to being male during his sentencing in April. He was released from the prison facility after serving over four months in jail. […]
Protests: Army Takes Over As Bangladesh Prime Minister Quits, Flees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country following anti-government protests in which hundreds of people have been killed According to the BBC, Hasina, 76, and her sister have been taken by army helicopter to safety. Hasina’s whereabouts are unclear – she’s thought to be heading to India. This brings an end to […]
Soyinka Condemns Use Of Bullets, Tear Gas On Protesters
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka on Sunday said the use of bullets and tear gas on Nigerians protesting against economic hardship was an abuse of state power. He described security operatives’ treatment of protesters has left the country in a “seemingly unbreakable cycle of resentment and reprisals”. His views in an opinion piece titled: ‘The Hunger […]
CSOs Condemn Attack On #EndBadGovernance Protesters In Lagos
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have accused Rapid Response Squad (RRS) police operatives of attacking homebound #EndBadGovernance protesters in Lagos. The group said the unprovoked attacks occurred on Thursday evening around Oregun and resulted in the violent assault and hospitalisation of one, Damilola Akinola and the arrest of three protesters. Two other protesters were arrested around […]
UN Genocide Prosecutor Tops 2024 SAN Awardees List
The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) announced on Thursday that it had approved the appointment of 87 senior lawyers to the esteemed rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki Bello, confirmed that the committee, headed by the Chief […]
MTN Nigeria Records ₦519bn Loss
MTN Nigeria has suffered an unprecedented ₦519 billion loss after tax for the first half of 2024, the company declared Wednesday. The loss, a massive jump from the ₦85 billion the firm lost in H1 2023, is an unusual one for the country’s largest telecommunications firm and, historically guaranteed profit maker. The declaration also comes […]
Nigerian Music Legend Onyeka Onwenu Dies At 72
Legendary Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress and journalist, Onyeka Onwenu is dead. The iconic singer reportedly died Tuesday night after performing at an event on Banana Island, Lagos. She was 72. Onwenu, affectionately called the “Elegant Stallion,” was said to have slumped after performing at the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. According […]
Newspaper Headlines July 30, 2024
Stories on the hunger protest, N70,000 minimum wage, and the sale of crude oil to Dangote Refinery in naira, dominate the frontpages in Nigeria on July 30, 2024 TRIBUNE FIRST NEWS BUSINESS DAY THE MATRIX THIS DAY BLUE PRINT VANGUARD DAILY TRUST DAILY INDEPENDENT THE NATION PLATFORM TIMES DAILY TIMES PUNCH NEWS DIRECT SALIENT TIMES […]
