Porest: Police arrest five as suspected thugs attack, injure two lawyers in Delta
Suspected thugs have reportedly brutalised and wounded two lawyers, Barristers Omes Ogedegbe and Dafe Avwunufe, during the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance. The incident occurred at the DSC roundabout in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. DAILY POST gathered that it was the intervention of military personnel that saved the lawyers from being killed. The lawyers, who are members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Effurun branch, are currently at the Ekpan General…
Protesters burn NSCDC vehicle, vandalise properties in Katsina
Some youths who took to the streets in Katsina metropolis to protest over the economic hardship set a vehicle belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ablaze. They have also vandalised public properties believed to be worth millions of Naira. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the youths went around various streets Read More
Security arrests five in Lafia as protest turns violent in Nasarawa
The #EndBadGovernance protest in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, saw a surge of activity on August 1, as predominantly youthS and underaged children gathered to voice their frustrations. The protest, which remained calm throughout the morning, escalated in the afternoon as demonstrators began to converge near the Government House. Security operatives quickly intervened, dispersing the protesters who were marching towards the state’s seat of government. The demonstrators, carrying placards with various messages of discontent, were stopped…
Wike visits Tinubu amid nationwide protests
As protests kicked off nationwide, on Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. At minutes past 04:00 pm local time, our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State Governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Read More
End hunger protest has united Nigerians across ethnic, religious lines – Accord Party
Accord Party has highlighted the advantages and demerits of the End Bad Governance protest which commence on August 1, 2024. DAILY POST reports that today marked the commencement of the #EndBadGovernance protest, a movement that reflects the voice and will of the Nigerian people. Accord noted that the protest is not just a call for change but a powerful testament to our collective desire for a better Nigeria. The National Chairman of Accord, Barrister Maxwell Mgbedum,…
Four nabbed as hoodlums torch police container at Abuja checkpoint
Federal Capital Territory Police Command on Thursday said hoodlums burnt a police container compartment at the Nyanya checkpoint. The command also said there was an attempt to vandalise the Tipper garage Police post at the Nyanya area of FCT. This was contrary to viral reports claiming that the Nyanya Divisional Police Headquarters had been razed Read More
Hunger protest: Protesters defy downpour, barricade Delta road
#EndBadGovernance protesters with placards with different inscriptions defied heavy downpour in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday as they barricaded the East-West road at its Ughelli axis to express their agitation. The protesters demanded that the ”Federal Government should enunciate policies that will better the lots of Nigerians and reversal Read More
Adeleke pays off N1.6bn workers’ salary, deductions arrears
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Thursday said his administration has paid the October 2022 cooperative deductions it inherited from the immediate past administration of Adegboyega Oyetola. The governor also stated the administration paid another half salary debt, totaling seven months half salaries debt paid by the current government. Adeleke, in a statement by Read More
Ohanaeze commends Igbo for boycotting #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest
Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has commended the Igbo people worldwide for their steadfast support and adherence to the decision to abstain from the recent nationwide protests.” In a statement on Thursday by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze said, “We, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, wish to express our profound gratitude to all Igbos Read More
#EndBadGovernanceinNigeria: If we lose Abuja, we lose Nigeria – Wike
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, commended protesters in the nation’s capital for being non-violent and peaceful, noting that if Abuja was lost to violence, the nation was also lost. Wike made the comment during his address at the presentation of the Staff of Office to four newly graded Chiefs in Abuja. The PUNCH Read More




