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Protests: Keffi imposes 12-hour curfew
In a bid to address escalating unrest linked to ongoing hunger protests, the Keffi Local Government Area in Nasarawa State has announced a 12-hour curfew, effective from August 1, 2024. The curfew, set to run from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, was formally declared by the Keffi Local Government Chairman, Muhammad Baba Shehu. The decision aims to curb the growing disorder and prevent looting activities perpetrated by unidentified persons. The curfew imposition followed extensive consultations with…
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Tinubu will address Nigeria’s challenges, Oyo APC leaders tell youths
A group of prominent leaders in Oyo State has appealed to the youth in the state to reconsider the planned protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, scheduled for August 1 to 10. The leaders, all former federal lawmakers, met with youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress, student leaders, and other critical stakeholders on Wednesday, Read More
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Business owners worry protests will affect productivity
Entrepreneurs are concerned that the August 1 protest could affect productivity and inflict an estimated loss of N400bn on the economy. Industry stakeholders appear apprehensive of the likely fallout of citizen demonstrations on lives and property, particularly their business holdings. The National Vice President of the Nigerian Association of Small-Scale Industrialists, Segun Kuti-George, said the Read More
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Protest: Wike meets Tinubu, says FG ready for dialogue
As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though the topic of Read More
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It’s misleading – Nigerian Army on video of soldiers being poorly fed
The Nigerian Army has described a viral video circulating on social media on soldiers being poorly fed as misleading. Major Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Nigeria Army’s spokesperson made this clarification on Thursday. This comes amid a video that the 159 Battalion in Kanama, Geidam Local Government, is being poorly fed. However, Nwachukwu said after investigation as ordered by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, it was found that “no personnel in that location was…
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God, give us a magician as president
As of the time of writing this treatise, the nimbus and patina in designated spots around Nigeria are not presently rocking and rolling in peregrinating protests against President Bola Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress government. Protest crowds against hunger and ‘bad governance’ are scanty. This doesn’t, however, mean that organisers of the fundamental civic Read More
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Hunger protest: 17 feared killed as firms, others count huge losses
•10 killed in Niger, Borno, seven in Kano, others, FG complex looted, APC secretariat razed •OPS counts losses as banks, ports, offices shut, FG begs protesters, NBA offers free legal services No fewer than 17 persons were feared killed in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa during the #Endbadgovernance protest which was held across Read More
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Olympics: Nigeria begin hunt for medals in athletics
Team Nigeria will be involved in six events on Friday (today) as the athletics event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games hits the running, The PUNCH reports. Nigeria’s hope of clinching medals at the Games has been heavily linked to the track and field events, and all eyes will be on high jumper Temitope Adeshina, Read More
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Tottenham to battle Chelsea for Osimhen
Tottenham Hotspur are set to challenge Chelsea in the race to sign Napoli’s prolific striker Victor Osimhen as they seek to fill the void occasioned by Harry Kane’s departure, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The North London club have been monitoring the 25-year-old Nigeria international, with Football Insider revealing that Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is desperate Read More
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Fans back Iheanacho to shine in La Liga
Some Nigerian football enthusiasts have backed Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho to shine in La Liga in the colours of Sevilla, whom he joined on Wednesday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The club announced the signing of the 27-year-old on Wednesday night after he passed the medical he underwent on Tuesday. The former Leicester City player, Read More
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