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Aug

2024

Hardship Protest: Labour Warns Police To Stop Killing Innocent Citizens

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, Labour, News Flash

Hardship Protests: Labour Tells Police To Stop K¡lling Of Innocent Citizens The organized labour has frowned at the brutal killings of innocent protesters by the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police. Consequently, organized labour has called the appropriate authorities to fish out the trigger-happy officers for them to face the music just as it commended the officers who carried out their job professionally. A statement issued by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, entitled, “Stop this massacre”, called on President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with the protesters so that all the contentious issues would be settled amicably. The…

Aug

2024

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EndBadGovernance:Slain Protesters Must Not Die In Vain – Peter Obi

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EndBadGovernance: Slain Protesters Must Not D¡e In Vain – Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed grief over the deaths of several Nigerians during the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. He said on Saturday on his X handle that the protesters died in the battle for a better Nigeria and expressed hope that their legitimate demands would be addressed, and Nigeria would improve. Daily Trust reports that some protesters were killed and many others injured, following the commencement of the nationwide hardship protest, which started on Thursday. The…

Aug

2024

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State Of The Nation: Position Of The South East Caucus Of The National Assembly On The Ethnic Profiling Of Igbos Against The Background Of The Mass Protests Across The Country

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STATE OF THE NATION:POSITION OF THE SOUTH EAST CAUCUS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE ETHNIC PROFILING OF IGBOS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE MASS PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. The attention of the South East Caucus of the National Assembly has been drawn to the unfortunate and dangerous ethnic profiling of Igbos in the ongoing mass protests across the country. For the records, the Igbo nation, in obedience to the advice of their leaders- Governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, parliamentarians and others in the private sector- had taken a reasoned and strategic decision not to participate in the on-going nationwide protests.…

Aug

2024

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Peter Obi Raises Fresh Alarm Over Plot To Blackmail Him

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash

Peter Obi Raises Fresh Alarm Over Plot to Blackmail Him The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over a sinister plot to blackmail him into conforming to nefarious agendas. In a statement on his social media handle, Obi revealed that a video from his recent keynote speech in Anambra State had been deliberately twisted to suggest he declared war on Northerners. Obi clarified that his actual words were a call to action against economic stagnation, insecurity, and corruption. He said: “I have noticed some deliberate and well-orchestrated efforts by some…

Aug

2024

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Onyeka Onwenu: Oh Death, Where Is Thy Sting? – Gov. Alex Otti OFR

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash

Onyeka Onwenu: Oh Death, Where Is Thy Sting? I have been trying to make sense out of the events of the last 24 hours with limited success. My sister Onyeka Onwenu was not even on the list to perform. She was not expected as she was said to be outside the country. She gets back and hears about my other sister’s (Dr. Mrs. Stella Okoli’s) 80th birthday celebration. She rearranges things quickly and shows up to the surprise of everyone. The boisterous Onyeka would not be there and not sing at Sister Stella’s birthday. She would do just two songs…

Jul

2024

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Senator Shehu Sani Demands Apology From Ayodele Fayose Over Remarks On Northern Marriage Practices

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Senator Shehu Sani Demands Apology from Ayodele Fayose Over Remarks on Northern Marriage Practices Senator Shehu Sani has called on former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose to apologize for his recent remarks about northern Nigerians. Fayose had suggested that the practice of marrying multiple wives and having many children among northerners exacerbates Nigeria’s population crisis and increases pressure on the government. In a tweet on Tuesday, Senator Sani condemned Fayose’s comments as “unreasonable” and “condescending.” He described the remarks as “contemptuous and unconscionable,” urging Fayose to retract his statement and issue a formal apology. “Even though Fayose spoke as an…

Jul

2024

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Presidency Replies To More Key Demands From Nationwide Protesters

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Presidency Replies To More Key Demands From Nationwide Protesters The Presidency has continued to address the demands from nationwide protesters. Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, provided answers through an infographic on Twitter. Recall that on Monday, the Presidency provided explanations for why the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu cannot be released and why the minimum wage cannot be increased to N250,000. The protesters are also demanding the reinstatement of a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation, and multidimensional poverty. The Presidency responded that ongoing reforms in the petroleum sector and subsidy regime cannot be…

Jul

2024

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Election Losers Behind Nationwide Protest – Akpabio

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Election Losers Behind Nationwide Protest — Akpabio The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has accused the candidates who lost out in the 2023 presidential election of sponsoring the planned nationwide protest. Mr Akpabio spoke on Monday at the State House, Abuja, after he witnessed President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the new minimum wage bill into law. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC) and others ran against President Tinubu in the election. Some individuals and organisations in the country have planned a nationwide protest over the hardship…

Jul

2024

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Gov. Otti And Peter Obi Speaks On The Planned Hardship Protest In Nigeria

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GOV. OTTI AND MR. PETER OBI SPEAKS ON THE PLANNED HARDSHIP PROTEST IN NIGERIA. The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, and the Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Presidential Election have expressed their views about the planned hardship protests by Nigerians beginning on August 1st. The two Political Leaders who have given Nigerians so much hope and believe in a better Nigeria spoke to the Press in the Country Home of Governor Otti at Umuehim Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government area of Abia State after a Private Breakfast Meeting between both leaders. Both Leaders…

Jul

2024

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Protest: ‘Reduce Rice To N20,000, Fuel To N200 Per Litre’ – Pastor Giwa Tells Tinubu

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Protest: ‘Reduce Rice To N20,000, Fuel To N200 Per Litre’ – Pastor Giwa Tells Tinubu The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, on Sunday urged President Bola to reduce the price of rice to N20,000 per bag and petrol to N200 per liter. Pastor Giwa also urged Tinubu to reopen all the land borders if he wants to tackle the challenges facing Nigerians. He made the appeal in a statement he personally signed. According to Giwa: “Meanwhile, I would like to implore President Bola Tinubu to do everything possible to reduce the price of…