Новости за 07.08.2024

The Coalition of Northern Groups, on Tuesday, condemned the hijacking of peaceful protests by miscreants, leading to widespread violence, maiming, killings, and arson in Kaduna State. In a statement issued by its chapter coordinator, Sa’adu Bako, the CNG expressed sadness over the unfortunate turn of events, which had resulted in the loss of lives and

The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee, Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos State, has declared three days of mourning in honour of those killed across the country during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest. After a closed-door organisers’ meeting on Tuesday, the organising committee, issued a statement jointly signed by Hassan Soweto, Ayoyinka Oni and Oloye Adeniji to declare

Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, on Tuesday, finished sixth in the final of the women’s 200 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics taking place in France. The 21-year-old finished dipped 22.24 seconds to finish 6th behind Gabrielle Thomas of the United States, who took the title after clocking 21.83 seconds. While Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred took

The Nassarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that it is ready to pay the new N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Mr Peter Ahemba, stated this on Tuesday in Lafia when visited the office of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nasarawa State.

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has warned service chiefs and military commanders against authorising the use of lethal force against #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters. In a post via his official X handle on Tuesday, Atiku said the security heads would be held liable for the shooting of peaceful civilian protesters by

The protest against hunger and #EadBadGovernanceInNigeria took a new twist in Rivers State as the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Port Harcourt, the state capital was attacked by hoodlums suspected to be protesters. The secretariat located along Aba Road which was touched with a gigantic billboard, signpost and the party’s flags and posters

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has charged law students to harness their potential to drive sustainable development and shape the future of the oil region. Ogbuku gave the charge on Tuesday while speaking at the 2024 Moot and Mock Trial Competition for Law Faculties in the Niger Delta

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven persons to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday evening. The statement was titled,