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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned any deliberate attempts to delay the progress of the Dangote refinery. The former Vice President stated that the refinery is a significant private sector project positioned to meet the country’s energy and foreign exchange needs. Atiku said this in a post via his official X handle on Saturday while reacting to the war of words between Dangote refinery management and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission over crude oil allocation. He wrote, “Each parent eagerly awaiting the arrival of a child will dutifully undertake the necessary measures…

Hundreds of policemen and security operatives have been deployed in major cities across the country as organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest prepare for a one-million-man march today, Saturday. In the FCT Business Central District area in the FCT, an increased presence of security agencies, who mounted roadblocks, slowing down vehicular movement, was observed. The number of security operatives at Eagles Square had also increased. Speaking with our correspondent on the arrangement by security agents on Friday, the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, Sanyaolu Juwon said the increased presence of security agents and the recent clampdown on protesters…

By Jimmy Fatunbi #EndBadGovernances protest, scheduled to last for 10 days, is expected to climax today with one-million- man March across the country. The nationwide protesters are demanding a reversal of the fuel subsidy removal, an increase in the minimum wage to N250,000, and an end to bad governance, among other issues. Although the protest appeared to have lost steam in some parts of the country, momentum was sustained in states like Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, and Bauchi. The organising groups threatened to lock down the entire country today (Saturday) to press home their demands, adding that President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday…

By Jimmy Fatunbi #EndBadGovernances protest, scheduled to last for 10 days, is expected to climax today with one-million- man March across the country. The nationwide protesters are demanding a reversal of the fuel subsidy removal, an increase in the minimum wage to N250,000, and an end to bad governance, among other issues. Although the protest appeared to have lost steam in some parts of the country, momentum was sustained in states like Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, and Bauchi. The organising groups threatened to lock down the entire country today (Saturday) to press home their demands, adding that President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday…

Opposition political parties in Nigeria, under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties, the National Youth Council of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Political Science Association, urged President Bola Tinubu to reevaluate his policies to address the demands of the protesters. The CUPP National spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, lamented that the presidency mismanaged the #EndBadGovernance and hunger protests due to a lack of proactive ideas and necessary actions to forestall the accompanying carnage. Adebayo, in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH, noted that a truly concerned, patriotic, and competent president would have immediately sprung into action by first addressing the…

By Jimmy Fatunbi The ruling All Progressives Congress has called for restraint. In an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the National Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, disclosed that while the introduction of live ammunition at protest grounds is condemnable, life-threatening circumstances might warrant the operatives to introduce them at some points. He said, “That is wrong. In a peaceful demonstration, the use of lethal force is not allowed. However, the word ‘peaceful’ must be respected. If the protest turns violent and security agents are being attacked, they have a right to protect themselves. The operatives have the right to…

By Jimmy Fatunbi The Lagos State Government has dismissed insinuations that the #EndBadGovernance protest would erupt on Saturday (today). The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, stated this during a phone interview with Saturday PUNCH on Friday. He pointed out that the Governance Advisory Council had visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday and lauded what they called “mature leadership” which has prevented the state from descending into chaos during the protest. He said, “The protest in Lagos has been peaceful so far, and it is over in Lagos. Lagosians have embraced peace and dialogue, and the governor…

By Sola Ojewusi Sao Paulo, Brazil – August 9, 2024 A tragic incident unfolded this evening as a PS-PVB ATR-500 aircraft, which departed Cawcavel Airport at approximately 14:50 UTC, crashed en route to Sao Paulo, Brazil. The aircraft, carrying 61 passengers and crew members, went down under circumstances that remain unclear at this time. Video footage from witnesses captured the harrowing moment when the aircraft appeared to plummet from the sky, raising fears of a catastrophic event. Emergency services have been dispatched to the crash site, and a full-scale rescue operation is currently underway. Authorities have yet to confirm the…

The Army said, yesterday, that its troops on counter-insurgency operations recorded a significant breakthrough by the dismantling of a gun-running syndicate that specialises in supplying arms and ammunition to terrorist groups operating in the North West. Troops also apprehended a notorious kidnap syndicate and recovered a substantial cache of arms and ammunition from the suspects. A statement by the army said: “On August 7, 2024, troops working in coordination with other security agencies arrested a notorious gun-runner, Mallam Yau Ibrahim, in Babinga Kudaru village of Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “This arrest followed an earlier apprehension of…

Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC , condemned the invasion and demanded a thorough investigation into the incident. TUC in a statement by its President, Festus Osifo said: “The TUC condemns the Wednesday night’s invasion of the Labour House, headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Abuja, by security operatives. “The reported confiscation of books from the NLC library, allegedly in search of ‘End Bad Governance’ materials, is a troubling act that raises serious concerns about the violation of fundamental rights, including freedom of speech and expression. “This action represents an overreach by security forces and poses a threat…