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August 04, 2024 BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST DATE: SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. 3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in…

Tragedy struck again in Imo State on Saturday evening when some gunmen reportedly shot dead the President-General of Umucheke Okwe autonomous community in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State, Hyginus Ohazurike. Six village heads from the autonomous community were also allegedly killed by the gunmen. An indigene of the community said that the gunmen, who operated in a vehicle, struck while the victims were having a meeting in the community. “Some gunmen have just shot dead the President-General of Umucheke Okwe autonomous community and six village heads. “The PG and the village heads were having a meeting at the…

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Saturday titled ‘President Tinubu to address the nation.’ He urged television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast. The statement added, “The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the…

By Jimmy Fatunbi The Nigerian military has said it will intervene if violence recorded in some states in the ongoing nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria escalates. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, during a press conference in Abuja, said the military would step in to control the looting and violence being witnessed in some parts of the country. The #EndBadGovernance protest started on Thursday with no fewer than 17 people feared killed as violence erupted in Abuja, Kano, Niger, Borno, Kaduna and Jigawa states. Businesses and banks were shut, while major roads were deserted. The protest continued Friday as…

Hoodlums have attacked the office of the Red Cross in Gujba, Maiduguri-Potiskum Road, Damaturu, Yobe State capital, destroying property and setting a vehicle ablaze. Photos and videos obtained by our correspondents showed the vehicle on fire, as well as another Red Cross-branded Landcuiser and a bus damaged with their windows smashed. When contacted on Friday, the Coordinator of Communications and Advocacy for the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Chima Nwankwo, confirmed the incident to Saturday PUNCH. “The office was attacked around 1pm this afternoon (Friday). Some of our property, air conditioners, and vehicles were destroyed and they took some away, burnt…

By Jimmy Fatunbi The Organised Civil Society of Nigeria says, according to data obtained through its Civil Society Protest Monitoring Situation Room, 21 persons had been killed, while 1,154 others were arrested by the police on the first day of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. In a press release signed by the Head of the Coordinating Secretariat of the United Action Front of Civil Society, Olawale Okunniyi, on Friday, the group stated that 175 persons sustained injuries. Okunniyi stated that 18 states, including Lagos, Yobe, Zamfara, Borno and the FCT recorded cases of police brutality and violence, while only eight states,…

By Jimmy Fatunbi Labour Party and New Nigerian People’s Party have criticised President Bola Tinubu for failing to condemn the arrest and alleged killings of protesters. In an exclusive interview, the National Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Dipo Olaoyoku, said the President failed to take a fatherly role in addressing the organisers’ demands long before the protest began. He said, “Let me use an analogy to describe what is going on. As a father, we have children. And the Bible tells us that children should respect their parents. The same Bible goes further to say fathers should not…

As part of the celebrations of the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka at 90, a play reading performance of ‘Maren’ will be held at the Seaside Cottage Theatre, Bariga, Lagos on August 3, 2024. The event is free to the public. The play written by Babatunde Odubanwo and Femi Adebajo revolves around the resilience of the writer, activist and public intellectual over the years. Speaking with journalists, Odubanwo said that the play was inspired by ‘the long-standing and admirable stance of one of the living legends of Africa, Professor Wole Soyinka’. ‘it became evident to tell the story of…

By The Lagosian A domestic worker has confessed to being involved in the murder of Aribemchukwu, the daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, according to an exclusive police source on Thursday. The victim, known as Chuchu, was reportedly killed in her Parkview Estate residence in Ikoyi, Lagos State. While family sources indicated she was killed Tuesday night, her body was discovered Wednesday morning outside her residence’s gate. Three domestic employees—a house help, a security guard, and a driver—were arrested in connection to the murder. During interrogation, the house help confessed to the crime, according to a police source who requested anonymity.…

Lawmakers hold an emergency plenary session today in Abuja with heavy security presence around the National Assembly Complex. Contrary to the usual practice, the Sergeant-At-Arms has barricaded the entrance to the National Assembly, requiring identification cards for entry at the MOPOL Gate. The heightened security is allegedly intended to prevent protesters from gathering at the venue. The Red and Green Chambers had announced an emergency session for Wednesday (today) on Sunday. According to a statement issued on Monday by the spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Rotimi Akin, the Wednesday plenary will focus on critical matters requiring immediate legislative attention.…