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The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has said he was left shocked by President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation on Sunday morning. In a post on X, Momodu said the President failed to address the demands of ongoing protesters across the country. The protesters had made several demands, including a return of fuel subsidies, improvements in living standards, cuts in the cost of governance, reduction in electricity tariffs, and solutions to escalating insecurity, among others. Reacting to Tinubu’s broadcast, Momodu said, “After the long-awaited speech of President Bola Tinubu eventually came this morning, I’m sure most of you…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation on Sunday morning, describing it as a hollow speech devoid of solutions to the hardships facing Nigerians. Speaking through his media adviser, Paul Ibe, in a statement in Abuja, Atiku said the broadcast, intended to quell the fervour of public protests against his administration’s poor governance, utterly missed the mark. He said: “His (Tinubu’s) speech neglects the pressing economic hardships that have besieged Nigerian families since the very beginning of his tenure. “This address lacks credibility and fails to…

In a surprising turn of events, Tami, the dynamic duo composed of Toyosi and Damilola, has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ Season 9 house. Despite their best efforts to win over their fellow housemates and viewers, they failed to gain enough support and were voted out of the competition. With only one week to make a lasting impression, Tami’s stay in the house was short-lived as they were evicted on Sunday. Their departure marks the first eviction of the season, leaving the remaining housemates to continue the battle for the coveted prize. This eviction reduces…

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…