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President Tinubu Appoints Seven to Key Positions in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs In a move aimed at bolstering the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, President Bola…
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Atiku Issues Stern Warning to Nigerian Service Chiefs on the Use of Lethal Force Against Protesters. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has, in very strong and categorical terms, warned service chiefs and all military commanders in the…
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The Delta Indigenes Initiative for Good Leadership (DIIGL), a human rights advocacy organization, strongly condemns President Bola Tinubu’s recent address regarding the nationwide protests against bad governance in Nigeria. In…
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Protesters Storm Eleme/Onne Section of East/West Road in Rivers State. Protesters have stormed the Eleme/Onne section of the East/West Road in Rivers State to register their displeasure over the economic hardship experienced…
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End bad governance Protest in Nigeria August 2024 day 6. In this live blog post, Ejes Gist News will provide real-time updates on the nationwide protests happening across Nigeria in August 2024. These protests, driven by widespread…
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PDP Suspends Wike’s Ally, Samuel Ortom. The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the suspension of former Governor Samuel Ortom due to alleged anti-party activities. Naija News reports that…
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Public Servants Only Qualified to Buy 50kg of Rice at N40,000 – FG Directs Workers to Register Online for Purchase. The Federal Government has finalized plans to sell 50kg bags of rice to public servants at N40,000…
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Protesters Briefly Mount Police Armored Personnel Carrier in Kaduna. There has been an apparent theatre in action, as protesters in Kaduna State mounting briefly an Armored Personnel Carrier of the Nigerian Police Force took…
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Embassy Clarifies Stance on Protesters Waving Russian Flags. FCT, Abuja – The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement with protesters in Northern Nigeria who carried Russian flags and chanted slogans, distancing…
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Security Sources: Shi’ite Group Orchestrates Protests with Russian Flags in Northern Nigeria.  Kano Tailors Arrested, Investigation Underway.  Security sources have disclosed that recent incidents of protesters…
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Paul Okoye, better known as Rudeboy and formerly one-half of the musical duo P-Square, has criticized All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Joe Igbokwe for his remarks about the separation of the P-Square group. Igbokwe, in…
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Court Stops Sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday declared the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines null and void. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa delivered the…
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted to Sunday’s speech by President Bola Tinubu addressing the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. In a statement on Monday, Obi explained that he…
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End bad governance Protest in Nigeria August 2024 day 4.  In this live blog post, Ejes Gist News will provide real-time updates on the nationwide protests happening across Nigeria in August 2024. These protests, driven by widespread…
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Holding State Governors Accountable: The Overlooked Crisis Behind Nigeria's "Days of Rage" By Divramredje Lawrence Efeturi (Delta State) The ongoing "Days of Rage" protests across Nigeria, driven by widespread hunger and…
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The ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria will enter their fifth day on Monday, August 5, as the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) urges leaders and stakeholders of all opposition parties to spearhead the demonstrations…
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President Tinubu: A Tyrant in the Making By Farooq Kperogi.  President Tinubu’s self-serving speech--which basically sang his own praises, said he'd heard the people's anguished cries but won't do anything about the cries and…
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Chowdeck Partners with Chicken Republic to Better Food Delivery. Chowdeck, an on-demand delivery service leader in Nigeria, has announced an exclusive new partnership with Chicken Republic, a quick-service restaurant chain and…
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Novak Djokovic Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Win Olympic Tennis Gold.  Novak Djokovic of Serbia, 34, has finished a career milestone that long eluded him as he bagged his very first-ever gold medal in tennis at the Olympics.…
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Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address regarding the ongoing protests across Nigeria. In a statement released on Sunday, Soyinka voiced his disappointment and concern over the…
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