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Former Minister of Information, Frank Nweke Jr, has outlined six urgent steps for President Bola Tinubu amid widespread hunger protests across the nation. Nweke emphasized the necessity for direct engagement with citizens suffering from…
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Argentina Under-23 football coach, Javier Mascherano has suggested that his team was defeated against France at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics games because his players failed to score. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal of the…
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Wickedly careless policeman kills colleague while attempting to run over protesters with his vehicle.  Katsina State witnessed a tragic event as a police officer was run over and killed by a colleague driving a police van, mistaking him…
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Election, Peter Obi, has raised alarms over deliberate attempts to tarnish his reputation through false accusations and edited videos. Peter Obi expressed his concerns about a series…
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ABUJA — No fewer than 14 protesters, including a policeman, lost their lives yesterday on the first day of the nationwide protest against hardship in the country. Fatalities and Curfews Six protesters were killed in Suleja, Niger…
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Ex-Chief of Army Staff and one of the retired Nigerian military officers, Heads of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly called IBB, has shared his thoughts on democracy as it is today in the country. In a statement…
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Darkness has hit Bayelsa State as two towers belonging to the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, along the Ahoada-Yenagoa 132 Kilovolt line were brought down by vandals in the Igbooghene community. TCN disclosed this in a statement on…
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End bad governance Protest in Nigeria August 2024. 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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One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) fined WhatsApp $220 million for a data privacy violation, the commission's additional demands could lead to WhatsApp suspending operations in the…
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the genocidal threat to the Igbos to vacate Lagos and the other Southwest states on a specified date. There are calls on social media, trending under the hashtag…
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Yobe state Command of the Nigeria Police Force has condemned the destruction of public and private property in today’s protest in Potiskum, Gashu’a and Nguru Local Government areas. The command in a statement via its Public…
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The Yobe State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru areas following reports of hoodlums exploiting the hardship protest to loot government properties. The decision was announced on Thursday by the Special…
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At Least 10 Injured as Police Disperse Hoodlums Amid #EndBadGovernance Protests in Jigawa. Jigawa State experienced unprecedented turmoil as nationwide protests against hardship and hunger erupted in over ten major towns, resulting in…
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The Borno State Police Command has imposed a 24-hour curfew in response to nationwide hunger protests. This decision followed an incident on Thursday where protesters in the Bulunkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno State's capital, clashed with…
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Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared a 24-hour curfew in response to escalating violence during protests against hunger. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Government House on Thursday. Breaking:…
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Suleja, Niger State - At least six protesters have been shot dead in Suleja, Niger State, amidst demonstrations against hunger and economic hardship. The victims were struck by bullets fired by security operatives attempting to clear…
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Kaduna, Nigeria - A peaceful protester was shot dead by police officers in Kaduna amidst pleas from others not to fire. The tragic incident, captured in a now-viral video, shows protesters fleeing from the police while shouting, "Officer…
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Security operatives in the early hours of Thursday, August 1, took over the city of Warri, Effurun, Sapele, Ughelli and other communities in Delta State as the protest against bad governance is set to begin. They took over the town as…
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FCT, Abuja - A nursing mother has accused operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command of shooting tear gas at protesters at Eagle Square, Abuja. The widow, who joined the protest over hunger and hardship, said her…
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The latest news now is that Protesters protesting against bad governance have set the gatehouse of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Kano State ablaze. The report was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President…
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