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S’Africa, others position candidate to take over Akinwumi Adesina’s job at AfDB
Maureen Aguta
Samuel Munzele Maimbo, candidate for the presidency of the AfDB. (© World Bank Group)
South Africa’s Swazi Tshabalala and Tanzania’s Frannie Léautier are out of the running for the presidency of the…
EndBadGovernance: Another protest looms as organisers plan ‘Fearless in October’
Joseph Irikefe
Organisers of the just concluded #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest held nationwide from August 1 to 10, 2024, are planning to stage another protest in October.
The Director of Mobilisation of the Take It…
Presidential jet seizure: I was also a victim of Amosun’s contract violation—Pat Utomi
Maureen Aguta
Renowned economist, Prof. Pat Utomi said that he was also a victim of the decision of a former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amos, to cancel contracts signed by his predecessors,…
European, US, NGOs working to stop Dangote Refinery
David Hundeyin on X
I debated long and hard whether to do this publicly, but I think a message needs to be sent to a group of external interests working in tandem with the internal interests described in the quoted tweet…
Rebuilding Aba challenging but a necessary task – Otti
Joseph Irikefe with Agency report
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has described his administration’s decision to rebuild Aba, the commercial hub of the state, as a difficult but necessary one for an age of prosperity.…
FG didn’t give N570bn to 36 states, it was World Bank loan – Seyi Makinde
Maureen Aguta
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has countered claims by President Tinubu that the Federal Government granted N570 billion to the 36 states of the federation, stating that the information is not…
BREAKING: Anyaoku leads Shehu Sani, Ozekhome, others to Tinubu over new constitution
Maureen Aguta
The Patriots led by the former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately institute a process of producing a new constitution for the…
#EndBadGovernance protests: We’re ready for dialogue, says Northern youths
Maureen Aguta
The Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) has disclosed its readiness to dialogue with the Federal Government over the demands of Nigerians, especially the youths participating in the ongoing…
BREAKING: DSS, Police invade NLC Hqds hours after NEC meeting condemned cruel treatment of…
Joseph Irikefe
Armed security men suspected to be from the Department of State Services on Wednesday evening in large numbers invaded Labour House, the offices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja, breaking…
Hunger protests: Military contradicts IGP, admits use of live ammunition on protesters
The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension today, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men killed a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started…