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 then threatened that the people shouldn’t cry for much longer or they’d be crushed– signposts the making of an unfeeling tyrant. If the people close to …

A Nigerian man is heartbroken after discovering that his girlfriend, whom he had sponsored through university, married another man just two months before their planned wedding introduction. The story was shared by a netizen, @afrisagacity, on the microblogging platform X. According to @afrisagacity, the man met his girlfriend during his …

NIGERIAN online publisher and politician Omoyele Sowore, has called for a total shutdown in reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday morning address to Nigerians over the #EndBadGovernance protest While speaking on News Central TV, Sowore condemned the speech delivered by President Bola Tinubu, stating that the protests would continue because …

THE coalition that led the nationwide protest in Jos has suspended its street protests for two days to give room for dialogue with relevant stakeholders. The coalition spokesperson, Mr Enoch Vilret, who announced the suspension while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Jos, said that the suspension was with effect from …

Vice President, West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union, Oladele John Nihi As the Vice President, West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union, I urge the #EndBadGovernance protesters across Nigeria to heed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appeal and bring an end to the protests. While I acknowledge the frustrations and grievances that led to …

  THE Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB) says reports that it will conduct a mock examination, following the recent postponement of its 2024 test, are untrue. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, in Lagos, that JUPEB never had …

THE 33 Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State have jointly decided to break away from the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). They want to form a new association They insist that the FG should keep paying their allocation via the State machinery. They are saying they are with …

  THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has raised alarm over an upsurge in the number of doctored and upwardly adjusted age declarations on NIN slips being submitted by candidates. The exam body expressed worry that the trend of underage candidates falsifying their age to gain admission into the …

  THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently seized multiple consignments of illicit drugs disguised in tins of Cerelac baby food and clothing destined for the United States and United Kingdom. In a statement, Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, said the operation occurred at …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian authorities to account over reports of attacks on journalists covering the #EndHunger protests and peaceful protesters in some …