Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, has recently been granted a Payment Service Provider licence (Enhanced Category) by the Bank of Ghana. This significant milestone enables Flutterwave to offer a comprehensive suite of payment services directly within Ghana and enhance its operations across Africa. Ghana presents a promising market for …
Read More »#EndBadGovernance: Delta Market Women Expresses Widespread Hunger, Joins Protest
IN the early hours of Thursday, August 1, market women in Ughelli metropolis and nearby communities took control of ongoing protests, expressing their frustration over widespread hunger. At Otovwodo Junction in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, they waved green leaves as a symbol of solidarity and …
Read More »Protest: Three Killed As Protest Turns Violent In Kaduna
THREE youths have been killed, while several others were injured in a protest against bad governance, which turned violent in Kaduna on Thursday. According to Vanguard, eyewitnesses said the number of protesters mostly youths and the unemployed, which had outnumbered the security operatives, marched from the Rigasa area and from the …
Read More »Kenya to Pay $3.4m to Garissa Attack Victims’ Families
THE Kenyan High Court on Wednesday mandated the government to pay $3.4 million in compensation to the families of the 148 victims of the 2015 Garissa University terror attack, which predominantly claimed the lives of students. The court concluded that the state failed to protect the students from the al-Shabaab-led …
Read More »Protest: Youths Barricade Roads, Govt House In Sokoto
HUNDREDS of youths have barricaded major streets and Government House in Sokoto metropolis chanting different songs in the ongoing nationwide protest against hunger. The protesters, holding placards with different inscriptions, chanting different songs are calling on government to re-introduce fuel subsidy and revert exchange rate to N400 per US dollar. …
Read More »Gov. Abiodun Lauds Peaceful Protests By Youths, Students
OGUN State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, praised the peace and tranquillity across the state, saying the conduct of the people during the first day of the anti-hunger protest was commendable. Prince Abiodun particularly commended the youths and students for their conduct during the protest. According to the governor, …
Read More »Looting of Private Residences In Benin: Edo Govt Points The Finger At APC
THE Edo State Government has received information about the looting of bags of rice from unidentified truck and private residences in parts of Benin City in the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protests. The videos making the rounds are said to have emanated from the Urora axis of Ikpoba Hill, Benin …
Read More »Iyabo Ojo Calls Out Tinubu To Caution Against Use of Teargas On Peaceful Protesters
NOLLYWOOD actress Iyabo Ojo has called out President Bola Tinubu to caution the police against the use of tear gas on peaceful protesters. Following the start of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria movements across the federation on 1st of August, 2024, there have been reports of clashes between the police and local miscreants …
Read More »House of Reps Faults Call For Removal of Kyari, Farouk
MEMBERS of the House of Representatives on Thursday described the recent call by Hon. Philip Agbese for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), as …
Read More »Wike Accuses Unnamed Senator of Sponsoring Abuja Protest
MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said that security agencies in the territory had allegedly identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protests. Wike disclosed this shortly after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting Thursday in Abuja. The Minister on Thursday evening summoned …
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