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Edo 2024: Protect Edo State The current national security architecture is inadequate to address our security challenges. Security is local and requires substantial local input to ensure maximum security for our communities. To address food insecurity, we need to encourage agriculture. However, this cannot happen unless: – Recover agricultural lands occupied by foreign shepherds – Securing our farmlands, forests and …

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has reached the women’s 200m final after failing to participate in the 100m due to administrative issues. Ofili became the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the 200m final at the Olympics in 28 years. Ofili ran 22.05 seconds to finish third fastest overall behind Gabby Thomas and 100m winner Julien Alfred in the semi-final race. There …

Following internal disputes among members, the newly formed Joint Downstream and Midstream Committee specifically to investigate imports of contaminated petroleum products, unavailability of crude oil for domestic refineries and other energy security issues has been disbanded. The development was announced in a statement by House Speaker, Rep. Akin Rotimi on Monday, who revealed that the decision was taken at the …

The organisers of the ‘End Hunger’ protest in Lagos have announced plans to resume the demonstration at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, today, Monday, August 5, 2024, regardless of the presidential broadcast. In a statement released on Sunday, August 4, and signed by Hassan Taiwo, Ayoyinka Oni and Adegboyega Adeniji on behalf of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria organizing committee, the group expressed …

As Nigerians continue to battle fuel scarcity, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has launched its Utapate crude blend, a new type of crude, into the international market. This development was announced in a statement issued on Monday by Femi Soneye, NNPC spokesperson. He noted that the Utapate crude blend began operations in July, as its first cargo was …

  Rioters torched and broke into hotels used to house asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with its worst social unrest in years. The violence was sparked by the stabbing of three teenage girls earlier this week in Southport, north-west England. Riot police stand in front of windows broken by rioters outside the Holiday Inn …

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised the Federal Government’s response to the nationwide hunger protests known as #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. Obi expressed his disappointment in a series of tweets on Monday, asking President Bola Tinubu to “distance himself from sycophants and surround himself with people who will tell the undeniable truth.” Protests across the country demanded action on …

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will face defending champions the US in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The quarter-final pairings were determined after the group stage matches concluded on Sunday. D’Tigress made history as the first African basketball team (men or women) to reach the Olympic quarter-finals, putting on a stellar performance in the group stage. Led …

State Services Department officers arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Michael Lenin. Punch reports that Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2am on Monday, August 5, from his residence in the Apo area of ​​the FCT. The director of the Take It Back movement’s mobilization, Damilare Adenola, who made …

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for hunger and poverty in the state. Fintiri, who addressed the state’s people on Sunday, said the current government’s policy initiatives have brought untold hardships to Nigerians. He challenged Tinubu to address the grievances of Nigerians. The governor said: “The protest may not be popular especially because of the …