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  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 …

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday quashed the sale of Nigeria Air Limited to Ethiopian Airlines. Details later… LATEST Post: Court quashes sale of Nigeria Air appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Headlines from Ripples Nigeria.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday, August 5, 2024, as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence in the country’s capital. Army chief Waker-Us-Zaman said in a televised address that Hasina, 76, had left the country, adding that an interim government would be formed. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Waker’s announcement comes after …

Bitcoin prices plunged below $50,000 on Monday, hitting a low not seen in more than six months. The decline in the value of digital assets occurred following widespread selling in global markets. Bitcoin fell as much as 20% to around $49,000 before recovering slightly and trading above $50,000 again. The sharp decline coincided with a worldwide stock market crash, fueled …

Nigerian transgender Idris Okuneye Olarenwaju alias Bobrisky has been released from prison after spending four months in custody. Bobrisky was seen in a video shared on Monday with his friends dancing to Mohbad and Chike’s viral song titled: *Egwu.” The video also shows his friends saying, “We are out of prison.” Congratulations, Bobrisky. The transgender woman was sentenced to six …

Benin City, the capital of Edo State, deserves better. The chaos and congestion that characterizes our city, especially during rush hour, is unacceptable. But there is hope on the horizon. Senator Monday Okpebholo has a comprehensive plan to: – Build overpasses and pedestrian bridges at busy road intersections – Implement constant maintenance and modernization of roads – Improve traffic management …