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The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following recorded cases of violence during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. Egbetokun made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the incidents in several big cities in the country on the first day of the demonstrations showed that …

Police officers in Niger have arrested 11 violent protesters for allegedly trying to burn down the Tafa local government secretariat during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the state. The state police spokesman, Waisu Abiodun, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in Minna. He said the rioters burned part of the secretariat and looted valuables. Abiodun said: “At about 9:30 am, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has condemned the attempt by some protesters to attack the residence of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, in Gusau. In a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau by the state’s Public Relations Secretary, Yusuf Idris, the party regretted that hoodlums were positioned to destroy properties belonging to its members …

Nigerian equity markets felt the impact of the #EndBadGovernance protests on Thursday as investors lost N235 billion at the close of trading that day. This follows a decline in the prices of stocks such as MECURE, THOMASWY, and WAPIC, among others, on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization plunged to N55.2 trillion …

Nollywood actress and politician Tonto Dikeh has once again shown her support for President Bola Tinubu, urging her followers to unfollow her if necessary. The politician took to Instagram on Thursday, August 1, 2024, and stressed her commitment to advocating for positive change in Nigeria, even if it meant losing supporters. He wrote: “If politics makes you unfollow me, please …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Edo State government on Thursday traded barbs over the ownership of rice trucks looted from a warehouse in Benin by #EndBadGovernance protesters. Some residents of the state were seen in a viral video looting rice at a warehouse in Urora, Uhunmwonde local government area of ​​the state during the protest. In the video, …

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has approved the elevation of 87 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Bello, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Bello, who is also the LPPC Secretary, said the SAN rank was given as a mark of excellence to members of …

The Nigerian Bar Association has offered free legal aid services to protesters whose basic human rights may be violated during the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The association’s president, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement issued on Thursday, August 1 through the NBA’s national publicity secretary, Akorede Lawal, said that directives have been sent to all presidents of the association’s 130 chapters to …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a new loan of $500 million to improve electricity access in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday, the AfDB said the loan will finance the first phase of the Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Program (EGET-SP), a new program aimed at accelerating the transformation of the country’s electricity infrastructure and …

    The United States and Russia completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and his compatriot Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that freed two dozen people, officials said. The deal was reached after years of secret and clandestine negotiations, despite relations between Washington …