News

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 …

A businessman was killed by bullets allegedly fired by police officers during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Yauri local government area of ​​Kebbi State on Thursday. An eyewitness, Malam Umar Bako Yelwa, told reporters that bullets fired by police near the Yauri River hit the victim at his plastic shop in the area. He said the protests escalated when demonstrators …

Those who participated in the “End Bad Governance in Nigeria” protest said they will not stop protesting until President Bola Tinubu meets their demands. They urged the president to do what was necessary and the protests would be immediately called off. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director of Mobilization of the Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, said the oppression …

Minister of Communications, Bosun Tijani, on Thursday, condemned the destruction of the Nigerian Communications Centre in Kano by #EndBadGovernance protesters. The incident, which comes amid ongoing nationwide protests, has dealt a major blow to the government’s ambitious plans to develop a robust tech ecosystem in the country. Tijani tweeted, “Saddened to hear that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano which …

A protest against economic hardship and hunger in Nyanya, Abuja, on Thursday, August 1, turned violent when some people hijacked the demonstration, leading to clashes with the Nigerian Army. Initially, protesters gathered at Nyanya Bridge were peaceful and voiced concerns about the country’s economic situation. However, tensions escalated when a faction began vandalizing public property, including street lights, and throwing …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has announced an urgent initiative to evacuate 85 sick and seriously injured Palestinians, including cancer patients in need of intensive care, accompanied by 63 family members, from Ramon Airport in Israel to Abu Dhabi through the Karam Abu Salem crossing. This initiative, according to the statement signed …