Former lawmaker Senator Daniel Bwala has described the leaking of President Bola Tinubu’s speech as a sabotage.
Bwala suggested there should be consequences for the action unless it was authorized by the President.
“The speech by the President @officialABAT was leaked last night and was published on social media before the morning. That is sabotage.
“Unless it was authorized by Mr President, there should be consequences for the leak,” Bwala posted on X.
TVN reported Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday concerning the ongoing nationwide protests.
The president in his speech ruled out the return of fuel subsidy, while enjoining organizers of the protest to withdraw from the street.
Protest: ‘It’s sabotage, there should be consequences’ – Bwala on leaking Tinubu’s Sunday speech
Protest: ‘It’s sabotage, there should be consequences’ – Bwala on leaking Tinubu’s Sunday speech
#EndBadGovernnanceInNigeria protest: Kano, Jigawa relax curfew
The Kano State Government has relaxed the curfew imposed on citizens following the disturbances during the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest.
The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Baba Dantiye, announced this on Sunday in a broadcast in Kano, the state capital.
He said the curfew was adjusted to restore normalcy in the state, noting that the curfew is now from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dantiye conveyed Governor Abba Yusuf’s condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones and property during the protest that turned violent.
He also said that the governor urged residents to return to their homes by 2 p.m., assuring them that the curfew would be reviewed “as the security situation improves”.
The governor appealed to residents to continue to pray for peace, progress, and political stability in the state and the nation.
According to the commissioner, the relaxation of the curfew is a step towards restoring normalcy. He added that the state government will continue to monitor the situation and ensure safety.
Similarly, the Jigawa State Government has relaxed the curfew in eight local government areas imposed following the violence during the nationwide protest.
The Jigawa government made this known in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Sagir Musa, on Sunday in Dutse.
Musa said the government has lifted the curfew in 19 other local government areas after a review of the security situation in the state.
He said the curfew had been relaxed in Babura, Birnin Kudu, Dutse, Gumel, Hadejia, Kazaure, Kiyawa, and Roni.
“It has been relaxed from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, pending when the security situation further improves.
“The State Joint Security Committee has also lifted the curfew in 19 LGAs of the state where there was no report of any violence during the protest,” the statement said.
Sagir said the committee commended residents in the 19 LGAs for showing patriotism, respect for constituted authorities, and cooperation with security agencies during the protest.
The statement quoted Governor Umar Namadi as commending the people for their patience and understanding during the period.
While urging residents to pray for peace and stability in the country, Namadi lauded security agencies for their professionalism, commitment, and dedication during the protest.
The governor had on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew following the vandalism and looting of public and private properties during the protest.
NAN
Voilent protest: Yobe govt relaxes curfew on three towns
Following a considerable improvement in the security situation in Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru towns, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved a review in the curfew imposed on the three towns by five hours.
Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.
According to the statement, the curfew is now relaxed from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm for people to undertake lawful activities, with effect from Sunday, August 4, 2024.
“The security agencies are enjoined to maintain the current level of security alertness and ensure that no space is given to hoodlums and miscreants to perpetrate any act of lawlessness during the curfew relaxation period,” the statement ordered.
The government, through the statement, urged law abiding citizens to carry out their lawful activities during the intervening period (12:00 noon to 5:00 PM), while the period between 5.00p.m to 12.00 noon remains restricted.
Recall that, on August 1, 2024, Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru towns in the state turned violent, which led to the imposition of a curfew in the towns.
About three lives were lost, and property worth millions destroyed in the affected town.
Voilent protest: Yobe govt relaxes curfew on three towns
Fulfil your campaign promises on youth empowerment, group urges Akpabio, Ogbuku
The Niger Delta Youth Movement has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, to expedite action on their promises of empowering the youth of the region.
The Senate President and the NDDC MD had promised holistic youth empowerment during the recently concluded Niger Delta Youth Conference held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
In a statement on Saturday by its National President, Ekene Frank, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the group expressed appreciation for the Senate President’s fatherly disposition towards the region.
He urged him to act swiftly on his promises.
“I sincerely thank the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for his fatherly disposition towards the region. His harmonious relationship with the youth of the region was evident at the recent Ethnic Nationalities Youth Conference organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission.
“While thanking the Senate President and the Samuel Ogbuku-led management of the NDDC for their pledge of holistic youth empowerment at the recently concluded Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Conference, we urge that action be expedited,” the statement said.
Regarding the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, Frank commended the youth of the region for refusing to join the protest against the President Tinubu-led administration. He explained that the Niger Delta youth shunned the protest because they have seen verifiable indices of commitment by the administration toward addressing the economic hardship in the country.
The statement read, “The National Executive Council of the Niger Delta Youth Movement appreciates the youth of the Niger Delta region for refusing to join the protest against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While not feigning ignorance of the economic challenges in Nigeria, we have seen verifiable indices of commitment towards reducing these challenges in the short term and gradual revamping of our economy in the long run.
“There are also strong and concrete demonstrations of good governance within the nine states of our region through deliberate programmes that are impacting citizens in rural areas.”
Frank also appreciated President Tinubu for his concern for the Niger Delta region, noting that it is under the present administration that the South-East Development Commission was signed into law.
“Under President Tinubu, the South East Development Commission was signed into law – something that should have been done immediately after the Nigerian civil war,” the statement added.
Protesters block road, hold Sunday service in Plateau
Protesters in Jos, the Plateau State capital, organised a church service on Sunday as part of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, which began on Thursday.
The ongoing church service is being held at the Old Airport Roundabout, with a large crowd of protesters in attendance, including Christian and Muslim leaders as well as a former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung.
The protesters, brandishing Nigerian flags, blocked the Old Airport Roundabout, compelling motorists to seek alternative routes within the metropolis.
Some of those who spoke with our correspondent said the church service is significant because they believe that God still has the capacity to intervene in the affairs of Nigeria and turn things around for the good of the suffering citizens.
A protester, Philip Madaki, who said he arrived at the Old Airport Junction for the Sunday service around 7:30 am, said, “I have been participating in the protest since it began on Thursday, and today being Sunday, we are continuing with the protest with a church service.
“As the protest is ongoing, we believe that God Almighty has not abandoned the country and its citizens, and we know He has the power to turn the hearts of kings in whichever direction He wants.
“And we want Him to visit our leaders in the country, especially those in governance positions, and touch their hearts so that they will know that the citizens are really suffering because of bad governance and their harsh economic policies in the country and be able to do something to change the situation. That’s why we are adding the church service to the ongoing protests.”
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Protest: ‘Pack of empty words, load of irrelevancies’ – Inibehe Effiong on Tinubu’s nationwide address
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast to Nigerians as “a pack of empty words and a time-wasting load of irrelevancies.”
Effiong said the president’s speech is a confirmation of his long held view that Nigerians are dealing with “a fatalistic political class that is intentionally deaf and willfully blind to the sufferings and yearnings of the citizens.”
The lawyer’s statement posted on his X handle on Sunday comes on the heels of Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast to Nigerians.
The president in his address, the president ruled out the return of fuel subsidy, contrary to the demands of the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protesters, who are seeking a return of the controversial scheme.
However, not satisfied with Tinubu’s speech, Effiong said the President only did what despots do, which according to him is ignoring the agitations of the masses.
Effiong said: “President Tinubu’s speech is just a pack of empty words and a time wasting load of irrelevancies.
“It is a confirmation of my long held view, that we are dealing with a fatalistic political class that is intentionally deaf and willfully blind to the sufferings and yearnings of Nigerians.
“This president is disconnected from the reality of the everyday Nigerian. He’s living in an imaginary Nigeria that only exists in his head. The speech couldn’t have been more meaningless and aimless.
“Those who wrote it, and Mr. Tinubu, who read it out, have succeeded in justifying the reasons for the nationwide protest.
“It is appalling that despite what we have witnessed across the country in the last three days, the President did not deem it necessary to speak to the specific demands of the protesters.
“A government is only useful if it serves the interests of the governed. This government is anti-people.
“Tinubu made no mention of electoral reform, no reversal of his horrible and devastating economic policies, he made no attempt to cut down the overbloated size of his government.
“Tinubu made no concessions.
“This President only did what despots do; ignore the agitations of the masses.
“Great leaders make sacrifices for their country, but terrible leaders like Tinubu only know how to sacrifice the country for their own interests.
“It is not his voice that people wanted to hear, people wanted him to speak directly to their demands. His call for dialogue is in bad faith. He did not address the mindless killing of protesters by security agencies in any meaningful way. He also did not set up any credible machinery for a purposeful dialogue.
“Tinubu is preoccupied with the ridiculous idea that the protest is being sponsored by his political adversaries. This provocative arrogance by Nigerian politicians will be ended one day by Nigerians, one way or the other.”
Protest: ‘Pack of empty words, load of irrelevancies’ – Inibehe Effiong on Tinubu’s nationwide address
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters hold Sunday service in Jos
Christians participating in the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Plateau State held a Sunday service at the protest ground in Old Airport Junction in Jos.
Onyii Egbuche, tweeting as #Arthur0287, disclosed this in a series of pictures and videos shared on X.com on Sunday.
One of his captions read, “Protest Day 4: Christians and Muslims jubilating during Sunday service at the protest ground.”
Another user, #witty_cruz, shared pictures with the caption, “Day 4: Protesters and Christians hold Sunday service at the protest ground in Jos. A beautiful sight to behold.”
Nigerians began the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest on Thursday, August 1, to draw the attention of the government to the hardships faced by citizens.
In a broadcast on Sunday morning, President Bola Tinubu called for dialogue and an immediate end to the nationwide protests, adding that his administration is ready to listen to and address the concerns of protesters.
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Edo Poll: Imasuagbon seeks Akpata’s, disqualification
One of the aspirants in the Labour Party primary election, Kenneth Imasuangbon, has taken the party candidate in the September 21 Edo governorship election, Olumide Akpata, the LP, and the Independent National Electoral Commission to the Court of Appeal. Imasuangbon is dissatisfied with the decisions by Justice Quadri of the Federal High Court in Benin
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Two dead in Israel stabbing, assailant killed — Medics
Two people were killed on Sunday and two others wounded in a stabbing attack near Tel Aviv, Israeli medics said, with police reporting a Palestinian suspect was “neutralised” and later died in hospital.
The Magen David Adom emergency service said in a statement that the “terrorist attack” took place in several locations in Holon, a southern suburb of Israel’s commercial hub, Tel Aviv.
It comes at a moment of heightened tension in Israel and the wider Middle East, nearly 10 months into the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
The stabbing suspect, from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was “neutralised” by a police officer who arrived at the scene, the force said in a statement without elaborating.
The Shamir Medical Centre said the assailant was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the hospital near Holon in critical condition.
A 66-year-old woman and a man aged around 80 were badly wounded and died from their injuries shortly after the attack, the Wolfson Hospital in the city said.
Israeli news website Ynet said the pair, whose ages Magen David Adom earlier gave as 70, were married.
Two other men were wounded, the emergency service said.
A 68-year-old was in serious condition and a 26-year-old was moderately wounded.
“This was a complex and difficult terrorist attack, with the victims located in three different places, around 500 metres (yards) from each other,” Magen David Adom said.
Regional tensions have soared as Iran and Middle Eastern armed groups it backs threatened retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday, which they blame on Israel and an Israeli strike in Beirut hours earlier that killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the scene of Sunday’s attack, where he told journalists: “Our war is not only against Iran but also here in the streets.”
“This is why we have armed the Israeli population with more than 150,000 gun permits,” said the far-right politician who has loosened gun laws and repeatedly called on ordinary Israelis to carry arms.
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12 key takeaways from Tinubu’s broadcast on nation-wide protests
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, outlined programs and policies his government had put in place in the last one year, as against widespread discontent from majority of Nigerians who felt the government had derailed from its campaign promises.
In a nationwide broadcast where he addressed Nigerians in the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protests, Tinubu reiterated that his administration was focused on delivering good governance to Nigerians and also defended the policies his government has put in place which had brought about unbearable hardship and hunger on citizens.
“The decisions I made were necessary if we must reverse the decades of economic mismanagement that didn’t serve us well,” Tinubu said while justifying his policies which many believe were responsible for the hardship.
“I can assure you that I am focused fully on delivering the governance to the people – good governance for that matter,” he insisted.
He further argued that in the last one year, the “aggregate government revenues have more than doubled, hitting over N9.1tn in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, due to efforts to block leakages, introduce automation, and mobilise funding creatively without additional burden on the people.”
Here are 12 takeaways from President Tinubu’s broadcast on his government’s achievements in one year.
1. Infrastructure Development:
President Tinubu insisted that his government’s infrastructural projects will go a long way to create a lasting impact on the economy and Nigerians in general.
“We are working to complete inherited projects critical to our economic prosperity, including roads, bridges, railways, power, and oil and gas developments. Notably, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and Sokoto-Badagry Highway projects will open up 16 connecting states, creating thousands of jobs and boosting economic output through trade, tourism and cultural integration.”
2. Youth Empowerment Programmes:
Tinubu said his government has embarked on massive youth empowerment programmes aimed at empowering the youths and making them self sufficient.
“We have secured $620 million under the Digital and Creative Enterprises (IDiCE) – a programme to empower our young people, creating millions of IT and technical jobs that will make them globally competitive. These programmes include the 3 Million Technical Talents scheme”.
3. Establishment of Skill-Up Artisans Programme (SUPA), the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA); and the National Youth Talent Export Programme (NATEP).
4. Student Loans Scheme:
“Our administration has shown its commitment to the youth by setting up the student loan scheme. To date, 45.6 billion Naira has already been processed for payment to students and their respective institutions”.
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5. Establishment of Consumer Credit Corporation:
“We established the Consumer Credit Corporation with over N200 billion to help Nigerians to acquire essential products without the need for immediate cash payments, making life easier for millions of households”.
6. Reduction of external debt profile:
“We have been able to reduce our debts to 68% in the last 13 months. We have also cleared legitimate outstanding foreign exchange obligations of about $5billion without any adverse impact on our programmes”.
7. Oil and gas sector reforms:
Tinubu claimed the once-declining oil and gas industry is experiencing a resurgence on the back of the reforms he announced in May 2024 to address the gaps in the Petroleum Industry Act.
8. Release of extra funds to states:
“N570 billion to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens, while 600,000 nano-businesses have benefitted from our nano-grants. An additional 400,000 more nano-businesses are expected to benefit”.
9. Loans to small scale businesses:
“75,000 beneficiaries have been processed to receive our N1million Micro and Small Business single-digit interest loans, starting this month. We have also built 10 MSME hubs within the past year, created 240,000 jobs through them and 5 more hubs are in progress which will be ready by October this year”.
10. New national wage:
“I signed the National Minimum Wage into law last week, and the lowest-earning workers will now earn at least N70,000 a month”.
11. Housing Projects:
“Six months ago in Karsana, Abuja, I inaugurated the first phase of our ambitious housing initiative, the Renewed Hope City and Estate. This project is the first of six we have planned across the nation’s geopolitical zones. Each of these cities will include a minimum of 1,000 housing units, with Karsana itself set to deliver 3,212 units”
12. Incentive to farmers:
“We are providing incentives to farmers to increase food production at affordable prices. I have directed that tariffs and other import duties should be removed on rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, drugs, and other pharmaceutical and medical supplies for the next 6 months, in the first instance, to help drive down the prices”.
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