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Hunger protest day 2: Nigeria law is against you – Protesters urge police to join them [VIDEO]

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Hunger protest day 2: Nigeria law is against you – Protesters urge police to join them [VIDEO]

Protesters have urged the Nigeria police to withdraw their triggers and support them in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest.
The protesters made the call in Ojota Lagos on Friday, during the day 2 of the 10 days protest.
TVN reports that Nigerians on Thursday August 1, commenced a 10 days nationwide protest tagged ‘EndBadGovernance’ following the country’s economic hardship.
Following the success of day 1, protesters are already gathering for day 2 across the nation.
Some Lagos protesters that converged at Ojota, shared videos of them addressing the security operatives that seemed to have come to attack them.
One of the protesters with megaphones, said in pidgin “Make una no pull [the trigger]. I beg make una hold the trigger because you guys are supposed to be earning what the senators are earning but instead na una dey guide people wey dey loot.
“It is time you have to stand with the people (protesters) who can speak for you because the law you serve is against you.
“So stand with the civilians, stand with the people because the guns you are holding today you will drop it and another person will take over from you. That is why you have to use it well and not kill us.”
In response to the protesters, the security operatives immediately turned their back and walked away.
Watch the video below;

Day 2: Protesters in Ojota Lagos are defiant!!
I love the spirit. We must #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria pic.twitter.com/qP4Uzfgm7q
— FS Yusuf (@FS_Yusuf_) August 2, 2024

Hunger protest day 2: Nigeria law is against you – Protesters urge police to join them [VIDEO]

Education major tool to eradicate poverty — Amadeus varsity founder

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Education major tool to eradicate poverty — Amadeus varsity founder

The Founder of Amadeus University, Amizi Oloko, in Ikwuano LGA, Abia State, Godwin Nwabunka, has described education as a major tool for empowerment and for driving people out of poverty.

Nwabunka stated this on Thursday while unveiling the university, explaining that when education is combined with entrepreneurship training, sustainable ICT development, teaching and learning equipment, loans, grants and scholarship schemes, good healthcare programmes, as well as students’ social and religious activities, it can help lift people out of poverty.

The founder said the university offers all these and aims to lift at least 20 women out of poverty annually.

He said, “This university shall target lifting at least 20 women out of poverty yearly in association with our founder’s Grooming Centre. This is in addition to reaching out to vulnerable groups in the host communities with various interventions. We shall also create academic programmes intended to give a second chance to school dropouts within our host communities.

“The university shall maintain a robust relationship with the state government, National Universities Commission, and various interest groups who impact our programmes and activities.”

In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Samuel Nzotta, disclosed that the university is a model of digitalised and virtual learning, with a philosophy that “emphasises scholarship for excellence, unfettered access to functional higher education, product quality and competitiveness of the university.”

Amadeus University is set to launch in September, offering 19 undergraduate programmes across four faculties, as approved by the National University Commission.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, the institution will be a pioneer in digital education, leveraging cutting-edge Information and Communication Technology to drive all aspects of university life.

The Vice-Chancellor emphasised that Amadeus University is designed to be a digital university where ICT will play a central role in enhancing efficiency and reliability in all services and operations.

“Presently, digital platforms have been developed for students’ e-admission, e-registration, e-payment, e-transcript, e-governance consisting of e-senate, and e-council,” he said, adding that the university has concluded arrangements for setting up structures for e-learning and e-teaching before the end of the 2024/2025 academic year.

“One important feature of the school curriculum,” he said, “is the inculcation of entrepreneurship training skills to ensure that we produce graduates who have the necessary training to create jobs in their fields rather than being job seekers,” Nzotta said.

Fielding questions from newsmen, Nwabunka said the university is a product of the ecosystem, demonstrating that good things can come from the state and the country and will be part of the process.

He added, “We are here to change the narrative and create an environment where all will feel comfortable. We want to create an environment free from crisis.”

The current landmass of the university is about 110 hectares but is challenged by an access road, for which the founder pleaded with the government at all levels.

“Give us an access road, an enabling atmosphere, and developers will come,” he pleaded.

Youths demand end to bad governance as protest enters day two in Osun

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Youths demand end to bad governance as protest enters day two in Osun

Residents of Osun State have again stormed major streets of Osogbo in continuation of the #EndBadGovernance protest.
The protest, which enters day two on Friday saw protester trooped out enmasse on the major streets of Osogbo to press home their demands from the government.
The protesters insisted that they would not rest on their oars until when their demands are met by the government.
They said they came out en masses yesterday, and the government heard their demands, but turned deaf ears
TVN recalled that protesters on Thursday stormed streets in protest against hunger and hardship in the country.
The protesters, under the aegis of Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens had marched through major streets of the capital city starting from the popular Freedom Park.
They took the march to Olaiya Junction where they matched through the Gbongan-Ibadan road to the premises of the Osun State House of Assembly on Thursday.
They were also protests in Ile-Ife, where protesters chanted solidarity songs and carried banners bearing different inscriptions to drive home their messages.
They called on the Federal Government to address myriads of challenges confronting the nation.
Some of the inscriptions on their banners and placards read, “We want food price control with immediate effect,” “Revert fuel price to Pre-May 29, 2023 price,” “Local Government is the key to national and economic development,” among others.
Meanwhile, the protested in Friday had moved from Old Garage to Olaiya Junction as security operatives accompanied them, while ensuring there is no break down of law and order.
Speaking, the coordinator of Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, Ajala Adetunji called for reinstatement of corruption free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation and multidimensional poverty.
Adetunji said: “Hunger, poverty and bad policy that is affecting all of us. We are here not because of any political affiliation, not because anybody is given a dime, what we have seen is a function of the people and the community that we belonged to.
“The youth population is the largest population and they are the one suffering most. The office of the citizen is the highest office in the land.
“We are not afraid of anybody. What we have come to do is to exercise our rights. According to the constitution of Nigeria, we are here to establish what we are passing through. Many people are saying we should not come out. Why are they saying that.
“What we are fighting for is for the people. Petrol price is N800 today. It is not a question of either APC or PDP. What we are passing through in this country is affecting everybody.
“Tinubu should review the by policies. We are hungry. The protest is going to last for ten days. We are going to review our own in Osun because of Osun-Osogbo festival”
Also speaking, Chairman of the Committee for Defense of Human Rights, CDHR, Emmanuel Olowu noted that it was high time for federal government to probe past and present Nigeria leaders who have looted the Treasury, recover their loot, and deposited it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and Infrastructure.
According to Olowu, government should endeavor to embark on massive investment in the public works and industrialization that will help employ Nigeria’s teeming youths.
He called for investment in education and give Nigeria students grants,not loans with aggressively pursue free and compulsory education for children across Nigeria.
Meanwhile, security personnel were on ground to sustain peace and security of life and property as protest was done in a peaceful manner.
Youths demand end to bad governance as protest enters day two in Osun

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters reconvene after tear gas attack in Abuja

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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters reconvene after tear gas attack in Abuja

The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have reconvened at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

This is coming a few minutes after the protesters and journalists were teargassed at the popular Berger roundabout.

Immediately after arriving at the stadium, the protesters chanted that they would not back down until the Federal Government met their demands.

Speaking to journalists, a protester identified as Tari, lamented the actions of the police officers.

She stated that they (the protesters) remain resolute and wouldn’t be intimidated by the actions of the police.

Tari said, “The police must explain to us why they are harassing us. There is hunger in the land. We remain resolute, we will remain on the streets unless the President listens to us. “

Another protester, Michael Zayi, said, “It is very bad. When a child cries and the parent doesn’t listen, the results are always not palatable. We are peaceful protesters. The issue behind the issue is that if the president had listened to us, we would not have been in this situation.

“Hope is alive when persistence is in motion. The worst thing in life is not death but hunger. People are hungry. No amount of teargas will stop us from demanding better lives for ourselves.”

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Social media users descend on Ogun Gov, Abiodun, for calling Nigerians sore losers

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Social media users descend on Ogun Gov, Abiodun, for calling Nigerians sore losers

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has incurred the wrath of Netizens for calling Nigerians ‘sore losers’ in his reaction to the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest that shut down several cities yesterday.
Abiodun got into the bad books of Nigerians during an interview session on Channels Television on Friday when he made the comment, which many felt was like running salt into the injuries of the masses who were not happy with the hardship they had been made to go through under the President Bola Tinubu administration.
While responding to a question on the necessity for the nationwide protests, Abiodun said:
“The problem we have today is that Nigerians are sore losers. Rather than accept that If you want a regime change, wait till 2027.
“Don’t begin to sponsor faceless, leaderless protests under the guise that you are dissatisfied. The current realities are not peculiar to Nigeria alone.”

The comments drew a lot of angry responses from many Nigerians who took to X to berate him.
Read some of the comments below:
“Dapo Abiodun, a sitting Governor who lived large on tax payers money for 4 years without any significant achievement in Ogun State and was rewarded with another 4years called Nigerians “sore losers” on a live television.
READ ALSO:#EndBadGovernance: Violence in Jigawa as protesters raze APC Secretariat
“Can you now see that we aren’t even angry enough?”

Dapo Abiodun, a sitting Governor who lived large on tax payers money for 4years without any significant achievement in Ogun State and was rewarded with another 4years called Nigerians “sore losers” on a live television.
Can you now see that we aren’t even angry enough?
— Ayo FBI (@PureMinD__) August 2, 2024

“Nigerians, over to you! This incompetent …called Nigerians Sore Losers! – Dapo Abiodun. The Audacity of a … to undermine the efforts of hard-working Nigerians demanding a better country.
“I blame the people of Ogun State for dishing out this trash to the public!”
@DapoAbiodunCON

Nigerians, over to you!
This incompetent criminal called Nigerians Sore Losers! – Dapo AbiodunThe Audacity of a fraudster to undermine the efforts of hard-working Nigerians demanding a better country.
I blame the people of Ogun State for dishing out this trash to the public!… pic.twitter.com/n74XLlyncc
— HeyFranny (@FrannyOD) August 2, 2024

“Gov. Dapo Abiodun is one of the most useless Governor I have ever seen in my life. We must #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria by force by fire.”

Gov. Dapo Abiodun is one of the most useless Governor I have ever seen in my life
we must end #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria by force by fire. pic.twitter.com/YidNiLbuA3
— BigJoe (@sr_leky) August 2, 2024

“History will judge Osibajo who used federal might to imposed this useless man on Ogun people….. He has proved to be very useless beyond reasonable doubt.”

History will judge Osibajo who used federal might to imposed this useless man on Ogun people….. He has proved to be very useless beyond reasonable doubt
— Isaac Olowoloba (@IsaacOlowoloba) August 2, 2024

“Dapo Abiodun na you and your family be losers. Oloriburuku man. Werey can’t even fix road, I don’t know how the people of Ogun state tolerated this….
“Eleyi Eron lasan lasan dey talk rubbishh. I shalll never be welll with you fool.”

Dapo Abiodun na you and your family be losers
Oloriburuku man
Werey can’t even fix road, I don’t know how the people of Ogun state tolerated this senseless idiooot.
Eleyi Eron lasan lasan dey talk rubbishh
I shalll never be welll with you foool
— Ovuemax (@Ovuemax) August 2, 2024

“This man is so useless to the extent he no get Wetin to do again for Ogun state na bike this one carry come most useless Governor so far.”

This man is so useless to the extent he no get Wetin to do again for Ogun state na bike this one carry come most useless Governor so far
— oluwa dorlaz (@Oluwadorlaz103) August 2, 2024

“How can a sitting governor label Nigerians as Sore losers on National TV? The APC has been in power for 9 years, if the party is still grappling with the economy then the APC doesn’t deserve 3 more years, Nigerians want a leader whose solutions trickle down to the masses.”

How can a sitting governor label Nigerians as Sore losers on National TV? The APC has been in power for 9 years, if the party is still grappling with the economy then the APC doesn't deserve 3 more years, Nigerians want a leader whose solutions trickle down to the masses
— hola hovito (@dahray82) August 2, 2024

“The saddest thing is that in 2027, some Nigeria’s will still vote and fight that APC should win. 2027, if we are serious… We should have total change of government. But it is not the country we are, wait and see.”

The saddest thing is that in 2027, some Nigeria's will still vote and fight that APC should win.
2027, if we are serious… We should have total change of government.
But it is not the country we are, wait and see.
— JessyJackson Akpesiri (@Jessica_Egbedi) August 2, 2024

“The guts to call Nigerians sore losers. Last time, they said we should wait for the election, and we waited. They rigged it. We complained, and they say we should go to court, and we went they rigged and destroyed our constitution. Now, they couldn’t deliver good governance with the power they stole and ran with. We are protesting. They are now calling us sore losers and said we should wait for another 2027 so that they will rig it and tell us to wait for 2031. No. #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.”

The guts to call Nigerians sore lovers. Last time, they said we should wait for the election, and we waited. They rigged it. We complained, and they say we should go to court, and we went they rigged and destroyed our constitution. Now, they couldn't deliver good governance with…
— Crypto Airdrop | 50x (@blochief) August 2, 2024

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EndBadGovernance Day 2: Protesters converge in Lagos, Abuja, Port Hacourt

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EndBadGovernance Day 2: Protesters converge in Lagos, Abuja, Port Hacourt

Protesters have begun Day Two of the ongoing hunger protest in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory Abuja, and Port Harcourt Rivers states.
This is according to a situation report by Channels TV programme, the August Protests on Friday.
It is reported that protesters had converged at the Ojota area and Lekki Tollgate.
There was a fracas between pro- and anti-EndBadGovernance that was put under control by the Nigeria Police.
The majority of protesters have resisted being confined inside the Gani Fawehinmi Park, in Ojota Lagos.
Earlier, the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, urged residents to remain peaceful while noting that the governor of the State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will continue to dialogue with Lagosians.
Similarly, protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have started marching from Pleasure Park along the popular Aba road.
Abuja protesters have started gathering at the MKO Abiola Stadium and Berger Junction.
Recall that on Thursday, many protesters hit the streets across major cities, protesting against economic hardship.
However, the protest turned bloody in Kano, Abuja, Yobe, Borno, Niger states where at least ten people were reported dead and others were injured.

EndBadGovernance Day 2: Protesters converge in Lagos, Abuja, Port Hacourt

Organisers condemn police attack on Abuja protesters

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Organisers condemn police attack on Abuja protesters

One of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, the ‘Take It Back Movement,’ has condemned attacks by some men of the Nigeria Police Force on protesters gathered at the Berger Roundabout in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Early on Friday, police officers stationed at the roundabout teargassed protesters and journalists alike who were gathered at the venue for the second day of the protests.

In a short statement, the Director of Mobilisation for the Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, said the actions of the policemen were a reminder that the administration’s claim of upholding the tenets of democracy was “nothing but a facade.”

He stated that the disregard for human rights would only further provoke impoverished and hungry Nigerians, whom he said, wouldn’t be silenced.

“Today’s brutal harassment of peaceful protesters at Berger Junction by the police is a stark reminder that the Tinubu administration’s claims of democracy are nothing but a facade.

“Despite donning the garb of freedom, its actions reek of tyranny. This blatant disregard for human rights will only serve to further provoke the already impoverished and hungry Nigerians, who will not be silenced,” Adenola stated.

Details later…

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Telcos say 30m SIM lines risk disconnections over improper NIN linkage

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Telcos say 30m SIM lines risk disconnections over improper NIN linkage

The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has disclosed that over 30 million phone lines in Nigeria that are not properly linked to a National Identification Number (NIN) risk being disconnected.
ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo who made this revelation noted that these lines span various digital devices including car trackers, MiFi units, WiFi devices, and Point of Sale (POS) machines.
Adebayo made this known during an interview on News Central on Thursday.
“The numbers are staggering. We are looking at potentially over 30 million SIM cards, including those in various digital devices, that have not been properly linked to the NIN. Many of these SIMs are in car trackers, POS machines, MiFis, WiFis, and many other devices that use SIMs to operate”.
This disclosure follows recent confusion caused by the unblocking of lines that were not connected to their NINs.
Last weekend, telecom operators began barring phone lines not linked with NINs days before the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) July 31, 2024 deadline.
Since February 2024, telecom operators have been implementing a phased disconnection of phone lines in compliance with an NCC directive.
At the end of 2023, the regulator mandated that telcos disconnect lines that had not been successfully linked with NIN across three phases, culminating on July 31, 2024.
Over the weekend, at least three million phone lines were initially blocked before the NCC instructed telcos to restore the blocked lines.
Adebayo clarified that these subscribers were disconnected due to discrepancies in records between telecom operators and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
READ ALSO:Minister denies asking telcos to tamper with network to frustrate protesters
“There are instances where individuals provided their NINs, but the information did not match our records,” Adebayo noted.
“These discrepancies must be resolved at service centers to ensure proper verification.”
While the timing of the disconnections coincided with nationwide protests, Adebayo emphasised that there was no correlation as the action had commenced long before the protests.
“Unfortunately, the disconnection coincided with the planned protests, but it had nothing to do with stifling communication,” he said.
“We are guided by our social contract with subscribers and provide services on a non-discriminatory basis.”
The ALTON Chairman also highlighted the critical role of accurate data in building a reliable national database, urging individuals to provide truthful and consistent information during registration to avoid future complications.
“To have a reliable and equipped national database, all of us must contribute accurate information,” Adebayo urged.
“This database can only be as reliable as the information provided by the public.”
In response to the challenges posed by the disconnections, Adebayo mentioned that the NCC has directed all operators to reactivate lines that were disconnected over the weekend, allowing consumers a limited period to properly link their NIN to their SIM.
“The consumer is our priority, therefore, considering the challenges the blockages have caused, the commission has directed all operators to reactivate all lines that were disconnected over the weekend,” Adebayo stated.
“Reactivated consumers are to note that this is for a limited period to allow them to properly link their NIN to their SIM.”
By: Babajide Okeowo
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Wike trying to bully us, says VeryDarkMan

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Wike trying to bully us, says VeryDarkMan

Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is attempting to bully the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters by restricting them to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

VeryDarkMan, who spoke moments before police teargassed protesters at the Berger Roundabout in Abuja on Friday, said they had no need to go to the stadium since they were not footballers like Victor Osimhen or Jay Jay Okocha.

He called on President Bola Tinubu to address them.

He warned the protesters against violence, stating that he would personally hand over any protesters who caused any form of violence to the police.

The nationwide protest started on Thursday in Abuja and other parts of the country to demand an end to hunger and bad governance.

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Empower the youths – Anglican Bishop tells Nigerian govt

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Empower the youths – Anglican Bishop tells Nigerian govt

The Bishop of Calabar Diocese of the Anglican Communion, Rev Professor Nneoyi Onen Egbe, has advised the federal government to create more economic opportunities which would empower the Nigerian youths.
He said this would dissuade them from thinking about protests and crimes.
He spoke in an interview in the church headquarters in Calabar.
He said, “If they empower this working population, the youths, there will be a throwback, a cyclical effect on the market, on the economy because these are the same people who buy from the market.
“If you increase a person’s salary, his tithe in the church will also step up if he is paying and maybe he wil be more liberal to give some extra offerings and it will also help the system because, as we stand today, even the N30,000 minimum wage, I don’t know how many private people are paying it.
“We live with a system where the leaders are largely insensitive to what is happening around them and do not care what the workers are going through, but I think it’s not right.”
Empower the youths – Anglican Bishop tells Nigerian govt

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