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You tell us every time to endure, for how long?, Protesters ask Tinubu

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You tell us every time to endure, for how long?, Protesters ask Tinubu

Major cities across the country are witnessing protests as the highly anticipated nationwide hunger protest begins today.

Demonstrators are seen carrying placards and chanting slogans, with photos and videos flooding social media.

In a video shared by news platform Oxygist, a protester identified as Emmanuel explained his reasons for participating.

“Today is a hunger day. Hunger has brought me out. Insecurity has brought me out. I don’t have money to buy fuel. If our demands are not met, we will remain in the streets.  We cannot keep quiet,” he said.

Hunger protesters on Thursday converged on the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

Another unidentified protester pleaded with the President, “Mr President, the hardship is too much. We are suffering in this country. You tell us every time to endure. For how long?”

Placards reading “Say no to hardship,” “End Bad Governance,” and others are visible in the videos.

Protesters in Lagos were seen singing “End bad governance,” while a group in Port Harcourt, aired by AIT, sang the old national anthem.

In Abuja, demonstrators chanted “Revolution” songs.

The protests, triggered by the prevailing economic hardship, are expected to continue until August 10, 2024.

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Youths shun protest in Kogi

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Youths shun protest in Kogi

TVN reports that most of the strategic areas in Lokoja the Kogi State capital were deserted as the nationwide protest against bad governance gets underway.
Flashpoint areas such as Ganaja Junction, Government House Road,
Paparanda and NATACO were barricaded by security agents of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, local vigilantes, and Federal Road Safety Corps.
TVN observed that most of the shops in Lokoja were under lock and key over fear of attack by protesters.
As of 9:46 am, motorists, commercial motorcyclists and tricycle riders were going about their daily activities.
Youths shun protest in Kogi

Business premises shut as protest yet to begin in Rivers 

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Business premises shut as protest yet to begin in Rivers 

Banks, petrol stations, and major business premises in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and its environs closed shops due to the anticipated nationwide protest against economic hardship.

As of  9 am on Thursday, there was no sign of protest anywhere in the metropolis, as many residents including civil servants remained at home to observe the situation.

Many of the operators are scared of being attacked or their businesses destroyed by angry protesters like it was during the #ENDSARS protest.

There are very few vehicular movements, mainly commercial were seen on the road, even as people were seen trekking to their destinations.

The entire stretch of Elekahia to Garrison through to the busy Aba Road down to Azikiwe Road past Govey House, Port Harcourt witnessed very few vehicular movements.

Our correspondent reports that the same situation applies at Aggrey Road down to the Borikiri axis of the old Port Harcourt Township where major businesses, including duel stations, remain closed.

However, at the Central Bank of Nigeria located behind Azikiwe Road in Port Harcourt, work was going on but under tight security as policemen and soldiers guarded the facility.

DSS indicts domestic staff in kidnap, murder of former EKSU Deputy VC, Prof Olaofe

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DSS indicts domestic staff in kidnap, murder of former EKSU Deputy VC, Prof Olaofe

The Ekiti State Command of the Department of State Service (DSS) has revealed a shocking twist in the abduction case of Professor Olorunfemi Olaofe, former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU).
According to a statement released on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, Olaofe’s domestic staff masterminded his abduction, leading to his gruesome murder.
Professor Olaofe was kidnapped from his residence on July 9, and an investigation by the DSS and other security agencies uncovered a sinister plot.
The statement disclosed that the domestic staff, in collaboration with seven suspected kidnappers, orchestrated the abduction.
Tragically, the investigation led to the discovery of Olaofe’s remains buried in a shallow grave at a farm settlement along Airport Road, Ijan-Ekiti.
The DSS expressed gratitude to the state government for its support in the investigation and announced that the case would be transferred to the State Police Command for prosecution, having established a case of homicide.
READ ALSO:DSS uncovers plan to infiltrate planned #EndBadGovernance protest
The statement reads, “The Department of of State Service (DSS), Ekiti state command in collaboration with other security agencies in the state wishes ro alert the general public on the uncovering of fhe gruesome murder of Olorunfemi Olaofe (Prof).
“This was occasioned by the planned kidnap of Olaofe (Prof) by a gang of about seven suspected kidnappers at his residence, located at plot 12, 15th avenue, federal housing phase II, Ado Ekiti on 9th July, 2024.
“Investigation activities revealed that the kidnap incident was masterminded by the domestic staff, who invited others in carrying out the dastardly act.
“However, further investigation by the operatives of the command led to the discovery of Olaofe’s remains buried in a shallow grave at a farm settlement along Airport Road, Ijan-Ekiti
“In the light of the above, the command wishes to dress its profound gratitude to the state government for her invaluable support in the course of the ongoing investigation.
However, the case will soon be transferred to the State Police Command for prosecution having established a case of homicide”.
This shocking revelation has sent shockwaves through the community, highlighting the brutality of the crime and the betrayal of trust by Olaofe’s domestic staff. The case serves as a grim reminder of the dangers of kidnapping and the importance of thorough investigations in bringing perpetrators to justice.
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Protesters march in Lagos amid tight security

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Protesters march in Lagos amid tight security


1st August 2024

PROTEST

Protesters are currently protesting in Lagos.

Youths in their number converged on Ikeja Undebridge where they are expected to move to Ojota.

The protest which began today is planned to last till August 10.

The protest is coming following the current economic hardship faced in the country.

Nigerians in the country had raised their voices to protest as a way of expressing their grievances against the high cost of living, hunger, high levels of unemployment, and limited access to quality education as major concerns amongst others.

The protesters converged around 8 am in their numbers chanting solidarity songs and holding placards calling for better governance.

The protest is taking place amid tight security presence including the police, LNSC, and civil defence.

Although there were scanty vehicles on the roads like the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the Alausa routes, youths in their hundreds are however marching from the Underbridge.

Gbenga Oloniniran

Gbenga has been covering Metro, politics and education beats for two years as a print and digital journalist

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    • Don’t allow the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest to degenerate, Adeyanju tells FCT CP

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    Don’t allow the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest to degenerate, Adeyanju tells FCT CP

    One of the solicitors to the protesters, Deji Adeyanju, has advised the Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, Bennett Igweh, against allowing the protests to degenerate into violence.

    His advice is coming following the CP’s insistence that the protesters must go inside the stadium.

    Addressing journalists, Adeyanju said the police should allow the protest to continue their peaceful demonstrations

    “We have been intervening to ensure the protest remains peaceful but if they don’t appreciate our interventions and want the protest to degenerate, so be it.

    “This is not the first time the police will attack us. We are used to it,” he said

    Meanwhile, some of the protesters have said the protests would continue unless President Bola Tinubu meets their demands.

    They called on the president to do the needful and the protests would be immediately called off.

    Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, lamented that the oppression under the president’s leadership had lasted too long.

    He said, “The various court orders restricting protesters to particular locations are an aberration.

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    • Nationwide protest: Julius Berger suspends construction works in Delta

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    Nationwide protest: Julius Berger suspends construction works in Delta

    Construction giant Julius Berger has abandoned the ongoing construction at DSC roundabout, PTI Junction in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State due to the nationwide protest against bad governance in Nigeria over fears of its workers being attacked, robbed and possibly kidnapped with attendant destruction of equipment.
    TVN correspondent currently monitoring the protest around town reports that the construction workers evacuated from the site two days ago.
    Commenting on the development human rights activist, Harrison Itulua said: “Today being the first day of August 2024 that’s supposed to be the commencement of the protest, we are not against peaceful protest but against violent protest whereby youths will burn tyres on the streets, block the roads, depriving others of their rights. Inasmuch as they have their right to peaceful protest, others have their right to free movements.
    “One of the dangers of violent protest is we will scare developers away from the state and Nigeria at large. For instance, the Delta State Government has paid heavily for the construction of flyovers within PTI Junction, Enerhen Junction and DSC Roundabout. Surprisingly, construction giant Julius Berger evacuated the site during our monitoring of the protest exercise for dear of the unknown so that hoodlums do not hijack the protest. Since the president has given us his word that NNPCL should sell crude oil to Dangote in naira as well as adopt other measures, I think we should give him some time because we don’t want our state to be 10 years backwards.”
    He stressed that the violent protest during the ENDSARS in 2020 in Udu communities led to the destruction of many banks. “This is the reason we are calling for a peaceful protest,” he said.
    Nationwide protest: Julius Berger suspends construction works in Delta

    Federal secretariat shut in Abuja as protest begins

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    Federal secretariat shut in Abuja as protest begins


    1st August 2024

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    As the scheduled nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest begins across the country, the federal secretariat in Abuja has been shut.

    Our correspondent observed that the gates of the office of the Head of the Civil Service were shut as security operatives manned the gate.

    Meanwhile, protesters have complied with the court order for the protests to be restricted to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

    The Eagles Square was observed to be empty as protesters at the National Stadium refused to enter the main bowl of the stadium for their protest.

     

    More details later….

    Nathaniel Shaibu

    Nathaniel has for the past year covered civil societies, religion, metro and recently the women’s ministry as correspondent with Punch Newspapers

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    • Empty streets as #EndBadGovernance protest begins in Jos (Photos)

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    Empty streets as #EndBadGovernance protest begins in Jos (Photos)

    The streets of Jos, the Plateau State capital are practically deserted as the #EndBadGovernance protest kicked off on Thursday morning.
    Popular streets in the city are practically empty while security operatives comprising of soldiers and policemen stationed themselves and their armoured tanks at strategic locations to avoid a breakdown of law and order.
    Meanwhile, a few protesters were seen gathering and mobilising youths at the Secretariat Junction in readiness for the protest and a march to the Government House in Rayfield.
    The 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest is staged by aggrieved Nigerians to draw government’s attention to their dissatisfaction with the hardship caused by the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s government and poor governance generally in the country.
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    National protest: NBA provides services for fundamental human rights violations

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    National protest: NBA provides services for fundamental human rights violations

    The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services, as a result of the ongoing hunger protest for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated.
    Yakubu Maikyau, the association’s president, in a statement issued on Thursday by the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, explained that directives have been sent out to all chairpersons of the 130 branches of the association to take up cases of breach of fundamental human rights of persons involved in the protest.
    He urged law enforcement agents to be professional and respect the human rights of others in the discharge of their duty while advising participants to go about the protest peacefully.
    He said that to monitor activities between law enforcement agents and protesters, a situation monitoring committee has been set up.
    According to the statement: “The President of the Nigerian Bar Association Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, has yesterday, July 31, 2024, directed all the Chairmen/Chairpersons of the 130 branches of the NBA to ensure that their respective human rights committees take up observed or reported cases of breach of fundamental right (s) of any citizen, harassment, intimidation or torture perpetrated by law enforcement agents, the protesters or other identified members of the public in the course of the protest.”
    The statement added that chairpersons of NBA branches have also been directed to set up Situation Monitoring Committee, SMC, to monitor and report activities and interactions between law enforcement agents and protesters, saying that to this end, an online monitoring form has been provided, and it can be accessed from the link
    He explained that members of the SMC and other members of the NBA engaged in the monitoring exercise are encouraged to complete the form and submit the same for NBA’s record and further action where necessary.
    To ensure effective coordination of the endeavour, the NBA has established Legal Support Services teams across the country headed by its first Vice President, Mrs Linda Rose Bala; the Chairman NBA-SPIDEL, Sir Steve Adehi; and the Chairman, NBA Human Rights Institute, Mr Chinonye Obiagwu.
    The NBA President has also written to the Inspector General of Police for collaboration in this regard.
    As the protest commences Thursday, August 1, 2024, NBA encouraged citizens, including its members who are joining the protest to exercise their rights peacefully and within the bounds of the law, pointing out that the security agencies are also urged to be professional and observe human rights in their duty to enforce the law.
    The NBA hunger protest is scheduled to be held in all 36 states of the country and the FCT and is to start today, August 1, and last till August 10.
    The protest is geared towards bringing government’s attention to the economic hardship currently being faced by its citizens.
    National protest: NBA provides services for fundamental human rights violations

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