Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Olympics: Tears Of Joy As Nigeria’s Favour Ofili Storms To 200m Final
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili was in tears after she stormed to the final of the 200m race in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ofili qualified for the final after picking up the second automatic spot in the race on Monday, reigniting Nigeria’s hopes for a medal at the Games.She finished with a season’s best of 22.05s, falling…
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Violent protest: Arewa group urges Tinubu to relocate Kano’s Digital innovation park to Kebbi
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Concerned Northern Forum has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to relocate National Communication Commission Digital innovation Park to Kebbi state, this followed the Vandalization of the park in the ongoing protest across the country. Speaking at a Press conference in Abuja leader of the forum, Comrade Abdulsalam Mohammed Kazeem noted…
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Hunger protest: Hoodlums attack bank, mount armoured tank in Kaduna
The ongoing #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest in Kaduna took a new twist on Monday as protesters regrouped and set fire to a security patrol vehicle belonging to the Kaduna State Vigilance Service in Rigasa, located in the Igabi Local Government Area. The Zaria office of the Kaduna State Traffic Law Enforcement Agency was also razed. Spokesman for…
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Lagos, Oyo, Ondo top list of southwest states with highest federal allocation, see breakdown
From the data available on the portal of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Lagos State, Oyo and Ondo States have taken the lead of southwest states in Nigeria who received the highest federal allocations from January–May in year 2024. While Lagos takes the lead, receiving a total sum of N131, 431, 787, 816.06 from January-May,…
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Queues resurface as Marketers stop fuel supply amid hunger protests
Oil marketers have explained that the reappearance of queues at filling stations in many states is because of the halt in the supply of petroleum products by dealers in a bid to avert losing their assets due to the ongoing nationwide hunger protests. Many states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, witnessed varying…
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BBNAJIA Season 9: Tami becomes first evicted housemate
The dynamic duo ‘Tami’, consisting of Toyosi and Dami, has been evicted from the Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ season, becoming the first pair to leave the house. This eviction reduces the number of pairs to 13, setting the stage for intense competition and shifting house dynamics. Initially, four pairs received the least votes:…
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Babangida speaks on endorsing military rule
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has denied endorsing military rule for the country. His media office in a statement signed by Mahmud Abdullahi said Babangida was committed to democratic rule and not military. The statement said: “Our attention has been drawn to a post on a parody account on X, formerly known as twitter,…
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Hunger Protest: Protesters ignore Tinubu’s plea, move to occupy Abuja today
A few hours after President Bola Tinubu’s plea in a nationwide address on Sunday seeking an end to the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest which started on August 1, the protesters have vowed not to heed his call. Rather than ending the protest, the demonstrators, tweeting on X.com under #OccupyAbuja on Sunday, said they would be shifting…
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‘I swear, I’ll kill’ – Policeman threatens to kill Kano protesters
A police officer in Kano, where the #EndBadGovernance protests have escalated into violence, was captured on video openly threatening to kill protesters. The unrest in the city saw hoodlums looting both government and private properties, leading to clashes with security forces. The violent outbreak reached a peak at the Government House in Kano, prompting authorities…
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Organisers begin N4bn fund raising via GoFundMe as protest enters Day 4
As the nationwide protest enters its fourth day, some of the organisers and supporters of the demonstration have set up pages to raise over N4bn through GoFundMe, a popular online crowdfunding platform. Checks by Sunday PUNCH show that as of Saturday evening, a total of N4.1bn had been benchmarked to be donated through accounts created…