Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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Hunger protest: Prominent Nigerians worry as demonstrators wave Russian flag in Kano
Some Nigerians, including a former general and ex-diplomats, have expressed worry after some protesters in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest waved what appeared like the Russian flag. They said the scene did not portend well for the country and warned Nigerians and the Federal Government to guard against foreign incursion. The nationwide protest, which commenced on…
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UPDATED: St. Lucia’s Alfred wins Olympics women’s 100m gold
Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred stunned favourite Sha’Carri Richardson to win the Olympics women’s 100m gold medal on Saturday, etching her name into history to claim the Caribbean nation’s first ever medal at the Games. Alfred – who had never finished on the podium at a major outdoor championships prior to Saturday’s final – conjured a…
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Hunger Protest Unites Christians, Muslims In Plateau
As the nationwide protest entered its second day, Christians and Muslims in Plateau State united and protested side by side. For decades, Plateau has been plagued by ethno-religious crises, causing division between Christians and Muslims But the hunger protest, part of a nationwide demonstration against the high cost of living and insecurity, provided a platform…
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Senegal gives singer deadline to start building his Akon City
A single arched concrete block juts out of a field in Senegal where R&B singer Akon first laid the foundation stone for his $6 billion metropolis four years ago. The West African nation granted the artist 136 acres of land on its Atlantic Coast in 2020 to build his Akon City — envisioned as a…
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Protests Will Continue Till FG Meets Demands, Organisers Reply Adegboruwa
Says protests may exceed 10 days Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests against economic hardship say the nationwide rallies which entered the second day on Friday will continue till President Bola Tinubu addresses their demands.Damilare Adenola, Director of Mobilisation of Take It Back Movement, a non-governmental organisation, stated this on Channels Television’s The August Protests programme…
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Video of me, Peter Obi protesting, shocking, says Senator Kingibe
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has expressed shock and disbelief over a misleading viral video that allegedly shows her and the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, leading protests in Abuja on Thursday. Describing the video as a malicious and deliberate effort to discredit her and Obi, Kingibe…
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Edo residents loot truckload of rice
Anxiety was in the air when residents of Urora in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, looted a truckload of rice parked in the vicinity on the opening day of the protest against bad governance and hunger, which took place across the nation. In a 40-second viral video, watched by our correspondent, residents were seen running…
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Protests: Photojournalist with PUNCH newspaper arrested
A photojournalist with The PUNCH newspaper, Kayode Jaiyeola, was on Thursday arrested by the FCT Police Command in Abuja while covering the hunger protest. Jaiyeola, in a distress call to one of his colleagues, said he was arrested at Eagles Square by an officer attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser. Jaiyeola said…
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WhatsApp plans to exit Nigeria over heavy fine imposed by Tinubu’s govt
One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Alongside the substantial fine, the FCCPC has directed WhatsApp to cease sharing user data with other Facebook companies…
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Gunmen kill four police officers, PoS operator in Imo
Gunmen on Monday evening killed four police officers at stop and search checkpoint along Owerri-Onitsha road in Imo state. An eyewitness, who claimed to be a resident of Irete in Owerri-west Local Government Area of the state, said fear couldn’t allow him and others to ascertain how many civilians were also shot. He said, “The…