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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has called for an end to “bloodshed, violence and destruction” as protests against rising cost of living enter the fourth day. Thousands of Nigerians, many of them young people, began marching on the streets of major cities, including Lagos and Abuja, on August 1 to pressure government to reverse “bad” economic…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked news alleging that its officers were involved in the killing of a teenager during the ongoing protest in Abuja. The spokesperson of the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Saturday, however, said that the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh has ordered an immediate…
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President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday (tomorrow) address the nation in a national broadcast at 7:00 am. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Saturday, enjoined television, radio, and other electronic media outlets to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the…
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President Bola Tinubu on Saturday said he is worried over the continuing protests in parts of the country, expressing the determination of his administration to provide succour and cushion the hardship being faced by the citizens. President Tinubu’s worry is coming against the backdrop of growing public concern that he has, curiously, kept mute over…
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The Borgu Youths Development Association in Borgu Local Council of Niger State has lauded the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) for the rehabilitation and expansion of the water scheme, saying the lack of access to safe drinking water by the people of New Bussa as a result of decay in the infrastructure…
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