Veteran singer, Onyeka Onwenu is reportedly dead. She was 72. Onyeka Onwenu reportedly slumped after performing at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli, Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. It was gathered that she was rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos but passed on. However, her family is yet to announce her passing. Details later…
Some Lagos State residents have expressed mixed reactions to the planned nationwide hunger protest, urging the Federal Government to address the needs of the masses amid persistent food inflation. They disclosed this in separate interviews with NAN in Lagos. They also said there was no money to engage in panic buying ahead of the protest….
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country, the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr. James Sule, has advised the youths and staff of the ministry not to join any group or individual in destroying public infrastructure. He stated that the government has been making efforts to…
Youths of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun State have expressed frustration over the longstanding dominance of the Ota axis in the management of the local government. The youth group, under the aegis of The Coalition of Ado-Odo/Igbesa Indigenous Youths, called for fairness and equality in the governance of the local government in a statement…
President Bola Tinubu has joined millions of Nigerians to mourn the death of singer Ms Onyeka Onwenu. According to reports, Onwenu slumped after performing at the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, owner of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, and was later confirmed dead at a hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos. President Tinubu in a statement signed by Signed…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has charged aggrieved Nigerians Nigerians willing to protest to go ahead “but let us be there eating.” Akpabio said all Nigerians are feeling the impact of the situation in the country but it’s for a short time. He spoke at an event organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in…
A former President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Prince Lanre Ogundipe has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to allow security agents to threaten or intimidate protesters during the August 1 protest. Ogundipe made this declaration via a statement made on Tuesday. Protest against widespread hunger and bad governance has been fixed to commence…
Following the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled to hold on August 1 across the Federation, the Imo State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Samuel Udeh has enjoined members of the union not to join the protest. He said it would cause more harm than good. He gave the warning to…
The Global Rights and other frontline civil society organizations in Nigeria and around Africa have reminded the Nigerian Government that the right to peaceful protest is a pillar of democratic governance as constitutionally guaranteed. The associations said this ahead of the planned nationwide protest slated for the 1st of August, 2024. This was contained in…
Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has charged Nigerian Government against spreading fear ahead of the EnBadGovernance protest scheduled for August 1st. Ezekwesili said the protest is a valid way of Nigerians expressing their grievances over their situation. Posting on X, the former Minister declared her stand with the organisers of the protest. She wrote: “This…
