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Aug

04

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

Re: Zero Protest in Southeast Not Due to Political Maneuvering; Don’t Take Credit

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PRESS STATEMENT July 4, 2024 The Southeast Zone of the National Youth Alliance (NYA) is compelled to respond to the recent press briefing by Governor Hope Uzodimma, Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, regarding the Southeast region's indifference to the ongoing nationwide protests. We categorically state that the absence of protests in the Southeast is not a result of political influence or maneuvering, but rather a manifestation of the people's detachment from the Nigerian state. Any politician or group claiming credit for this development is either being dishonest or insensitive to the region's challenges. The NYA emphasizes that this detachment…

Jul

29

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

Police Chief Orders Protection for Protesters as Nationwide Demonstrations Loom

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In a significant move, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has instructed top police officials to ensure the safety of participants in the upcoming #EndBadGovernance protest, scheduled to take place from August 1 to 10, 2024. This directive comes in response to a request from human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, who wrote to the IGP on behalf of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups organizing the protests. In a letter dated July 29, 2024, Egbetokun ordered senior police officers to provide protection for the protesters, as requested by Adegboruwa. The IGP also invited Adegboruwa to a meeting…

Jul

25

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

We have identified sponsors of August 1 protest – DSS warns against action

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The Department of State Services has warned against the planned nationwide protest in the country. The agency said on Thursday that it had already identified the sponsors of the planned protest and warned them not to proceed with it as it is not in Nigeria’s interest. The warning is contained in a press statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Dr Peter Afunanya, and made available to Vanguard. The security outfit warned that it had intelligence that the planned protest would be hijacked by hoodlums to cause chaos and extreme violence in the country. The statement…

Jul

22

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

Revisiting 134% Increase In Minimum Wage (70k): Ajaero, Osifo, Organized Labour Living And Leaving To Fight Another Day.

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I am compelled to do this incisive effort which is apparently targeted at putting the records straight ditto the decision of Organized Labour to settle for a 134% increase in Minimum Wage thus taking the minimum wage from 30k to 70k rather than insisting on the 250k which was the position until the last meeting Organized Labour had with Mr. President and his Team. There is a preponderance of angry opinions out there seeking to lampoon and vilify the position of Organized Labour, some have said that Labour sold out, others have argued that 70k is not good enough, and…

Jul

21

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

The Looming Protest: Joe Igbokwe, Bayo Onanuga And The Age Of Unreason.

Politics, NewsNigeria, Politics

The two individuals that no longer surprise me at all are Citizens Joe Igbokwe and Bayo Onanuga, however in the present instance I wonder what sycophancy and court-jesting have done to their ability to discern the times and by jove incline their hearts to wisdom, apologies to the Holy Book. Joe Igbokwe in the service of his master decided perhaps without deep research to do the greatest disservice to the present watch. In threatening the Igbo in Lagos and across the Country, Citizen Joe Igbokwe has forgotten that hunger and poverty are indiscriminate of Region, Religion and ethnicity. He has…

Jul

16

2024

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Tiktoker sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for insulting Uganda President

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A Ugandan court has sentenced Edward Awebwa, 24, a TikTok to six years in prison for insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son Muhoozi Kainerugaba in a TikTok video. The charges included hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against the first family, as reported by BBC. Awebwa had shared content alleging a rise in taxes under President Museveni’s administration. I want people to remember the Emirate as a symbol of dignity and peace —Filmmaker, Zainab Bayero Despite pleading guilty and asking for forgiveness, the presiding magistrate, Stella Maris Amabilis, noted Awebwa’s lack of remorse and the…

Jul

16

2024

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BREAKING: Trump rushed off stage as gunshots fired at campaign rally

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Donald Trump was giving a speech in Pennsylvania when he appeared to fall to the ground – at which point he was surrounded by armed security staff. Gunshots have reportedly been fired at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, with the former president rushed off-stage by security staff. Trump appeared to fall to the ground as he was giving a speech. He was quickly surrounded by armed security and stayed down for around a minute. He then rose to his feet and pumped his fist in the air, before being escorted off stage and into a vehicle. He was then driven…

Jul

16

2024

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By Ohafia Daughter

One Year After, Nigerians’ Hope Is Not Renewed, It Only Got Worse – Kalu

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It is a painful reality that one year after promises of *Renewed Hope* by the Tinubu-led Administration, Nigerians are still groaning in pains of hunger, lack, poverty and consistently skyrocketing inflation that has killed the economy and .made life miserable for the citizens without any sign of tangible actionable plan to pull the people out of the dungeons. The call I get from Nigeria and the pressure of managing people's pain to give them hope of life after this time is overwhelming. Nigerians as so impoverished that they're too disorganized, disenchanted and disconnected from whatever is the problem with Nigeria.…

Jul

16

2024

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Hon. Osonwa calls for a Stop to Humiliation of Constituents along Bende Ohafia Road by law enforcement Officers.

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As the cry of constituents gets louder over what is happening in the ohafia locality including the Bende axis. The men of the Nigerian Army in Checking Point are punishing travellers by telling people to come down from their vehicles and walk across the place before they can rejoin their vehicles even under the rains. The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency on Saturday 13th July called The Commander of 14BDG Ohafia for a stop to this unwarranted humiliation, stating that It should be called off as it is certainly against the human rights regulations and our constitution. The pragmatic lawmaker…

Jul

16

2024

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Igbo Cities Will Not Protest Against Tinubu To Be Sacrificed; Kanu’s Release Our Priority – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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As Nigerians prepare for Nationwide Protests against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to express their frustrations over the harsh economic conditions and rising prices of essential commodities and petroleum products, OHANAEZE NDIGBO, the apex igbo socio-cultural organization, has taken a firm stance on the upcoming protests scheduled from August 1st-10th, 2024. Drawing from the painful history of past riots and protests in Nigeria, such as the 17th April 1978 ALI MUST GO Protests, the 24th May 1989 ANTI-SAP RIOTS, the 1993 June 12 protests, the 2nd-14th January 2012 OCCUPY NIGERIA protests, and the 20th October 2020 END SARS protests, which resulted…

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