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Human rights lawyer, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, has accused the police of not taking threats made by government-sponsored thugs against peaceful protesters seriously.  Effiong made the accusation in his X handle after a virtual meeting between the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, lawyers and activists on Tuesday. Others who attended the virtual meeting were police spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi, Senior Advocates Femi Falana and Ebun Adegboruwa, Inibehe Effiong. This came against the background of bad governance facing the country with a trending video showing protesters in Lagos trying to block people protesting peacefully. The remark by Asari Dokubo, the militant threatening to…

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, has taken to social media to mourn veteran entertainer, Onyeka Onwenu, who died on Tuesday night, July 30. In a statement released on social media, Obi recounted how Ms Onwenu slumped at the party they were both attending in Lagos. A video shared online showed late Onyeka singing at the party and walking to a table to greet Obi. Detailing her final moments, Obi wrote ‘’Yesterday provided a very devastating moment for me as I witnessed a tragic event that will forever be etched in my memory. I was present at the…

By Agency Report The Super Falcons’ campaign at the Paris Olympics is over after three woeful losses.  A loss to Japan in their last Group C game condemned them to a disappointing exit from the competition.  It was 3-1 in the Asian side’s favour, ending the Super Falcons’ Olympics dreams. Nigeria lost their first two games – Brazil and Spain – but went into Wednesday’s match hoping to reignite their slim chance of making the quarter-finals of the women’s football event of the Olympics. Also read: 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons qualification slim after loss to Spain  That flicker of hope…

By Agency Report Nigerian music icon Onyeka Onwenu, popularly known as the “Elegant Stallion”, has died at the age of 72. Onwenu reportedly collapsed after performing at the 80th birthday party of Stella Okolie, chief executive officer of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, on Tuesday. An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the sad news to TheNiche. Also read: Popular Nigerian Senator joins eternal race “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped. “She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it,” the…

It was Black Tuesday as three students of Cross River State University died in an auto crash while they were travelling to their homes. This followed a two-week closure of the institution to stop students from taking part in the hardship protest slated for August 1. The students who boarded a bus, were on their way to Ogoja in the northern part of the state when the accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon. It was gathered that the accident occurred near Ikom in the central part of the state, along the Calabar–Ikom highway. An eyewitness, simply identified as Ndoma Akunobor, who…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, says that palliatives have not worked, blaming Nigerians for not allowing such to work.  Ooni of Ife who spoke on Channels TV on the Planned nationwide hardship protest blamed Nigerians for being problem of the country. The Royal father speaking against the background of ‘10 Days of Rage’ protest slated for August 1, 2024 blamed the people for always selling palliatives to make profit instead of using such to cushion some level of hardship. “Palliatives have not worked and will not work. We are even the problem of the country. When they are…

By X Handle In what appears as fear over Nigerians venting anger on the company’s facilities during the planned hardship protest, Telecoms firm MTN has closed its offices nationwide. “Yello customer, please be informed that our shops nationwide will be closed today, 30th July 2024,” the company said on its customer support X handle. MTN, however, directed its customers to use their “digital channels” for support. pic.twitter.com/OCKvIUpF6K — MTN Nigeria Support (@MTN180) July 30, 2024 While it did not indicate the reason for the closure, the move came barely 24 hours after aggrieved customers vandalised MTN’s office in the FESTAC area…

By Press Release The Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Nigeria’s Rivers State has lost another important figure following the untimely demise of its Registrar, Ms. Ulonna Inyama. Inyama passed away under mysterious circumstances in Abuja, raising concerns about medical negligence and hospital safety in Nigeria. This tragedy comes just months after the death of Wigwe University’s founder, Herbert Wigwe, who perished in a helicopter crash in California, USA, alongside his wife and son on February 9, 2024. According to a family source who spoke to Vanguard, Ms Inyama’s death resulted from complications following fibroid surgery and an erroneous blood transfusion. Related…

… They Are Greedy – Hon Udosen  By Aniefiok Christopher Angry youths of Odot 3 Ward 1 in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Monday, staged a peaceful protest to condemn the long years of neglect and marginalization against the community since the return of democracy in 1999 till date. Youths of the community which hosts the headquarters of Nsit Atai Local Government Area as early as 10 a.m. stormed the PDP Secretariat with placards demanding their political inclusion in the politics of the area. Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: “Odot 3 Has Been…

After months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector, President Bola Tinubu has assented to the minimum wage bill into law.  Tinubu signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly had passed the N70,000 per month minimum wage bill. Straightnews learnt that the speedy passage of the bill coupled with the assent into law appears as a ploy by the Federal Government to douse tension and quell angst of workers against the authority during the proposed protest by NLC and other civil liberties organisations billed for August 1, 2024.…