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Tom Bennett – BBC News Israel’s military says it has confirmed that Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip last month. Deif was targeted in the strike on a compound in the Khan Younis area on 13 July. Hamas is yet to confirm his death. Israel says Deif was one of the figures responsible for planning the 7 October attacks in southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage. On Wednesday, Hamas political leader Ismael Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Iran. Israel has not commented…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Friday, described corruption as a deadly cankerworm that lays great nations in ruins. While speaking at the 26th Annual Wole Soyinka Lecture organised by the National Association of Seadogs, known as Pyrates Confraternity, to mark his 90th birthday, Soyinka stated that corruption put people at a great disadvantage. He noted that it would be challenging to win the war against corruption, without attitudinal change and the readiness of everyone to begin to do the right thing. Soyinka, in 1952 had started the Pyrates Confraternity alongside six other undergraduates of the University of Ibadan.…
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the House of Representative election for Dekina/Bassa in Kogi State, Usman Okai Austin, has submitted that the silence of President Bola Tinubu is part of what is fuelling the #EndBadGovernance protest.According to him, those advising the President not to address Nigerians are not doing him any favour.Austin made the submission in a post via his account on the X platform, while reacting to the protest against hardship and harsh government policies in Nigeria.The former candidate said the protests were a signal of the people’s desire for change, and a direct address from…
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the federal government to arrest and prosecute the owner of the X handle calling for a protest against Ndigbo in Lagos. Peter Obi warned that such a threat to Ndigbo threatens the unity of Nigeria and is against the country’s constitution. Obi said the federal government and security agencies and those in authority must show leadership and speak up against the divisive call for protest against Ndigbo in South West. Recall that X handle, @lagospedia, called for a protest to evict Ndigbo living in Lagos and other South…
“Majority of the people protesting are just lazy and poor. Dem no get work. Protest na poor man thinking, rich people no dey protest”- Portable speaks on the #EndBadGovernance protest.
A lot of Nigerian celebrities don’t get money off politics. Says Comedian Nasboi as he reveals why he won’t be joining the #EndBadGovernance protest.
WhatsApp, a leading messaging platform in Nigeria may soon suspend its services in the country. The potential move follows the imposition of a $220 million fine on Meta Platforms for allegedly breaching data privacy laws. According to TechCabal, Meta is considering withdrawing certain services in Nigeria in response to the recent regulatory demands. Sources familiar with the discussions revealed that the company is evaluating the impact of the new order. A WhatsApp spokesperson addressed the situation stating: “We want to be really clear that technically, based on the order it would be impossible to provide WhatsApp in Nigeria or globally.…
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has disconnected the Kaduna Government House over N2.9 billion debt. The company in a statement signed by the Head, Corporation Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi said the government house had not paid for electricity consumed in seven months. Recall that in the early hours of Friday, the state government through its tax agency, the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service sealed the electricity coy over N600 million tax liabilities. But Abdullahi said the disconnection took effect after extensive efforts to resolve the issue through consultations and reconciliations. According to the statement, “In a dramatic move that underscores…
#EndBadGovernance protesters refuse to be patriotic and responsible citizens of Nigeria while ventilating their anger. In the start of the protest, several notorious incidents have been reported in several parts of the country such as stealing, vandalism and destruction of government facilities amounting to billions of naira, which resulted to Governors declaring restrictions in states like Kano, Bornu, Gombe and others. See how protesters demonstrate their anger in the photograph, shows a lot of the protesters have either lost it or sponsored to directly overturn to protest to disgrace President Tinubu in office.
Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), says the military will intervene if the ongoing nationwide #EndbadGovernance protests persist violently. Musa spoke in reaction to the vandalisation and looting of properties that characterised the protest in many parts of the country on Thursday. In a press conference on Friday, Musa urged protesters to recognise that destruction is counterproductive and would only set the nation aback. Musa commended the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its attempt to establish order but added that the military would be forced to step in if the violence persists. “We want to warn those that are…