The FCT Police Command on Saturday debunked reports alleging that its operatives killed a teenager during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja. Reports alleged that police operatives killed a yet-to-be identified teenager in Kubwa while protesting on August 3rd. But the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, issued a statement, saying its operatives are not responsible for…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some youths protesting against economic hardship in Kano State have taken to the streets, waving Russian flags and calling on President Vladimir Putin, to intervene over the crisis in Nigeria. Recall that angry Nigerian youths started protesting on Thursday, 1st of August , demanding better governance and an end to issues…
The organized labour has frowned at the brutal killings of innocent protesters by the security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police. Consequently, organized labour has called the appropriate authorities to fish out the trigger-happy officers for them to face the music just as it commended the officers who carried out their job professionally. A statement issued…
Fire has been reported on Akaso 4 Wellhead operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company 18 Operating Limited in Rivers State.you The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission confirmed the incident in a statement by its spokesperson, Olaide Shonola, on Saturday. The incident, which has extended along the adjacent riverbank is reported to have occurred on…
After two days of demonstrations across the country, the #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Freedom Park, Ojota have vowed to mobilise for mother-of-all-protest in Lagos on Monday. They declared the venue of the ongoing protest will shift to the Secretariat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa in Ikeja. The protesters also lamented that they were…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that President Bola Tinubu has succumbed to growing calls for him to address the nation amid a widespread #EndBadGovernance protests that entered its third day on Saturday. The ex-Lagos governor who has been in the centre of the protests against economic hardship and high living cost will address over 200 million Nigerians…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed grief over the deaths of several Nigerians during the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. He said on Saturday on his X handle that the protesters died in the battle for a better Nigeria and expressed hope that their…
A young boy has been reportedly shot and killed by stray bullet from officers of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, as the #EndBadGovernance protests entered its third day. The shooting occurred near Zenith Bank in Kubwa, according to a report by the Daily Post….
Security operatives have arrested a freelance journalist, Ayoola Babalola, covering the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, alongside an unconfirmed number of protesters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Babalola, in a post on his WhatsApp status, disclosed his arrest on Saturday afternoon. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that security operatives suspected to be men of the Department of…
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka dispelled misconceptions surrounding the Pyrates Confraternity on Friday, emphasising that the registered organisation, far from being a blood-thirsty secret cult, is dedicated to advocating for justice and the betterment of Nigeria. He also described corruption as a deadly cankerworm that devastates nations and disadvantages their people. He emphasised that winning…