Live updates: Tinubu gives fresh order as protesters wave Russian flag, protest enters Day 6
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FCT, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the defense pressure to switch after protesters waving the Russian flag in the northern fragment of the country as the hardship utter enters Day 6.
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Used Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello Debunks Sponsoring Protests
The instantaneous past Kogi relate governor, Yahaya Bello has denied sponsoring the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria utter in opposition to hunger and financial hardship.
“We take into story the claims by the discredited Jackson Ude as reckless and irresponsibly malicious. Yahaya Bello is a patriot who had devoted his time, assets and vitality to building a united and affluent Nigeria.”
“We name on the Police, Division of Verbalize Companies and products, and diverse linked businesses to investigate the claims of this serial blackmailer with a search to bringing him to e book. Right here is a subject of nationwide safety, which must not be taken flippantly.
“We can take all compulsory simply actions to fetch Ude to respond to for his crimes.”
#EndBadGovernance protesters storm Wike’s build in Rivers
Nigerian youths protesting in opposition to hunger and hardship contain reportedly stormed the build of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers Verbalize.
The protesters who had been in big numbers had been chanting and carrying placards with varied inscriptions on Tuesday, August 6.
Within the trending video, While the protesters had been reciting the dilapidated nationwide anthem, one of many demonstrators talked about, “That’s Wike’s home.”
We contain blocked external funding for protesters, IGP Egbetokun publicizes
The Inspector-Identical previous of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that police and safety businesses contain acknowledged and blocked sources of external funding for violent protests in Nigeria.
Tinubu’s govt blocks accounts of #EndBadGovernance sponsors, places them on watchlist
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has blocked accounts of #EndBadGovernance sponsors and positioned them on watchlist.
Comptroller-Identical previous of NIS, Kemi Nandap, talked about the sponsors are in the diaspora and may per chance be arrested at present they step their legs on Nigerian soil.
Nigeria Sitting On A Keg Of Gun Powder, Obasanjo warns
Used president Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the ongoing #Endbadgovernance nationwide protests by the youths over hunger and hardship in the country.
“Our formative years are restive. And they are restive because they make not contain any ability. They make not contain any empowerment. They make not contain any employment. We’re all sitting on a keg of gunpowder. And my prayer is that we are going to raise out the true boom earlier than it’s too tedious.”
Most protesters carrying Russian flag from Niger Republic
A feeble Director Identical previous of the Nigerian Institute of Global Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, talked about these carrying the ‘Russian’ flag all the procedure thru the nationwide harship utter in Kano are basically Nigeriens.
Akinterinwa talked about “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure on the gap of the Nigerian government and the Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu in opposition to the defense pressure takeover in Niger.
President Tinubu orders a crackdown on these flying Russian flags
President Bola Tinubu directed safety businesses to crack down on these flying Russian flags in the country.
Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Team, talked about:
“We’re warning in clear terms, and the President has also talked about we ought to silent relate this: We won’t settle for anybody, any particular person flying any foreign flag in Nigeria.”
