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Organisers Disown Adegboruwa, Say Protests Will Continue Till FG Meets Demands

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Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests against economic hardship say the nationwide rallies which entered the second day on Friday will continue till President Bola Tinubu addresses their demands.

Damilare Adenola, Director of Mobilisation of Take It Back Movement, a non-governmental organisation, stated this on Friday.

In an interesting twist, Adenola said human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa does not speak for his group though the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) had written security agencies to seek protection for them before the rallies.

The youth activist said his group won’t suspend the 10-day protests despite Adegboruwa’s pleas that the demonstrations be called off because fifth columnists have infiltrated the rallies to wreak havoc.

He said the protests might exceed 10 days depending on the response of the government.

Adenola said, “Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa is not our lawyer and he doesn’t speak for us. He might have presented himself as the solicitor but he is not hungry. He is a senior advocate of Nigeria who lives well. He is not hungry like the people taking over the streets.”

“We are waiting for the government to respond to us and address our demands. And until then, the protests continue,” he said, adding that though the demands of protesters have not been addressed, a statement has been made to the government of the day.

He said the protests have shown Nigerians they can hold their leaders accountable.

Asked whether the protests were being sponsored by anyone, he said the sponsors of these protests were hunger and economic deprivation.

Adenola said if the Federal Government is sincere and concerned with the plights of the people, the President would have addressed the demands of the protesters by now.

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Residents Rush To Scoop Groundnut Oil As Another Tanker Overturns In Niger, Three Days After 98 Were Killed In Explosion.

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Trending videos show dozens of residents in Bida town, Niger State, collecting groundnut oil after a tanker overturned near Shafa filling station in the Esso area.

According to reports, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning, just three days after the deadly tanker explosion on Dikko-Maje Road, near Badeggi filling station in Suleja Local Government Area, which resulted in the loss of 98 lives.

Reports indicate that those gathered to collect the spilling fuel were caught in an explosion, which also impacted those trying to assist the victims.

The fire spread across a large area, leaving behind charred remains and widespread destruction.

The explosion is said to have occurred around 9:00 am while efforts were underway to transfer PMS from the overturned tanker to another vehicle.

Despite the recent tragic incident in Suleja Local Government Area, new videos from Tuesday morning show residents in Bida approaching the fallen truck with jerry cans and buckets to collect the spilled groundnut oil near a filling station in the town.

 

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Ekweremadu’s wife returns to Nigeria after release from UK prison

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Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria, according to the Vanguard Newspaper.

It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court on charges related to organ harvesting.

The former Deputy Senate President was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Mrs Ekweremadu received a six-year sentence.

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Gunman opens fire on wedding guests in Kebbi, killing 9-year-old child and leaving one other injured

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A nine-year-old child, Al’amin Garba has been killed after a man identified as Muhammad Sani opened fire at guests at a wedding ceremony in Kebbi State.

Another child, Bello Shehu who is seven years old was also said to have been injured during the attack.

The incident was said to have occurred in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State

While Garba died instantly from a gunshot wound in his head, Shehu sustained severe injuries to his ribs.

He has been admitted to a medical facility in the area while the shooter has been arrested.

Speaking on the incident, the commissioner of police for Kebbi command, Bello Sani condemned the incident.

He appealed to residents to submit every firearm in the possession to the police for public safety.

He also called for a thorough investigation and immediate prosecution of the shooter.

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