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Barely few hours to the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship, Youth Party has asked the Federal government to focus more on governance, alleviate the suffering of Nigerian.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/focus-on-alleviating-suffering-not-protesters-youth-party-tells-fg/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has empathized with Nigerians over the pervading hardship and difficulties that they have had to endure particularly over the last one year, arising from various policies that have been implemented by the Federal Government.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/hunger-protests-obaseki-empathizes-with-nigerians-over-pervading-hardship/

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidates in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on government to take more decisive actions against trafficking in persons, by investing in human development through investments in education, health and fighting poverty.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/10515-2invest-in-education-health-fighting-poverty-to-check-human-trafficking-obi/

#TAKEITBACKMOVEMENT, one of the protest coordinators for August 1, 2024, hunger protest has written the Inspector General of Police, IGP, listing protest points in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Rivers, Bauchi, Yobe, Benin City, and Oshogbo.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/takeitbackmovement-writes-igp-names-lagos-abuja-other-protest-points/

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Tuesday, appealed to Nigerians, particularly those behind the planned hunger protest, to shelve the idea, saying such protests would rather aggravate the nation’s challenges.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/protest-not-solution-to-nigerias-challenges-gov-oborevwori/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has restated the government’s commitment to the welfare of workers in the state, pledging that his administration will ensure that no worker in the country earns better than those in the State’s employ.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/well-ensure-no-state-pays-higher-wages-than-edo-obaseki-tells-workers/

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has called on organisers, proponents and supporters of the planned nationwide hunger protest to call off the protest.
It wants the organisers to come together with the Federal Government, for a frank and sincere discussion on what must be done to immediately begin to turn around the plight of the people for good.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/hunger-protest-call-off-protest-nba-urges-organisers-supporters/

A lawyer and rights activist, Olukoya Ogungbeje has instituted a fundamental right enforcement suit against the Federal Government and the security agencies in the country, over alleged move to stop the proposed ‘hunger protest’, scheduled to hold between August 1 to 10, 2014.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/lawyer-files-n1bn-suit-against-fg-security-agencies-over-planned-protest/

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun has invited lawyer and activist, Mr. Ebun Olu- Adegboruwa, SAN, to a meeting at the Force headquarters in Abuja on July 30, 2024, over the August 1, nationwide protest.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/endbadgovernance-protest-igp-invites-adegboruwa-san/

Governorship candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the September 21, poll in Edo State, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has called on would be protesters in the August 1, #EndBanGovernance to exercise their constitutional rights within the bounds of the law.

It is paramount to emphatically state that the right to peaceful assembly and free expression, including the right of citizens to protest, are fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As citizens of this great nation, we are not only entitled to exercise these rights but are indeed duty-bound to do so when circumstances necessitate. It is on this unshakeable constitutional foundation that I unequivocally support the right of the would-be protesters to assemble peacefully and articulate their grievances.

https://x.com/OlumideAkpata/status/1817962927397249257?t=ogd_TbvCPm5-YhPjCeSACQ&s=19

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, “over the failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the over N100 billion ‘dirty and bad notes’ and ‘other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/serap-sues-cbn-over-missing-n100bn-dirty-notes-other-public-funds/

Labour Party, LP, has said that the resignation of Kenneth Okonkwo, didn’t come to it as a surprise, adding that he was a mole and other moles in the party would be fumigated out of the party.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/okonkwo-a-mole-exposed-other-will-be-fumigated-out-labour-party/

No fewer than 3,000 youths drawn across different frontiers, gathered at the weekend for the inaugural Youth Convention at the SCOAN’s headquarters, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, under the auspices of TBJoshua Foundation.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/scoan-holds-inaugural-youth-convention-in-lagos/

Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, has said that the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori-led administration would make the state the food basket of the nation.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/delta-working-to-be-food-basket-of-the-nation-dep-gov-onyeme/

Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, has said that the President sponsoring an Executive Bill to extend the tenure of an Inspector-General of Police, due to retire in few weeks, was undemocratic, abusive, lacking in transparency.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/president-sponsoring-bill-to-extend-tenure-of-retiring-igp-abusive-rulaac/

Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the leadership of National Assembly have been called upon to prevail on President Bola Tinubu to reverse government policy on foreign exchange, as part of measures to reduce inflation and hardship in the country.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/hardship-delta-youths-wants-nass-to-prevail-on-tinubu-over-harsh-policies/

Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, has said that the alteration of the Police Act 2020 by the National Assembly, extending the tenure of Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun beyond his September 2024, retirement due date was an act of bad faith.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/altering-police-act-to-extend-igp-egbetokun-retirement-date-act-of-bad-faith-rulaac/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commended the Court of Appeal for its courage in upholding justice by reaffirming the nomination of Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the candidate of the PDP in the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship election.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-gov-poll-pdp-hails-acourt-affirming-ighodalos-candidacy/

Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2025, poll, has said that Dangote Refinery was too vital to Nigeria to fail, adding that it must not be hindered in any way, ‘considering its crucial role in our national welfare.’


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/dangote-refinery-too-vital-to-nigeria-to-fail-peter-obi-tells-fg/

Delta State Government, Monday, said it would reconstruct the failed Okirighwre-Benin Road and other internal roads in Sapele to ease movement for motorists within the area.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/delta-govt-to-reconstruct-okirighwre-benin-road/

Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr Peter Obi, on Monday, alerted that Nigeria's economy has seen unprecedented retrogression on many fronts in the last nine years.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nigerias-economy-regressed-on-many-fronts-in-last-9-years-peter-obi/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had berated Mr. Philip Shaibu, court reinstated deputy governor of Edo State on what it called his ‘discreditable return to the losing, insensitive and anti-people All Progressives Congress, APC, after failing in the well-oiled plot to sabotage the Will of the people of the state as embodied in the PDP candidacy of Dr. Asue Ighodalo.’



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/philip-shaibu-returned-to-apc-over-failed-mission-pdp-alleges/

Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized consignments of Cocaine and Loud concealed in incense candles and ladies’ wears in Lagos


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/cocaine-loud-concealed-in-incense-candles-ladies-wears-seized-in-lagos/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold Nigeria’s state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the chaotic 2023 general elections.



read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/court-orders-inec-to-hold-govs-others-to-account-over-2023-election-violence/

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has urged the Federal Government to focus on addressing the genuine concerns of suffering Nigerians due to the increasing cost of living and loss of jobs and businesses, rather than planning to silence individuals and groups who are speaking out.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fg-must-address-hardship-concerns-not-threat-of-clampdown-on-individuals-cnpp-warns/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of 25 internet fraudsters before seven different judges, sitting in Federal and State High Courts, respectively in Ibadan, Oyo State and Osogbo, Osun State.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-secures-conviction-of-25-internet-fraudsters-in-ibadan-osogbo/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, turned down an application by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello seeking a stay of proceedings and stalling of his arraignment in the alleged N80.2billion money laundering charge instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.



read more:https://frontiernewsng.com/alleged-n80-2bn-fraud-court-declines-yahaya-bellos-plea-against-arraignment/

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Vincent Markus, a suspected serial internet fraudster.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/efcc-arrests-suspected-internet-fraudster-in-maiduguri/

Lagos State Government has denied social media report that the state has re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and was starting restriction of movement from July ending.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/weve-not-re-introduced-monthly-environmental-sanitation-from-july-lasg/

The Edo State government has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop dragging the palace of the Oba of Benin into politics with its allegation that there were purported plans to demolish the Benin Royal Museum.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/stop-dragging-oba-palace-into-politics-edo-govt-tells-apc/

Delta State Government, Tuesday, said opposition parties in the state were not serious with last Saturday’s local government council elections in the state, describing their calls for the cancellation of the polls as preposterous and ridiculous.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/delta-govt-describes-opposition-to-lg-polls-as-preposterous-ridiculous/

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, has condemned the brazen threat to the life of Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, the National Chairman of Zenith Labour Party, ZLP.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/cnpp-condemns-threat-to-zenith-labour-party-chairs-life/