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#RevolutionNow: Nigerians Participate In First Ever Zoom Protest, Urge President Buhari To Resign Over Massive Corruption, Economic Mismanagement

Nigerians around the world have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over what they described as mismanagement, tyranny, proverty and insecurity under his watch. The protest organised by the Coalition for Revolution on Saturday had hundreds of participants and was viewed by thousands globally. The participants at the virtual protest bore placards with signs that read “Enough is enough”, Buhari must go” among others.   This is the first time a virtual protest will be organised in Nigeria. Speaking during the event, foremost rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, said while other nations were making life easy for their citizens, Nigeria was imposing heavy tariffs and taxes on its people due to incompetent managers of the economy. He said, “This country has enormous resources, human and natural, that should make us one of the leading countries in the world but because our country is manned by incompetence, impunity and corruption, we are one of the mo

Take It Back Movement Rejects Hike In Petrol Price, Electricity Tariff

The campus unit of the Take It Back Movement, South-West Zone, has condemned the hike in pump price of petrol and electricity tariff by the Nigerian Government. Ayoola Babalola, Coordinator of the citizens and human rights movement in a statement on Sunday, urged Nigerian students to rise in unity to resist the anti-people policies of President Muhammadu Buhari. The group also adopted Tuesday, September 8 announced by the South-West Zone of the National Association of Nigerian Students as day of mass action against the government. Babalola said, “The South-West Zone of the Take-it-Back movement condemns the insensitive, barbaric, anit-people and inhumane increase on the pump price of petrol and the hike in electricity tariffs across the country. “Once again, the age-long position of the Take-it-Back movement has been justified and we wish to reiterate that Nigeria under her current crop of leaders can only get worse. We find it very unacceptable that at a time the masses (Ni

N31bn Spent To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic In Four Months –Nigerian Government

 The Nigerian Government has said that it spent N30,540,563,571.09, representing 84 per cent of the N36.3bn public funds and donations received to respond to COVID-19 between April, 2020 and July, 2020, leaving the balance of N5.9bn. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, disclosed this in response to the Freedom of Information request dated 10 August, 2020 and sent to him by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and Connected Development. The COVID-19 fund is made up of individual and group donations as well as public funds pooled together for fighting the crisis. SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oludare, said in a statement on Sunday that Idris, in his undated response also indicated that “the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 spent N22bn; while 36 states spent N7bn on COVID-19”. Idris, according to the statement, added that the Nigerian Air Force spent N877m on the deployment of assets in support of COVID-19 operations; the police spent N5

BBNaija 2020: Erica packs her bags, ready to leave Lockdown house [VIDEO]

BBNaija 2020: Erica packs her bags, ready to leave Lockdown house [VIDEO] Erica, Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, has packed her bags, ready to go home today. This is after she broke major Lockdown house rules. Among several house rules Erica, who is the current Head of House broke yesterday include threatening to kill fellow housemate , Laycon outside the house. She also poured water on the Head of House (HoH) bed in order to stop Prince who is her deputy from sharing the lounge with her. She also used the word ‘vote’ while discussing with Kiddwaya. She had said she hoped that the viewers vote out Laycon because he is manipulative. Erica ranted all through the night and admitted that her actions will see her disqualified from the reality TV show today. And in a viral video, the Abia-born housemate could be seen arranging her bags being helped by Trickytee. NEWS: BBNaija 2020: Laycon mocked over Head of House position For Erica she knows it’s game over unless Biggie says