Gbenga Oloniniran

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Gbenga Oloniniran |Deborah Tolu-Kolawole |Solomon Odeniyi |Nathaniel Shaibu |John Charles |Umar Sani | +5 more

Anti-government protests and counter-rallies to drum up support for President Bola Tinubu in Abuja and six states held on Thursday as the country celebrated Democracy Day, The PUNCH reports. In Abuja, the Take It Back movement protesters’ plan to storm the National Assembly failed as heavy security deployment prevented access to the complex where President Tinubu addressed a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives as part of activities marking Democracy Day.

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A clash between protesters and security operatives looms on Thursday (today) as the Take It Back Movement, the rally organisers, has resolved to carry out a demonstration at the National Assembly, Abuja and 19 other locations across the country during the June 12 celebrations. President Bola Tinubu addresses a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives today as part of Democracy Day activities, setting the stage for a combustible situation.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Gbenga Oloniniran

The Movement of the People, a political group inspired by the legacy of late Afrobeat singer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has sought registration from the Independent National Electoral Commission as a political party. In a campaign titled “Register To Rise: The People’s Voice for Electoral Justice,” the group sought to address what it described as critical barriers to political participation in Nigeria, with a key focus on the timely registration of the MOP as a political party.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Gbenga Oloniniran

The Kehinde Oshilaja Foundation has called on President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other governors across Nigeria to prioritise the inclusion of Persons Living With Disabilities in pilgrimage allocations to Hajj and Jerusalem. The appeal was made during a palliative distribution and get-together held in Lagos at the weekend, to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The event took place at the foundation’s headquarters on Simpson Street, by Ladipo Street, Ebute Meta.

2 weeks ago | punchng.com | Gbenga Oloniniran |Johnson Idowu |Bankole Taiwo

A member of the Governance Advisory Council in Lagos State, Chief Muraina Taiwo, on Sunday, said the speculated rift between President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is now over. In a telephone interview with The PUNCH, Taiwo said God had resolved the crisis, adding that the father (Tinubu) had drawn his son (Sanwo-Olu) closer. Speaking after a meeting of the GAC members with the President, Taiwo said, “Everything they are saying, God has resolved it.