#EndBadGovernance protest: Proceeding stalled as 4 children slumps in court during trial
01 Nov
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#EndBadGovernance protest: Proceeding stalled as 4 children slumps in court during trial

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Top Stories Tamfitronics There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, as no fewer than four children, among the 76 defendants, billed for arraignment over their involvement in the August #EndBadGovernance protest held across the country, collapsed during their trial.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest, which began on Aug. 1 to demand for good governance, ended on Aug. 10.The Inspector-General (I-G) of Police had, earlier charged 11 of the protesters before Justice Emeka Nwite of a sister court on alleged treason, intent to destabilise Nigeria, conspiracy to commit felony and inciting mutiny, among others, which are punishable under Section 97 of the Penal Code.The protesters were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Gombe over the 10-day protest which resulted in violence and killings...
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#EndBadGovernance: Commercial banks scale down operations in Osun
06 Aug
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#EndBadGovernance: Commercial banks scale down operations in Osun

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Top Stories Tamfitronics …Adeleke commends peaceful Osun protestsBy Ismail Azeez, OsogboSome commercial banks in Osun State have scaled down their operations due to the ongoing protests against bad governance and economic hardship as their demonstration hit day 5.It was observed that certain banks only attended to customers with serious issues to resolve in the banking hall, as others have remained shut down since August 1st.The protesters in their numbers, in continuation to press their demands from the federal and state governments, started marching from Nelson Mandela Freedom Park to Old Garage, Ayetoro, Osogbo Township Stadium and later terminated at the Olaiya flyover.Earlier, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke expressed happiness and solidarity over the peaceful nature of ongoing protests as he assured the protesting groups of his commitment to continuous delivery of good governance.In a statement...
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