BREAKING: Soyinka Slams President Tinubu’s Address, Response to Protests
05 Aug
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BREAKING: Soyinka Slams President Tinubu’s Address, Response to Protests

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Politics tamfitronics Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address to Nigerians regarding the ongoing protests across the country.In a statement released on Sunday, Soyinka expressed his disappointment and concern over the government’s handling of the protests.Soyinka noted that the presidential address outlined the government’s remedial actions since inception but fell short in addressing the way the protest was managed.He condemned the use of live bullets and tear gas against peaceful protesters, describing it as a “retrogression” that takes the nation back to colonial-era acts of disdain.Soyinka said, “I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not miss President Bola Tinubu’s impatiently awaited address to the nation on the current unrest across the nation. “His outline of government’s remedial action since inception, aimed at warding off...
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Tinubu’s Son, Seyi, Reveals How President’s Speech Was Leaked Hours Before Broadcast
05 Aug
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Tinubu’s Son, Seyi, Reveals How President’s Speech Was Leaked Hours Before Broadcast

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Politics tamfitronics Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed outrage over the leak of his father’s speech online hours before it was delivered to the nation. The speech, which addressed the ongoing protests against the government’s leadership, was meant to be a live broadcast, but copies of it were released online beforehand.Seyi Tinubu took to social media to vent his frustration, revealing that providing the media with an embargoed copy of a president’s address before the live broadcast is standard practice globally. However, he accused a member of the media of violating journalistic ethics and professionalism by leaking the speech before it was delivered.“It is standard global practice anywhere in the world to provide an embargoed copy of a President’s address to the media prior to him going live,” Seyi Tinubu said...
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BREAKING: Tinubu Didn’t Address Our Demands – Youths Storm Streets, Continue Protests
05 Aug
Politics

BREAKING: Tinubu Didn’t Address Our Demands – Youths Storm Streets, Continue Protests

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Politics tamfitronics Despite President Bola Tinubu’s appeal for dialogue, youths have taken to the streets for the fourth consecutive day, pressing for improved economic conditions and good governance.The #EndBadGovernance protest began on Thursday and is scheduled to last for ten days.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that demonstrators have started converging at the Gani Fawehinmi Park, shortly after the President’s address to the nation on Sunday. They expressed dissatisfaction with the speech, stating that he failed to address their core demands.The protesters are calling for the restoration of petrol subsidy and measures to address food shortages, unemployment, and wasteful spending. They also demand a reduction in the President’s cabinet and cost of governance, as well as reforms of the electoral umpire INEC and anti-graft agency EFCC.President Tinubu, in his Sunday broadcast, urged the youths to suspend the protests...
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Let’s Play Politics Of Unity, Development In Ekiti – Oyebanji
05 Aug
Politics

Let’s Play Politics Of Unity, Development In Ekiti – Oyebanji

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Politics tamfitronics The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has admonished  political gladiators  to perceive politics as instrument of unity, development and progress, rather than a weapon of destruction and enmity. The  governor  also advised the citizens not to allow politics to stoke unwarranted cleavages and rift among them, urging that they should stand united to collectively pursue and  achieve the  development of the state in all spheres of the economy. Oyebanji, represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, gave the charge in Ikere Ekiti, on Saturday, during the 2024 edition of the Annual Odun Oba Festival, held at the palace of Ogoga, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado. Oyebanji, who showered encomiums on the monarch for championing uncommon and radical development in the town since his enthronement, urged the royal father to work relentlessly to...
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