By Ikeddy ISIGUZO ONCE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addresses Nigerians it is clear that his silence is actually golden, as it gives chances to guess what the President feels about ordinary Nigerians, the hungry, the poor, the weak, those excluded from Tinubu’s concerns because they are not rich. The President rushing in with … Read more
Human Right Activist and Lawyer, Mr Femi Falana SAN, has urged the Federal Government to compensate the families of those involved in the recent stampedes in parts of the country. Falana stated this on Friday in Akure during a programme organised by the Ondo State Government tagged Akeredolu Leadership Lecture Series to honour the late … Read more
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that the stampedes recently experienced during palliative distributions across the country were due to poor organisations. The president, who said this during his first media chat, also attributed the mishaps to indiscipline on the part of the beneficiaries of the palliatives. Palliative distributions in Ibadan, Anambra and the Federal … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of politicising the recent stampedes in Abuja, Anambra, and Ibadan, where several lives were tragically lost. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, condemned the PDP’s actions, calling them “grossly indecent, insensitive, … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has been criticized over his statement on the Ibadan, Anambra and Abuja stampedes. TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that no fewer than 70 people, including children, died in a stampede during the distribution of Christmas palliative last week. Reacting to the tragic incident, … Read more
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the victims of stampedes that resulted in numerous fatalities across Nigerian states, including Oyo, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. In a statement, titled ‘Buhari Condoles Loss of Lives in Stampedes, Extends Christmas/New Year Greetings,” released on Sunday through his media spokesman, Garba Shehu, the former president … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos on Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta in honour of the stampedes victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra. The two tragedies claimed many lives and left many others injured. Tinubu was scheduled to watch the boat parade and other activities … Read more