Author: VOP Lagos

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is dead. VOP News learnt that he passed on in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday. He is the second President General of Ohanaeze to die in quick succession. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by Jide Iwuanyanwu, the son of the late Chief Emmanuel. According to the statement, the 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday after a brief illness.

The Department of State Services (DSS) today issued a stern warning against the planned nationwide protest aimed at addressing the economic hardships in the country. In a press statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Dr Peter Afunanya, the DSS disclosed that it had identified the sponsors of the protest. The agency cautioned that proceeding with the protest would not be in Nigeria’s interest. The security outfit expressed concerns that the planned protest, intended to highlight economic grievances, could be hijacked by hoodlums to incite chaos and extreme violence across the nation. The DSS highlighted that…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is presently engaged in a crucial closed-door discussion with traditional rulers at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. VOP  News understands that the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, led the delegation. The proceedings commenced at approximately 2:30 pm upon the President’s arrival at the Council Chamber. The specific agenda for the meeting remains undisclosed. However, it is speculated that it may address the escalating calls for nationwide protests against economic challenges, set to occur from August 1 to 10, 2024. The ‘EndBadGovernance’ movement has garnered considerable…

The Former Spokesman to former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Daniel Bwala has cautioned those planning to stage protests over prevailing economic hardship that it may not end peacefully in the long run. Bwala who is perfecting a defection move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, said just like what transpired in Kenya, the government in power will continue to run while the people will end up being the victims of the mass protest.

Vice President Kamala Harris is narrowly leading former President Donald Trump in a national presidential poll released on Tuesday, The new poll was conducted on Monday and Tuesday, and came after both the Republican National Convention, where Trump on Thursday, formally accepted the nomination and Biden’s announcement on Sunday he was leaving the race and endorsing Harris. Harris and Trump were tied at 44% in a July 15-16 poll, and Trump led by one percentage point in a July 1-2 poll, both within the same margin of error.

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lambasted the federal lawmakers, especially those from the north, for supporting the call for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The call for the freedom of the IPOB leader has become louder as prominent Nigerians, including lawmakers, have added their voices. However, CNG described the call as treacherous, saying that lawmakers joining such a move were unpatriotic. The Coalition said it may easily forgive the governors and lawmakers from the Southeast, who they accused of being Nnamdi Kanu’s supporters from the beginning, but could…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has denied reports that it has withdrawn from the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship scheduled for August 1. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the union cannot withdraw from a protest that it did not organise. Ajaero explained that the NLC has a structured decision-making process, which includes internal trade union mechanisms and leadership approval, that guides its industrial actions, such as protests, to ensure consideration before taking action. He said the NLC is standing in solidarity with the Nigerian people in these “trying and excruciating times.” He also called on President Bola Tinubu…

The federal government has scheduled an emergency meeting today in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1, 2024. This is according to a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Richard Pheelangwah, dated July 23. The meeting comes after President Bola Tinubu through the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris pleaded with Nigerians to halt the planned protest. In an interview with state house correspondents on Tuesday, the Minister said Tinubu’s administration needed more time to execute people-oriented programs. Meanwhile, the planned protest comes amid the spiraling hardship in Nigeria as core inflation and…