Hunger

Commercial tricyclist slumps, dies in Delta

5 months ago983 min

A commercial tricycle operator, otherwise known as ‘Keke’ rider, whose identity is yet to be known, on Thursday slumped and died in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred at a location by Okorodudu Junction near the popular Old Airport Junction in Uvwie. Eyewitnesses said that the tricylist slumped a few seconds after hurriedly parking his tricycle and heading to a local roadside food vendor in the...

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#EndBadGovernance Protest Is War Against Hunger, Starvation, Not Against Nigerian State, Says Pan-Yoruba Group

5 months ago864 min

The Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM) has called for a respectful and restrained approach by Nigerian security forces during the upcoming ‘Day Of Rage’ national protests from August 1 to 10, 2024. Comrade Wale Balogun, National Coordinator of YOREM, emphasised the importance of non-violence during a press conference at the International Press Centre in Lagos on July 27, 2024. “Protesters from August 1st, 2024, are your children; they are your brothers, they are your...

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Students Feared Dead, Several Injured At Nasarawa University Stampede During Rice Distribution Amid Hunger, Hardship

9 months ago845 min

Some female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, are feared dead after a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday, during the distribution of palliatives to the students. Several other students reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury as a result of the stampede. The National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, who confirmed the incident to journalists, described it as horrible. Baduku said that all the students involved in the stampede...