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August 1st is National Girlfriend’s day, while this might be a day to celebrate your female lover, in Nigeria, it is the day for a planned nationwide protest. The FCT minister Nyesom Wike has described the planned nationwide protest on August 1st as politically motivated. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, July 23, he emphasized the need for patience with the federal government.

The drama is on Twitter now unmatched, as an online protest against the final results of the 2023 Presidential Election is ongoing. Moments ago, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC Candidate, winner, and has since sparked some controversial reactions all over Nigeria.

Over 2000 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on Good Governance, CCSGG, Friday, staged a protest that blocked gate of the National Assembly, and called for arrest of a Member of House of Representatives from Jigawa State, Hon Gudaji Kazaure, over unfounded allegations on the alleged N89 trillion stamp duty fraud against the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele.