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Rescue Movement Urges Tinubu to Respect Citizens’ Right to Peaceful Protest
The Rescue Movement for New Nigeria has issued a call to President Bola Tinubu to uphold citizens’ rights to peaceful protest.
In a statement made by Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba, the National Media Director and Publicity of the group, the organization emphasized this point during an emergency meeting of its Board of Trustees on Sunday.
Olorunmagba outlined that the group, also known as Rescue the Vulnerable Initiative, had convened to address the ongoing conflict between the Nigerian government and its citizens, particularly the youth preparing for a nationwide peaceful protest.
The meeting concluded with a strong message to the government, urging it to prioritize addressing critical issues facing the nation such as widespread hunger, unprecedented unemployment, escalating insecurity, rampant kidnapping, and a plummeting currency value.
The group stressed that instead of attempting to suppress citizens’ fundamental rights to protest and self-expression, the government should focus on tackling these pressing challenges.
They highlighted that in a democratic society, the rights to peaceful assembly and free speech are fundamental and must be protected.
Recent actions, however, have raised concerns about increasing intimidation, harassment, and potential suppression of these rights by government agencies.
The Rescue Movement for New Nigeria called on the government to attentively listen to the grievances of its people and respond with concrete and meaningful actions to address their concerns.
The federal government reacted to claims stating that the new tax rules will be imposed on telecommunications and petroleum products for Nigerians.
The FG released a statement to explain the process and stated that there is no intention to place taxes on telecom and petroleum products and services.
“Those recommendations do not amount to government policy and are not binding on Nigeria. Decisions on tax matters are taken through established constitutional and legislative processes and are guided by national priorities and prevailing economic realities.”
Nigerian politician Peter Obi speaks on the increase in the cost of living in Nigeria and shared how more Nigerians are now hungry and the hunger crisis is increasing in the country.
He stated, “Despite three years of Tinubu’s food emergency, Nigeria’s hunger ranking index declined to among the worst nations globally.”
“Yet the outcome of this has been the opposite. Nigeria’s hunger index has worsened significantly. Nigeria’s hunger index ranking was 103rd out of 123 countries surveyed in 2022/2023, and this figure has since worsened to 115th out of 123 countries surveyed in 2025/2026.”
The U.S. government has released a warning to social media influencers who will be coming to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The government placed a rule on creating content to make money while using a tourist visa and stated that it could lead to deportation back to their country.
It can be noted that the World Cup will be hosted in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
“People who enter the United States under a visitor program and receive income from a U.S. source would be violating the conditions of their admission status.”
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