Telecom tariff hike: Labour set for February 4 protest, boycott looms
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday declared it would embark on a nationwide protest against the proposed 50 per cent telecom tariff hike announced by […]
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#EndBadGovernance: NPF demands retraction and apology from Amnesty over protest coverage
The Nigeria Police Force said it has written and demanded an immediate retraction and public apology regarding a publication titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent […]
Tinubu’s self-inflicted wounds and the blame game, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Notwithstanding his marginal victory, the negative impact of his ill-advised policy initiatives and lopsided appointments, the events of the last week have further detracted from […]
Students at OAU demand accountability, chase out former VC’s representatives
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife was the scene of a heated protest on Monday as students chased out representatives of former Vice Chancellor Professor […]
PHOTOS: Protest organisers demand lG’s removal amid #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has demanded the dismissal of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters. This demand […]
Foreign Interference in Protests Will Not Be Tolerated, FG Warns
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says the Federal Government (FG) won’t accept any foreign interference in the aftermath of the violence that trailed […]
Police in Kaduna detain 25 over violent attacks on Government Agencies amid protest
The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested 25 suspects involved in violent attacks on government agencies. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed […]
Protest: Governor of Kano announces 24-hour curfew
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state after the protest against economic hardship in the state turned […]
Protest: Head or tail, we may all end up as losers, by Tunde Rahman
All hell has been let loose, and the centre can no longer hold in Kenya over the tax revolt that has been ravaging that East-African […]
August 1: “Politicians are leaving the country”–Verydarkman and Isaac Fayose raise alarm
Outspoken online critics Verydarkman and Isaac Fayose have set the internet ablaze, informing Nigerians about the palpable tension strangling both politicians and citizens in the […]
August 1: ‘Those against protests are your enemies’ – AWC to citizens
Nigerian workers under the aegis of All Workers Convergence (AWC) have declared that anyone who is kicking against the planned protest against hunger in the […]
13 dead as Kenya anti-tax protests turn deadly
The death toll from protests in Kenya has climbed to 13, an official from the main doctors’ association told AFP Wednesday, after anti-tax hike rallies […]
Gaya Protests flare up in Kano following Emirates dissolution
Residents of Gaya in Kano State on Sunday took to the streets to protest against the dissolution of the Gaya Emirate by the state government. […]
Cost of living: APC, PDP exchange words over Kano, Niger protests
On Tuesday, the ruling All Progressives Congress charged that the nation’s main opposition parties were behind the protests that happened concurrently in the states of Kano and Niger on Monday. But the Peoples Democratic Party denied the allegation, saying the protests were merely a reflection of the hardship in the land occasioned by the […]