Hundreds of angry residents in Plateau State on Monday morning defied the state-imposed curfew and flooded the streets to protest the deadly Palm Sunday attack that claimed several lives in Jos North Local Government Area. The protest took place at Anguwan Rukuba, the community where the attack occurred on Sunday evening. Videos from the protest…
The leader of a coalition protesting demolitions, forced evictions, and displacement in Lagos, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, has pledged that the group’s activism will continue despite alleged intimidation and hardships. Soweto, who led a demonstration, was arrested alongside Dele Frank after officers of the Lagos State Police Command dispersed protesters with tear gas…
Some members of the National Association of Oduduwa Students, the Coalition of Yoruba Students, and the Yoruba Movement are currently staging a peaceful protest in solidarity with the Dangote Refinery, amid its ongoing faceoff with oil unions, PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria. The protesters, who converged at Iwo…
Hundreds of traders, predominantly of Igbo origin, under the umbrella of the Trade Fair Stakeholders Association, staged a protest on yesterday over the demolition of their business premises at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, which they described as “willful, malicious, and illegal.” Carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Stop destroying our properties,” “Our buildings…
Residents of Ahoro-Afin community in Ifon-Osun, Orolu Local Government Area of Osun State, have raised the alarm over an alleged move to grant bail to two men accused of ritual killing. The suspects, Tajudeen Oderinde and Mojeed Alani, are standing trial for the gruesome murder of Lukman Akorede. In a statement on Monday, the community…
Protest has commenced in the Federal Capital Territory to demonstrate against rising hardship and insecurity in the country.Security agencies had earlier deployed heavily armed personnel to strategic locations across the city, including potential protest hotspots.The presence of operatives was particularly noticeable at major junctions and the national Assembly, among other places where the protesters could…
Tension gripped Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday as farmers took to the streets to protest the alleged killing of five people by suspected herdsmen at Aba Oyinbo community in Akure North Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, opening fire on the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbass has appealed to Nigerians to suspend the ongoing nationwide protests. Hon. Abbass assured that top officials of the government are currently discussing the issues affecting the country. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Kirishi, said the Speaker explained that he…
My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has raised the alarm that foreign mercenaries are involved in the planned nationwide protest. Egbetokun made this known in Abuja at a press conference, saying the police got the revelation through credible intelligence. Recall that in the past few days, there have been reports of a youth-led planned nationwide…