Benue IDPs Protest Over Poor Conditions At Camp
Displaced people from Yelwata in Benue State’s Guma Local Government Area staged a protest on Thursday over the poor conditions at their temporary shelter. Following deadly attacks by suspected armed herders that left many dead and homes destroyed, the victims were relocated to a camp at the International Market in Makurdi, the state capital. President […]
Police, CSOs Agree on Peaceful Protest, Single Venue in Lagos
A heavy police presence, including officers from the Nigeria Police Force’s Area F Division, was observed as groups of protesters began assembling at the Ikeja underbridge in Lagos to mark June 12 Democracy Day. The demonstrators, including civil society groups and pro-democracy activists, were gathering to voice concerns over worsening economic conditions and rising insecurity […]
DWI Warns Nigerians Against Protests By Unnamed Groups
The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has urged Nigerians to be cautious of upcoming protests by unnamed groups, warning that such demonstrations could impede national progress. In a statement signed by Dr. Tunji O. Bamidele, the group’s Director of Strategic Communication, DWI described the protests as baseless, irrational, and detrimental. DWI expressed concerns that these protests, […]
LA National Guard Deployed To Amid Protests
National Guard troops were deployed to Los Angeles on Sunday amid ongoing protests against immigration raids, despite that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s objections. Newsom formally requested the Trump administration rescind the order to deploy the troops. The governor requested a letter to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, which he then shared on X. Trump signed a […]
Vladmir Putin Secures Another Six-Year Term
Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president, exit polls showed Sunday. The victory paved the way for the 71-year-old hardline former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. After the win, Putin told reporters that Russia must make its army stronger and that the ‘noon against Putin’ […]
TUC pulls out of NLC’s two-day nationwide protest
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has “backed out” of the planned two-day nationwide protest between 27th and 28th February, in parts of the country over sundry economic issues. Its Vice-President, Tommy Etim, said the decision – as announced by the NLC – was not taken collectively by both unions. TUC Secretary General Nuhu Toro, in […]
Ohanaeze Indigbo warns South Eastern Nigerians not to join national protest
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the socio-political group of Nigerians of southeast extraction on Monday in Enugu directed that Nigerians from the geopolitical zone should not partake in a planned national protest. Its President-General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who gave the directive said he had received entreaties requesting him to call Nigerians from the geopolitical zone to join […]
Protest Rocks Minna as Residents Block Roads Over High Cost Of Living
Some aggrieved Nigerians blocked major roads in Minna, the Niger State capital yesterday, to protest the soaring cost of living and worsening economic condition of the people under the present administration of President Bola Tinubu. Chanting songs, the protesters, including women and youths, said, “The rising cost of food items and poor government effort to […]