The University of Benin (UNIBEN) in Benin City, the Edo State capital, has announced that all the students of the school will sign a compulsory affidavit of undertaking never to sponsor or participate in any assembly or demonstration on the campuses and their precincts without the approval of the university management. The university…
Shops Being Looted In UK As Protest Spreads (Photos) Protesters in UK loot shops as Starmer vows far-right rioters will ‘regret’ action Protesters in UK loot shops as Starmer vows far-right rioters will ‘regret’ actionUK leader Keir Starmer warned far-right protesters on Sunday they would “regret” participating in England’s worst rioting in 13 years, as…
The Police have taken at least 31 protesters and journalists into custody from the protest ground in Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, despite being declared the approved place for the #EndBadGovernance protests. According to News Central, the police targeted some of the protest conveners who had earlier been denied access to Eagle Square, forcing…
The demonstration against economic hardship at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, came to an abrupt end on Saturday after security agents fired at protesters and journalists. The security agents had initially fired tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters. They later resorted to shooting at persons in the vicinity, breaking the rear glass and denting…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, announced on Friday that the Nigerian military is prepared to take decisive action if the ongoing nationwide protest against economic hardship, tagged #EndBadGovernance, escalates. This statement was made during a press conference in Abuja amidst growing concerns over looting and vandalism. Musa emphasised that the military is…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has placed all medical personnel in and around the territory on high alert to the possibility of receiving victims with gunshot wounds. This followed a gun battle between operatives of the command and hoodlums who blocked the Lugbe end of the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Expressway at about 10…
Protest: US Embassy Asks Staff To Remain At Home The United State Mission in Nigeria has asked some of its staff not to come to work on the first two days of the planned nationwide protests.Nigerians, many of them young people, have called for demonstrations from August 1 over soaring costs. Living costs spiked in…
Gov Abba Yusuf Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has told citizens in the State that they can embark on the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and hunger. He stated that he would join the protesters if he is invited. At a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House on Wednesday, the Governor emphasised…
A Ghanaian court blocked a planned youth-led protest on Wednesday aimed at addressing corruption, the high cost of living and the president’s failure to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law. The protest, dubbed “The Gen-Z demo,” was organized by a coalition of civil society and pressure groups and scheduled to take place from July…
Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has charged Nigerian Government against spreading fear ahead of the EnBadGovernance protest scheduled for August 1st. Ezekwesili said the protest is a valid way of Nigerians expressing their grievances over their situation. Posting on X, the former Minister declared her stand with the organisers of the protest. She wrote: “This…
