The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has assured retired police officers that the Nigeria Police Force is actively working to address their pension-related grievances and improve their post-service welfare. Mr Egbetokun gave the assurance on Monday while addressing a group of aggrieved retired officers who staged a protest at the Force Headquarters and the…
…It is not true, nobody was shot — Edafe, PPRO By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South ABARAKA—Security agents allegedly opened fire on unarmed residents protesting the never-ending kidnapping in Abraka community, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, yesterday. Vanguard learned that nobody was shot dead, but a protester sustained an injury on his face,…
By Odunmorayo Oke 01 August 2024 | 8:21 pm As we enter into the #EndBadGovernance protest period, activists on the frontline may face some physical or mental challenges. Participating in these demonstrations against the government can trigger a bunch of different emotions, from standing for long hours to walking, and chanting all day,…
According to the PPRO, staff of the college, aided by students, attacked a Ministry of Education team sent from Abuja to mediate the ongoing impasse, damaging vehicles and the Provost’s quarters. Staff and students of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos, embarked on a protest on Monday, July 29, against the…
A large crowd of angry MTN subscribers in the early hours of Monday, vandalised the telecommunications company’s office in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State in response to the network blocking subscribers due to a mismatch in their National Identification Number and SIM registration. In a viral video circulating on social media, the mob…
Google has sacked 28 employees for participating in demonstrations against a partnership between the tech giant and Israel’s government. This collaboration, known as Project Nimbus, involves a $1.2 billion contract with Amazon, providing cloud computing and AI infrastructure to Israel’s governmental and military entities. Members of the protest group ‘No Tech For Apartheid’ staged sit-ins…
