•Obuesi Phillips The Executive Director of SWEEP Foundation NG and Convener of the Waste in the City Initiative, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, has said hunger, as well as insecurity and waste are killing the democracy Nigerians are celebrating on June 12. Obuesi spoke in his message to mark the 2026 Democracy Day, saying Nigerians need good […]...
•The protesters The coalition of civil societies in Osun State has commenced a protest against insecurity in the country as part of the celebration of June 12’s 33rd anniversary. The coalition, which includes OCSC, Take It Back movement, Coalition Against Insecurity and Bad Governance, FIWON, converged at Ayetoro area of the state capital and ...
•Falz speaks at the June 12 protest in Lagos Afrobeats singer and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, today criticised the federal government over worsening insecurity and economic hardship, urging Nigerians to use the democratic process to express their dissatisfaction with governance. Falz spoke while addressing demonstrators ...
•#EndBadGovernance protest Protesters today took to the streets of Lagos in a renewed #EndBadGovernance protest, using the occasion of Democracy Day to demand urgent government action on worsening economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, and the rising cost of living. The protest, which drew activists, civil society groups, and concerned c...
•Celine Lafoucriere with children Millions of Nigerian children are being denied safe education as schools increasingly become centres of fear amid abductions, worsening insecurity, overcrowded classrooms and poor learning conditions, UNICEF warned today, raising alarm over threats to their rights and development. Speaking at the 2026 Internat...
•Protest A coalition of civil society organisations, organised labour unions, youth groups, community associations and prominent activists has declared June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, a day of nationwide protest over worsening insecurity, economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions across the country. The coalition, led by human ri...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has warned the service chiefs to step down honourably if the country’s deteriorating security situation persists and public confidence in the government’s efforts is not restored within a clearly defined period. It also urged President Bola Tinubu to come up with a comprehensive and aggres...
A group of young Nigerians today staged a protest at the National Assembly, urging the federal government to take immediate and decisive measures to address the worsening insecurity across the country. The protest, tagged “Nigerians Unite Against Terror,” commenced at the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and ended at the National Assembly com...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to summon the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, and the Director-General of the State Security Service (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, to appear before it to outline details of funds released to the securi...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has pledged to commence urgent deliberations on the establishment of state police this week as part of efforts to address the growing insecurity across the country. Speaking at a media briefing with Senate correspondents, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, stated that the matter had gained priority among o...
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