•Lawyers’ protest in Lagos Lawyers in Lagos State yesterday trooped out in large numbers to hold a protest against continued maltreatment by the police in the state. The lawyers numbering over 700 came from the five judicial divisions including Ikeja, Lagos, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry, reports Daily Independent. They converged very early...
•Ex- warriors Nigerian civil war veterans and the next of kin of the fallen heroes embarked on a peaceful protest with a threat to shut down federal government facilities nationwide over unpaid 45-year pension arrears. •The protesters The protesters, as reliably gathered, have records of service of 10 years and above, which entitled them to [&...
The Christian Association of Nigeria today led protests over continuous killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country. The ongoing protest tagged “Plateau Peace Walk”, is being led by the state CAN chairman, Rev Polycarp Lubo, ECWA President, Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, COCIN President, Rev Dr Amos Mohzo, Bishop of Methodist church, ...
Eight All Progressives Congress aspirants eyeing to occupy the Akoko NorthEast/NorthWest Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives have protested the outcome of the party primary over the allegation of doctored delegates’ list. The seat became vacant after Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was appointed Minister of Interior by President B...
The entrance to the Lagos State House of Assembly was barricaded by protesters who are members and traders under the aegis of the Orilowo Perishable Food Market Association for ignoring her petition. The protest, led by the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), in collaboration with civil society stakeholders, demanded immediate a...
•The protesting workers Members of staff of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, today, staged a protest against non-payment of the 10 months’ salaries and allowances. The angry workers under the auspices of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics...
•The protesters The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has waved off a protest calling for his resignation, insisting that it was sponsored even though he agreed demonstrations are welcomed in a democratic setting. Wike, a former Rivers State governor, assumed office as the FCT minister months after Bola Tinubu’s emergence as pres...
Parents of the abducted students of Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara State have staged a peaceful protest at the Government House, demanding the unconditional release of their children. They want Governor Dauda Lawal and security agencies to rescue their children who have been in captivity for 72 days, unhurt, reports Channels TV. No few...
•Students protest Academic activities were today grounded at the University of Calabar, following the students’ protest against the 100 per cent hike in the institution’s tuition fees. The university had released a new schedule of fees that would take effect in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions, reports NAN. The students, who embar...
Teary-eyed, keffiyeh-wearing activists protested Israel’s bombardment of Gaza at the UN climate talks in the UAE Sunday — a tame but rare display in a country where demonstrations are banned. Hindered by UN restrictions preventing them from raising Palestinian flags or chanting certain slogans, more than 100 activists in a COP28 “Blue Zone” ve...

