•The protesters Residents of Judges’ Estate at Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State capital, today stormed the headquarters of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) protesting poor power supply. Scores of the residents in a peaceful protest alleged that the officials of electricity company disconnected their power line from the Alagbaka power l...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has thrown its weight behind the indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency, strongly condemning what it described as the deliberate and illegal attempts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to subvert the Supreme Court’s clear and binding judgemen...
•Defence HQ and the protesters Staff of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Cooperative Society today staged a protest at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja over a land dispute with the Nigerian Air Force Holding Company (NAFHC). The protesters, led by the cooperative’s Chairman, Emmanuel Odoh, a Deputy Dire...
•UNILAG main gate Some students of the University of Lagos who reside in private hostels on the main campus in Akaka are decrying the sharp increase in the fees being charged by private hostels’ promoters in the school. Some of the hostel promoters have reportedly increased their rent by almost 40 percent, reports Vanguard. Checks […]...
•Governor Oborevwori and protesters The Convener of Concerned Youths for Good Governance, Comrade Henry Mojume Umunna, has led youths from Oshimili North and Aniocha Local Government Areas in a protest over the poor state of key roads in their communities. Speaking during the protest in Asaba, Delta State, Umunna stated that the protesters con...
•The protesters Activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos were disrupted yesterday following a protest by visually impaired persons over the closure of their training school. The demonstrators, carrying the banner of the institution– Farmcraft Centre for the Blind – and placards, blocked major roads to both the d...
•Scene of the protest Residents of the Barnawa area of the Kaduna metropolis yesterday staged a protest over the alleged killing of a young man by a joint security team, an incident that triggered anger and the closure of popular social spots in the neighbourhood. The Kaduna State Police Command, through its spokesman, DSP Mansir […]
•Protesting women and armed Fulani herdsman Suspected Fulani herdsmen today shot three persons dead while working on their farm in the Yelwata area of Benue State. Three others are in critical condition with gunshot injuries from the attack, reports Channels TV. The news of the early morning attack got to Yelwata community, which led to [&hell...
Retirees under the auspices Nigerian Union of Pensioners representing various agencies including Nitel, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and Nigerian Railway Corporation today protested their unpaid entitlements and up to 35 months pension arrears, and non-payment of N35,000 palliative. They also called on the federal government to give a ...
•Pork butcher and a pig There seems to be a silent revolution against the consumption of beef, popularly called “cow meat” in Benue at the moment. Before now Benue was known for the large scale consumption of beef in this part of the country; however, strong indications at the moment suggest otherwise, reports Vanguard. The […]

