•Kenya police fire teargas during protest Kenyan police have banned protests in the centre of the capital, Nairobi, and surrounding areas “until further notice”, citing their leaderless nature that has made it difficult to enforce safety. It comes after a month of anti-government protests in which scores of people have been killed, reports AFP...
•Protest Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has appealed to the residents of Borno and Nigerians generally to not participate in the proposed nationwide protests slated for next month. Zulum made the appeal during a stakeholders’ townhall meeting at Government House, Maiduguri, today, reports Daily Trust. He maintained that they should rat...
•Governor Abiodun Youths in Yewa axis of Ogun under the aegis of the Yewa North Patriotic Forum have called on Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, to address the rot affecting the region in the areas of road infrastructure, health, and security. President of the forum, Comr. Adeyemi Sunday, according to a statement made available to […]...
•Keyan youths attend a concert on “saba-saba” day, a local euphemism for July 7, a day symbolising the struggle against tyranny Kenya’s police chief has resigned following sharp criticism after anti-government protests left dozens of people dead, the presidency said today, the latest head to roll over the unrest. The move came a day after [&he...
•Kenya’s President William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto announced today the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a “broad-based government”, as he scrambled to contain the fallout of deadly protests against his administration. The East African nation was left reeling after peaceful rallies last month over stee...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kicked against moves by the Lagos State Government to take over alleged forgery against a lawyer, Oyinkansola Alakija, alongside her father-in-law, Alaba Alakija, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada. It would be recalled that the an...
•The protesters at FUTO Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), today, Tuesday, July 9, staged nationwide protests within campuses of public universities to demand the immediate release of their withheld salaries. NASU national ...
•A protester reacts to a teargas canister launched at them by riot police A total of 39 people have been killed in anti-government protests in Kenya that erupted over deeply unpopular planned tax hikes, a national rights watchdog said today. “Data from our records indicates that thirty-nine people have died and three hundred and sixty-one [&he...
•A protester throws back a teargas canister at police Kenyan President William Ruto vowed to take a tough line against “violence and anarchy” yesterday after protests against his government’s proposed tax hikes turned deadly and demonstrators ransacked parliament. The Frontier had earlier reported that mainly youth-led demonstrations had been ...
•Protesters invade Senate building The protests which have been going on mainly in Kenyan capital of Nairobi since last week have turned bloody. •Viewers discretion There have been escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against the government’s proposed tax hikes. Videos obtained by The Frontier show security ag...

