•Governor Yusuf Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has declared 24-hour curfew in the state following the degeneration of the protest against hunger The governor declared the curfew at a press conference held at the Government House today. He said, “After careful consideration, we have come to terms that 24 hours curfew should be [&hellip...
•FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has commended protesters in the nation’s capital for shunning violence and choosing peace Wike stated this during the presentation of staff of office to the newly appointed graded chiefs In the FCT, reports Channels TV. He reiterates the federal government’s readiness to dialogue with th...
•Peter Obi The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for 2023, Peter Obi, has expressed his support for the nationwide protest scheduled for August. Obi, the former Anambra State Governor, said the Nigerian Constitution allows room for protest as it is the right of citizens, reports Channels TV. He, however, warned against violence, sayin...
The Nigeria Police has vowed to resist violence during the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. A statement by Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in Abuja today, said the FCT Command has also deployed a total of 4,200 police officers to curb any form of violence that might arise during the protest. […]
•Fans celebrate after Argentina won the 2024 Copa America final football match against Colombia yesterday Thousands of people celebrated in Buenos Aires this morning after Lionel Messi’s Argentina team was crowned champion of the Copa America with a 1-0 victory over Colombia in an electrifying final that was decided in extra time. Cheering fan...
•Protest The National Orientation Agency (NOA) today, Thursday, July 4 2024 said it has mobilised no fewer than 4000 staff to track promoters of violence in the country. The agency in a statement by Paul Odenyi, deputy director of press, NOA said it has activated its civil intelligence network, ordering its 812 offices around the […]
•A protester tries to escape from a policeman during a demonstration in Nairobi Hundreds of protesters gathered in Kenya’s capital Nairobi today, with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as turnout by demonstrators dropped sharply, following deadly clashes earlier this week. A day after President William Ruto caved in to demands by young...
Normally festive Ramadan nights have become rife with danger in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, said hospital director Wisam Bakr, as surging violence casts a long shadow over the Muslim fasting month. His hospital in the northern West Bank city of Jenin has been on the front line of the spike in violence since Hamas’s unprecedented […]...
•Displaced persons A nonprofit organization, Save the Children International, SCI, yesterday, raised the alarm over escalation of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, displacing 78,000 children and ripping thousands of families apart. According to SCI in a statement made available to the press, at least 78,000 children have flee thei...

