Tag: Procession
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#EndSARS Anniversary: Police arrest two protesters during memorial procession at Lekki Toll Gate
Two persons have been arrested during a car procession ongoing at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos State. The police arrested the two
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Friends, fans, others hold procession for Sound Sultan
Fans of late Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, including celebrities, gathered on Sunday for a procession and night of tributes to the musician who died at the age of 44. Sound Sultan died following a hard-fought battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma on July 11. ATCL is a fast-growing, aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma…
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Procession: We lost 15 members in Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi others – IMN
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has claimed that 15 of its members were killed during the Ashura mourning procession on Tuesday in Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Sokoto and others. It also claimed that several people sustained gunshots injury, fearing that casualty figure may rise. The movement said three people were killed by the police in…
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Ban on procession applies only to IMN – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that the ban on procession across the country only applies to members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). The Police also noted that other Muslims across the country are at liberty to carry out the annual “Ashura” procession. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday…
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Plateau crisis: Ban on public procession still in force – Lalong
The Plateau Government says the ban on public processions in the state is still in force. Mr Yakubu Dati, Commissioner for Information and Communication, on Monday reminded the citizens of the ban, and warned against flouting it. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that protests have continued in some parts of the state as a…