Tag: Protest
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Alleged $5m diversion: Lawyers join Ahmed-must-go protests in Abuja
..demand probe of NMDPRA boss The ongoing protests in the Nigerian Federal Capital, Abuja, against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, on Friday, received a boost, as popular Lawyers and Activists joined procession. The Activists, who joined the procession under the aegis of…
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UN reacts over deadly anti-government protests in Kenya
The UN says it is monitoring the situation in Kenya in the wake of deadly anti-government protests on Wednesday.
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NMDPRA: Ahmed must go protest enters Day 2 in Abuja, as hired thugs invade peaceful sit-out
Hired hoodlums on Tuesday, attacked young protesters in Abuja after infiltrating the peaceful sit-out around the head office of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in the Central Business District. The group, under the aegis of Young Professionals Forum of Nigeria, in the series of the week-long rally in Abuja, had converged…
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YPP pays Anambra N50m campaign levy amid protest
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra has paid the mandatory campaign levy imposed by the state government for political adverts and election-related publicity.
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Angry Benue gov, suspends CPS indefinitely for joining protest
Angry Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has suspended his Chief Press Secretary, Hon. Ukeyima John Ukmoni, indefinitely for participating in the #EndBenueGenocide protest in defiance of official orders. The suspension, which was issued through the Office of the Principal Special Assistant on Youth and Media Mobilisation, was contained in a letter dated June 15, 2025,…
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VDM, youths protest, demand end to killings in Benue
Angry youths on Sunday stormed the Wurukum food basket roundabout to protest the alleged killing of scores of residents by suspected herdsmen in Yelwata, in Benue State. The protesters converged on the Wurukum food basket roundabout Makurdi as early as 8 am to demand action over the alleged killing on Saturday in Yelwata. They were…
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Benue youth protest killings, block highways in Makurdi
Hundreds of youths in Benue on Sunday took to the streets to protest the continuous attacks, killings, and displacement of people in the state. The protest followed the killing of scores at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night.
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Sowore fumes over protest disrupted by thugs
Mr Omoyele Sowore, the leader of End Bad Governance protest, said that the peaceful protest on Thursday, was aimed at raising public awareness of citizens’ rights to democratic participation.
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June 12: Democracy Day protests to hold in Lagos
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh has met with 15 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and reached conclusion that Democracy Day protests will hold in the State on Thursday.
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New York police arrest over 20 anti-ICE protesters in Trump Tower
New York City police on Monday arrested 24 people who staged a sit-in at the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan to protest against deportations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).