Tag: Protest
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6 police officers killed in anti-government protests
Six police officers were killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the head of police said on Thursday. Two officers were killed in the capital, Freetown, three in the northern town of Kamakwie and one in the northern city of Makeni, police inspector general William Fayia Sellu told Reuters.
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Pensioners protest in Delta State – By Francis Ewherido
For personal reasons I have recused myself from writing about the Delta State Government, especially in the last seven years. I do not want to be misunderstood, especially now that the governor is a Vice Presidential Candidate in the next election. But something has snapped in my head and I need to put that self-imposed…
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ASUU strike: After NLC warning protest, what is next will be worse than ENDSARS protest – Femi Falana
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has advised the federal government of Nigeria to nip in the bud the ongoing nationwide warning protest embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress protest (NLC).
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ASUU: We will not stop talking until FG fulfils 2009 agreement – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ebonyi chapter says it will not stop talking until the federal and state government fulfilled the 2009 promises for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that ASUU had been on industrial action for over five months over the Federal Government’s failure to fulfil its 2009 agreement with the…
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ASUU strike: NLC begins 2-day solidarity protest
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has begun its solidarity protest over the lingering Academic Staff of University Union (ASUU) strike. According to NLC, the protest will hold from July 26th and 27th nationwide to force the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve their issues and suspend the lingering strike. Recall that ASUU has been at…
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ASUU Protest: NLC mobilises in Lagos, says set for 2-day action
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday called on members and civil society groups in Lagos State to come out en-masse on Tuesday morning to begin the two-day protest in solidarity with striking lecturers. Mrs Funmi Sessi, state chairman of NLC gave the directive at a stakeholders’ meeting at the union’s secretariat in Yaba, Lagos…
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Road to anarchy: ASUU, labour and solidarity protest – By Dakuku Peterside
Barring any last-minute change of mind, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, this week, embark on a nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been on strike for more than six months forcing students to stay at home endlessly. The planned protest by the mother of all labour unions…
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BREAKING: Blind protestors seal NASS gate
Physically challenged persons have blocked all entry points to the National Assembly complex protesting marginalisation in the unemployment of its members in the civil service and probate workplace. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that the protest which began on Tuesday with a peaceful protest at the main gate into the National Assembly complex has now taken…
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Protest rocks Imo state as gunmen kills seven wedding guests
Protest rocked the street of Imo state on Monday, following the killings of seven wedding guest in the state, by gunmen suspected to be operatives of Ebubeagu Security The incident which happened on Sunday had put Imo in a state of panic. It was reported that the victims were going back to their community in…
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Pension protest by school teachers, influenced by opposition party – Charles Aniagwu
Mr Charles Aniagwu, the Delta state Commissioner for Information, has disclosed that the recent protest by some retired primary school teachers demanding for their pensions was influenced by the opposition party in the state. He disclosed this when he addressed newsmen on Monday in Asa, alleged that the woman who led the protest on Thursday in…