Tag: Protest
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Fuel price hike: NANS announces nationwide protest, September 15
Following the new pump price announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced a nationwide protest, slated for September 15, 2024, across major cities in Nigeria.
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Police secure order to detain #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, granted the interim order to remand the suspects…
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Chaos erupts in Indonesia over election bill
Street protests erupted across Indonesia on Thursday as citizens vented their anger over a proposed election bill that many fear will bolster President Joko Widodo’s political dynasty.
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A protest and its aftermath – By Chidi Amuta
The long orchestrated nationwide hunger and hardship protests have come and gone. The protesters have since gone home, mostly bruised , battered and even more depressed than ever before . Some are nursing broken skulls or irritated eyes from tear gas smoke. Quite a bit of public and private property has been damaged or stolen.
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Hardship protest: Atiku’s rhetoric and protesters’ mayhem in Northern Nigeria – By Ehichioya Ezomon
The saying, “Be careful what you wish for,” may haunt former Vice President Atiku Abubakar going forward from the ashes of the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest that rocked and racked parts of Nigeria between August 1 and 10, 2024.
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God is aware of the predicaments in Nigeria – Cleric
As Nigerians continue to grapple with prevailing economic hardship, Ven Oluwaseun Owoeye, a Priest in the Diocese of Abuja, Anglican Communion has said there is an appointed time for things to turn around.
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Protests: lssues around the issues – By Magnus Onyibe
Five years ago, on October 11, when Nigeria celebrated its 59th anniversary, I wrote a piece titled “The Call for a National War on Poverty,” which was published in Thisday newspaper and several other traditional and online news platforms.
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The protests through my lens – By Francis Ewherido
One of the most valuable lessons I have learnt about life is to see life from my own perspective. That is exactly what I have been doing since the beginning of the protests on August 1.
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Protest: NHRC seeks thorough investigation into alleged killing of 16-year-old by soldier
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for thorough investigation into the killing of a 16-year- old boy, Isma’il Muhammad in Zaria during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The commission expressed deep concerns over the killing, during the 24-hour curfew imposed to curtail the
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We’re hungry, end protests, street beggars in Kano beg
Some street beggars in Kano have appealed to the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protests to sheath their swords in the interest of humanity. Baba Haliru, a 70-year-old beggar from Rigiyar Zaki, told NAN that survival has become extremely challenging due to the protests.