Tag: Protesters
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#OccupyLekki: Mr Macaroni, 39 others granted bail
Popular comedian and actor, Mr Macaroni and 39 other arrested #OccupyLekki protesters have been granted bail. Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Saturday evening. He said, “The command has arrested forty (40) suspects at Lekki Toll Gate plaza, Lagos State, on Saturday 13th February, 2021,…
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Photos/Video: Police arrest, lockup more #OccuppyLekki Protesters inside Black Maria
About 18 #OcuppyLekkiTollGate protesters were reportedly arrested by the heavily armed policemen stationed at the Lekki Toll Gate on Saturday. Recall that TheNewsGuru.com, TNG had earlier reported the arrest of popular social media comedian, Mr. Macaroni and other protesters. Coordinator of the #OccupyLekkiTollgate, Kunle Ajayi said many of his people have been arrested by the…
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BREAKING: Trump asks protesters to be peaceful after invasion of US Capitol
US President Donald Trump called for “peaceful” protests on Wednesday after his supporters stormed the Capitol following a rally during which he urged Congress to reject Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory. “Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement,” Trump said on Twitter more than an hour after protesters breached a security cordon. I am…
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US Election: Police release tear gas as protesters disrupt electoral votes counting
Police ordered the evacuation of several office buildings for the US Congress Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump broke down security barrricades on the steps of the Capitol. Capitol Police sent orders for Congressional staff to leave the Cannon building and other large offices after Trump called on his followers to protest the certification…
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6 persons arrested as pro-Trump protesters clash with police
A mass demonstration in support of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. escalated into clashes with the police, resulting in the arrest of six people, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. U.S. Congress is due to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election later in the day. Trump supporters have been flocking to…
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CBN secures order to freeze accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the nod to freeze accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters. The order followed an ex-parte order the apex bank filed through a team of lawyers led by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Michael Aondoakaa,…
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US election: Trump fans protest at Arizona collation centre
Supporters of United States President, Donald Trump, some of whom are suspected to be armed, have barricaded Maricopa County Election Department, Arizona, protesting the election. A video of the protest broadcast on CNN, showed many of the protesters carrying Trump placards, showing their frustration over a projection by a cable network that the Democratic party…
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BREAKING: Buhari speaks on Lekki shootings, assures dead protesters will get justice
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday finally broke his silence on the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos by suspected security operatives. He vowed to ensure justice for “peaceful protesters who lost their lives.” The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained he decided not to…
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Lekki shooting: More eyewitnesses, victims share their moment of horror, claim many protesters were killed
More victims and eyewitnesses of the alleged Lekki Toll Plaza shooting by soldiers have taken to the social media to share their accounts of the incident. They claimed many protesters were killed. One of them, Anthony Ogbe, who said he was shot in the chest on the night, is currently receiving free treatment at Grandville…
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Despite deadly clash with protesters, Nigeria police top list of beneficiaries of #ENDSARs agitation
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the upward review of officers of the Nigerian police force as part of measures to bring reform to the institution. The President said this during his address to the nation on Thursday. “With regard to the welfare of police personnel, the National Salaries, Income, and Wages Commission has been directed…