Tag: Protesters
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Okowa, Makinde bar policemen from engaging #EndSARS protesters
Governors Ifeanyi Okowa and Seyi Makinde of Delta and Oyo States has ordered officers of the Nigerian Police Force under their State Command to refrain from engaging or using brute force on #EndSARS protesters. Makinde addressed Oyo security chiefs on Monday, stating that citizens had a right to protest. He said; “The past few days…
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![BREAKING: Army, police flog, arrest #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja [PHOTOS]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/WhatsApp-Image-2020-08-05-at-10.44.08.jpeg)
BREAKING: Army, police flog, arrest #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja [PHOTOS]
Several #RevolutionNow protesters were arrested by the police and the Nigerian Army in the Abuja metropolis on Wednesday. The protesters carrying placards and banners had set out as early as 8 am to demand good governance. Some of the banners read, ‘Nigerians are sick and tired of poverty, corruption, injustice and untimely death’; ‘Say no…
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![Protesters groove to Burna Boy’s ‘Ye’ during Black Lives Matter rallies [VIDEO]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/protesters-in-Uk-770x560-1.jpg)
Protesters groove to Burna Boy’s ‘Ye’ during Black Lives Matter rallies [VIDEO]
Some videos have surfaced on social media in which activists can be seen dancing to ‘Ye’, a track off ‘Outside’, Burna Boy’s third album, during the Black Lives Matter rallies in the United Kingdom and Germany. The rallies were due to the killing of George Floyd, a black American who died in Minneapolis, US.…
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Racial killings in US: Protest spreads to Nigeria…Lagosians defy rain, march in solidarity with blacks
With the gruesome murder of an African-American by a ‘white’ cop still causing widespread outrage across the world, some Nigerians in Lagos, on Monday, staged a walk in condemnation of the dastardly act. The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN), stormed the streets of Nigeria’s commercial capital despite the heavy downpour, in total condemnation…
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Trouble in Northern Nigeria (Video): Protesters dare Covid-19, storm Gombe Isolation Center, demand release of patients
Protest against Covid-19 in Gombe – Despite the increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases in Nigeria, the poor awareness at the grassroots has continued to mar the battle against the deadly virus in the country. In Gombe State, a video has captured the stark display of a dangerous trend in northern Nigeria where people are yet…
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JUST IN: One killed as residents protest death of Remo Stars footballer
A yet to be identified protester, was on Monday Killed as scores of residents staged a protest in Sagamu, Ogun State, over the death of Remo Stars Football Club player, Tiyamiyu Kazeem. The protesters, who took to the streets also stormed the Palace of the Akarigbo and the Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi,…
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JUST IN: Protesters storm Osun Government House, demand Olowu’s suspension
Residents of Ogbagba have stormed Osun State Secretariat, Abere Osun State to protest the alleged beating of their monarch, Agbowu of Ogbagba, Oba Dhikirulahi Olabira on Friday during a peacemaking meeting by the Oluwo of Iwo. The protesters bore placards with inscriptions such as: “Justice must prevail“; ” Oluwo destroys traditions: Suspend him!”; “Oyetola save…
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Angry protesters storm Lagos marathon venue over Okada ban (Photos)
Some distraught youths on Saturday stormed the venue of 2020 Lagos Marathon, Eko Atlantic to protest against the ban of motorcycles (Okada) and tricycle (Keke). The placard-carrying demonstrators complained that the Okada ban was making life difficult for them. Among the inscriptions on their placards are ‘fix bad roads, less traffic’, ‘metropolitan not treko-politan’, and…
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Protesters besiege Lagos Assembly, demand ex-gov Ambode’s probe
Scores of protesters under the aegis of Lagos Youth Vanguard (LYV) on Tuesday protested at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex demanding the probe of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The protesters, who chanted solidarity songs, were led by the Patron of LYV, Mr. Rasak Olokooba, and the President of the Group, Mr. Ibrahim Ekundina.…
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Protesters block Federal Secretariat, NASS as Shiites mark third year anniversary of Zaria killings
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria otherwise known as Shittes on Thursday stormed the Federal Secretariat Complex, the National Assembly Complex and the main road leading to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa Abuja protesting the immediate release of their leader Sheik Ibrahim Elzakzaky. The group protesters numbering over two thousand…