Tag: Protests
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Osun Rerun: Aregbesola speaks on protests by PDP leaders against Oyetola’s victory
…as Ganduje presents governor-elect to Buhari Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday described those protesting against the result of Osun State governorship election as being mentally unstable. Recall that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus…
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Protests: Senate dismisses calls to scrap constituency projects
The Senate at the resumption of plenary session after its Sallah break on Tuesday vowed to resist attempts to scrap constituency projects. The decision, which was taken after a voice vote by the lawmakers, followed a motion by Sen. Barnabas Gemade (APC-Benue). While presenting the motion, Gemade said that the move followed a protest by…
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Teachers’ sack: Strikes, protests won’t change my decision – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the strikes and protests embarked on by both the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) won’t stop the government decision on the sack of teachers and other workers in the state. The governor said the state government has already made provisions for…
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Massive protests rock Asia over Trump’s Jerusalem plan
Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia joined rallies on Friday to condemn Washington’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as authorities tightened security outside U.S. embassies. Leaders in both Asian countries have joined a global chorus of voices condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s move. Several thousand protesters, some shouting anti-U.S. slogans and…
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Nairobi University shut after violent protests
Kenya’s oldest university was on Tuesday closed indefinitely following violent students’ protests due to political fallout over recent elections. “The University of Nairobi Senate has closed the University with immediate effect due to the deteriorating security situation,” Vice Chancellor Peter Mbithi said in a tweet. He said students had been told to vacate the hostels.…
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‘Respect Nigerian Law,’ anti-IPOB protesters tells US Government
A civil society organization, Stand Up for Peace Movement has called on the government of the United States of America to respect Nigerian laws. The peace movement, during a protest march to the US Embassy in Abuja over the comments of US government on the proscription of the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra…
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Buhari mocks #Resumeorresign London protesters, says ‘I am home, come join me’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reacted to the several protests that held while he was in London on medical vacation. The President especially mocked the #ResumeOrResign protesters who protested in front of the Abuja House in London, United Kingdom, demanding that he (Buhari) should either resume office or resign. The President noted that now that…
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Buhari: #ResumeOrResign protests and the necessity of truth
By Jude Ndukwe It is 95 days today since the president, General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, left the shores of our country for medical vacation in the UK. Adding the about 50 days he had earlier spent on the same vacation, General Buhari has spent a cumulative of about 150 days and still counting outside the…
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Photos: Pro-Buhari groups stage counter protests in Abuja, declare support for incumbent administration
Following series of protests held by some anti-Buhari protesters under the aegis of #OurMumuDonDo since Monday, a counter group under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative on Thursday staged a counter protest pledging loyalty to the administration of President Muhammadu. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the protesters converged at the Unity Fountain, Abuja…
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Obama sponsoring protests against my presidency – Trump
President Trump has been dismissing the protests against his presidency and demonstrations at congressional town hall meetings across the country as concocted by his political enemies. But now he has an alleged culprit: Barack Obama. In an interview Monday with Fox News Channel, Trump said that he believes his predecessor is helping to organize the…