Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on the campus. The students, who have only two weeks until their first semester examinations, said the situation was severely affecting their...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared a 24-hour curfew on Ukum Local Government Area of the state with effect from 3.pm Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The 24-hour curfew followed the grave security situation in the region that has led to the...
Between Nairobi’s glamorous city centre and its surrounding inner city slums of tin shacks and shanties, democracy and good governance have been shocked into a rude awakening. Central Nairobi is the abode of fancy five star hotels, conference centres, ornate government offices and parliament buildings. If you...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, on Tuesday, staged a protest over rape and attacks by armed robbers on some of their lodges at the Gwallameji student area where some of their valuables were carted away. The students who came out in their...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged the Federal Government to fulfill its promise to remove its members from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Dr Joshua Silas, the Chairman of ASUU, Federal University, Lokoja (FUL) chapter, made the call on Tuesday during a...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State says the protest by some party members at its secretariat on Monday was exaggerated by some media platforms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of the media had reported that some angry APC members from...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a press release alerting the public to a violent planned protests on June 12, 2024, which coincide with Democracy Day celebrations. While acknowledging citizens’ rights to assembly and expression, the DSS warned that violent demonstrations...
Civilian members of staff of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Abuja, on Tuesday protested against alleged inhuman treatment of their colleague in Lagos by some military personnel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesting workers locked the gates to the ministry preventing staffers and...
No fewer than 200 intending pilgrims from Kwara on Friday protested at llorin international Airport over the inability of an aircraft to transport them to Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims, officials of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board and the 2024 state...
Massive protests erupted overnight in Istanbul following Israel’s attack on a Palestinian camp in the Gaza Strip, local media reported on Monday. The report said, many demonstrators gathered in front of the Israeli Consulate General in the Levent neighborhood on the European side to denounce the attack. Protesters...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi has staged a peaceful protest over the Federal Government’s failure to address its plight, saying that it is tired of the government’s “deception”. The Union called on the Government to avoid...
Police retirees have called for the exit of the police from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) following their inability to access their benefits. A spokesperson for the retirees, Mr Christopher Effiong, said this during a protest at the National Assembly in Abuja on Tuesday. Effiong, a retired Superintendent...
Members of the University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has organised a peaceful protest over the non implementation of agreement it reached with the Federal Government. Prof. Jurbe Molwus, Chairperson of the union in the University led the protest on Tuesday in...
Women in the oil producing area of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo on Monday, stormed the streets of Mmahu community to protest alleged police brutality to the people. The women, numbering over 500 were seen with placards with various inscriptions, appealing to the State, Federal Governments...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered an investigation into the state of all Nigerian Army detention facilities across the nation. The COAS in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said that the order was in response to the...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned that Nigeria would be shut down if their demands to ameliorate nationwide economic hardship are not met. The students are kicking against what they described as “skyrocketing prices of essential commodities” nationwide. The...
One shot, others injured as Police teargas women protesting against extortion, harassment in Delta One middle-aged woman was shot and several others were injured by Delta State Police Command officers on Monday. The incident happened during a protest by women from Oteri-Ughelli against alleged police harassment and extortion, in...
The Zamfara chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed a recent protest against Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle as the handiwork of political rivals rattled by his rising political profile. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the state APC spokesman, Yusuf Idris,...
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), on Friday, protested the alleged shortage of manpower and work overload at the hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ARD members, who marched round the hospital premises, decried the shortage...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday, disclaimed a protest by lawyers over what they called the illegal approach of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in handling its allegations against former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The no fewer than 500 legal practitioners from across the...