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Police warn hoodlums against hijacking protest in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has said that the planned nationwide hunger protest in the state was hijacked by hoodlums who took advantage of the situation to carry out illicit …
Read More »BREAKING: Kano gov declares 24-hour curfew
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state after the protest against economic hardship in the state turned violent. This was contained in …
Read More »#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Abians shun hunger protest, opt for sit-at-home
Abians shunned the hunger protest that started on Thursday across the country and have opted for a sit-at-home for reasons best known to them. Our correspondent reports that due to …
Read More »# EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest: Hoodlums attack journalists in Kano
A bus belonging to the Channels Television carrying about 11 journalists from different media houses, both print and broadcast, covering the hardship protest, was attacked by the rampaging hoodlums. The …
Read More »Octogenarian calls for end to #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest
An octogenarian, Olasupo Oluleye, has pleaded with the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstrators to end the ongoing protest on Friday, August 2. Nigerians have stormed major cities, protesting against the dire economic situation …
Read More »#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Activist begins seven-day hunger strike in Anambra
A human rights activist and the Chairman of the Civil Liberties Organisation, Anambra State, Vincent Ezekwueme, has embarked on a seven-day hunger strike as his means of protest. Ezekwueme said …
Read More »EKEDC completes upgrades, resumes electricity vending services
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has successfully completed essential technical upgrades and restoration of vending services to its customers. In a statement, the company said the upgrades followed recent …
Read More »Don’t join #EndBadGovernance protest, IPOB tells Ndigbo
The Independent People of Biafra has called on Ndigbo across the country not to join the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. The pro-Biafran group said rather than joining the protest, Ndigbo …
Read More »#EndBadGovernance: Shehu Sani slams Kaduna protesters for looting
Civil rights activist and former National Assembly lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has condemned the violence and looting by hoodlums in Kano, as protesters took to the streets against hardship and …
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