Tag: Protest
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June 12: Police warn against protest in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has warned that it would deal decisively with any person or group that embarks on any protest in the state.The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Friday in Asaba said that the command was aware of a planned protest by some persons.“The Delta Police Command is aware…
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Protest in Ogun over kidnap of FUNAAB student by suspected gunmen
The students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Monday took to the streets to protest the kidnap of their colleague, Olayinka Toyinbo, in Odeda, Ogun. Our correspondent reports that the placard-carrying students took their protest to the Ogun State secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abeokuta. The inscriptions on the…
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One shot, as protest over epileptic power supply to Kafanchan turns violent
A peaceful protest against epileptic power supply in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Monday, turned violent as one person was shot by security operatives. The protesters stormed the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Kafanchan business office, in their numbers carrying placards with inscriptions: ‘Stop charging us high’, ‘Stop the blackout’, ‘Give us stable power supply. A…
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Protesting youths barricade entrance to INEC offices in Imo
The Coalition of Okigwe Youths, a political pressure group, barricaded the entrance to the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, in protest against the outcome of the Dec. 5 Imo North senatorial by-election. Our correspondent reports that members of the group were seen in a peaceful protest in front of INEC offices on Tuesday,…
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Ex-governor of Ekiti State says #EndSARS protest was about frustrations
Former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, has called on the Federal Government to look beyond the surface to realise that there was more to the violence that trailed the October #EndSARS protest than met the eye. Speaking with the Our correspondent at his country home, Ifaki-Ekiti, on Tuesday, Chief Oni said the violence…
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MURIC cautions Nigerians against protest
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful against any new protest. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. “The attention of MURIC has been drawn to subterranean rumblings as precursors of demonstrations. “We like to remind Nigerian Muslims in particular and all citizens…
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Anambra monarchs protest suspension, say “nothing warrants it”
The suspended traditional rulers of Anambra on Thursday said that they did not commit any wrong to warrant their suspension by the state government. The monarchs stated this at a joint press conference addressed by Chief Chioke Nwankwo, the Igwe of Nawfia, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the traditional rulers…