…The septuagenarian was recently attacked at her residence by her house boy Hundreds of women from Umunze community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday protested death of septuagenarian, Mrs Charity, whose body parts were harvested for rituals. The septuagenarian was recently attacked at her residence by her house boy, one
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Protest: 3 youths killed in Ibadan
A day after protest rocked Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the scarcity of fuel and new naira notes, another group of youths, on Saturday staged a protest at Dogo community in Apata, Ido Local Government Area of the state, leading to the death of three persons. It was gathered that the youths were assembling
Read moreProtesters block Lagos-Benin Expressway over fuel scarcity
…express grievance over rise in fuel price and the scarcity of the product Protesters, mainly youths, on Thursday blocked the Lagos Benin Expressway at Oluku Junction to express their grievance about the rise in fuel prices and the scarcity of the product. Commuters who were on their way to Lagos and those hoping to do
Read moreRally in Waziristan against lawlessness
…ask the authorities to take steps to improve worsening law and order in South Waziristan WANA: A large number of people, including workers of various political parties, staged a protest rally against the rising wave of militancy and lawlessness in the restive South Waziristan tribal district. The Wana Ulasi Pasoon had organised the protest at
Read moreLG Reps stage protest in Landikotal
…The protesting LG reps were holding black flags and chanted slogans against the privincial government LANDIKOTAL: Local government representatives on Monday staged protest demonstration and observed the December 19, as black day. A large number of village and neighbourhood councilor and tehisil chairman staged protest at Landikotal official compound. They were holding black flags and
Read moreKeke, Okada riders urged to resist touts, cabals’ instigated protests
…noting that the problems of Keke/ Motorcycle drivers started with the activities of touts, unions and cabals Operators of tricycles and motorcycles in Anambra State have been advised not to be involved in any protest organised by touts, unions and cabals in any part of the State. The Chief Organiser, Keke/Motorcycle Drivers’ Welfare, Chief Arunsi
Read moreAnambra traders threaten to protest DSS arrest of market chairmen
…as some Anambra traders allegedly flee to neighboring states over high levy imposed on traders by govt. Arrangement is reportedly perfected for a peaceful protest by Anambra traders over arrest of two market chairmen, by personnel of Department of Security Service, DSS, during a meeting with all market chairmen in the State and State Government
Read moreSoludo averts protest against AIRS, DSS over market leaders’ detention
…as market leaders in the state threatened to mobilize for a state wide protest against the government and DSS Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Wednesday averted what could have been the greatest protest by traders in the State over what they called intimidation and harassment of them and their leaders. The leaders were invited
Read moreStrike persists as Lagos govt, drivers dialogue continues on Friday
…How monkey dey work, and na baboons dey chop? the drivers lament The meeting of the Lagos State Government representatives with striking members of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria has been adjourned till Friday. JDWAN has also said that its strike action also continues pending the Friday meeting. These were disclosed in a statement
Read moreStudents of Rivers State University protest no-fee-no-exam policy
…As the students appeal to the school authority to reconsider its stance. The Rivers State University students in their hundreds, took to the streets of Port Harcourt on Tuesday, protesting the no fees, no exam policy allegedly adopted by the school authority. The students while singing and calling on the school authority to rescind it’s
Read moreProtest as truck kills 3 in Osun
…displeased residents embarked on protest and attempted to hijack from the police some of the occupants of the truck Three persons have untimely lost their lives after they were hit by a truck in Ikirun, Osun State. The accident which occurred around Emiloju Area of the sleepy community, when the truck driver allegedly lost control
Read moreEx Military Officers’ protest rock Abuja
Aggrieved retired military personnel yesterday in Abuja stormed the Ministry of Defence, protesting non-payment of their Security Debarment Allowance, SDA, among others, threatening not to leave until government addresses their plight. The ex-soldier’s under the aegis of the Retired Members of Nigerian Armed Forces(REMENAF) and the Coalition of Concerned Military Veterans, CCV, informed that yesterday’s
Read moreNANS insists on shutting down Kaduna-Abuja Road, Don’t try it, Kaduna govt warns
The Kaduna zone of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on students of respective schools to assemble on the 21st September, 2022, for the total shut down of the Kaduna-Abuja road. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the students’ task force Chairman, Comrade Dominic Philip said the protest would begin from Kaduna expressway
Read moreJust In: Aviation workers protest in Lagos [Photos]
Workers in the Aviation workers are currently protesting in Lagos, just as their counterparts are protesting in other parts of the country. The unions in the aviation sector had directed their members to “embark on peaceful rallies/public demonstrations at all airports in Nigeria to demand the expunging of obnoxious Essential Service clauses from the Bills/Acts
Read moreProtest sit-in against lawlessness continues in Bajaur
PAKISTAN: The protest sit-in launched by all political parties, traders’ unions and civil society members against the prevailing lawlessness in Bajaur tribal district continued for the third consecutive day on Sunday. Local leaders of various political parties, including former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor Shaukatullah Khan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl district chief Maulana Abdur Rashid, PPP’s former member National
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