How Reps passed state police bill amid protest by minority caucus
While 276 members of the 360-member House were physically present in the chamber to vote on the bill, 35 others ...
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Protest over killing of two women in Plateau
The bodies of the women were reportedly found in the early hours of Monday behind the Jos South Local Government ...
NLC threatens protest in Akwa Ibom, gives reasons
The Akwa Ibom NLC has threatened industrial action over a N100,000 permit imposed on dispatch riders, accusing the state transport ...
Women, youths protest prolonged detention of Gov Eno’s critic
As Godsown Udoito's court case resumes, women and youths from Akwa Ibom's Ekid ethnic nationality took to the streets of ...
Falana demands urgent rescue of abducted Oyo pupils, teachers as June 12 protest rocks Lagos
Mr Falana's remarks came against the backdrop of recent mass abductions of schoolchildren that have renewed concerns over insecurity across ...
Presidency denies interfering in Warri delineation, warns against disruption of oil production
As protests over the controversial Warri delineation disrupt 13 oil facilities and threaten crude production, the Presidency has denied allegations ...
Oyo Abduction: Take-It-Back Movement protests in Abuja
The protest, led by activist and presidential aspirant Omoyele Sowore, drew activists chanting slogans such as “Bring Back Our Children ...
Lawyers protest judges’ resort to virtual proceedings, threaten court shutdown
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that judges serving in the area had switched to virtual hearings due to frequent attacks by kidnappers ...
Pastor Adeboye’s viral protest photo wrongly linked to Jonathan administration — RCCG
The image has resurfaced in recent weeks amid growing criticism of the cleric’s perceived silence over insecurity, killings and abductions ...
Oyo Abduction: Teachers protest in Abuja, demand improved security in schools
The protest, held at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in the Central Business District, followed a directive from the ...
2027: Constituents protest outcome of APGA primary election in Anambra
APGA officials said real-time results were declared as counted on the spot, but were later cancelled, and another set of ...
Flooding: Anambra community protests, seeks urgent govt intervention
The protesters, including youths, community leaders, and other stakeholders, described the natural disaster as severe and is threatening livelihoods, property, ...
Protesters block Kano-Katsina highway over bandit attacks, killings
Protesters erected makeshift barricades, chanted slogans, and warned travellers to turn back, declaring that the vital interstate route would remain ...
Again, Abuja estate residents protest Chinese quarry company’s operations, death of six-year-old
The residents lamented the persistent destruction of their property and other health issues emanating from unregulated and heavy blasts by ...
ADC Crisis: Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others lead protest at INEC headquarters
The protesters carried placards and banners with inscriptions that read: “Tinubu, let our Democracy breathe”, “Falle daya ce, one term ...
Jos: Residents shelve planned protest against release of suspects
“The protest was cancelled due to the intervention of the Plateau State Government this night."
Cross River teachers protest over unpaid salaries
The protesting teachers teach in primary schools in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Organisers suspend planned protest against poor power supply in Anambra
“I have received not less than 157 phone calls, I was even threatened that I will be held responsible for ...
Ondo residents protest abductions in communities, display victim’s corpse
The residents, who began the protest early in the morning, barricaded the Akure-Owo expressway, disrupting flow of traffic for several ...
Police urge dialogue over planned protest on power outages
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Electricity Consumers Rights Initiative and the Electricity Consumers Rights Network have planned ...
US/Israel War: US embassy in Nigeria cancels visa appointments over concerns of protest
The mission also advised US citizens in the country to remain in their residences throughout the day, warning that the ...
US-Israel war on Iran: IMN members stage protest across Nigeria
The Shia group, under the leadership of Ibrahim Zakzaky, has staged street demonstrations in Lagos, Niger, Kebbi, Kaduna, Sokoto and ...
Cross River workers threaten protest over unpaid salaries
“We have a situation that looks like the state government is handpicking people, as we speak, in my ministry some ...
Ondo Poly workers protest unpaid minimum wage, disrupt academic activities
The protesters said that when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the new national minimum wage into law in 2024, Ondo ...
UAE says it won’t allow US use its territory to attack Iran
In a statement shared on X on Monday, the UAE Foreign Ministry said it would also not provide logistical support ...
