Demonstrations

No protest in Edo as traders, residents shun demonstrations

5 months ago1043 min

The Civil Society Organisations, organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Edo State, did not manage to gather people for a rally on the final day of the protest on Saturday. The organisers, who had chosen Ring Road as their protest venue, withdrew from the protest on the third day, stating that they would review their strategy after listening to President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast. The state capital, Benin, was peaceful on Saturday, with residents going about...

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BREAKING: #EndBadGovernance Protest Organisers Reject Police Chief’s Proposal for Restricted Demonstrations, Insist On Public Marches

5 months ago1084 min

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), one of the lawyers for the Take-It-Back Movement, said the specified venues to the police will be used as meeting points and Nigerians will not be confined there during the 10-day protests. The organisers of the planned nationwide protest have rejected the proposal of the Nigeria Police Force for confined protest. SaharaReporters had reported how Nigerians have started mobilising themselves in thousands to hold a public demonstration across the country, tagged...