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Passengers shun Lagos, Ogun motor parks over protest
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Passengers shun Lagos, Ogun motor parks over protest

5 months ago854 min

As Nigerians observed the nationwide protest on Thursday, PUNCH Metro reports that passengers abandoned numerous motor parks in Lagos and Ogun states. Our correspondent, who visited motor parks in Akute, Alagbole, and Ojodu-Berger, reports that commercial buses were in large numbers while drivers anxiously waited for passengers to arrive. “It was yesterday that I heard that there would be a protest today. I cannot cancel my appointment for it,” a motorist identified only as Sola...

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Violent protesters set ablaze secretariat, two vehicles in Niger
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Violent protesters set ablaze secretariat, two vehicles in Niger

5 months ago6394 min

The Police Command in Niger has nabbed eleven violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa Local Government Secretariat during the nationwide protests. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in Minna on Thursday that the hoodlums partially burnt part of the secretariat and looted valuable items. He explained that at about 9:30 am, some miscreants from the Tafa area of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State and Hayin-Diko of Gurara Council Area...

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Nigerian Policemen Brutalise Premium Times Reporter During #EndBadGovernance Protest In Abuja

5 months ago1082 min

Speaking to SaharaReporters, Mohammed said, he was filming the chaotic scene when the police began tear-gassing protesters, who responded by hurling back the canisters.  Some police officers have attacked and injured Yakubu Mohammed, a PREMIUM TIMES reporter, during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Abuja on Thursday.  The officers struck Mohammed with the butts of their guns and batons, causing him a head injury.  Speaking to SaharaReporters, Mohammed said, he was filming the chaotic scene when the...

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BREAKING: Northern Elders, Stakeholders Lay Seven Demands Before Tinubu, Back #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago11910 min

Some elders and stakeholders in Northern Nigeria have announced their full support for the planned nationwide hunger protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria scheduled to hold from August 1 to 10.     The elders and the stakeholders who made their position know in a statement signed by Prof. Usman Yusuf; ⁠Hajia Najatu Muhammad; ⁠⁠Mallam Salihu Lukman; and ⁠Dr. Umar Ardo, also made seven demands to the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government.   In the statement obtained by...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Chief Says Military Will Intervene If #EndBadGovernance Protest ‘Gets Out Of Hand’

5 months ago1104 min

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has disclosed that there are plans to involve the Armed Forces if things get out of control during the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests.   Egbetokun disclosed this while hosting a Zoom meeting with concerned prominent human rights lawyers Femi Falana (SAN) and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), Take-It-Back Movement, representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, and various civil society organisations on Tuesday afternoon, which was monitored by SaharaReporters.  ...

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

5 months ago1064 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...

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VIDEO: Money Shared To Dissuade Igbo Youths From Joining #EndBadGovernance Protest As Ohanaeze Youth Group Calls For Boycott

5 months ago1005 min

Video obtained by SaharaReporters shows Igbo youths in Southeast Nigeria receiving payments to reject the upcoming #EndBadGovernance protest.   The youths, brought together in Enugu, later revealed they received between N10,000 and N15,000 to dissuade their participation in the protest scheduled for August 1-10.   While they denied knowledge of the sponsors’ identities, some observed that this was the first time money was distributed at an Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth gathering. One of them said, “I...

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Nigerian Police Deny Imposing 4pm Curfew Ahead Of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago904 min

The Nigeria Police Force has refuted recent claims that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, mandated a strict 4pm curfew for all protests across the nation.   The denial comes amidst growing concerns and widespread speculations on social media platforms regarding the imposition of the curfew.   Nigerians are mobilising for a nationwide showdown with the President Bola Tinubu’s government over the biting hardship and hunger, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest slated for August 1...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Withdraw Operatives Attached To VIPs Over #EndBadGovernance Protest

5 months ago5053 min

A memo signed by SP Anas Mohammed, S/O DOPS (Department of Operations, SHQ Owerri on July 29, 2024 with reference number AB:  4087/IMS/DOPS/SO/VOL.1/443 said the posting is in view of the upcoming nationwide protest. The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn 30 inspectors and rank and file personnel attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs) to boost its operations ahead of the planned #EndBadGovernance protests. A memo signed by SP Anas Mohammed, S/O DOPS (Department of Operations,...

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BREAKING: Wike’s Office Refuses To Acknowledge Take-It-Back Movement’s Letter Requesting Use Of Eagle Square For #EndBadGovernance Protest

5 months ago5035 min

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has refused to acknowledge the letter written by the Take-It-Back Movement, one of the organisers of the planned nationwide #DaysOfRage and #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. Last Friday, SaharaReporters reported that the TIB had written to Wike, requesting the release of the Eagle Square in Abuja between August 1 and 10, 2024, for the protest. The letter signed by the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement (TIB) in...

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