Policemen have fired teargas canisters at protesters assembling at the popular Berger roundabout in Abuja. Journalists covering the protest were not spared either, as they were also tear-gassed at a separate location they had gathered.
Protesters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, converged on Pleasure Park in continuation of their protests against the country’s economic hardship. The nationwide protests, which began on August 1, 2024, aim to draw the government’s attention to the citizens’ plight. Nigerians are using the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, which erupted in several states on Thursday to…
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has approved the removal of the chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr John Chem. The state House of Assembly had on Wednesday recommended the removal of the SIEC chairman, members accused him (chairman) of poor judgment. According to the statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary,…
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is attempting to bully the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters by restricting them to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. VeryDarkMan, who spoke moments before police teargassed protesters at the Berger Roundabout in Abuja on Friday,…
The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslims to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers. The Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daso Nahun, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday. He said that the…
One of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, the ‘Take It Back Movement,’ has condemned attacks by some men of the Nigeria Police Force on protesters gathered at the Berger Roundabout in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Early on Friday, police officers stationed at the roundabout teargassed protesters and journalists alike who were gathered at…
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have reconvened at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is coming a few minutes after the protesters and journalists were teargassed at the popular Berger roundabout. Immediately after arriving at the stadium, the protesters chanted that they would not back down until the Federal Government met their…
In a surprising display of solidarity, police officers were seen handing out sachet water to protesters on Thursday. A video shared by the police force on its X handle showed police officers distributing bags of water to the demonstrators. The police captioned the video: “If it’s peaceful, we’re game” – indicating their support for peaceful…
A Senator representing Zamfara West senatorial zone, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari has cautioned Nigerians against joining the planned nationwide protest which started Thursday, August 1. Addressing a mammoth crowd in his country home at Talata-Mafara on Wednesday, Senator Yari said, the pockets of protests would not solve the country’s problems, which according to him, have…
The Yobe State Government on Thursday imposed a curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns. Our correspondent gathered the curfew was due to the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in the state that some hoodlums have taken advantage of to vandalise and loot government and private property in the Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru. This was contained in…
Many injured, rushed to Hospitals By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The peaceful protest against bad governance has turned violent in Kaduna on Thursday, leaving no fewer than 3 youths dead and many other protesters injured. Eye witness said the number of protesters mostly youths and the unemployed, which had outnumbered the security operatives, marched from the Rigasa…
The Nigerian Bar Association has set up free legal support services for anyone whose fundamental human rights may be violated as a result of the ongoing hunger protest. The association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Thursday, through the NBA National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, disclosed that directives have been sent out to all…