Tension, food prices rise as hunger protest begins today
Prices of foodstuff have again gone up in major markets across the country as Nigerians engaged in panic buying in a bid to stock their homes before the planned nationwide
Organisers of anti-hunger protest write IGP, unveil 8 venues
A pro-democracy civic organization, the Take-It-Back Movement, has written to Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, requesting police coverage for their protests scheduled from August 1 to 10, to ensure a
Hardship protest: Security agencies occupy Abuja venue as IG, organisers disagree
•Soldier, police in show of force nationwide, court restricts Lagos protest to two venues Soldiers, policemen and other security personnel on Tuesday occupied the popular Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of
BREAKING: IGP directs DIGs, AIGs, CPs to safeguard protesters nationwide
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed senior police officers to protect participants in the #EndBadGovernance protests scheduled for August 1–10, 2024. This directive was disclosed in a letter
Hardship protest: Security agencies begin massive soldiers, police deployment
The military and the Police have commenced a massive nationwide deployment of soldiers and police personnel ahead of the August 1 #EndBadGovernance protest planned by some youths and civil society
NiMet forecasts 3-day thunderstorms, rains from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast morning thunderstorms
NIN linkage: Telcos begin final phase of SIM disconnection
Telecommunication companies in Nigeria have commenced the final phase of disconnecting Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to National Identification Numbers. Two senior officials from the telcos who
Hardship protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts, traders fear looting
•Foreign missions foresee violence as FG, Obi differ on protest sponsors The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have raised the alarm over the likelihood of violence during the planned
Hardship protest: Organisers dare FG, insist on August rallies
As momentum continues to gather ahead of the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernanceprotest, some organisers, who all the while were tagged ‘faceless’, have revealed their identities, Saturday PUNCH reports. They also insisted that they
Aftermath, effects of protests on Nigerians my concern, says Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday cited the destructive impact of previous protests and the need to protect the ordinary people as his reason for urging caution about the planned protest He