Tag: Protest
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Presidential Poll: PDP Govs, Leaders to Protest at INEC today
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Iyorchia Ayu, will on Monday (today) lead some governors elected on the platform of the party on a protest march to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters, Abuja, over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The development has, however, sparked apprehension in the Federal…
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Protesting students block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The National Association of Nigerian Students, on Tuesday, blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Shagamu Interchange, in protest. The protest is in reaction to the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU began its strike on February 14, 2022, with resumption hope still dashed for many students as the union and…
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ASUU Strike: NLC Solidarity Rally Holds Today, Police Warn Hoodlums
The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities taking place on Tuesday (today). As security agencies moved to deploy their men and officers,…
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Sri Lanka protesters storm PM office, state TV
Thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office Wednesday, hours after he was named as acting President, witnesses said. Men and women breached military defences and entered the premier’s office to raise national flags, witnesses told newsmen after police and troops failed to hold back crowds despite firing tear gas…
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Crowds Protest In London Against Rising Cost Of Living
Huge crowds flooded into the British capital for the rally to demand that the government do more to help people faced with bills and other expenses that are rising more quickly than their wages. Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest over the soaring cost of living in the UK.…
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Civil Society Groups Protest against Buhari’s Delay to Sign Electoral Bill
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria (CSOs) yesterday protested in Abuja against President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022. The CSOs staged the protest at the Unity Fountain, Maitama in Abuja and were joined by people living with disabilities. The peaceful protest was led by the…