Tag: protest
Sultan leads muslim protest to Jonathan on confab
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, on Wednesday met with President Goodluck Jonathan behind closed doors in company of…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Students Protest In U.S.
A group of Nigerian students protested outside the Mountainlair on Sunday against the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria. Boko…
Arise, O Cowards, Nigeria’s Call Obey
By Nwike Ojukwu Majority of Nigerians are strident in their demand for the removal of Minister Abba Moro and others…
Man Dumps 2 Kids In Court To Protest Wife’s Arrest
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was drama at Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, western Nigeria, on Wednesday, when a man identified as Emeka…
Day Polytechnic Students Paralysed Activities In Lagos
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Students of Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, government-owned polytechnics in Lagos State and a non government organisation, Education…
Nigeria protests South Africa police beating of national
Nigeria has protested the “merciless beating” of one of its nationals by South African police and demanded that the perpetrators…
Nigerian Sex Workers Demand Recognition
Eromosele Ebhomele As the world marks the 14th International Sex Worker’s Rights Day today, Nigerian sex workers have joined their…
Widows protest at Fashola’s office
Kazeem Ugbodaga Scores of widows today stormed the Lagos State Governor’s Office, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to protest…
Brazil federal police plan work boycott for two days
Brazil’s federal police said Monday they will stop work Tuesday and Wednesday to demand better wages and improved security for…
LASU Students, Activists Storm Lagos Assembly
Eromosele Ebhomele & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Hundreds of aggrieved students of the Lagos State University, LASU, as well as a coalition…
Thousands protest against Blaise Compaore
At least 10,000 people marched in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital Saturday to protest against plans by President Blaise Compaore that…
Victims of demolished houses in Badagry protest
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Residents of Mowo Phase II in the Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Badagry in Nigeria’s western state…
Odi people protest over unpaid N38b compensation
The people of Odi in Kolokuma-Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa, on Friday protested against the against non-payment of N37.6billion…
African migrants protest in Israel
Nearly 200 African asylum seekers who entered Israel illegally demonstrated Tuesday in Jerusalem against being housed at a new open…
Nigerian Pilgrims Abscond In Israel
Five Nigerian pilgrims who went to Israel for this year’s pilgrimage have absconded. Two were from Lagos State while the…
Russian artist protests by nailing testicles to cobblestone
A Russian performance artist was hospitalised Sunday after stripping naked and nailing his testicles to a Red Square cobblestone in…
ASUU: Protesters Paralyse Abeokuta
Commercial activities were paralysed in some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, today as civil right groups under the…
Activists Protest With Mock Coffins
Human right activists on Tuesday protested against abuse of power in the country with mock coffins. They warned the two…
Students, Activists Protest Poor State Of Education In Lagos
Over 1,000 university students, teachers, pro-democracy and human rights activists this morning held a rally in Lagos, western Nigeria, to…
Women’s group protests kidnap of teachers
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Women Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State chapter, southern Nigeria, has described the abduction…
Duped Ketu House Seekers Storm Alausa
About 100 duped Ketu house seekers stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday with placards to seek help,…
Video of the week: Rage of stranded Arik Air passengers
Arik Air New York bound passengers enraged after the airline failed to lift them Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport…
Arik Passengers Protest 9 Hours Delay
Arik Air passengers on Sunday erupted in anger and protested at the departure lounge of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal…
Outrage Over Attack On Govs In Rivers
Prominent Nigerians have condemned the attack on governors of four northern states in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Tuesday…
Thugs Block P/H Airport To Protest Govs’ Visit
Anti-Governor Chibuike Amaechi political thugs under the aegis of Democratic Initiative loyal to Nyesom Wike today besieged the Port Harcourt…
Duped Ketu Tenants Fight Back
Angry tenants who were duped by a developer of a Ketu house in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, fought back by pulling…
1,000 Women Protest Over Adulterated ‘Ogogoro’
At least 1,000 women from Igboetiti Local Government Area in Enugu State on Monday staged a protest against the mixture…
Brazil’s Victory Over Spain And Lessons For Keshi
The 29 competitive unbeaten run of Spain came to an end Sunday, as they were trounced 3-0 by Brazil in…
Sacked Bank Workers Protest At National Assembly
Retrenched workers of Mainstreet Bank on Tuesday protested at the gate to the National Assembly Complex, calling on the lawmakers…