Tag: protest
Planning a protest? Save your fuel because I won’t quit, says Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Tuesday in Abuja that he would not resign as he…
Waste collectors protest intimidation by govt officials in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Independent waste collectors in Benin City, Edo state, on Tuesday marched through several streets of the metropolis, to…
Women protesters hold Okowa hostage in Asaba
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba As millions of Nigerian women joined their counterparts across the world to observe International Women’s Day, hundreds…
Women Arise protest at court over murder of housewife
Cyriacus Izuekwe Members of Women Arise, a non governmental organization led by Dr Jeo Okei-Odumakin on Monday protested at the…
#NoBankingDay: Nigerian bank customers protest charges
Hour to the planned boycott of the Nigerian banks on 1 March, the National President, Constance Shareholders Association of Nigeria…
Sagamu residents protest against DPO
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Sagamu on Monday took to the streets in protest against the alleged criminal extortion by the…
Hawkers protest, as sachet water sells for N20
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Scores of hawkers of sachet water, otherwise known as ‘pure water’ Thursday protested in Benin, following a sudden…
Women protest over levies to buy perfume for Gov Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some women in their hundreds from Mile Three Market in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Stae capital in…
JAMB dismisses protests over closure of registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that protests by some candidates in Lagos and Benin over the…
CSOs protest sack of 13 VCs at Ministry of Education
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups on Wednesday in Abuja staged a protest at the Ministry of Education over the…
Protests by striking doctors “mere blackmail” – Osun Govt
The government of the State of Osun on Tuesday described as ‘mere blackmail’ the protests by striking doctors, saying that,…
Buratai’s convoy not blocked by Christian organisation – Army
The Nigerian Army has denied reports that the convoy of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai was blocked…
Auchi Poly workers protest unpaid salaries with coffin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Workers at Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, last week protested alleged unpaid two months salary areas with a coffin and…
Police shoot doctor during peaceful protest in Owerri
A member of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Imo State branch, participating in a peaceful demonstration against the concession of…