Tag: protest
1 killed, 5 wounded as Ugandan police quell protest
The Police in Uganda said one person was killed and five others were wounded on Sunday, as security forces used…
ASUU protests neglect of LAUTECH in Osogbo
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday took to the streets of Osogbo to protest the…
Passengers’ protest delay Kaduna-Abuja train
Hundreds of stranded train passengers on Sunday protested over alleged underhand dealings in the sale of tickets for the Kaduna-Abuja…
South Africans protest against growing gender-based violence
Thousands of South Africans went to the streets across the country on Wednesday in protest against growing gender-based violence.
Osun pensioners protest non-payment of entitlements
Pensioners in Osun on Tuesday held a peaceful protest to demand payment of their outstanding entitlements and pension arrears.
Rivers bans public protest from Monday
The Rivers State Government says it has placed a temporary ban on protests around Isaac Boro Park and Government House…
Uganda will not scrap social media tax – Minister
The Ugandan government on Tuesday said it will not scrap the recently introduced taxes on social media use and mobile…
Ekiti Guber: PDP takes Protest to INEC, demands credible elections
The People Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday held a peaceful protest at the Headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Social media tax: Ugandan police block planned protest
The Ugandan police on Monday said it will not allow a planned demonstration against a recently imposed government tax on…
Photo News: Huge protests rock Abuja over incessant killings
A huge number of human rights activists took to the streets of Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Wednesday to protest the…
“It is not correct that police personnel protested in Maiduguri”
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that its personnel seen blocking its Borno headquarters earlier today in Maiduguri, were not…
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaces PM to subdue protests
Jordan’s King Abdullah replaced his prime minister on Monday in a move to defuse the biggest protests in years over…
ATBU students protest lack of social amenities
Students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, (ATBU), Bauchi, Yelwa Campus on Friday embarked on peaceful demonstration to protest lack of…
FUOYE to resume Sunday after 4 days closure
After four days of closure, the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has directed its students to resume on Sunday.
Another 60 Shiite protesters arrested in FCT
The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 60 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the…
Greek police end migrants protest, clashes with local population
Police on the Greek Island of Lesbos on Monday ended a protest involving dozens of migrants and clashes with the…
President Ramaphosa cuts short UK trip to deal with protests at home
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa cut short his visit to Britain by a day to return home to deal…
Agents of looters organising protest against Buhari in London – Presidency
The Presidency has uncovered plans by those described as “Nigerian looters” to disrupt the ongoing official visit of President Muhammadu…
Land Use Charge: Lawyers to welcome President Buhari to Lagos with protest
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has restated its resolve to embark on another round of protest on March…
Catalan pro-independence group blocks roads to protest ex-leader’s arrest
The Committee for the Defence of the Republic (CDR), a Catalan pro-independence group, blocked several roads on Tuesday to protest…
Protest as civil defence officer kills commuter in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu says it has commenced investigation into the alleged killing of a commuter by an official…
Compensation: Abuja youths protest, block airport road
Indigenous youths of Abuja on Wednesday took to the streets to protest government refusal to compensate their parents over the…
Lekki residents protest high toll plaza charges
Residents of Lekki, Lagos on Friday made good their threat to stage a protest over the multiple hikes in tolls…
Myanmar journalists to stage protest
Journalists in Myanmar are planning to demonstrate against infringements on press freedom at a court hearing scheduled for Wednesday for…
2Baba Reveals Why He Canceled #VoteNotFight Protest
Ace Nigerian musician 2baba in an interview with the Guardian News on Saturday, January 6 spoke about why his much…
One killed, hundreds injured in protests against Trump’s Jerusalem decision
At least one Palestinian has been killed and hundreds injured as "Day of Rage" protests continue across the occupied West…
Muslims in Asia stage massive protest against Trump’s Jerusalem plan
Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia joined rallies on Friday to condemn Washington’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as…
Workers’ protest paralyses UCH
It was a herculean task on Monday for visitors, patients and workers of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo…
Abuja taxi drivers dissociate members from protest, police arrest suspects
Commercial taxi drivers under Painted Abuja Taxis (PATs) on Wednesday dissociated its members from the protest that paralyzed social and…
Photo News: Abuja boils over killing of taxi driver by taskforce
A violent protest rocked the nation's capital Abuja on Wednesday following the alleged killing of a taxi driver inside Wuse…