Tag: Protests
In Pictures: 100 days after, activists hold rally for Chibok girls
Photos By Emmanuel Osodi
Sanusi’s Coronation: Protesters Occupy Emir’s Palace
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Newly crowned Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, Sarki Lamido Sanusi Lamido is operating from a temporary office in…
Protests in Kano over choice of Sanusi as Emir
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Hundreds of Kano residents took to the streets Sunday evening to protest the appointment of immediate past governor…
10 days to World Cup, a rush to finish stadiums
With 10 days until the World Cup begins, Brazil was rushing Monday to finish installing seats in stadiums and to…
#BringBackOurGirls protests banned in Abuja
Protests by supporters of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram have been banned in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, police…
Pro-Jonathan thugs attack marchers for ‘free Nigeria schoolgirls’
Scores of young men armed with bottles and stones on Wednesday attacked women protesters staging a demonstration over the plight…
Corruption: Nigeria protests Mugabe’s attack
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery over remarks credited to President Robert Mugabe, which depicted…
Protests in Lagos over APC ward congress
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from some wards in different Local Government Areas of the state…
2 Policemen Jailed For Raping Woman
Two Tunisian policemen have been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a young woman in a case that…
Angry relatives of victims of crashed MH370 flight protest
Angry relatives of Chinese passengers on crashed Flight MH370 scuffled with security personnel outside Malaysia’s embassy on Tuesday, demanding answers…
Nasarawa council polls: Voters protest in Doma
Some voters in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against the non-availability of…
Customs agents oppose tariff for used cars, paralyse Tin Can port
Business activities at the Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos were on Thursday paralysed as clearing agents staged a protest over…
Parents protest killings of students in Yobe
Kazeem Ugbodaga Parents of students in Federal Government colleges,also known as Unity Schools, have protested in Lagos the killing of…
2,000 Mexicans protest for drug lord’s release
Some 2,000 people demonstrated in support of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his northwestern home state Wednesday,…
FIFA World Cup: Hundreds arrested in Brazil fresh protests
Brazilian police fired tear gas and arrested hundreds on Saturday as they dispersed a crowd in Sao Paulo that violently…