Tag: Protests
People power triumphs in Ukraine as leader flees
Ukraine’s emboldened opposition pushed Saturday for Viktor Yanukovych to resign immediately amid reports that the embattled president had fled Kiev…
UNN staff want VC to go
Academic and administrative activities were paralysed at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) following resumed protests by the workers calling…
PDP protests imposition of chairman
Some members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa state on Saturday protested what they described…
UNN staff protest appointment of new pro-chancellor
Administrative and academic activities were paralysed at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) on Friday as the workers protested the…
Oduah’s kinsmen protest at Akanu Ibiam Airport
Hundreds of Igbo youths, under the aegis of Igbo Progressive Union (IPU), have embarked on a peaceful protest against the…
Tunisia’s protests turn bloody
Tunisia’s National Guard clashed with militants in the central Sidi Bouzid region on Wednesday, with fatalities on both sides, police…
Protesters in Tunis want government to quit
Thouands of opposition activists protested in central Tunis on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Tunisia’s Islamist-led government, ahead of a…
Indonesian muslim hardliners protest Miss World hosting
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) – Hundreds of Islamic hardliners in Indonesia held a mass prayer session Saturday to express their…
Protests in Sudan over fuel price hikes
Sudanese demonstrators angry over oil price hikes set fire to the ruling party’s headquarters in the capital’s twin city of…
Respite For Uniabuja
By Tayo Demola The University of Abuja, established on January 1st, 1988 and enviably located in the Federal Capital Territory…
Egypt Coup: Morsi supporters in street protests
CAIRO (AFP) – Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi took to the streets in their tens of thousands Friday,…
Egypt’s turmoil continues as Morsi warns army
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insisted on his “constitutional legitimacy” on Tuesday and called on the army to withdraw its threat…
Romario Slams Brazil Over Spending On World Cup
Former Brazil forward Romario has described FIFA as “the real president of Brazil” and said the money spent on stadiums…
NGF: Jonathan’s Men Kick Against Amaechi’s Victory
Ayo Oluokun/Abuja Governors loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan, led by Godswill Akpabio, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State are kicking…
Protests in Africa’s last colony
Hundreds of pro-independence Sahrawi activists marched in Laayoune at the weekend, the Western Sahara’s largest city, in the biggest protest…