Tag: Protests
Kuwaiti opposition leader jailed for ‘insulting’ Emir
Thousands of Kuwaitis demonstrated Monday night after the lower court sentenced key opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak to five years in…
Togo: Thousands protest opposition arrests
Thousands of Togolese opposition supporters held a protest on Thursday to demand the release of members of their coalition arrested…
Mock coffin of research institute boss buried in protest
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Staff of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, (IAR&T), Apata, Ibadan, a campus of the Obafemi Awolowo…
Nakedness as means of protests: In pictures
People now use all manners of tactics to gain attention for sundry causes. In South Africa, people take part in…
Students awaiting results barricade college
Stephen Oni/Ilorin It was an uneasy calm today 14 February at the premises of the College of Education, Ilorin as…
Tunisia in turmoil as opposition leader assassinated
Outspoken government critic and leading Tunisia leftist opposition leader Chokri Belaid was shot dead on Wednesday, sparking angry protests by…
Groups want PDP chairman suspended
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The struggle for the control of the Adamawa state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
347 NIPOST retirees died In 3 years
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The retired workers at the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST today in Sagamu paralysed activities at the town’s…
Protest against Governor Okorocha
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State chapter, has protested Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s refusal to reinstate local…
Ghana’s election: Opposition alleges fraud, protests
Ghana’s main opposition party on Sunday alleged a “pattern of fraud” in the country’s tight presidential election, saying it had…
Egyptians storm the palace: Can this happen in Nigeria?
The Arab Spring is far from over, with the undying spirit of protest in Egypt, ignited by President Mohamed Morsi’s…
CPC supporters protest Kaduna council polls
BY FEMI ADI/KADUNA No fewer than five thousand youthful supporters of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change, CPC took to…
Thousands of Nigerians protest anti-Islam movie
Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria today and burnt US and Israeli flags on Thursday to protest a US-made anti-Islam…
Israeli Muslims also join protest against anti-Islam movie
Hundreds of Israeli Arabs protested on Saturday across the north of the country against a provocative anti-Islam film that sparked…
Protests spread to Sydney over anti-Islam movie
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Sydney on Saturday, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks…