Tag: Protests
Anti-America protests spread over anti-Islam film
Furious protesters targeted symbols of US influence in cities across the Muslim world on Friday, attacking embassies, schools and restaurants…
Iran wants America punish makers of anti-Islam movie
Tehran, AFP: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Thursday demanded the United States punish those behind an anti-Islam film…
Anger spreads against America over ‘anti-Islam’ film
SANAA (AFP) Demonstrators briefly stormed the US embassy compound in Yemen on Thursday while protesters pelted the Egypt mission with…
NBA demands apology from Nigeria’s army
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Gombe has issued a seven-day ultimatum to military authorities in the state to apologise…
4000 workers to be sacked by Federal agency
Dr. Chris Onyemenam, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has defended plans by the commission to lay off more…
Spain: Huge protests erupt over austerity measures
Huge protests against crisis pay cuts and tax hikes filled the streets of Spanish cities late Thursday, as angry workers…
Libyans vote for congress amidst protests
Polls opened on Saturday for Libya’s first national elections in over four decades amid acts of sabotage in the east…
Sudan adamant on fuel subsidy removal
There will be no turning back on Sudan’s policy of phasing out fuel subsidies, the finance minister said on Monday,…
Protests in Egypt, confusion overhangs polls
Several thousand Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in Cairo Tuesday to protest against the ruling military’s bid to grab new…
Togo detains Kodjo, Ex-Prime Minister
Togo briefly detained former prime minister and opposition figure Agbeyome Kodjo Tuesday over protests held last week, the latest in…
Israelis protest high cost of living
Thousands of Israelis marched on Saturday in three major cities against social inequities and the high cost of living, in…
Govt insists on new name for UNILAG
Federal Government said on Wednesday that protests by students and staff of University of Lagos over the change of the…
UNILAG Shut: Students Block 3rd Mainland Bridge, Alumni Reject Name Change
The University of Lagos, Akoka, southwest Nigeria, was this morning shut for two weeks by the authorities of the institution…
Mauritania teargas protesters urging leader quit
Mauritanian police on Wednesday broke up a fresh anti-regime protest as hundreds of youths gathered to demand President Mohamed Ould…
41 injured in Guinea protests
At least 41 people were injured Thursday in clashes between Guinea police and opposition protesters demanding long-delayed legislative polls. A…