Dozens of communities in Gusau Local Government Area of north-west Nigeria’s Zamfara State have united in protest over what they describe as unchecked killings, abductions, and the destruction of livelihoods by armed bandits. In a dramatic demonstration on Wednesday, hundreds of residents flooded the streets of Gusau, paralysing traffic and converging at the Government House…
Calm has returned to the town of Lafiagi in Kwara State, Nigeria, after a high-level security delegation intervened following violent protests against recent anti-narcotics operations. The delegation, led by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Security, Alhaji Muideen Aliyu, alongside the Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, and Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Ezra Barkins, met with…
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the aegis of Joint Action Congress (JUAC) on Monday, shut the gate of the Administration’s secretariat over welfare concerns. Some of the concerns according to the President of JUAC, Mrs Rifkatu Iortyer were non-payment of overhead to run offices since December 2024, no training and retraining…
The Police Command in Niger, says at about 3 a.m, it received information that at about 2.30 a.m, some hoodlums attacked a Student Lodge at Ndakitabu area via Lapai. This is contained in a statement by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Monday in Minna. According to him, when Police operatives from the…
Hundreds of young Nigerians marched through the capital of Benue State on Sunday, demanding immediate government intervention following a fresh wave of deadly violence in the region. The demonstration was triggered by the killing of dozens in Yelwata, Guma LGA, during a night-time attack believed to be carried out by armed assailants. The incident added…
Nuhu Toro, Secretary, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nuhu Toro, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay all the unions’ entitlement yet to be paid since February. The unions are: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN); Construction Workers Association; Kaduna zonal Council of PENGASSAN, among others. Toro made the appeal on…
Some members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday staged a protest over the results of last Saturday’s primaries of the party. The party members, chanting words rejecting the outcome of the primaries during the protest at Oke-koto area of Agege, said the announced results did not…
Youths under the aegis of Kogi Youth Awareness Group, on Wednesday staged a protest over what they described as undue poor telecom services in the State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the protesting youths blocked the Lokoja – Ajaokuta Highway, chanting “enough is enough of the suffering and pains.” The…
The Management of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has announced a one-week Mid-Semester break starting from Feb. 24. The closure of the school followed a protest embarked on by the students on Sunday after they alleged that the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) had shot to death one of their colleagues. The…
The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has described as commendable, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) decision to suspend its Tuesday’s planned protest over approved 50 per cent increase in telecommunications tariffs. The association’s Secretary-General, Mr Abdullahi Okonu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the union, as a major…
