#FearlessinOctober protest
1 Oct
Some of the organisers of the the nationwide #FearlessInOctober protest have lamented the low turnout of youths at the demonstration which commenced in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Tuesday morning. The number of protesters who converged at Old Garage as of about 8:30 was very scanty. Checks by The Guardian showed that the number of…
1 Oct
The #FearlessInOctober1 protest, a nationwide demonstration, has officially begun today in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This protest, tagged #FearlessInOctober, follows the #EndBadGovernance protests held between August 1 and 10, sparked by the widespread economic hardship being experienced by many Nigerians. The demonstration, part of the #FearlessInOctober protest, coincided with Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day,…
30 Sep
The Senior Special Assistant to the Adamawa State governor on peace and security, Ahmed Lawan, has enjoined residents, especially the youth, to snub the October 1 national protest called by "few faceless and unpatriotic Nigerians." Describing Adamawa as ever peaceful, Lawan said it is suicidal for any claimed patriot to consider a protest of this…
30 Sep
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has today revealed that it has not received an application letter from #FearlessinOctober protest organisers. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Benneth Igweh, who made the disclosure noted that protesting within the ambit of the law in allowed. He, however, warned members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), popularly…
30 Sep
Barely two months after the nation was forced to hold its breath over a planned mass protest, whose outcome seemed unpredictable, the Federal Government and Nigerians are bracing again for another demonstration.
29 Sep
A group, the Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA), on Sunday, said the planned October 1 protest is merely a political demonstration aimed at nurturing a political ambition by expressing dissent and systematically mobilising for Omoyele Sowore's 2027 ambition. Olalekan Hammed, the National President of YYSA, stated this in a message made available to The Guardian…
29 Sep
Ahead of the October 1st planned nationwide protest, the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, has engaged with the executive of the “Take It Back Movement” Kogi State Chapter at the Command Headquarters in Lokoja. Speaking to our correspondent, SP William Ovye Aya, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the…
29 Sep
Organisers of the October 1 nationwide protest tagged “#FearlessinOctober” have announced that all is now set. The protest is aimed at addressing issues such as the high cost of governance, the high cost of electricity, high interest rates, insecurity of lives and property, non-payment of pension obligations, debt slavery for higher education, starvation wages for…
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