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2 Aug
The Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have again deployed helicopters to monitor the ongoing hunger protest in Abuja as some of the arrowheads of the protest said counter-protesters are infiltrating the protest ground to instigate violence. The Guardian gathered that most of the protesters who were heading to the protest ground in buses…
2 Aug
Protesters have scored President Bola Tinubu low and said his years in government put him in the best position to be the best person that ever ruled Nigeria. The protesters who ended the day one of the End Bad Governance protest in Ojota, Lagos State exactly at 3:54pm on Thursday vowed to continue the protest…
1 Aug
The Police Command in Kano State, says it has detained 13 suspects for alleged vandalism of vehicles at the State High Court premises. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Salma Dogo confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kano. He said operatives of…
1 Aug
Peaceful demonstrations in Gombe State have turned violent as youths were seen throwing objects at security operatives around Old Market Roundabout, Jeka Dafari, and Government House Roundabout in Gombe. The Guardian observed that security operatives were at different spots in Gombe metropolis without hindering protest and movements, but the angry lads were burning tyres, throwing…
1 Aug
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayoade Adegoke, has visited the scene of the protest in Ojota, Lagos, and assured the protesters of their safety. The CP had led the protesters into the Gani Fawehinmi Park and asked them to restrict the protest to the venue, but the protesters refused and returned to the service…
1 Aug
Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters rallying in Lagos and in the capital Abuja against the high cost of living, AFP correspondents at the scene said. In Lagos, protesters tried to light bonfires outside the governor's office and police responded with tear gas, driving many of the protesters…
1 Aug
The Nigeria Police High Command has expressed deep concerns over the upcoming hardship protest organized by the Take It Back
1 Aug
Major roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which usually have heavy traffic in the early hours of the day, have been deserted as the protests against hunger and some government policies kicked off on Thursday morning. Our correspondent who went around the streets of the capital observed that major routes as well as…
1 Aug
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday arrested two suspected hoodlums in the Mushin area of the state, recovering various arms and ammunition from them. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced their arrest in a statement on Thursday morning, adding that one other suspect escaped. READ ALSO: Hunger protests: Anxiety…
31 Jul
The Lagos State Police Command has claimed that it successfully detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) around the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, hours before the End Bad Governance in Nigeria protest. Spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that at around 4 p.m., a police officer reported at the Explosive…
31 Jul
A 54-year-old woman, Olakunbi Adene, has been killed in her residence by some unknown assailants, five days after celebrating her birthday. The lifeless body of the deceased, who is a popular caterer in the state and CEO of Country Kitchen, was discovered on her bed in her residence at Oda Road, Akure South Local Council…
31 Jul
The Bauchi State Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has deployed adequate personnel to strategic locations to ensure the safety of lives and property. The security agencies, led by Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Mohammed Musa, stated that the operatives are committed to ensuring the safety and security of the public in light…
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