Turkey was headed for a fourth straight night of protests late Saturday, as the biggest street unrest the country has seen in over a decade raged on over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. As the crowds began massing outside Istanbul City Hall, a convoy carrying the 53-year-old mayor arrived at Caglayan court on…

Hundreds of protesters, comprising youths, women, and leaders of civil society organisations, who stormed the National Assembly complex on Wednesday in Abuja, cautioned against bowing to emotional blackmail or social media outrage fueled by false or half-truth narratives. The protesters, who gathered under the auspices of the National Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NACOCSO), expressed…

The Arewa Renaissance Group, a socio-political organisation advocating for Northern Nigeria’s development, has strongly criticised a coalition of Northern groups for threatening to shut down federal highways. The coalition had warned of mass disruptions unless the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was reversed. The Arewa Youth Assembly For Good Leadership (AYAGL), on Tuesday, threatened to…

In recent weeks , Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has embarked on a calculated campaign to tarnish the reputation of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and undermine the credibility of the 10th Senate. Her tactics, which include baseless accusations, character assassination, and the manipulation of facts, have not only raised eyebrows but also cast a shadow over…

Hundreds of elderly men and women of the Emu Ebendo community, along the Kwale/Ughelli Expressway, Ndokwa West council of Delta State took to the streets, protesting against what they called "forceful entry of Axxella company onto their ancestral land." Although the protest was peaceful, the activities of the protesters paralysed businesses for a while as…

Protesters Monday morning besieged the headquarters of the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja demanding the relocation of the Benue State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja after a court order. The protests came following a court order from the Federal High Court in Makurdi on Friday, March 7 restraining the Benue Local Government Election…

Students of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on Wednesday, staged a protest against what they described as a deliberate attempt by some external forces to destabilize their university. The students accused the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) National Women's Committee of being allegedly sponsored to disrupt the peace and smooth academic calendar through…

The entrance of the National Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a fight between protesting supporters of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and those of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who accused him of sexual harassment. The supporters could be seen with placards showing different inscriptions while chanting solidarity songs. Some of the placards seen with…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a strong warning against the Federal Government’s potential implementation of telecommunication service charges that contradict the terms agreed upon by a 10-man committee, signaling the possibility of a nationwide protest. The decision was reached at the NLC’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa…

The Police Command in Kano State on Wednesday announced the arrest of 17 suspected thugs who were allegedly planning a protest in the state. This is contained in a statement by the command spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano. He said the command has taken proactive security measures to prevent any potential breakdown of law…

The National Park Service has scrubbed references to transgender and queer people from the website of a monument to the 1969 Stonewall riots, a foundational moment in the struggle for LGBTQ rights, igniting protests in New York City on Friday. The move comes as President Donald Trump has sought a return to a strict binary…

76 years after they were brutally massacred by their British employers for lawfully demanding fair wages in Enugu, families of the 21 deceased coal miners have gone to court to demand justice and adequate compensation for the unfair treatment meted to them. Those sued at the Enugu State High Court are the Foreign, Commonwealth &…