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Violent protesters set ablaze secretariat, two vehicles in Niger
The Police Command in Niger has nabbed eleven violent protesters for allegedly attempting to set ablaze Tafa Local Government Secretariat during the nationwide protests. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed in Minna on Thursday that the hoodlums partially burnt part of the secretariat and looted valuable items. He explained that at about 9:30 am, Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Kaduna denies imposing 24-hour curfew
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested 25 protesters following the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest on Thursday. Meanwhile, the state government has denied the imposition of a 24-hour-curfew in the state The PUNCH reports that the protests which began peacefully around the popular NEPA roundabout in the metropolis, turned violent as the protesters attempted to force themselves Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Patrol helicopter monitors Lagos protest venue
A patrol helicopter was spotted hovering over the venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Thursday. The white chopper moved in a circle at a slow pace for about twenty minutes. Meanwhile, the protesters have refused to converge in the Freedom Park garden, instead currently occupying the service lane. Read More
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Nasarawa youths troop out for EndBadGovernance protest [PHOTOS]
Thousands of angry youths in the Lafia local government area of Nasarawa State took to the streets on Thursday, blocking the Makurdi/Jos highway and preventing commuters and motorists from entering Lafia, the state capital. The protest, part of a nationwide movement, reflects growing dissatisfaction with the current state of governance in Nigeria. The protest, which appeared calm in the morning became tensed later in the day, with youths chanting, “We are hungry” in Hausa language. DAILY…
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Protest flops in Ekiti as residents stay at home
The first day of the much publicised nationwide protest in Ekiti was generally uneventful, as many residents adopted a sit-at -home approach, DAILY POST reports. Our state correspondent, who monitored the exercise in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, and other major towns like Ikole-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Emure and others, reports that rather than organising or joining any protest, residents stayed indoors. There was no vehicular moment on the major roads in Ado-Ekiti and other roads linking the…
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Yobe imposes curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, Nguru LGs
The Yobe State Government on Thursday imposed a curfew in Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru towns. Our correspondent gathered the curfew was due to the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in the state that some hoodlums have taken advantage of to vandalise and loot government and private property in the Potiskum, Gashua, and Nguru. This was contained in Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Wike, other politicians have never given me anything – Burna Boy
As Nigeria grapples with widespread demonstrations under the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria movement, internationally acclaimed musician Burna Boy has vehemently denied being affiliated with any politicians. The artist’s statement comes on Thursday amid the ongoing protests that have seen incidents of violence and looting across the country. Taking to social media platform X on Thursday, Burna Boy said, Read More
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Ex-minister, cleric lead #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Plateau
Hundreds of residents in Jos and several groups and associations on Thursday joined the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. This is in spite of several warnings and pleas by the government and some Civil Society Organisations in Plateau State to citizens to shun the nationwide protest against bad governance. The protesters who came out Read More
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BREAKING: PUNCH photojournalist arrested in Abuja
A photojournalist with The PUNCH newspaper, Kayode Jaiyeola, is currently held at the FCT police command. Jaiyeola in a distress call to one of his colleagues said he was arrested at the Eagles Square by an officer attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser. Jaiyeola said the officer then handed him over to Read More
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EndBadGovernance protest: Three governors declare curfew in states
At least three governors have declared curfew in their states, after violence broke out during the first day of the nationwide protests against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria. Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, is the third governor to impose curfew. Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe had earlier taken similar steps to restore calm. Buni imposed a curfew in Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru areas of Yobe.. Yusuf declared a 24-hour…
