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Turkey arrests 99 suspected Islamic state members
Turkey’s Interior Minister said on Friday that 99 suspected members of the Islamic State jihadist group had been detained in recent raids across the country. The arrests were made mainly in Ankara and Izmir in the west, as well as in the centre, east, and south, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X. “99 suspects Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest resumes in Plateau
Protesting residents in Jos, the Plateau State capital, resumed the second day of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest on Friday, calling for an end to bad governance and economic hardship. The protest, which started around 7 am on Friday, August 2, 2024, marks the second day of the nationwide demonstration. Unlike the first day in Jos, where Read More
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EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Protesters, police clash averted in Rivers
A clash between protesting youths and men of the counter-terrorism unit of the Nigeria Police Force was averted on Friday — the second day of the nationwide hunger protest. Trouble started when men of the counter-terrorism unit were on a show of force along the popular Aba Road and ran into the protesters at the Read More
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Nationwide Protest: It’s time to heed voices of people – Atiku tells Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the ongoing nationwide protest against economic hardship in the country as significant. This is even as he admonished the Nigerian government to heed the voices of the people and come down from its high horses, insisting it is time to demonstrate a sincere commitment to addressing the demands of the protesters. Atiku said the protest has opened a vital channel for the public to express disapproval of government policies.…
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Protest dies down in Sokoto, businesses reopen slowly
As the nationwide protest against bad governance enters the second day, normalcy is gradually returning to Sokoto State as all the major streets were devoid of protesters on Friday morning. Our correspondent who monitored the exercise in the state observed that all the major streets such as Bello Way, Gusau Road, Sultan Palace, Government House Read More
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IED kills one, injures 11 in Maiduguri — Police
The Borno Police Command has said that an Improvised Explosive Device in another attack in Maiduguri resulted in the death of one male victim, with 11 others sustaining various degrees of injuries. The Police Commissioner, Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters reconvene after tear gas attack in Abuja
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have reconvened at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is coming a few minutes after the protesters and journalists were teargassed at the popular Berger roundabout. Immediately after arriving at the stadium, the protesters chanted that they would not back down until the Federal Government met their Read More
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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Organisers condemn police attack on Abuja protesters
One of the organisers of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, the ‘Take It Back Movement,’ has condemned attacks by some men of the Nigeria Police Force on protesters gathered at the Berger Roundabout in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Early on Friday, police officers stationed at the roundabout teargassed protesters and journalists alike who were gathered at Read More
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Hunger protest day 2: Nigeria law is against you – Protesters urge police to join them [VIDEO]
Protesters have urged the Nigeria police to withdraw their triggers and support them in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. The protesters made the call in Ojota Lagos on Friday, during the day 2 of the 10 days protest. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians on Thursday August 1, commenced a 10 days nationwide protest tagged ‘EndBadGovernance’ following the country’s economic hardship. Following the success of day 1, protesters are already gathering for day 2 across the nation.…
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Borno relaxes curfew for Juma’at prayers
The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslims to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers. The Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Daso Nahun, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday. He said that the Read More
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