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NLC Members Gather in Abuja for Nationwide Protest Over Insecurity
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) assembled at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja ahead of a nationwide protest against rising insecurity across the country. Among those present were the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, alongside civil society allies, including Omoyele Sowore and members of the Revolution Now Movement. Security personnel, comprising the police, Nigeria Security […]
Tinubu, Meets With NLC Leaders Over Planned Protest
President Bola Tinubu has met with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress behind closed doors, a move aimed at shelving the planned nationwide protests over the deteriorating security situation in the country. The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, while speaking with journalists, described the engagement as a consultation rather than a conclusive negotiation, stressing that labour’s […]
Police Fire Teargas as FCT Contractors Protest Unpaid N5.2bn Debt
Police officers fired teargas to disperse members of the Coalition of Indigenous FCT Contractors who staged a protest at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) secretariat in Abuja over an alleged unpaid N5.2 billion debt. The contractors blocked the main entrance to the secretariat with a truck, chanting the name of the FCT Minister, Nyesom […]
Unpaid Allowances: Parents of Students Abroad Block Finance Ministry
Parents of Nigerian students studying abroad on government scholarships blocked the entrance of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja. The parents are demanding the payment of outstanding allowances owed to their children. Read Also: #FreeNnamdiKanu: Protesters Defy Security Warning The protesters said their children, who are on various bilateral education agreements and other scholarship […]
Nnamdi Kanu to Defend Himself as Lawyers Withdraw from Case
Agabi told the court that Kanu had decided to take over his defence, prompting all the senior advocates on the team to step down from the case. Confirming this, Kanu said he would represent himself for now but might hire new lawyers later. When the judge offered to assign him a lawyer, he declined. During […]
Amnesty Slams Police for Disrupting Peaceful Protest Over Nnamdi Kanu
Protesters, made up of civil rights activists and pro-democracy groups, gathered in parts of the city under the #ReleaseNnamdiKanuNow campaign to pressure the government to comply with a Court of Appeal ruling that discharged and acquitted Kanu. Despite the court judgment, Kanu remains in the custody of the State Security Service on terrorism-related charges. Police […]
#FreeNnamdiKanu: Protesters Defy Security Warning
The Director of Mobilisation for the Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, affirmed that the protest would go on as scheduled, both in Abuja and simultaneously in the South-Eastern states of the country, to pressure the government to release from custody Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Recall that a Federal […]
Sowore Set To lead #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest In Abuja
The activist made this known on his official X handle Sowore made this known on his X handle, noting that the protest would be a “historic” march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, while assuring that it would be conducted peacefully and legally to demand the release of the IPOB leader. The activist wrote, […]
National Assembly Warns Staff Against Protest
This follows threats by members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) to embark on industrial action over unresolved welfare and constitutional grievances. In a circular issued by the Secretary of Human Resources on behalf of the Clerk to the National Assembly, staff were urged to ignore calls for strike action, with assurances of […]
Retired police officers protest under rain at N’Assembly gate
The protesters are demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanted solidarity songs as they stood in the rain, insisting that their welfare and dignity had been neglected for too long. Speaking during the protest, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Manir Lawal, called […]