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Anger Meets Tear Gas As Nigeria Hardship Protests Fizzle Out

Rallies over economic hardship struggled to build momentum in Nigeria on Tuesday as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a generation.

2024-10-01 13:33

October 1 protest: ‘Our independence starts now’ – Sowore

The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has said that Nigeria's independence takes effect today, contrary to the one obtained in 1960. The post October 1 protest: ‘Our independence starts now’ – Sowore appeared fir…

2024-10-01 11:52

Oct 1st protest: Sowore leads peaceful demonstration in Lagos

Amid tight security, Sahara Reporters Publisher, leader Revolution Now Movement, and convener of #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, led a coalition of civil societies in a peaceful demonstration in Lagos, shutting down Ikeja and environ…

2024-10-01 09:43

Photos: October 1 protests begin in Abuja, Lagos

Protests against hardship and poverty, planned for today, have started in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos. The post Photos: October 1 protests begin in Abuja, Lagos appeared first on Vanguard News.

2024-10-01 08:52

#October1protest: Sowore joins protesters in Lagos

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has joined the ongoing protest in Lagos State. Sowore, who is one of the organisers of the protest, arrived at the protest ground at the Ikeja Underbridge area of the state around 8…

2024-10-01 08:40

#FearlessOctober: Protesters gather in Lagos amid tight security

Protesters, on Tuesday morning, gathered at the Ikeja Underbridge in Lagos State as the country marks the 2024 Independence Day. The protest, however, is being closely monitored by a large contingent of security personnel, including policemen, officials of th…

2024-10-01 07:38

October 1 protest: DHQ places military on alert, CSOs oppose troop deployment

The Defence Headquarters on Monday said troops had been placed on alert to support the police during the nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday (today). This was as senior lawyers and civil society organisations cautioned against military deployment during …

2024-10-01 01:37

Surveyor seeks justice as Lagos demolishes property

An estate surveyor, Abimbola Onisabi, has accused officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency of demolishing two buildings on Sasegbon Street at the GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State without prior notice. Speaking to PUNCH Metro on Saturday, Onisabi said the o…

2024-10-01 00:00

Lagos Assembly holds public hearing on market bill

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday held a public hearing on a planned Market Authority Bill. The bill seeks to establish a law for the registration, formation, and operation of market associations and connected purposes. It was presented to the publi…

2024-09-30 23:21

How #EndSARS coordinators shared millions — Beneficiary

A social media user, Princess Banke Oniru, has alleged that some coordinators of the protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force shared millions of naira severally.  Nigerians attracted global attention after they took to the st…

2024-09-30 08:36