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Nigerians Protest Bill Seeking To End Human Rights, Freedom
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Nigerians React To Bill Seeking Prison Terms For Protesters, Those Insulting Politicians, Others

Nigerians have vehemently opposed the proposed Counter Subversion Bill 2024, recognising it as a potential threat to the fundamental human rights and freedom...

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Newspaper Blackout In Senegal As Publishers Protest Against Govt. Threats To Press Freedom

National newspapers in Senegal did not publish on Tuesday in protest against threats to press freedom under the new government. Newspapers were placed...

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#EndBadGovernance Protest Leader Released After Three Days In Custody, Others Still Detained

One of the leaders of the #EndBadGovernance protest, Babatunde Oluajo, has been released after being detained for three days by the Office of...

Akute-Ajuwon, Alagbole
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Governor Dapo Abiodun Fails to Deliver on 3-Week Promise To #FixIfoRoads- Group Calls for Action

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has broken the three weeks’ promises to commence construction of roads in Ifo Local Government Area, including Alagbole,...

Nigerian Police Arrests 10 Protesters For Flying Russian Flags, 101 Others On Violence in Gombe
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Nigerian Police Arrests 10 Protesters For Flying Russian Flags, 101 Others For Violence in Gombe

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said it has arrested 10 protesters for flying Russian flags in Gombe State and 101 others for violence-related...

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Musician Haruna Aliyu Tortured And Illegally Detained By Nigerian Police For #EndBadGovernance Protests

Musician Haruna Aliyu has been illegally detained and tortured by the Nigerian police in Bauchi State for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests, according...

Nigerian Army Offers ₦300,000 to Family of Teenage Boy Killed in Zaria Protests
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Nigerian Army Allegedly Offers ₦300,000 to Family of Teenage Boy Killed in Zaria Protests

The Nigerian Army has reportedly offered ₦300,000 to the family of Ismail Mohammed, the 16-year-old boy killed during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Samaru,...

Atiku Commends #Endbadgovernance Protesters
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Atiku Warns Nigerian Military Against Use of Lethal Force on Peaceful Protesters

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the service chiefs and military commanders of Nigeria’s armed forces. This he made known in a...

Protesters Storm Yobe State Government House 
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Large Number of Protesters Storm Yobe State Government House 

Yobe protesters have blocked the Yobe State Government House on Maiduguri Road in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. A video seen by West Africa...

Lagos Police Watch As Hoodlums Attack Protesters, Chase Journalists At Ojota
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Lagos Police Watch As Hoodlums Attack Protesters, Chase Journalists At Ojota

Officers of the Lagos Police Command on Monday evening watched as hoodlums with heavy sticks attacked protesters as they closed for day 5...

#EndBadGovernance: Group Urges Protesters To Increase Demand For Release Of #EndSARS Protesters In Ikoyi Prison
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#EndBadGovernance: Group Urges Protesters To Increase Demand For Release Of #EndSARS Protesters In Ikoyi Prison

A group of human rights activists, lawyers, and concerned citizens have appealed to #EndBadGovernance protesters, both on social media or on the streets,...

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Amnesty International Condemns Police Violence, Says Over 50 Protesters Arrested in Abuja

Amnesty International has reported that over 50 protesters were arrested in Abuja during the third day of Nigeria’s #EndBadGovernance protests. The protests, which...