Tag: protest
Police question Reno Omokri over #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon protest
The UK police on Friday questioned a former presidential aide Reno Omokri over his protest against President Muhammadu Buhari in London tagged #HarassBuhariOutOfLondon.
Buhari is...
Nigerians protest in India over countryman allegedly killed by police
Violent protests have erupted in Delhi’s Tilak Nagar following the death of a Nigerian man at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital.
The protesters, mainly Nigerians,...
Journalists attacked as protest rocks Jangebe over schoolgirls’ abduction
Some aggrieved residents of Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara have taken to the streets destroying vehicles entering the village.
The police said...
#OccupyLekki: Sanwo-Olu ‘very unhappy’ with brutalisation of protesters — Commissioner
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is not pleased with the brutalisation of #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters by the police last Saturday, Commissioner for Information Gbenga Omotoso...
#Lekkitollgate: Outrage as police detain Mr Macaroni in Black Maria
Nigerians have reacted with outrage on social media following the arrest and detention of comedian Mr Macaroni who joined the protest at Lekki toll...
Lekki toll gate: #DefendLagos protesters withdraw as police arrest others
A group planning a protest themed #DefendLagos to counter those carrying out #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest in Lagos have suspended theirs.
Convener of the rally Alabi Oladimeji...
#Lekkitollgate: Police surround toll gate in show of force
Police in Lagos have put on a show of force at the Lekki toll gate ahead of a planned protest at the location on...
I won’t allow protest at Lekki toll gate on Saturday –...
Lagos State Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu says he will not allow any protest hold at the Lekki toll gate on February 13.
Mr Odumosu...
Sunday Igboho threatens ‘serious’ protests if bank accounts remain frozen
Activist Sunday Adeyemo alias Sunday Igboho has threatened there would be “serious” protests across the south-west if his bank accounts remain frozen.
The activist has...
#OccupyLekkiTollGate: Nigerians threaten fresh protest at Lekki toll gate
Threats of a fresh protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos over plans to reopen it for operations have filled the air.
On social...