Tag: protest

Oct

2025

Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Released from Kuje Prison After ‘Illegal Detention’ — Speaks on Experience

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“Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Released from Kuje Prison After ‘Illegal Detention’ — Speaks on Experience Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore and Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, have regained their freedom after spending four days in Kuje Prison. Announcing his release on Monday, October 27, 2025, Sowore wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Happening Now: Leaving Kuje Prison in Abuja after being detained there illegally for four days. #FreeNnamdiKanuNow.” Sowore was detained last week following his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court. Bail Granted After Friday’s Arraignment On Friday, the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja granted bail to Sowore,…

Feb

2023

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#NigeriaDecides: Protest Rocks Election Results, As Abuja Women Threaten To Go Naked

POLITICS#2023Presidency, #AbujaWomen, #Naked, #PeterObi, INEC, protest

#NigeriaDecides: Protest Rocks Election Results, As Abuja Women Threaten To Go Naked According to the spokesperson for the group of aggrieved mothers, they had been assured of being answered by INEC but failure to do that they would go naked in the same way all mothers do when giving birth to a child, including INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu. A women group under the auspices of ‘Angry Nigerian Women’ on Tuesday stormed the main road leading to the International Conference Centre venue for the national collation of the presidential election results over alleged irregularities. The women numbering about 200 were marching…

Dec

2022

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UPDATE: Planned Protests by Emefiele Supporters in Abuja, Other Cities Uncovered

CRIME#CNID, #CoalitionOfNationalInterestDefenders, #GodwinEmefiele, central bank of Nigeria, protest

UPDATE: Planned Protests by Emefiele Supporters in Abuja, Other Cities Uncovered A planned protest by some groups loyal to the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to stage 'massive protests' across various cities of Nigeria, including Abuja, Lagos, Asaba, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kano, has been uncovered. The National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) learnt from a reliable source that the massive protests, which was decided late Monday night, during a meeting alledgedly organised by the duo of Toochukwu Ohazuruike and Godwin Meliga at Rockview Hotel, Abuja, will commence…

Oct

2022

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Pay us our severance allowance, former Councillors to Umahi

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Pay us our severance allowance, former Councillors to Umahi FORMER Councillors who served in the 13 Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, from 2017 to 2020 and 2020 to 2022, weekend staged a peaceful protest demanding the payment of their severance allowance from the present administration in the State. The protest, which took place at the Joint Account Committee, JAC, office, Onwe road, Abakaliki, showcased the former Councillors in their numbers, carrying placards with various inscriptions, such as "Former Councillors are tired of writing letters since 2017" "Former Councillors of Ebonyi State are hungry, Governor Umahi hear our cry" SSA…

Nov

2021

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Orji Uzor Kalu: Audacity of Citizenship

POLITICSActivism, Audacity, Citizenship, democracy, Efficiency, Nation building, protest, Sen. Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu: Audacity of Citizenship By Emmanuel Onwubiko Democracy is such a very intriguing enterprise in the sense that it is not just a system of government in which the collective interest of the people becomes the centerpiece. But importantly, democracy is a way of life in which the constituents are expected to be eternally alert and engage constructively in national conversations that are basically focused towards advancing the goals of sustainable development, capacity building and human resource development and wealth creation. One of the fathers of modern democracy was quoted as…

Oct

2021

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Bloodbath in Ebonyi: Houses razed down, Many feared injured As uncladded women protest brutal attacks

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Bloodbath in Ebonyi: Houses razed down, *Many feared injured *As uncladded women protest brutal attacks Egbo Grace-Abakaliki Over two thousand Women from Nkalagu Community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have called on both the state government and security agencies to curb incessant attacks in the area by alledged cultists. The women who dressed half naked along the major highway made the call at Nkalagu while protesting against the increase of destructions of lives and properties in the area. In an interview with the women leader Mrs. Chinwe Onyirugwu, she noted that if government and Security agencies continue…