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Feb

28

2023

#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

20

2022

By Famous Reporters

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

16

2022

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By Famous Reporters

Pay us our severance allowance, former Councillors to Umahi

NEWS#DavidUmahi, #death, #JAC, protest

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

12

2021

8 Comments

By Famous Reporters

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

08

2021

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By Famous Reporters

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

CRIME, METRObloodbath, crisis, cultism, Dividends of Democracy, ebonyi state government, Injury, Ishielu local government area, protest, riot, security agencies, victims

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…

Mar

18

2021

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By Famous Reporters

Imo Ghost Workers: You Called Us Ghosts, Here We Are- Imo workers tell Gov. Uzodinma … As they protest one-year’s salary arrears at Government House

METROdeath, gov. hope Uzodinma, imo state government, Pensioners, pensions, protest, Protesters, salary arrears, starvation, unpaid salaries

Aggrieved Imolites protesting at Douglas House, Imo State. Photo by: Famous Reporters Famous Reporters, Owerri "Governor Hope Uzodinma called us Ghost workers and has refused to pay us our salaries since last year and that is why we have come here to protest at Imo State Government House gate, today, to prove that we are human beings and not just Ghosts." Those were the words of unpaid Imo State Civil Servants, comprising both staff of various Ministries and local governments, intergovernmental organisations otherwise known as parastatals, pensioners and teachers who bemoaned none payment of their one year's salaries and pensions.…

Feb

25

2020

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By Famous Reporters

Four Communities, HURIDE Protest Demolition of Over 2000 Buildings Without Compensation In Ebonyi<br>…”Government, please protect us; We are suffering”.

Four Communities, HURIDE Protest Demolition of Over 2000 Buildings Without Compensation In Ebonyi
…”Government, please protect us; We are suffering”.

METROagitations for compensation, demolition of 2000 buildings in EBONYI state, ebonyi state government, protest

Aggrieved Natives of Umuezoka, Umuezeokaoha, Umuoghara and Oriuzor communities in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and a civil society organisation, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation, on Tuesday, protested demolition of their houses and farmlands, for the construction of airport in the area. The natives, protested from People's Club through VANCO and eventually to Ebonyi State Government House, Abakaliki, lamenting non payment of compensation by the State Government, after the demolition. They said their health was currently in danger, having been exposed to bad weather and infectious insects since the demolition, adding that they welcomed…

Feb

20

2020

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By Famous Reporters

EFCC Saga: Be Focused, Disregard Antics Of Detractors,<br> COSEYL Tells T. A. Orji, Speaker

EFCC Saga: Be Focused, Disregard Antics Of Detractors,
COSEYL Tells T. A. Orji, Speaker

POLITICSabia government, Abia House Speaker, corruption, EFCC, Nigeria government, protest, senator T. A Orji

FAMOUS REPORTERS Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has reviled all those who protested against Senator T A Orji and the Speaker of Abia House of Assembly Engr. Chinedum Orji,saying they are non- Abians hired to distort the state's peaceful atmosphere. In a press statement signed by her President- General, Chief Goodluck Ibem and Secretary- General, Comrade Kanice Igweand made available to newsmen, in Umuahia, Thursday, the group who expressed displeasure towards the activities of the protesters. He insisted that "after thorough investigation of those that protested in Abuja against Senator Theodore Ahamefula Orji and Engr. Chinedum Orji, Abia…

Feb

07

2020

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By Famous Reporters

Gov. Hope Uzodinma Warns Against Protests<br>… Extends Tenure Of Investigative Panels By Predecessor.

Gov. Hope Uzodinma Warns Against Protests
… Extends Tenure Of Investigative Panels By Predecessor.

POLITICSgov. hope Uzodinma, Imo government, protest, zero tolerance

FAMOUS REPORTERS Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Thursday warned that his administration would no longer tolerate protests that could result in a breach of peace in the state. Uzodinma gave this order members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) held a solidarity rally for him at the Government House in Owerri, the state capital. Recall that there have been several protests in Imo and other states by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members ever since the removal of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as governor by the Supreme Court.…