The Presidency has unmasked the masterminds of a planned nationwide protests against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, identifying them as supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi. It urged security agents to interrogate the “agents of destabilisation” behind the demonstrations. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in …

The Labour Party (LP) has said its former presidential candidate Peter Obi and the party are not part of the planned EndBadGovernance protest. The LP said this in a statement on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh. The statement reads: “The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to a tweet purportedly from one …

Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks were out to monitor the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities. Members of the 7,000-strong Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union have …

Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Akwa Ibom State Council, have threatened to embark on mass protests across the streets of the Uyo metropolis over poor payment. The pensioners said they would block the Government House gates to draw the government’s attention to their plights. The union had, last week, expressed sadness that some of its members who retired …

Following the success achieved on the first day of its two-day nationwide protest on Tuesday, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended further street protest. The decision was reached after the National Executive Council (NEC) of NLC held an emergency meeting in Abuja on Tuesday evening following the first-day protests across the States. According to a communique …

Barely 24 hours after Senator Monday Okpebholo was declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Edo State, one of the 11 aspirants that lost out, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, was at the national headquarters of the party to demand justice. Idahosa, who arrived at the party secretariat at about 2.30pm accompanied by a horde of his supporters, …

The police in Ekiti State on Thursday warned against staging an “End Nigeria Protest” believed to be organised by an unknown group in any part of the state, saying such an act capable of threatening existing peace was unacceptable. The Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, enjoined all stakeholders, parents, and peace lovers “to warn their wards to be law-abiding citizens …

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has backed out of the planned two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, told The PUNCH on Wednesday that the decision to protest on 27 and 28 February as announced by the …

Youths in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday, hit the street to protest the skyrocketing price of food and the state of the economy. Protesters gathered around the Mokola area in the state wielding placards with various inscriptions such as ‘End food hike and inflation,’ ‘The poor are starving,’ and ‘Tinubu, don’t forget your promises,’ among others. They were also …

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has faulted a viral video allegedly of some persons protesting current economic hardship in front of his palace. In a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir said that such a protest did not take place in his palace. According to the statement, the said viral video was part of …