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 …

The Spiritual Leader of Wisdom Church of Christ International, Ketu, Lagos, Prophet Bisi Olujobi has vowed to lead other prophets against President Bola Tinubu. The cleric complained about the “heavy hardship, agony, and untimely death bedevilling the country as a result of his clueless and insensitive pattern of governance”. Olujobi had predicted Tinubu’s victory after he secured the presidential ticket …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Monday led protests over continuous killings in Plateau State and other parts of the country. The protest, tagged “Plateau Peace Walk”, was led by the state CAN chairman, Rev Polycarp Lubo, ECWA President, Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) President, Rev. (Dr.) Amos Mohzo; Catholic Bishop of Jos, …

Some indigenes of Nasarawa State from across its 13 local government areas, on Saturday held a peaceful protest in Lafia, the state capital, against the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which pronounced Governor Abdullahi Sule winner of the 2023 governorship election in the state. The governorship election petitions tribunal had on 2nd October sacked Sule …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Friday vowed to ground economic activities in Lagos State as part of its protest against the ban on the operations of its affiliate union, the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) by the state government. It also directed its members to mobilise for a one-day protest on Monday in preparation for …

The Gidan-Kwano main campus of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has been thrown into confusion as students protested the death of one of their colleagues who was crushed by a truck on Sunday. It was gathered the incident occurred when a sand-filled truck hit the student who was being transported to the other side of the road by an …

Northern group under the auspices of Arewa Think Tank (ATTAK) has tackled a coalition of oil-producing states/ex-agitators in Niger Delta over planned mass protest against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe over allegations of shady deals at the Commission. The group said the planned protest was ill-timed and did not intend …

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State have protested against the sudden death of their 500-level colleague, Ayomide Akeredolu, at the university’s health care facility. The aggrieved students expressed misgivings about services at the University Health Centre. Motorists were left stranded for hours on the Akure-Ilesa highway as the students expressed displeasure over the death of …

Scores of demonstrators on Thursday clashed with security operatives outside the premises of the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) a few hours before the inauguration of the new zonal officers of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The protesters engaged the stern-looking policemen in a shouting match after they were stopped from gaining access to the secretariat. …

Strong indications emerged, Tuesday, that striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to call off their two-week-old strike. According to the doctors, with the intervention of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and the assurance he gave them, they have resolved that the planned national protest would be cancelled while the decision on the ongoing strike would …