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 …

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 …