Protests have continued for the third day over the alleged killing of a University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo, by a police corporal at the Ada George-Agip Junction axis of Port Harcourt last Thursday. Recall that some policemen at a checkpoint at the Ada George-Agip Junction were said to have flagged down…

…of images circulating on social media about the use of tear gas on pensioners during a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, August 31, 2026. The command further stated that a specific photograph allegedly depicting what happened at the protest ground was generated via the use of artificial intelligen…

Youths and women from Oba-Ile in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, protested what they described as distortion of the traditional process for selecting the next Oloba of Oba-Ile. The post Oba-Ile youths, women protest alleged distortion of obaship selection appeared first on Tribune Online.

…the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday night staged a protest over prolonged flight delays and cancellations that have left scores of passengers unable to continue their journeys to Lagos for more than 24 hours. The protest, which began at about 10 […] The post Nigerians protest at Na…

…came as pensioners under the Nigeria Union of Pensioners and the CPS staged a protest at Lagos House and the state House of Assembly in Ikeja, demanding the implementation of pension increases, wage awards, outstanding arrears and other benefits. The demonstration became tense after police officers reportedly fired tea…

…d3ad by a medical doctor. "The victim's friends came to the hotel and commenced a protest, which attracted a crowd and threatened to disrupt the peace of the area. "Upon receipt of the information, police operatives promptly mobilised to the scene and successfully brought the situation under control, preventing further…

…let them go in the interest of the party. PUNCH Online reports that some aspirants had protested the emergence of candidates at the party’s primaries for various elective positions ahead of the 2027 elections. The development led to the inauguration of reconciliation committees, including the House of Assembly Reconcil…

…degradation and limited participation in petroleum operations frequently triggered protests and disruptions of production. The three per cent contribution is therefore intended to provide a structured funding mechanism for community development while encouraging more stable relationships between operators and their hos…

…that workers earlier dropped from the case may be relisted after some participated in protests over the shutdownPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Abuja, FCT - The Mining Marshals have pushed back against claims by Stone Rockers Nigeria Limited tha…

…he said recent developments, including the participation of some of the workers in protests over the shutdown, had prompted a review of that decision. The commander disclosed that prosecutors had been directed to consider relisting the affected workers in the criminal proceedings if evidence established a greater level…

…with security agencies, including his arrest and prosecution over his #RevolutionNow protest in 2019. The latest case against the activist stemmed from comments attributed to him about President Bola Tinubu, with the AAC describing the prosecution as politically motivated.

…the hospital but he did not make it. Subsequently, youths st0rmed the police station to protest. Videos shared online show a crowd accusing police of being responsible for the shooting. "Nigerian police, you people are more cr!minal than the citizens" youths said as they stood in front of a police station to protest th…

…but when they told me that it was because of what my members and I were doing, I protested. “I didn’t know that they had arrested one of our gang members, Emeka, aka Rashidi. When I got here and discovered that they already had one of us with them, I had no other option than to cooperate with them.” Explaining how he g…

…to be careful in handling the exercise, recalling that previous rankings had attracted protests from governors and ministers. “When the last results were released, governors were calling me, some were protesting, some were attacking me, ministers were calling, they were protesting, they were attacking. So please let’s…

…in its favour. Fedorov, a young reformer whose dismissal last month sparked weeks of protests, said Ukraine lacked any overall vision for how to win the four-year-old conflict, and was hobbled by its failure to innovate. Engrained corruption and patronage networks, as well as a lack of political independence in governm…

The simmering crisis over the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State has taken a new twist as the party’s national secretariat petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, seeking the arrest of one of its chieftains in Ogun State, Mr Abayomi Hunye. In the petition date…

…to Free, Fair and Peaceful Elections in 2027,” at the public presentation of Shadows: Protest Essays on Africa’s Most Consequential Country (1999–2023), a two-volume work written by the Managing Director of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Eniola Bello. According to him, although Section 81(3) of the 1999 Constitution places IN…

…for Nigerian troops, a court battle over the stalled selection of a new Awujale, and protests over Governor Seyi Makinde’s exclusion from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road reconstruction, these are the major stories making headlines this morning. The developments span national security, politics, traditional in…

…around Ariko became unbearable for her family," he wrote. "On 15th June, during a protest highlighting the plight of refugees in Kateri, she spoke passionately about their suffering. "Thirteen days later, she set out for Ariko for something, but was kidnapped on the road, along with three others. "They demanded N10 mil…

…speculation about a fresh mobilization has grown, despite a 2022 draft triggering protests and an exodus of young men. "We are confident that following the elections, they will carry out a mobilization. We believe this will not take place in the major cities," Zelensky said. He indicated he believed Vladimir Putin woul…

…County was convicted of second-degree murd£r in October for the sho0ting - following protests over systemic racism and a US Department of Justice review. He was handed the maximum possible prison sentence for the sho0ting in January. Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, attorneys for Massey's family, issued a statement on…

…a government official to describe residents as “thugs and hooligans” simply because they protested against an empowerment programme. “The statement from Latif reveals a clear sign of the extreme frustration now gripping Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his juvenile cabinet,” the PDP said. The opposition party said t…

…21 days to pay their outstanding N150,000 palliative allowance, threatening a peaceful protest if the payment is not made by September 10, 2026. The pensioners, under the aegis of the Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria, made the demand in a letter dated August 21, 2026, and addressed to the Minister of Humanita…

…Abubakar, deliberately skipped the signing of the National Peace Accord as a form of protest against what the party considers a weak and ineffective peace process ahead of the 2027 general elections.The party's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the boycott was a calculated decision rather than an ove…

…private institution. In November 2025, residents and socio-cultural groups in Benin City protested and disrupted the preview opening of MOWAA, forcing an indefinite suspension of the launch. The demonstrators claimed the private institution undermined the authority of the Benin Royal Palace and sought to seize control…