The Federal Government on Monday charged 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters with counts bordering on treason before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, arraigned the defendants in a charge marked:…
AI reacts as mass trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters begins in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna today
Amnesty International Nigeria, has condemned the mass trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters. The trial will begin in Abuja, Kano and Kaduna today. Recall that a good number of protesters were arrested by security agents during the hunger/ hardship protests in August,…
Probe, prosecute agents who shot at journalists, says IPI Nigeria
•Musikilu Mojeed The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has condemned in strong terms the deployment of excessive force against journalists covering the nationwide protests. Journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests in Abuja, Nigeria, narrowly escaped injury…
‘Tinubu didn’t address protesters’ demands,’ Itodo, Kachikwu fault presidential broadcast
The Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s speech to Nigerians, saying the broadcast failed to address the demands of the protesters. In the wake of the #EndBadGovernance protests against hunger and poverty in the…
Tinubu’s speech didn’t address brutal crackdown on protesters, says Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament…
#Endbadgovernance: ‘No death during protests in Niger’ — Police
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmaman, has dismissed reports of fatalities during the “End Bad Governance” protests in Suleja town, Niger State. Speaking to journalists in his office, CP Danmaman stated that he had not received any…
Police fire tear gas as protesters attempt to enter Eagles Square
Operatives of the Nigeria Police fire tear gas into the air Thursday morning to disperse a handful of #EndBadGovernance protesters who attempted to gain entrance into Eagles Square to register their feelings about the state of the nation. The protesters…
#EndBadGovernance protests erupt nationwide over government policies, economic hardship
Major cities across Nigeria have come to a standstill as the #EndBadGovernance protests sweep the nation. From Abuja to Lagos, Port Harcourt to Kaduna, citizens have taken to the streets to voice their frustrations over poor living conditions and perceived…
