Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu ordered release of all #EndBadGovernance minors protesters in detention, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has struck out the suit against them. The court had earlier granted them N10 million bail with…
Court reduces bail to N5m for #EndBadGovernance protesters
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted a bail variation for five #EndBadGovernance protesters, reducing the bail amount to N5 million each. PUNCH Online reports that five of the ten #EndBadGovernance protesters, who were…
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…