Tag: protests
2,000 people killed in Iran unrest-Official
Dubai, Jan. 13, 2026 (Reuters/NAN) Iranian official on Tuesday said about 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran.
This announcement...
U.S. immigration officer shoots woman dead in Minnesota
Washington, Jan. 8, 2026 (dpa/NAN) Authorities reported that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a woman dead during a controversial operation in...
Protests: Forum condemns display of foreign flags, external interference
The Sokoto Youth Progressive Movement (SYPM) has strongly condemned the display of foreign flags and interference by external forces during the recent nationwide peaceful...
Hustle, bustle as Kaduna, Kano, Katsina residents shun 1m man protests
It was a beehive of socioeconomic activities on Saturday as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests.
Correspondents of...
Protests: Kano sex workers decry poor patronage, urges dialogue
Commercial sex workers in Kano have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue.
They told the News...
Protests : Kaduna, Zaria residents jubilate relaxation of curfew, recount ordeals
Residents of Kaduna and Zaria on Thursday Thursday jubilated the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed on the two cities by the state government.
The...
We’re hungry, end protests, street beggars in Kano beg
Some street beggars in Kano have appealed to the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protests to sheath their swords in the interest of humanity.
Baba...
FG cautions against foreign interference in protests
The Federal Government has called on the diplomatic community in the country to shun interference in the ongoing nationwide protests.
It also called for collaborative...
KDSG imposes 24-hr curfew on Kaduna, Zaria
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities.
The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,...
Protests: Dawanau grains market recruits 800 personnel to bolster security
The management of Dawanau International Grains Market in Dawakin Toda Local Government Area of Kano State has taken a robust step to secure the...
Soyinka counsels security agents on the handling of protests
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has called on security agents to be tactical in the handling of the ongoing protests, to avoid fatalities
Soyinka made...
Protests: APC, PDP trade blame in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for sponsoring attacks on its members in the name of...
CSO condemns violence, cautions against further protests
Community Advocacy for Peace and Strategic Leadership Initiative (CAPSLI) has condemned the violence that characterised the Day One of the nationwide protests in some...
IGP Egbetokun Addresses Security Concerns Amid Nationwide Protests
Abuja, August 1, 2024 - The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, addressed the nation today in response to the unfolding protests...
Lull in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina as nationwide protests get underway
There has been a lull in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States as the nationwide protests against hunger got underway.
The Correspondents of the News Agency...
Protests can lead to violence, anarchy– Nasarawa speaker
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has cautioned his kinsmen and other citizens of the state against joining the planned...
PCRC North-West zone urges youth, public to shun planned protests
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), North-West Geopolitical Zone, has urged Nigerian youth and public to shun the proposed nationwide protests on August 1.
The...
