Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has urged the protesters to maintain peace and avoid the destruction of properties amid growing concerns that the demonstrations have been hijacked by criminal elements and political actors with nefarious intentions. This was made known in a statement signed by Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director of CISLAC, on…
Residents of Urora in Benin, Edo State, on Thursday, looted a truckload of rice parked in the vicinity on the opening day of the protest against bad governance and hunger, which took place across the nation. In a 40-second viral video, residents were seen running to a section of a street in Urora and emerged…
Delta State has recorded a total of 138 cases of Cholera with seven deaths since the epidemic broke out across the Country in February this year as the records showed that the majority of the cases were young children. Joseph Onojaeme, Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure on Wednesday while briefing newsmen in Asaba on…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Gwabin Musa on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers state charged the military to ensure that the presidential directive on increasing the nation’s crude oil output is on course. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has recently directed the CDS to coordinate the activities of military and security agencies in…
Hoodlums numbering about one hundred have blocked the International Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria, extorting motorists. They were however dispersed by some policemen on patrol who arrived the scene timely. But as the police fired canisters of teargas at the daring hoodlums, they threw stones at vehicles and caused a stampede that worsened the traffic…
Security Clampdown Begins as Rain of Teargas, Gunfire Persist in Abuja In a dramatic escalation of tensions, security personnel have seized control of the business district area in Abuja following a series of forceful Hunger protests by residents on Thursday. The area, known for its bustling economic activity, was engulfed in chaos as officers deployed…
As the #EndBadGovernance protesters gathered in different parts of Lagos like Egbeda in Alimosho local government, Ikeja Under Bridge, Kudirat Abiola Way, Alausa, Oba Akran Road, a sense of unease settled over the city. In all the places visited by Africa Health Report correspondent today, something was different. The police, determined to avoid the violence…
An angry protester holding up a baby has confronted the police officers at the Eagles Square in Abuja, after they fired canisters of teargas and pepper spray to dispersed protesters. This is happened on Thursday, on the Day 1 of the nationwide hunger protest. Africa Health Report has learnt. The police, it was gathered have…
General Overseer and President El-buba Outreach Ministries International (EBOMI), Dr Isa El-buba, personally led the August 1st hunger protest in Jos, Plateau state capital, on Thursday. El-buba, who is the national coordinator of Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), said the protest led by him would be peaceful all through. The protesters converged on…
On Thursday morning, Day 1 of the Hunger Protest which the organizers of the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE said it would hold across the country, in Kano, some of the protesters set up bonfire in front of Government House, Kano, The protesters from different parts of the metropolis had converged on the Government House, where Governor Abba Kabir…
