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Protest Begins In Abuja Over Cybercrime Act, Hardship, Others
The Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society organisations have launched a nationwide demonstration in Abuja. The demonstration, which kicked off on Monday, April 7, 2025, is aimed at drawing attention to the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act, the worsening economic hardship in the country, and what organisers have described as a “state of emergency” in Rivers State. Protesters gathered in...
Police Fire Tear Gas As Take-It-Back Protesters Flee In Rivers
In an attempt to disperse the demonstrators, Rivers State Command officers used tear gas on them, which changed the course of the #Take-It-Back demonstration. Organisers and supporters of the Take It Back Movement, Civil Society Organisations, and Niger Delta Congress had gathered at Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt, only to be met with resistance from operatives of the Rivers...
”Hezbollah Must Be Disarmed Immediately” – US Envoy
US envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, on Sunday called for the immediate disarmament of Hezbollah and other armed groups, emphasising that Lebanese security forces should take the lead in the effort. Ortagus made the remarks during an interview with Lebanese broadcaster LBCI at the end of her three-day visit to Beirut. During the visit, she met with President Joseph...
Abuja Protests Escalate As Police Teargas Demonstrators
Nigeria Police Force officers used tear gas on nonviolent protesters in the Maitama neighbourhood of Abuja on Monday as they took to the streets to call for immediate government action on the deteriorating economic situation, increased repression, and the purported abuse of the Cybercrime Act. The protest, which was part of a nationwide demonstration organised by the Take-It-Back Movement in...
Lagos Airport Set For Upgrade As FAAN Moves To End Manual Checks
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, or FAAN, has finalised plans to install new security equipment driven by artificial intelligence (AI) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport's screening area, or MMIA, in Lagos. Director of Aviation Security Services, DASS, FAAN, Afegbai Igbafe, said as soon as the installation of the screening machines and monitors was concluded, customs tables would be...
Taraba, NAPTIP Rescue Eight Trafficked Children, Nab Suspects
Eight trafficked children have been rescued from Minda Village in the state's Lau Local Government Area by the Taraba State Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Development in cooperation with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. Briefing journalists on Friday in Jalingo, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Child Development, Mrs. Mary Sinjen, said the children...
Panic Erupts As Vehicle Plunges Off Otedola Bridge, Four Injured
A private vehicle carrying four people crashed off the Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway in the early hours of Monday. As of press time, it was unclear whether there were any fatalities among the occupants, although all four sustained injuries. Emergency responders had yet to arrive at the scene, but bystanders and first responders were seen attempting to rescue the...
FG Endorses Peaceful Protests, Warns Against Damage To National Assets
The federal government has affirmed its support for citizens' right to protest, especially for young people, recognizing their concerns and the significance of free expression. However, the government issued a stern warning against any form of destruction of national infrastructure during protests, emphasising the need for peaceful demonstrations. This statement was made by the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande,...
Obi, Otti Schedule LP NEC, Stakeholders’ Meetings For April 9
Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, and Abia Governor Alex Otti have scheduled the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for April 9 in Abuja Spokesman of Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr. Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Umar said that the meeting would be closely followed by an interactive session with major...
Man, 54, Arraigned By Police Over Alleged Encroachment On FG Land
The Anambra State Police Command has charged a 54-year-old man, Mr. Orji Kelechukwu, with the alleged encroachment on a piece of land owned by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) in Onitsha, Anambra State. Orji is also being prosecuted for allegedly engaging in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace by unlawfully entering into the said NIWA land. In...
