Nigerian president to address the nation Sunday; protesters in Lagos say to storm streets if demands not met before Monday
Abuja/Lagos – Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 a.m, a statement by his media aide said. “Television, radio,…
Nigerian Baptist writes President Tinubu, asks him to revisit fuel subsidy removal, other policies amid nationwide protests
OGBOMOṢO/ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu. The letter, which was signed by the NBC President, Rev Dr Israel Akanji,…
Nigeria police shoot at journalists, protesters in Abuja
Abuja – The demonstration against economic hardship at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria, came to an abrupt end on Saturday after security agents fired at protesters and journalists. The…
Iran says Hamas leader Haniyeh was killed by ‘short-range projectile’
Hamas’ slain leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Saturday. Tehran’s…
Nigerian military calls for media blackout on nationwide protests amid announcement that the military may step in. This mirrors the actions taken during the EndSARS protests on October 20, 2020, when electricity was disconnected, and telecom networks were down at the Lekki Toll Gate before soldiers opened live rounds on protesters
Abuja – The Nigerian military has asked both international and local media to stop covering nationwide protests over hunger and prevailing hardship under President Bola Tinubu’s government. Chief of Defence…
US government sues TikTok for allegedly violating children’s privacy law
Agency Report TikTok has failed to stop children from joining the app and has unlawfully collected their personal data, the US Justice Department alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The…
Experts in Netherlands drop recommendation to kill wolf after two incidents involving children
UTRECHT, Netherlands – Utrecht provincial authorities will press ahead with their efforts to get permission to shoot a wolf thought to be implicated in two incidents involving children, despite experts…
Nigerian military chief says the military will step in if hunger protest escalates
Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), Friday promised that the Nigerian army will take action if the ongoing protest escalates. Musa disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists as…
UK police brace for weekend of unrest after Southport killings
Reuters LONDON – British police will be out in force across the country this weekend and mosques are tightening their security following rioting and other violent incidents since Monday’s killing…
Nigerian Immigration officer ‘accidentally shoots self three times’ while barricading protesters in Maiduguri, Borno State
An immigration officer accidentally shot himself in the foot three times while barricading protesters in the Bulunkutu area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Thursday, according to a local…