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As the ASUU strike lingers with the government giving little or no attention to the plight of the increasingly frustrated students at home, some sets of students have decided to stage a peaceful protest starting from Unilag to remind the government that their future is more important than local politicking. The government who seems more keen
Hundreds of Edo State indigenes thronged the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and its adjoining streets on Wednesday to protest the sacking of 513 workers by the State government. The sacked workers being of the State Sports Council were relieved of their jobs by the State governor on Monday, March 21. Their dismissal was contained in a
Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets across Spain on Saturday in protest at the soaring cost of food, light and fuel, which have been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The rallies, which took place in Spain’s main cities, were called by the far-right Vox party which sought to tap into growing social discontent over
The Russian Vs Ukrainian war has entered day 11 as over 1.5 million Ukrainian civilians have fled the war torn nation. It’s quite obvious that most Russians are not in support of the ongoing WAR and have made their displeasure known today with a protest in the city of Moscow. Today in Moscow and all other
Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State have barricaded the roads in a solidarity protest for the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protesting students blocked the Benin-Lagos expressway in the school axis, resulting in outcoming and incoming vehicles getting stuck in gridlock. The UNIBEN students commenced the
The Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have directed its members to proceed on a three-day nationwide protest. The directive was issued in a memo dated November 8 and jointly signed by Peters Adeyemi, the NASU general secretary, and Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU national
South Africa’s top court began hearing a challenge by former president Jacob Zuma against a 15-month prison term on Monday as police said six people had been killed and more than 200 arrested in related protests and looting since last week. Sporadic violence and looting continued on Monday, after a weekend of unrest by pro-Zuma protesters, mainly
The newspaper print media outlets in Nigeria have all staged a subtle protest today nationwide as all their newspapers front-pages all have same caption,”information blackout”. This would as a result of the current administration’s deliberate effort to stifle freedom of speech and expression in Nigeria. You’d recall that the government had earlier asked all the
Many travellers are currently trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway as angry residents have blocked the road over attacks, especially the killing of a 13-year-old girl by bandits. The tragic incident occurred at Anguwar Magaji in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. According to Daily Trust, the residents said bandits stormed the village head’s house
Nigerians in London have mobilized themselves ahead of the much anticipated June 12 protest that would happen in Nigeria. Nigerians whom are obviously tired of the low standard of lifestyle and continuous impoverishment by her government have decided to turn the supposed democracy day June 12 into a day to show the world how depressed they