Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, who gave the order restricting protesters of the just concluded #EndBadGovernance demonstration to MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, hails from Obi Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, like Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Chidi Odinkalu, a Professor of Practice in International…
The #EndBadGovernance protest has taken a new turn as demonstrators initiated a one-million-man protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, on Saturday. The protest, which addresses the escalating cost of living, and poor government policies, commenced on August 1 and is anticipated to conclude today, August 10. The organizers had pledged to conduct a…
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protest in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Lenin. Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. Speaking with our correspondent, the Director of Mobilisation,…
The FCT Police Command on Saturday debunked reports alleging that its operatives killed a teenager during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in Abuja. Reports alleged that police operatives killed a yet-to-be identified teenager in Kubwa while protesting on August 3rd. But the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, issued a statement, saying its operatives are not responsible for…
A young boy has been reportedly shot and killed by stray bullet from officers of Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday, as the #EndBadGovernance protests entered its third day. The shooting occurred near Zenith Bank in Kubwa, according to a report by the Daily Post….
Security operatives have arrested a freelance journalist, Ayoola Babalola, covering the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, alongside an unconfirmed number of protesters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Babalola, in a post on his WhatsApp status, disclosed his arrest on Saturday afternoon. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that security operatives suspected to be men of the Department of…
Officials of the State Security Services (SSS) and the police shot rounds of live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters and journalists covering the ongoing protests in Abuja. According to Premium Times, the SSS officials, masked and in black uniforms, arrived in several Toyota Sienna vans, and started shooting live rounds at the peaceful…
Armed security operatives halted protesters marching to Eagle Square from MKO Abiola National Stadium at the Central Business District junction near the United Nations building at 12:55 pm today, firing teargas canisters to disperse the crowd. One protester is feared shot dead while trying to escape. The protesters, who began their march at 12:39 pm,…
Security operatives clashed with suspected hoodlums along airport road in the federal capital territory (FCT). The clash in the Lugbe area occurred on Thursday night, as a protest against economic hardship engulfs Nigeria. In videos shared online, suspected thugs were seen erecting bonfires to prevent motorists from plying the highway. They ran in different directions…
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has stated that security agencies have identified a senator as one of those sponsoring the anti-government protests. Wike made this revelation shortly after an emergency FCT Security Council meeting on Thursday night in Abuja. He explained that it was discovered that the senator had contacted some…