Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.”
Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the ...
WEB4 days ago · Ilorin and Abuja, Nigeria – For the second time in two months, angry protesters in several cities across Nigeria are trooping out to denounce biting economic hardship in the West African country ...
Nigeria protests: President Tinubu demands end to deadly unrest - BBC News
WEBAug 4, 2024 · Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living crisis. At least seven people have died and...
'Enough is enough' : Nigerians take to street in protest over a cost …
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Thousands take to the streets in Nigeria in the first day of planned “days of rage” protests over the soaring cost of living and fuel crisis in the West African country.
Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria…
WEBAug 2, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria on Thursday as thousands, mostly young people, poured onto the streets to rally against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. At least two people were reported killed.
Anger meets tear gas as Nigeria hardship protests fizzle out
WEB4 days ago · Rex Elanu, a chicken farmer and activist at the protest in Abuja, has seen the price of poultry feed soar under Tinubu. "It's a failed state, we must be sincere with ourselves," the 39-year-old ...
Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · At least nine people were killed by security forces as protesters clashed with police during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, a rights group said Friday, while authorities said a police officer was killed and several others injured.
Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel ...
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Nigerian troops and police have tightened security in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, as nationwide protests over the rising cost of living kicked off and are expected to continue for 10 days.
Nigeria’s #EndSars protests: What happened next - BBC
WEBOct 6, 2021 · Tens of thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police brutality after a video went viral of a man allegedly being killed by the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad...
As Nigerians marched against hunger, security ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Musa was among the 22 who were killed during protests against hunger and bad governance in Nigeria, according to Amnesty International’s Nigeria office. Nigerian security forces said they used “appropriate” measures to quell violence during the protests and only admitted killing one protester — a teenager who the Nigerian army said was ...