Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces clashed with protesters during mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis, leaving at least nine people dead, a rights group said Friday. One police officer was killed as the military threatened to intervene to quell any violence.
Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the ...
WEB1 day 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 ...
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.”
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...
Anger meets tear gas as Nigeria hardship protests fizzle out
WEB1 day 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 said.
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.
'Enough is enough' : Nigerians take to street in protest over a cost …
WEBA woman protest against hardship on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Thousands of mostly young people poured onto the streets across Nigeria on Thursday …
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.
As Nigerians marched against hunger, security ... - Associated Press News
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Nigerian protests fizzle out after deadly police crackdown
WEBLAGOS, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Protests in Nigeria over the soaring cost of living ebbed on Monday, with only a few hundred people turning out in major cities following a deadly crackdown by...