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.
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
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...
Nigerians decry ‘anti-poor’ measures in new protests against the ...
WEB2 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 ...
'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
WEB2 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 ...
Nigerian protesters defy president’s request to stop amid the …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Protests against economic hardship continued for a fifth day in several Nigerian states on Monday, a day after the president called for an end to the demonstrations that have faced a crackdown from security forces.
Nationwide Protests Over Hunger Rock Nigeria - The ... - The New York Times
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Nigerians struggling to afford food and earn a living have taken to the streets in nationwide protests that have already left at least 13 people killed, according to Amnesty International.
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.