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Nigerian Army Offers ₦300,000 to Family of Teenage Boy Killed in Zaria Protests
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Nigerian Army Allegedly Offers ₦300,000 to Family of Teenage Boy Killed in Zaria Protests

The Nigerian Army has reportedly offered ₦300,000 to the family of Ismail Mohammed, the 16-year-old boy killed during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Samaru,...

Atiku Commends #Endbadgovernance Protesters
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Atiku Warns Nigerian Military Against Use of Lethal Force on Peaceful Protesters

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the service chiefs and military commanders of Nigeria’s armed forces. This he made known in a...

Protesters Storm Yobe State Government House 
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Large Number of Protesters Storm Yobe State Government House 

Yobe protesters have blocked the Yobe State Government House on Maiduguri Road in Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. A video seen by West Africa...

Lagos Police Watch As Hoodlums Attack Protesters, Chase Journalists At Ojota
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Lagos Police Watch As Hoodlums Attack Protesters, Chase Journalists At Ojota

Officers of the Lagos Police Command on Monday evening watched as hoodlums with heavy sticks attacked protesters as they closed for day 5...

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#EndBadGovernance: Group Urges Protesters To Increase Demand For Release Of #EndSARS Protesters In Ikoyi Prison

A group of human rights activists, lawyers, and concerned citizens have appealed to #EndBadGovernance protesters, both on social media or on the streets,...

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Amnesty International Condemns Police Violence, Says Over 50 Protesters Arrested in Abuja

Amnesty International has reported that over 50 protesters were arrested in Abuja during the third day of Nigeria’s #EndBadGovernance protests. The protests, which...

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Protester Brutalised By Police In Lagos On Thursday Returns To Protest On Saturday

Damilola Akinola, who two police officers reportedly brutalised on Thursday in Lagos, returned to the streets on Saturday despite sustaining severe injuries from...

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a native doctor and the father of a 26-year-old man, Chikwado Celestine Eze, who died during a failed fortification ritual in Ugbaike, Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area last week.
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Police Bullet Kills Young Boy In Kubwa, Abuja During #EndBadGovernance Protests

A young boy was allegedly shot and killed by Nigeria Police Force officers in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Saturday, the third...

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Over 31 Protesters Arrested At MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja

The Abuja Police Command has arrested at least 31 protesters at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, the designated location for the #EndBadGovernance protests....

#AkpabioMustGo: Nigerians Call For Akpabio's Resignation
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#AkpabioMustGo: Nigerians Call For Akpabio’s Resignation

Nigerians are calling for the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to resign after his infamous comment that he and others in the government would...

NetBlocks Confirms MTN Network Disruption To Limit #EndBadGovernance Protest
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NetBlocks Confirms MTN Network Disruption To Limit #EndBadGovernance Protest

NetBlocks, a watchdog organisation that monitors cybersecurity and internet governance, has confirmed there was a disruption to the network of MTN Group Limited,...

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Photojournalist Released After Being Unlawfully Arrested By Police During Protest

Shortly after being arrested by the police in Abuja while covering the #EndBadGovernance protest on Thursday, Independent newspaper photojournalist Jide Oyekunle has been...