A coalition of 13 civil society organisations has advised that the government’s proposed dialogue with the #EndBadGovernance protesters should “begin with an immediate release of all arrested peaceful protesters and sanctions against security agents who attacked unharmed peaceful protesters.” President Tinubu, during his speech on the fourth day of the protest, expressed the government’s openness … Read more
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has called for a probe into the shooting of journalists covering protests in Abuja on Saturday. “The shooting also appeared premeditated as the journalists were particularly targeted and shot twice within minutes,” a statement by the organisation said on Sunday. Read the full statement … Read more
Some protesters at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja have called on President Bola Tinubu to address them. Some of them told PREMIUM TIMES they could leave the streets if the president addressed them. Tunde Shuaib, a protester wearing the branded cap of the Take It Back Movement, one of the groups leading the protest, … Read more
