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A group of demonstrators went to the main office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja on Friday and requested that the commission restart the inquiry into a previous governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle. As per Channels TV, the EFCC Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, accepted the protest letter on behalf of the Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, […]

Hundreds of hospital doctors joined a demonstration in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday as a nationwide strike by medics neared its fourth week. About a dozen riot police in pickup trucks were out to monitor the protest, which was not authorised by the authorities. Members of the 7,000-strong Kenya Medical Practitioners, […]

People affected by the current demolition by the Oyo State Government in Ona Ara and Oluyole Local Government Areas of the state protested on Sunday to ask the state governor, Seyi Makinde, for help. The PUNCH reports that the government started demolishing some buildings close to the circular road in the council areas last Tuesday