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The Pan Niger Delta Forum has commended youths, ex-agitators and other groups in the Niger Delta region for their peaceful disposition during the nationwide protest against bad governance. The forum however called on the various groups to end the protest, saying their voices have been heard. The National Publicity Secretary of PANDEF, Ken Robinson, made the call in a statement …

Rivers: Protesters block section of Aba Road, Port Harcourt Police make more arrest in Sokoto Kano Police conducts house-to-house search for looted properties The Police in Kano have begun house-to-house search to recover properties looted by hoodlums during the protest in the state. The protest, which started peacefully, later turned violent when it momentum. Hoodlums wielding different weapons hijacked the …

The Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday, said a total of 681 criminal elements were arrested for committing various offences between Thursday and Friday. This was as the police stated that personnel deployed for the protests had been professional. The police made this known while responding to the report released by Amnesty International which accused security agencies of killing 13 protesters …

A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate. Several studies in recent years have suggested the crucial system — the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — could be on course for …

PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she triumphed in Rio de Janeiro. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, who …

GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old. By the time they reached this home for the aged and unwanted, many were too numb to speak. Some took months …

Iran has claimed that the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week was carried out by a “short-range projectile” and a “severe explosion” outside a guest house where he was staying. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, pictured the day before his assassination, was killed in Tehran after attending the inauguration of the new Iranian president. Saman/Middle …

#EndBadGovernance protesters in Abuja have invited leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria for a “heart-to-heart” talk at the protest venue. Addressing the protesters, Sydney Usman, who is with the #Take It Back Movement,  thanked the leaders for their various interventions but asked them to show up at the venue on Monday, August 5  to …

…681 others arrested, 9 Police officers injured, Looted goods worth billions of Naira Recovered …Policeman earlier reported dead, survived but in critical condition …Cautions Amnesty International on Releasing Unconfirmed Figures The Force headquarters has disclosed that contrary to figure released by Amnesty International claiming that 13 persons (protesters) were killed by security agencies in the ongoing protest against hunger in …

Curfew in Kano, Borno, Yobe 11 killed in four states No protest in Ekiti, Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra, Kwara, Kogi, Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Ondo Police disperse demonstrators in Abuja The protests recorded a mixed grill yesterday. It was peaceful in Lagos, the nation’s commercial capital, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Rivers, Plateau and Cross River. But it turned violent in parts …