Protesters on Wednesday, December 6, invaded the National Assembly building in Abuja, to protest the killing of several innocent citizens by a military drone that bombed them on Sunday, December 3. The protesters surrounded the National Assembly entry gate with banners, demanding justice for the bombing victims and putting pressure on the Minister of Defense Abubakar Badaru to fulfill his obligations or step down. Recall that over 120 civilians who were celebrating Maulud in the village of Tudun …
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The police in Abuja this morning allegedly fired teargas canisters to disperse June 12 protesters in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory. The protesters had gathered at the area at about 8.30am this morning to protest against what they described as bad governance by the Buhari-led government. Punch reports that the protesters, who chanted “Buhari must go”, “Say no to injustice”, amongst other solidarity phrases, took to their heels and scampered for safety when the security operatives …
A pregnant 10-year-old girl had to be protected by military police when angry religious protesters tried to block her from having an abortion at a hospital in Brazil. The child, from Sao Mateus, was allegedly raped by her uncle. She told medics her uncle had been raping her since the age of six and she had never reported him because he allegedly threatened her, according to newspaper G1. The girl was discovered to be pregnant after she …
New York City’s famous George Washington Monument has been defaced with red paint by Black Lives Matter protesters as national protests continue over the police killing of black American George Floyd, while the New York City Mayor De Blasio prepares to sign a vote that will remove $1billion from the city’s police budget. Mayor Bill Blasio reached an agreement with the city council on …
Donald Trump has threatened protesters who threw paint on a George Washington statue in New York with “10 years in prison” This comes after two men were seen in surveillance footage released on Monday hurling red paint at two statues of George Washington in Washington Square Park. George Washington served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Reacting on Twitter this afternoon, President Trump threatened the suspects with 10-year prison sentences and asked …
On Saturday night, angry protesters set fire to Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, where police fatally shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, 27. Read previous post here. The protesters surrounded the restaurant and later made their way to Interstate 75/85 bringing traffic to a standstill as they clashed with police. The Wendy’s burned for more than an hour before firefighters extinguished the flames. The white Atlanta Police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks …