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Four Years of Disruption: Unmasking the Impact of IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Order in Southeast Nigeria

Global UpfrontMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

By SMB Intelligence By August 2025, it will have been four years since the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) introduced its sit-at-home order across Nigeria’s

Take-It-Back Movement: Youths Defy Warning, Stage Protests In Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, Others As Police Fire Teargas At Demonstrators

Global UpfrontApr 7, 2025April 7, 20250

Young demonstrators under the aegis of the Take-It-Back Movement on Monday defied police warning and staged protests in Abuja, Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, among other states.

EndBadGovernance Protests: Police, Human Rights Commission Disagree Over Arrest, Prosecution Of Minors

Global UpfrontJan 24, 2025January 24, 20250

The Nigerian Police and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday engaged in a heated debate over the legality of jailing minors arrested at protest

Ex-servicemen Shut Federal Ministry Of Finance Over Unpaid Entitlements

Global UpfrontDec 6, 2024December 6, 20240

Scores of retired military personnel, on Thursday morning, stormed the headquarters of the federal Ministry of Finance and shut down the place over non-payment of

Obidient Movement Demands Immediate Release Of Imprisoned Dele Farotimi, Threatens Public Protests

Global UpfrontDec 4, 2024December 4, 20240

The Obidient Movement has demanded the immediate release of imprisoned human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, saying his arrest raises questions about the “misuse of power

EndBadGovernance Protests: Police Used ‘Excessive Force, 24 Protesters Killed, Over 1,200 Including Minors Detained – Amnesty International

Global UpfrontNov 28, 2024November 28, 20240

Human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Nigeria Police of using “excessive force” against demonstrators during the August 1-10, 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests against the

Mozambique Bans Protests After Weeks Of Post-poll Violence

Global UpfrontNov 15, 2024November 15, 20240

Mozambique’s government has banned protests following sustained post-election unrest that has left several people dead and dozens others injured. It follows last month’s disputed presidential

Breaking: Tinubu Orders Release Of Minors Arraigned By Police For EndBadGovernance Protests

Global UpfrontNov 4, 2024November 4, 20240

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, “to do everything possible to ensure

EndBadGovernance: Minors Who Slumped In Court “Deliberately” Staged It “To Attract Negative Attention” – IGP

Global UpfrontNov 2, 2024November 2, 20240

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Saturday said that the minors who fainted in court before their arraignment did it “in a deliberate

Flags at Nigerian Protests Could Signal Russian Plans to Expand Influence

Global UpfrontOct 23, 2024October 23, 20240

By Africa Defense Forum (ADF) After forming alliances with military-led juntas in the Sahel, Russia might be moving its influence campaign south by supporting social