The federal government has renewed its push for one million CNG vehicles to cut transport fares, with about 120,000 vehicles converted so far, officials say.
Tear gas and arrests marked the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja as police clashed with Sowore-led demonstrators, disrupting movement across the capital.
Police dispersed Abuja protesters demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s release, using tear-gas and armoured vehicles as activists vowed to sustain the Release Nnamdi Kanu Now campaign.
Police arrest protesters in multiple Nigerian cities during a nationwide demonstration led by Omoyele Sowore’s ‘Take It Back’ movement against bad governance and free speech attacks.
The federal government has renewed its push for one million CNG vehicles to cut transport fares, with about 120,000 vehicles converted so far, officials say.
Nigerian troops overran a Lakurawa enclave in Sokoto’s Waria Forest, killing several fighters, destroying camps and recovering weapons and five motorcycles, the military said.
Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in Mairari, Borno State, on Tuesday night; the council chairman says troops repelled them and no civilians died.