Tag: Protest

May Day: CISLAC backs NLC, TUC’s clamour for living wage

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As Nigerian workers joined the rest of the world in celebrating this year’s May Day, the Civil Society Legislature Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) said it actively supports their fight for a minimum wage that reflects the rising cost of living and ensures their ability to support themselves and their families. The Executive Director of CISLAC, Mr Auwal Ibrahim Rafsanjani, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja on the occasion to mark International Workers’ Day. “Additionally, CISLAC prioritises improved workingconditions, particularly within the informal sector, where workers often face exploitation…

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We won’t surrender to injustice, tyranny, says Islamic Movement

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The Islamic Movement, under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Ya’qoub El-Zakzaky, on Saturday, vowed never to surrender to injustice and tyranny of any government. The group, also known as the Shiites, made this known in a statement signed by Dr. Dauda Nalado on its behalf in Abuja. The statement, titled; “Arbaeen of Imam Husain Symbolises Love, Sacrifice and Resistance,” was released, following the annual religious practice conducted by the Shiites. The programme, which began at Wuse Zone 3, ended at Berger, Abuja. According to Dr Nalado, love and sacrifice will…

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Kuje jailbreak: IMN vows to sue Nigerian Army over alleged killing of Free-Zakzaky inmate

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has vowed to take a legal action against the Nigerian Army over alleged killing of one of its members, Jibril Usman Sarki, who was an inmate in Kuje Correctional Centre over Free-Zakzaky Protest. IMN made the threat in a statement by Dr. Dauda Nalado on behalf of the Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. The statement is titled: “Army Killed Free-Zakzaky Protester at Kuje Prison.” “The team of Nigerian Army that was dispatched to Kuje after the prison…

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IMN debunks alleged 7-day planned protest in FCT

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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Thursday, refuted the rumour going the round that the group had planned to embark on seven-day protest beginning from October 6 in Abuja. Abdullahi Muhammad Musa, the Secretary, Academic Forum of the Islamic movement, dismissed the information in a statement he signed in Abuja. “The Islamic movement under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky has no plans for any 7days protest that was supposed to start yesterday, October 6, 2021. “It Is unfortunate that an agency of the United Nations (UN) that is…

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Nov 6 Governorship Election: We’ll resist Imo experience in Anambra – Activist

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Alphonsus Nweze A foremost Civil Society activist, Nze Emeka Umeagbalasi has warned those who are tinkering with the idea of replicating what happened in Imo State Governorship election where the person who came distant fourth was declared the governor by the Supreme Court to desist from the idea because it will not work in the state.Umeagbalasi who is the chairman of Board of Trustees (BoT) of International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), said in an interview that the fears many Anambra people have was not out…

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