Nigeria: Cybercrime Act, Emergency Rule Protest - Police, Protesters Clash in Abuja, Port Harcourt

Nigeria: Cybercrime Act, Emergency Rule Protest - Police, Protesters Clash in Abuja, Port Harcourt

Abuja -- The police and protesters clashed in Abuja and Port Harcourt yesterday during the protest declared by the Take-It-Back Movement against the CyberCrime Act and the emergency rule imposed on Rivers State last month by the Federal Government, which resulted in the suspension of democratic structures in the state.

Nigerians protest over cybercrime act, economic conditions

Protesters dispersed by police with tear gas in Federal Capital Territory, Rivers state - Anadolu Ajansı

Non-Violent Citizens Have Every Right To Peacefully Gather – Lolo

Nollywood actress, Lolo has has come out to react to the dispersal of protesters in Abuja with tear gas canisters during the demonstration led by the Take-It-Back Movement and other civil society organizations. She recently had her say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to her, she can only question [...] Source from InfoStride News

#Take It Back Movement defies police, protests in Abuja, Lagos, Rivers

Members of the Take It Back Movement and other civil society organisations, Monday, defied the warning from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against a nationwide protest to stage its protest

Undeterred by the Tear Gas, Crowds Demand Abuja ‘Take it Back’ - Truth Nigeria

In Brief By Lawrence Zongo (Jos) Protesting citizens took to the streets on Monday, April 7, to denounce government gags on free expression, especially pertaining to persecution of Christians in northern Nigeria. A wave of coordinated protests denounced the controversial Cybercrime Act of 2015—increasingly used to silence dissent, repress journalism, and target whistleblowers. The protest […]

Protest: NUJ Demands Apology From Police Over Assault On Journalists

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt or risk a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by the […] The post Protest: NUJ Demands Apology From Police Over Assault On Journalists first appeared on African E…