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The Digest: Frustrated Lagos residents took to the streets on Thursday to protest persistent blackouts, marching through the Fadeyi area with placards and chants against "epileptic" electricity supply. Demonstrators, mostly young Nigerians, carried signs reading: "No more estimated billing,"...

The Digest: Wives of Nigerian military officers detained over an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu staged a protest in Abuja on Friday, flanked by human rights activists Omoyele Sowore and Deji Adeyanju . The women demanded open trial of their husbands, who have been held for...

The Digest: Youth groups in Kaduna State staged street protests on Wednesday demanding the immediate release of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who remains in detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Protesters converged on strategic...

The Digest: Youth protesters have staged a demonstration at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, calling for the removal of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. The protest follows a public dispute between Wike and APC National Secretary...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined an ex parte motion filed by the Nigeria Police Force seeking to stop the "Free Nnamdi Kanu Now" protest scheduled for Monday, October 20. Justice Umar instead directed the police to formally serve the protest organizer, Omoyele Sowore, and...