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Amnesty International has cautioned the Nigerian government against threatening protesters. Amnesty said such actions would undermine President Bola Tinubu 's legacy and commitment to democratic principles. The warning comes as the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria' protest gains momentum, with protesters planning to demonstrate across 36 states and the federal capital from August 1 to 10.
“For anybody to come and say what you are doing is illegal or we will deal with you when you do that, you are actually undermining the President, who so much believes in the democratic tenets,” Rafsanjani said. Rafsanjani stated, “Both myself as an individual and the organisations that I represent do not believe in any violence because violence is not a solution. However, we insist and believe that the government has the duty to protect the protest itself because it is part of the democratic tenet.“The President knows very well as a democrat, as somebody who participated in previous protests, he knows the value and importance.
Russia said on Sunday its forces had captured two villages in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as they pushed towards the city of Pokrovsk, northwest of the regional capital. The Russian defence ministry said troops had taken control of the neighbouring villages of Progres and Yevgenivka, a few kilometres apart. On Saturday Russia claimed…
Twelve people were convicted on Sunday in Libya's eastern city of Derna over their role in "managing dam facilities" during last year's deadly floods, the general prosecutor's office said in a statement. The defendants, who included government employees and local officials, received prison sentences ranging from nine to 27 years, according to the statement published…
Rep. Terseer Ugbor says Nigeria is at a crossroads and the citizenry cannot afford to undermine her economy in the sequel to the planned protest slated for Aug. 1. Ugbor, member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency of Benue State, said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He expressed worry over the planned nationwide…
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