Fear, sentiment greet #EndBadGovernance protest in Calabar as residents remain indoors

Fear, sentiment and history have greeted the #EndBadGovernance protest as it enters day two in Calabar, Cross River State capital. CONVERSEER reports that 10 persons, including a journalist and activists, were arrested in Calabar on Thursday, 1st August 2024, while protesting against hunger and bad governance. However, they were later released, according to SP Irene…

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US declares Gonzalez winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, rejects Maduro’s claim

United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, has issued a statement challenging Venezuela’s official election results, declaring opposition candidate, Edmundo González Urrutia, as the true winner of the 28th July 2024 presidential election. Blinken disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, adding that the National Electoral Council’s declaration of Maduro’s victory is “deeply flawed”…

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Apathy Greets Protest In Calabar, Police Arrest Journalists, Activists, Others, Later Released

Apathy Greets Protest In Calabar, Police Arrest Journalists, Activists, Others, Later Released

  By Ita Williams, Calabar The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Calabar, Cross River state on August 1, was scanty as most streets in Calabar were empty while the banks and few other businesses remained closed. But the city of Calabar, remained generally peaceful on the first day of the nationwide protest. However the arrest of the…

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