France Bans Protests Over Violent Living Costs

France Bans Protests Over Violent Living Costs

President Emmanuel Macron slapped sweeping gathering bans and municipal curfews across French cities on Thursday, 22 October 2026, after violent street riots shattered nationwide marches against the soaring cost of living. More than half a million citizens flooded town centres on 17 October before radical fringe groups hijacked the peaceful marches, leaving charred vehicles and…

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Food, Transport  Push Nigeria’s April Inflation To 15.69%

  Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged higher in April 2026, rising to 15.69 percent from 15.38 percent recorded in March, as persistent pressure from food prices, transport fares, hospitality costs, and healthcare expenditure continued to squeeze household budgets across the country. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released…

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Atiku Blames Tinubu Policies For Rising Hardship

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a sharp critique of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, accusing the administration of presiding over what he described as “privatisation without accountability” while ordinary Nigerians endure worsening living conditions. In a statement issued Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the African Democratic…

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