Tag: Protests
UNIABUJA Students protest, clash with cops
Academic activities were on Wednesday paralysed at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) following students’ protest over alleged plan to merge two departments in the Faculty…
Third Term Crisis: Obasanjo peace envoy to Senegal
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived Dakar, Senegal saying that he would not rule out intervening to mediate over…
The Subsidy Debate: Matters Arising —Yemisi Shyllon
The weeklong protest by Nigerians over the removal of the so-called subsidy on fuel consumption may have receded into the…
Soldiers In Lagos: Who Is Lying?
. Lawyers Seek The Withdrawal of the soldiers The intrigues surrounding the deployment of soldiers to Lagos state, South-west Nigeria,…
Protests: Nigerians Hope Jonathan Got Their Message
The fuel subsidy protests across the country and beyond are over. But Nigerians have spoken in clear language: The status…
Fuel Scarcy, Rising Costs Threaten Activities In Benin
Rising costs as a result of fuel scarcity threatened to paralyse business activities in Benin on Sunday following the break…
News Analysis: Nigeria’s President Jonathan rides on Tiger’s tail
Bayo Onanuga President Jonathan of Nigeria must have made his portraiture go back to the canvas. Portrayed often as a…
South African Police Block Congolese Protest
South African Police on Friday prevented some Congolese from staging a protest against the political crisis in their country. The…
Furore Over Council Posts In Ogun
Pockets of protests and demonstrations were reported in some parts of Ogun State today over the constitution of caretaker committees…
New Electricity Tarrif Now 2012
Following nationwide protests over the introduction of new electricity tariffs in the country, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) seems…
Libyan Returnees: Let Government Act Now
The persistent protests at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos by hundreds of Nigerians who recently returned from Libya…
Sekibo Cautions Amaechi Over RSUST Lecturers
The governorship candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo expresses concern over the numerous…
Epe Protests Politically Motivated —Hon. Agbaje
The chairman of Epe Local Government, Epe, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Hon. Segun Agbaje has declared that the recent protests…
Gadaffi’s 42-Yr-Old Regime Falling, Mass Defection Of Envoys, Soldiers
With mass protests by pro-democracy demonstrators sweeping across Libya, the 42-year old regime of Colonel Moamar Gadaffi yesterday started crumbling.…
Egypt Protests Continue As Mubarak Refuses To Quit
Protests to oust recalcitrant Egypt’s leader Hosni Mubarak have continued with the country’s most prominent democracy advocate, Nobel Peace laureate…
Ex-Militants Protest On East-West Road
Travellers on the East-West road, which is the major link road connecting Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River…