Special Editorial: The government cannot wave away protesters as opposition party members

Despite the withdrawal of music star Tuface Idibia from the nationwide protests he had been calling for against the Federal Government to voice the frustrations of Nigerians on the state of the nation, hundreds of protesters in Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja still came out to protest. Admittedly, the crowds would have been much larger if... Read More

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February 4, 2017

Analysis: The Lagos police commissioner is trying too hard to impress his bosses #IStandWithNigeria

by Mark Amaza For the past couple of weeks, the most dominant topic of conversation has been the planned rallies being spearheaded by afro-pop star, Tuface Idibia to protest against the state of affairs in the country, from the economic recession to insecurity, especially with respect to the recent killings in Southern Kaduna. Protests are... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

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January 16, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

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May 18, 2016

In one tweet, someone captures the weakness of pro-2012 subsidy protests

@iyesdan on Twitter, challenged the new Digital Communications Adviser to the President, who also joined in the pro-2012 protest- Occupy Nigeria, Tolu Ogunlesi. The Twitter user wanted to know why Ogunlesi couldn’t stand by the same words he stood by 4 years ago now that the incident is repeating itself. The tweet from @TunjiAndrews captures... Read More

The News Blog

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May 15, 2016

Simon Kolawole: After fuel price increase, our problem may have just begun

by Simon Kolawole Now that the pump price of petrol has nearly doubled, we can officially conclude that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally blinked. For a man of the masses, we can assume that this was a very difficult decision for him. The truth is: any upward adjustment in the price of petrol increases the... Read More

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May 13, 2016

Hard to believe, but on fuel subsidy removal, El-Rufai is asking for “patience and calm”

Following the sharp increase in fuel price and the removal of fuel subsidy, the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on Nigerians to remain calm, saying the supply of petroleum products will improve. According to a statement released by the Kaduna state government house, the Governor stated that: “The Kaduna State Government wishes to... Read More

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May 12, 2016

Trouble may be coming, as NANS promises to “Occupy Nigeria” next week

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, announced its plans to carry out a nation wide Occupy Nigeria protest over the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. This was stated in Abuja by the National President of NANS, Comrade Tijani Shehu, who also called for the immediate removal of the Minister... Read More

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May 12, 2016

Shehu Sani accuses those now supporting subsidy removal of “outright deception”

The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Thursday, took to his facebook wall to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent increase in price of fuel. Sani, who was an activist before venturing into politics, noted that the recent removal of subsidy was a mockery of the Occupy Nigeria protest in 2012.... Read More

The News Blog

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May 12, 2016

Joachim Mac-Ebong: Those attacking #OccupyNigeria 2012 protesters are wrong – very wrong

by Joachim Mac-Ebong This is the morning after the evening before, when the government announced an upward review of petrol prices to a maximum of N145 per litre. Minus some grumbling here and there from labour unions, this decision has been greeted with relief, with many of the view that even though the move is... Read More

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May 12, 2016

#OccupyNigeria: 4 reasons Nigerians will (probably) not take to the streets this time

Nigerians had a welcome gift on the first of January 2012: the removal of fuel subsidy. A bold -even for the otherwise timid administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan- and unprecedented move that set the price of everything, from food to transport, sky-high. Nigerians, across all 36 states, took to the streets to protest the... Read More

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January 4, 2015

Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This week makes it exactly three years since the Occupy Nigeria uprising of January 2012. It went down as one of the most significant periods in Nigerian history. It is a milestone. Here are seven pictures that depict the uprising as it happened. 1. Letter from Abuja. On January 1, this press release... Read More

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May 24, 2014

“So what went wrong?” – Ayo Sogunro reviews Chude Jideonwo’s ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation?’

by Ayo Sogunro Book Title: Are We the Turning Point Generation? Author: Chude Jideonwo Publisher: Kamsi Year of Publication: 2014 Pages: 187 But there can be no change without government, the author argues. For change to occur, the government has to be part of it. “We cannot, cannot change Nigeria without its government.” This is... Read More

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October 13, 2013

Most of my critics wish to be in government – Reuben Abati opens up, faults #OccupyNigeria protests

by Akan Ido Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity is a man with strong opinions and is not afraid to express them. Abati, who was the former chairman of the editorial board of the Guardian Newspapers has been widely faulted for pitching tent with a government he... Read More

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August 29, 2013

Students give FG, ASUU 7-day ultimatum to end strike

by ‘Jola Sotubo Nigerian students have had enough of staying at home due to the ASUU strike and they have made this clear by speaking out. As a result of the almost two month old strike, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and the union’s... Read More

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July 1, 2013

Opinion: The dangerous silence of 160 million Nigerians

by Bayo Oluwasanmi How could small band of thieves in government enslave so many people and exert complete control over the rest 99.9 per cent of the 160 million people? Despite its very evident prosperity, many people in Nigeria are in excruciating pain. That distress is most visible to the poor majority while the ruling elites... Read More

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April 21, 2013

Photo of the Day: Have you seen the #OccupyNigeria yam tuber?

by Isi Esene From the stables of the #OccupyNigeria protest comes nature’s own occupy-the-stomach-yam-tuber. You can’t help but notice the uncanny, almost eerie, similarities between the yam tuber and the #OccupyNigeria logo. Check it out below. See? – The featured photo was sent in by a reader.

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April 3, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Jonathanians and the truth they must embrace (Y! FrontPage)

This is where the Jonathan administration has failed in its communication. By constantly accusing these genuinely angry Nigerians as being the voice of the opposition… This means that, they will subconsciously adopt the opposition. President Jonathan said the opposition party sponsored those who appeared at Ojota, Lagos to protest his decision to raise fuel prices.... Read More

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February 13, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: The seamy side of Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

Nigeria is critical to the rest of the continent and if Nigeria does not get it right, Africa will really not make more progress. – President Barack Obama Nigeria is not just the most populous black nation, it is indeed the heart of Africa. This is not just by its geographical positioning and expression but... Read More

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January 20, 2013

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Let’s talk about irresponsible government (Y! FrontPage)

by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu I was in the car with my brother’s driver heading out to get fuel and noticed the queues were back sometime last week. We hadn’t heard about any strikes or disagreements between government and tanker drivers or any of the petroleum sector employee unions. In spite of all that, it still... Read More

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January 14, 2013

Opinion: We are badly losing the blame game

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Nigeria’s leaders arise from among us. They don’t fly in from Uranus. Their attitudes are simply an extension of our customary predisposition towards one another. Last January, thousands of Nigerians stormed the streets to oppose an insensitive government policy that suddenly hiked the pump price of petrol by over 100 percent,... Read More

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January 12, 2013

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

by Tanko Yakasai When governments become an organized conspiracy to perpetuate ignorance and poverty among its people that have natural fault lines such as Nigeria, then the common outcome will be a catastrophic disunity and polarization that we are witnessing today. There are so many ills bedeviling Nigeria, right from day one to this very... Read More

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January 7, 2013

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations

– Was Pengassan really going to shut down the oil wells? Why did they not? Peter Esele tells us the inside story of the #OccupyNigeria negotiations, in this interview session with Joachim MacEbong The Occupy Nigeria movement didn’t have a leader, and that is also dangerous because if you are moving into something of this magnitude,... Read More

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January 7, 2013

The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo I am very proud of what Nigerians achieved this time last year, when we came together to fight an unreasonable government policy of fuel subsidy removal, and properly and effectively channeled our anger to highlight the issue of government waste. As we mark the one-year anniversary this week, January 2012 made me... Read More

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January 6, 2013

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: The ‘YOOT’ are all right – Ayo Obe

by Ayo Obe In 2011, around the April elections, famed civil rights activist Ayo Obe wrote an article in NEXT newspaper questioning the value of growing youth activism vis a vis a sense of entitlement. In response, the editor-in-chief of Y!/YNaija, Chude Jideonwo wrote a rejoinder. Many months after, she’s now impressed! Nigerians may be... Read More

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January 6, 2013

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Occupy Nigeria: Are we better off today?

by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu We may be under the illusion that 2013 has started on a more proper note. We’ve made our resolutions and Mr. president has promised to surprise us this year. But the truth remains that it is almost impossible to ever make progress without looking at the past. 2012 started off on quite... Read More

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December 31, 2012

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult choosing the our top stories for the year. We can assure you though, that this list represents the choice of many who have keenly followed “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians!” 1). Bianca Ojukwu’s touching... Read More

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December 30, 2012

Kikiowo Ileowo: My own problem with D’banj is different

by Kikiowo Ileowo In loving memory of those who died during the Occupy Nigeria protest between the 2nd and 13th of January 2012. Unlike many others, the aim of this write-up is not to analyse D’Banj’s singing prowess, neither is it to debate his somewhat nose-diving music career recently resuscitated by the much-hyped Koko Concert... Read More

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December 12, 2012

Psquare, #OccupyNigeria & more: The New Yorker on the 8 most interesting Africans of 2012

by Rachel Ogbu The New Yorker recently released its top Africans of 2012 including soe of the most compelling individuals around the continent. From President of Malawi, Joyce Banda to the OccupyNugeria group and even PSquare. Alexis Okeowo lists some of Africa’s most fascinating people doing innovative, admirable, and sometimes destructive work: 1. Her name... Read More

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October 23, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Nigeria’s ‘Arab Spring’ is already here (YNaija Frontpage)

Our youth have quickly learnt that as was the case in January with the fuel protests, this is Nigeria where martyrs are soon forgotten and freedom is buried… “You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.” – Gill Scott-Heron I spent... Read More

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Special Editorial: The government cannot wave away protesters as opposition party members

Analysis: The Lagos police commissioner is trying too hard to impress his bosses #IStandWithNigeria

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

In one tweet, someone captures the weakness of pro-2012 subsidy protests

Simon Kolawole: After fuel price increase, our problem may have just begun

Hard to believe, but on fuel subsidy removal, El-Rufai is asking for “patience and calm”

Trouble may be coming, as NANS promises to “Occupy Nigeria” next week

Shehu Sani accuses those now supporting subsidy removal of “outright deception”

Joachim Mac-Ebong: Those attacking #OccupyNigeria 2012 protesters are wrong – very wrong

#OccupyNigeria: 4 reasons Nigerians will (probably) not take to the streets this time

Remembering Occupy Nigeria: See 8 pictures that depict the uprising

“So what went wrong?” – Ayo Sogunro reviews Chude Jideonwo’s ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation?’

Cover of Chude Jideonwo’s new book ‘Are we the turning-point generation?’ released

Most of my critics wish to be in government – Reuben Abati opens up, faults #OccupyNigeria protests

Students give FG, ASUU 7-day ultimatum to end strike

Opinion: The dangerous silence of 160 million Nigerians

Photo of the Day: Have you seen the #OccupyNigeria yam tuber?

Japheth Omojuwa: Jonathanians and the truth they must embrace (Y! FrontPage)

Japheth Omojuwa: The seamy side of Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Let’s talk about irresponsible government (Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: We are badly losing the blame game

Tanko Yakasai: The politics of disunity will lead us nowhere (Y! Politico)

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: “The movement didn’t have a leader” – Peter Esele opens up on Labour/Govt negotiations

The ‘failure’ of #OccupyNigeria, and where we can go from here (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

#OccupyNigeriaAnniversary: The ‘YOOT’ are all right – Ayo Obe

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Occupy Nigeria: Are we better off today?

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

Kikiowo Ileowo: My own problem with D’banj is different

Psquare, #OccupyNigeria & more: The New Yorker on the 8 most interesting Africans of 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Nigeria’s ‘Arab Spring’ is already here (YNaija Frontpage)

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