Tag: protest

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June 3, 2013

How female police officer killed and secretly buried my brother – Victim’s sister narrates

by Isi Esene Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) yesterday staged a street protest over the alleged shooting of ...

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April 11, 2013

Opinion: Yes, Margaret Thatcher was a witch (and I will sing to that)

by Adam Jung In short, she was a vile human being whose ‘bravery’ can be attributed to just not giving ...

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March 28, 2013

Poverty protests: 6 people have set themselves on fire in less than a month in Bulgaria

Six people have set themselves on fire in Bulgaria in less than a month. Three have died. The death by ...

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March 19, 2013

10 things your boss doesn’t want you to know (but you should)

by Donna Ballman Remember that pile of papers you signed without reading when you started this job, or that confidentiality ...

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February 26, 2013

A very risky business in Nigeria – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze That four students died, from bullet wounds, has not been denied. What appears to be the problem ...

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December 11, 2012

No road: Police stop ‘okada’ protest against traffic law in Lagos

Men of the Lagos State Police Command on Monday halted a protest march by commercial motorcycle riders who took to ...

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November 13, 2012

The Three Musketeers: Melaye and el-Rufai to join Tunde Bakare for new anti-govt protest

by Rachel Ogbu Head of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare has joined forces with the former member of ...

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November 6, 2012

Rampage: Violence in Ilupeju as ‘okada’ men protest killing of colleague

by Isi Esene There are reports of violent protests at Coker Road, around Ilupeju area of Lagos Tuesday afternoon when ...

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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 ...

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September 20, 2012

Anti-Islam film: Thousands march in protests in Zaria

by Isi Esene Thousands of Muslims marched in Zaria, Kaduna State today in protest against the amateur movie said to ...

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September 19, 2012

“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the January fuel subsidy protests were not carried out by ordinary ...

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September 17, 2012

Joachim MacEbong: The fanatic within

Since last week, the Arab world has been rocked by protests over a 14 minute trailer for a film called ...

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September 8, 2012

Outrage in Lagos as drunk police corporal kills union chairman

by Stanley Azuakola Dele Oroja, the chairman of Meiran/Ilepo branch of Three Wheelers Association of Nigeria is dead. His end ...

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September 2, 2012

N5000 can’t buy love: Groups plan mass protest against new notes

by Isi Esene Civil society groups in the country have expressed their readiness to once again hit the streets in ...

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September 1, 2012

“We are not friends with a murderer” – Friends of Cynthia murder suspect protest his detention

by Stanley Azuakola   The tragic story of Cynthia Osokogu, the lady who was invited to a hotel in Lagos ...

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August 30, 2012

Aluta, Esq.: Lawyers disrupt NBA conference

by Stanley Azuakola The Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, currently taking place in Abuja, is not going ...

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August 17, 2012

FG fires 3,000 workers at the NIMC

by Isi Esene The Federal Government recently added to the swelling numbers of the unemployed in Nigeria when it approved ...

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August 16, 2012

“Enough is enough!” – Lagos journalists protest attacks

by Adeniyi Abdul Journalists in Lagos today staged a demonstration to protest the recent attacks on members of the press ...

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July 14, 2012

Go away – Teen Vogue “shockingly rude” to girls protesting magazine’s photoshops

by Adeniyi Abdul The influence of media on the body image and self-esteem of females has been under increasing scrutiny ...

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July 4, 2012

“No service in Boko Haram states”: Lagos NYSC members protest

Apparently, the last has not been heard of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) saga. The Batch B NYSC members ...

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June 20, 2012

MAULAG is not a done deal, says Senator Enang

by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have ...

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June 13, 2012

Boiling Jos: Police, youths clash over ‘okada’ ban

by Stanley Azuakola Jos is on fire again. How many times have we heard that in recent years? This time, ...

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June 1, 2012

#MAUL: “Goodluck Jonathan’s gift horse” by Wole Soyinka

Let me end by stressing that my position remains the same as it was when the University of Ife was ...

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May 30, 2012

PHOTOS: Chaos as Unilag students take over 3rd Mainland Bridge

by Hauwa Gambo These guys mean business. Photos by Unilag Campus Correspondent, Odia Akhibi    

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April 22, 2012

Are you ready for #OccupyNigeria II? Tunde Bakare mobilises for mass protest in Lagos over N1.7trn

by Hauwa Gambo Controversial Lagos pastor and former vice-presidential candidate, Tunde Bakare is ready to go again. This follows the ...

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January 30, 2012

Opinion: NaijaCyberHacktivists – To hack or not to hack?

By Kemi Omosanya …a few people have raised the question of where the line is drawn between cyber activism and ...

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