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 a policeman allegedly shot a commercial motorcycle operator for evading arrest. The cyclist had successfully evaded the policeman’s attempt to arrest him when he was surprisingly shot dead. Other motorcycle operators reportedly protested the killing... Read More

commercial motorcyclist, okada, police, protest, traffic, violence

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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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 have been produced to disrespect the Holy Prophet Mohammed. The protesters reportedly displayed placards and banners and burnt US and Israeli flags on the streets of the city. The protesters who gathered under the auspices... Read More

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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 Nigerians who wanted to express their opposition to a government policy saying the protests were stage-managed by a class of Nigerians who wanted to maintain a status quo of corruption in the petroleum sector. Jonathan... Read More

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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 ‘Innocence of Muslims’ on YouTube, depicting the Prophet Mohammed in the worst possible light. Angry Muslims protesting outside the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya got violent and attacked the building, killing the US ambassador in... Read More

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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 came through the bullets of a police corporal, Abbey Adekunle on Thursday night. After killing Oroja, Corporal Adekunle fled the scene. It was only the intervention of the Lagos State Police commissioner, Umar Manko, that... Read More

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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 protest over the planned introduction of new N5,000 note by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to reports, the groups are currently mobilizing and consulting with stakeholders to devise the best possible approach to... Read More

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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 by her Facebook friends, then raped and murdered, continues to generate ripples two weeks after the news broke out. Cynthia’s killers have already been arrested and paraded by the police. The two main suspects, Echezona... Read More

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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 exactly as planned. This is because lawyers, on Thursday, shut the main gate of the Abuja International Conference Centre where the event is being staged. Their grouse was with the 500 percent hike in the... Read More

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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 the sack of 3,000 employees of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The commission was said to have advised its staff to endeavour to shore up their educational qualifications to a minimum of a University... Read More

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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 in the state. A photojournalist with Leadership bvcdsazxxNewspapers was assaulted last week at the mortuary of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and just two days ago, two other photojournalists suffered similar fates in Ikeja.... Read More

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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 in recent times. Fashion magazines in particular have been at the forefront of this, with several of them being criticised for the use of photoshop to make girls look slimmer, or the use of skinny... Read More

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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 took their protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday and found support with the lawmakers. The students, mainly of the Lagos State University, carried placards with inscriptions like; “LASU says no to posting to... Read More

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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 some good news for you. That new logo just might have to be benched for a while because, though the president may say that it is final, but it isn’t absolutely final accourding to the Senate committe Chairman on... Read More

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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, the source of discontent is the ban on commercial motorcycles (okadas). Government is determined to enforce the ban, which took effect from Tuesday June 12, due to the fact that robbers and terrorists usually operate using okadas.... Read More

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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 re-named Obafemi Awolowo University. I deplored it at the time, deplore it till today, have never come to terms with it, and still hope that some day in the not too distant future, that crime... Read More

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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 release of the House of Representatives probe report on how N1.7trn was looted by fuel marketers’and government agencies. The report has already claimed its first set of casualties with the finance ministry firing accountants and... Read More

bakare, fuel subsidy, protest

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 cyber terrorism. NaijaCyberHacktivists, as they call themselves, have been generating a lot of media buzz because of their activities. They first caught attention in 2011 – when they launched attacks on government websites to protest... Read More

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