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December 9, 2015

Bayelsa APC members protest cancellation of election result (PHOTOS)

Members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Yenagoa are protesting against the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results of Southern Ijaw LGA in the state governorship election. The ruling party members are demanding for the announcement of the result of Southern Ijaw council election. The protest-march by the APC members... Read More
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December 4, 2015

‘We won’t let pro-Biafra protests, violence spread to the North’ – NGF

The coalition of 19 Northern Governors under the Northern Governors Forum, have expressed worry over the pro-Biafra attacks of Wednesday, December 2, in Onitsha, Anambra state. The NGF says firm measures have been taken to make sure the violence and protests in the South East doesn’t extend to the North, however, the measures won’t be disclosed publicly.... Read More
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November 23, 2015

An ‘unkempt’ Nnamdi Kanu appears in court, supporters protest (See Photos)

Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, finally appeared in Court on Monday. He has been in the detention of the Department of State Security (DSS) since October 18, after being arrested at the Lagos Airport Hotel on his arrival from the United Kingdom. Ahead his appearance in court, his supporters stormed Abuja in luxury buses, to show solidarity to Kanu.... Read More
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November 23, 2015

The circus is complete: Who won the Oshiomhole-Igbinedion marching competition? (See Photos)

Barely a week ago, a group of elderly women in Edo state protested half-naked and half-draped in red attires against, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, in respect to his comments about the Igbinedions. If it was ever in doubt, we discovered on Monday, that the Igbinedions do not have the monopoly of ‘protesting women’. Oshiomole’s women strike... Read More
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November 15, 2015

Why Buhari is to blame for Biafra agitation, protests – Ohaneze Ndigbo

A chieftain of Ohane­ze Ndigbo, Ozo Anaekwe, has said President Mu­hammadu Buhari’s marginalization of Ndigbo is the reason behind the renewed agitation for Biafra by the members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking on Saturday in Onitsha, Anaekwe said Buhari’s utterances, policies and actions towards the South-East, is responsible for the recent protests. Anaekwe said Buhari’s continuous... Read More
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November 13, 2015

‘Rivers state people will never be Biafrans’

The people of Rivers state are not Biafrans, have never been and will never be, says the Rivers Elders and Leaders Council. The Council, which is led by a former national Director-General of the State Security Service, SSS, Chief Albert Horsfall, has condemned and warned pro-Biafra agitators from using the state as its protest-ground. Chief Albert... Read More
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November 6, 2015

Biafra protest: Police promises ‘stiff resistance’

The Nigeria Police Force has warned Biafra agitators against proceeding with the planned protest across South Eastern states. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other Pro-Biafra groups are believed to be planning a massive protest over the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. However, a statement released on Friday, by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, said the Biafra agitators... Read More
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October 29, 2015

Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra group disowned, ‘condemned’ by ‘Citizens of Enugu’

The violent agitation of the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been condemned by a pressure group, Concerned Citizens of Enugu State. The Concerned Citizens of Enugu State (CCES), has criticised the activities of IPOB over the detention of Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra. Kanu was arrested two weeks ago, by the Department of State... Read More
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October 28, 2015

‘We may take forceful steps’ | Ex-militants protest in Port Harcourt (PHOTOS)

Former Niger Delta militants have protested the non-payment of their wages by the Niger Delta Development Commission. The ex-militants, who protested in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, on Wednesday, allege being owed payment for the clearing of water hyacinth along the waterways in the Niger Delta region. Excel Torimo, who led the protest, was quoted to have... Read More
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October 2, 2015

Perhaps, Fayose was right to cancel Independence celebration in Ekiti

When Governor Ayo Fayose cancelled all forms of celebration to commemorate the Independence Day in Ekiti state, not a few persons thought he was being overtly dramatic. Fayose had said: “I do not think it is proper to engage in jamboree when it is becoming increasingly difficult to pay workers salaries. “The current situation demands sober... Read More
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September 21, 2015

Osun state students harass Deputy governor

Students in Osun state-owned tertiary institutions, on Monday, held hostage the deputy governor of the state, Titi Laoye-Tomori, at the State Secretariat, in Osogbo. Before the hostage-taking incident, the students had marched to the secretariat to protest against the prolonged strike by their lecturers. Their lecturers have been on an indefinite strike for over three... Read More
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September 9, 2015

Unilag students protest death of Oluchi, who was electrocuted last night

Confusion is currently prevalent at the University of Lagos, Akoka, as students have gone on rampage over the electrocution of a female student on Tuesday night. The female student, Oluchi Anekwe, was a 300 Level student of the department of Accounting. Policemen from the Bariga and Sabo divisions are at the campus gates to contain the protesting... Read More
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August 12, 2015

You know it’s serious when a monarch leads protest against blackout in Ekiti (PHOTOS)

The power situation in Aramoko town, in Ekiti state, must be so bad. Such that the Oba of Aramoko, led a protest against the Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria, today, August 12. The Alara of Aramoko Ekiti, Oba Olu Adeyemi, was at the front-line of the march, to protest the abysmal electricity supply in Aramoko. The... Read More
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July 15, 2015

Gani Adams says his OPC faction won’t protest over pipeline protection contract

The National Coordinator of O’dua Peoples Congress (OPC) Gani Adams has said his faction of the OPC will not participate in the protest against the withdrawal of an NNPC contract for the protection of pipelines. NNPC is the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Punch reports that Adams, who disclosed this in an interview on Wednesday in... Read More
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July 15, 2015

Protesting EKO Atlantic workers say they’ve been going without pay

EKO Atlantic workers are protesting in Victoria Island presently and apparently it’s because they’ve been going without pay. It was earlier reported that the workers were protesting along Ahmadu Bello way, Victoria Island, Lagos. This has caused a traffic gridlock in the area and police are there to keep things orderly. The protest has reportedly... Read More
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March 14, 2015

MASSOB has deviated from its core purpose – APC says

by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman in the South-East, Osita Okechukwu has dismissed the protest by the members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) describing it as self-serving and part of the moves aimed at stopping the INEC from using the card reader for the... Read More
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February 5, 2015

2015: Abuja residents say no to election postponement

by James Sambo Some Abuja residents have protested the federal government’s alleged plan to coerce the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] to postpone the general elections. The protest was organized by civic group, National Consensus Movement. Protesters marched from the Unity Fountain, Maitama, towards the directions of Eagle Square. The protesters carried placards with various... Read More
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January 13, 2015

Opinion: Why we should all be activists this year

by Joel  Pereyi You  should  be  an  activist  because  anything  that  isn’t  working  around  you  is  a  consequence  of  your  silence. Literary  gem, J.P  Clark, in  his  celebrated  poem; The  Casualties, wrote:“The  casualties  are  not only  those  who  are  dead. They  are  well  out  of  it, though  they  await  burial  by  installment. The  casualties  are  not ... Read More
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