Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday stormed the Unity Fountain, Abuja, the meeting point of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to stop them from embarking on their usual protest to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. The group have been embarking on a protest march every three days since the Boko Haram... Read More

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January 13, 2015

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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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August 23, 2014

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#BringBackOurGirls parents want case closed, say funeral rites already performed

by S’ola Filani Parents of the kidnapped Chibok school girls have said they want the matter closed. It has been four months since the unfruitful search for the abducted girls; as a result they have presumed the girls are dead. The position of the parents was disclosed yesterday by the #BringOurGirls advocacy group, during its... Read More

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May 12, 2014

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Photo of the Day: This is how to fight the Nigerian police… to a standstill

by Isi Esene Fighting for your right in Nigeria is never an easy task and taking on about 50 fully armed policemen in the centre of Abuja is no less a daunting one. Yesterday, former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, stood (sat) her ground refusing to leave the Unity Fountain where she and a host of... Read More

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November 12, 2011

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Low turnout, apathy and a hostile police force: 11-11-11 hunger strike fails to hit a nerve

By Mercy Abang & Hauwa Gambo What was expected to hold as a peaceful protest calling on the Nigerian federal government to call off its planned oil subsidy removal tagged #HungerStrike didn’t quite turn out as planned. For one, the young people were no more than 30 at best, and then the police ended... Read More

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Low turnout, apathy and a hostile police force: 11-11-11 hunger strike fails to hit a nerve

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