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Tag Archives: Occupy Nigeria

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Video! Ever wonder who designed the iconic “Occupy Nigeria”...

January 25, 2012 no comments
A fist of green and black, proud and prominent against a stark white background. The image became synonymous with Nigeria’s largest movement against fuel subsidy removal and corrupt government ...
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NAN – Armed policemen in Kaduna to clamp down on fuel price prot...

January 21, 2012 no comments
Kaduna – Armed policemen on Saturday in Kaduna took over the Freedom Square, venue of an anticipated protest by a pressure group, Occupy Nigeria, against the recent increase in the pump price of petr...
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Save Nigeria Group calls off victory rally due to security concerns

January 21, 2012 no comments
The Save Nigeria Group, in a statement today, announced that it had called off the “victory rally” that had been scheduled to take place at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Lagos on Sat...
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Sahara Reporters publisher, #OccupyNigeria protesters shut down Minist...

January 20, 2012 no comments
While some normalcy has returned to the country, “Occupy Nigeria” protesters are yet to fade into the background. In New York, the anger, which fueled millions of protesters and incited a...
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Labour Strike Day 6: Save Nigeria Group Shuns FG’s N97 Offer

January 16, 2012 no comments
President Goodluck Jonathan in an address to the nation on Monday morning announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the reduction of pump price of petrol, bring it down from N141 ...
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Strike Continues Monday; Talks Between Labour/FG Ends Abruptly

January 14, 2012 no comments
The nationwide strike is set to continue on Monday. According to reports, the meeting between Labour leaders and the Federal government today ended abruptly with both sides refusing to compromise. Th...
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Nigeria Puts Strike on Pause for Ongoing FG/Labour Negotiations

January 14, 2012 no comments
Oil-rich Nigeria is awaiting the results from ongoing negotiations between labour leaders and the Federal Government. Both parties met today in hopes of coming to an agreement on the issue of fuel su...
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Niger Police Arrests over 200 Persons Amid Protest Riots – NAN

January 13, 2012 no comments
The police have arrested more than 200 persons over Wednesday’s riot and attack on Lambatta Police station in Gawu Babangida Local Government Area of Niger, an official said. Atiku Karfur, the ...
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NLC Press Statement Condemns the “Invasion” of its Secreta...

January 6, 2012 no comments
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Statement The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) condemns the invasion of its Secretariat, Labour House, Abuja by thugs right under the noses of the police. The thugs numberi...
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Photo News: Occupy Nigeria Protest Hits London Streets

January 6, 2012 no comments
Nigerians in the diaspora have joined the fight against fuel subsidy removal. In London, Nigerian students and migrants took to the streets to protest the fuel subsidy removal, joining their voices t...
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JTF bans vendors and beggars from checkpoints in Yobe

Street food vendors and beggars will no longer be allowed to hang around security checkpoints in Yobe state, one of the three northeastern states under emergency rule. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new law was revealed in a statement on...

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The Northern Elders Forum is set to sue the Nigerian government in an international court over human rights violations, its spokesman Ango Abdullahi told Voice of America News in an interview (LISTEN BELOW). Abdullahi said the NEF is gathering eviden... Northern Elders Forum to sue Nigerian government in internat...

Nigeria seeks military support from Niger to battle Boko Har...
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Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger Republic to join in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency. Over the past week, Nigeria’s military has launched its biggest offensive against the radical Islamist sect across the nation’s northeastern ...

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Nigeria to free all detained female Boko Haram suspects

Suspected female Boko Haram members detained by security forces may be released, sources have said. According to Reuters, Defence Headquarters spokesman Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said the release of prisoners will “enhance peace efforts in the...

Nigeria to free all detained female Boko Haram suspects

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