Organised labour has called off the week-long protest over government’s removal of subsidy on fuel. Although their demands for a return to N65 was not met, with government pegging it N97 from the N141 it was raised to on January 1, labour said they decided to suspend the strike after ‘wide consultations’ Details Shortly…… […]
Occupy Nigeria protesters It appears a government crackdown has begun on members of the Occupy Nigeria Group in Abuja. Members of the group are being chased by an armed team of security operatives, comprising soldiers and policemen, at their protest/occupy ground at Wuse II. -ThisDay wp_posts
January 16, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party to expose officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission which the party accused of receiving bribes to exclude its candidate from the list of candidates for the February governorship election in the state. Sylva, in a statement […]
January 16, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe, Calabar A 45-year-old man (name withheld) has been detained by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter. A source at the command said the victim, who resides at Idundun in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state, is also pregnant for her father. The […]
In a further move to show that the ongoing Boko Haram onslaught in some parts of the north is not part of a wider Muslim conspiracy, some Muslim groups in Kano attended Sunday church service with Christians. During the service, both religions called on Nigerians to shun ethno-religious violence. It will be recalled last […]
Toronto – Dozens came out to the freezing cold temperatures in Toronto Saturday as part of the international Occupy Nigeria movement. Since the violent protests began in the West African nation, thousands of Nigerians have showed their support for the protesters. Nigeria’s Oil Subsidy & Upheaval Samuel Okocha of Digital Journal has reported throughout January […]
By Tokunbo Adedoja The United States has issued a fresh travel warning on Nigeria citing the recent declaration of state of emergency in some states by President Goodluck Jonathan and the protests trailing the removal of fuel subsidy. The new warning, which was issued by the State Department, was dated January 12 and replace that […]
Victoria Ojeme As part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Nigerian security establishment to tackle the menace of the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, 20 officials have been selected to undergo specialised training abroad. The officials include eight from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), eight from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and four officials from […]
Victoria Ojeme The Nigeria Immigration Service, has embarked on total closure of the nation’s borders in Borno and Yobe States with the support of other Security Agencies. Considering the security imperatives of the announcement by President Goodluck Jonathan declaring state of emergency in some Local Government Areas in Borno and Yobe States , the Nigeria […]
Uduma Kalu Nigeria’s nation wide strikes against the government’s removal of fuel subsidies is costing Africa’s second largest economy around N100 billion (403 million pounds) a day, the central bank governor has said. Lamido Sanusi said he expected inflation to rise to around 14-15 percent by the middle of this year, up from 10.5 percent […]
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