The Royal Sculpture of Benin City: you’ll love them, but you need tout permits

Benin City Royal Sculpture

I was excited about visiting Benin City. Its sculptures fascinated me on my first visit but its touts almost took away the joy.

The Future of Nigeria’s Dumb Policing

I picked up playing basketball late in my secondary school years and

usually practiced at the nearest court to my house. It was the Police

College basketball court on Independence Way, Kaduna. It was about 2

kilometers from

The Press Statement That Sacked Hafiz Ringim

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE

PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPOINTS ACTING INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police as a first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.

Mr. Abubakar who is currently an Assistant Inspector General of Police replaces Mr. Hafiz Ringim who

Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Sokoto, still at large, police offering N50 million for info on him

Kabiru Sokoto

The Nigerian police has declared Kibiru Sokoto, the suspected Boko Haram Christmas Day bomber, who escaped  custody wanted, placing a bounty of N50 million on him.

The police placed the ransom on Thursday after the inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, was queried by President Goodluck Jonathan over the escape of the suspect.

President Jonathan sends troops after protesters, journalists

1. The day started with a broadcast by President Jonathan announcing a reduction in gasoline price from N141 to N97 per litre. In the broadcast, as reported by Vanguard below, the president announced that said the price was reduced to pacify angry  Nigerians.
2. Jonathan’s broadcast: Fuel to sell at N97 per litre

   By John Abayomi, Deputy Online Editor After a week-long of strikes, rallies, street protests and weekend’s failed talks with labour, …

   

   Vanguardngr

#OccupyNigeria protester, Ademola Aderinde, murdered in Lagos

1. Late Ademola, before the protest day.
2. 

   RIP Ademola aderinde http://t.co/xnR7JcIr

   sunmbo

   Mon, Jan 09 2012 05:05:44

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3. In this picture, Ademola is seen, surrounded by four police officers, in an altercation with the police officers.

Subsidy Protest Day 6: Protest Goes Cyber

1. The morning started with this post by from NaijaCyberHack after they have brought down the website of Federal Ministry of Transport.
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   We are flooding all the senators private phones with 1 million SMS each. What do you want the message to be? Pls reply. #occupyNigeria

   NaijaCyberHack

   Fri, Jan 06 2012 05:52:41

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   Senator David Mark – 08035008888 || BOMB him with calls/Sms. Tell him how you feel. #occupynigeria

Kano Finds Religious Unity In Subsidy Protest

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   The city of Kano OFFICIALLY OCCUPIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   yaks

   Wed, Jan 04 2012 12:39:29

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   [PHOTO] THIS IS BIG! Policemen keeping protesters in check in #Kano this afternoon. http://t.co/vvEYa4WD #occupynigeria

   nigerianewsdesk

   Wed, Jan 04 2012 14:07:47

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3. The protest brings a strange religious unity to Kano residents.
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   In kano a covenant has just been announced by the protest leaders that the muslim protesters shall protect all non-muslims and escort them to their places of worship and vice-versa. They vowed to resist any attempt to use religion to divide them. A register has just been opened. The police are behaving well. Pls share

Day Two of Subsidy Removal Protest – Cities Round Up

1. Day Two of a long drawn protest against government’s withdrawal of subsidy on petrol, protests has sprang up all over the country. So far, one life was lost in Ilorin. 12 were arrested and released in Abuja. This storify offers a round up of protests or plans across the major cities in Nigeria.
   Abuja started with on Monday. There was no protest on Tuesday, but plans a massive protest on Wednesday, involving labor unions.
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   Abuja had no protest today but tomorrow may have a bigger rally. #Nigeria #Fuelsubsidy

   Ogala

   January 3, 2012 12:22:15 PM EST

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   Fuel subsidy removal protest Abuja http://t.co/a5KT2xJ0

   amie_swit

   January 3, 2012 1:28:36 PM EST

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4. Lokoja links the south to Abuja and had pockets of protests
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   Protest in different areas of Lokoja against removal of fuel subsidy still ongoing, blocking vehicular traffic. #Nigeria #fuelsubsidy

   Premium Times

   January 3, 2012 10:09:27 AM EST

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   Photo! #occupynigeria Lokoja protest! http://pic.twitter.com/d5TCyxmG

Power Politics and Death tweeted #Yaradudays (Part 1)

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   YarAdua

   joanjoyce_p

   May 5, 2010 1:39:51 PM EDT
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   Please stand by in D spirit of Freedom of Information as we twit events in Aso Rock from d eye of a public servant. follow #Yaraduadays

   ©Canary!

   December 16, 2011 2:28:47 AM EST

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   “Segun,where are you?Come straight to d Residence.” Onoyiveta, aide de camp (ADC) to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to Adeniyi #Yaraduadays

   ©Canary!

   December 16, 2011 2:36:54 AM EST

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