Month: January 2012

Nationwide strike begins in Nigeria over gas costs

Agency ReportJanuary 9, 2012

LAGOS, Nigeria â€” A national strike paralyzed much of Nigeria on Monday, with more than 10,000 demonstrators swarming its commercial capital to protest soaring fuel prices and decades of government...

Nigeria News

Reps ask Jonathan to halt action on subsidy removal

Agency ReportJanuary 9, 2012

NLC, TUC, ACN hail House, say Presidentâ€™s gesture not enough AFTER a marathon debate on the removal of fuel subsidy and the consequent declaration of a nationwide strike by organised...

Nigeria News

Nigerians in U.S. to meet FG on fuel subsidy removal

Agency ReportJanuary 9, 2012

New York â€“ Nigerians in the U.S. have scheduled a meeting with the Federal Government in Chicago on Jan. 14 to discuss the removal of fuel subsidy. The meeting was...

Africa

Curfew slapped on Kano city after deadly clashes

Codewit EditorJanuary 9, 2012

KANO (Codewit) â€“ Officials announced a nighttime curfew for the northern city of Kano on Monday after clashes between police and protesters seeking to storm the governorâ€™s office left two...

Africa

Nigeria: Protest: 7 feared dead, 30 injured in Kano Nine-year boy trampled to death during protests

Codewit StaffJanuary 9, 2012

KANO (Codewit) â€“ At least five people were shot dead Monday during protests over an oil price hike while a nine-year boy was reportedly trampled to death by a crowd,...

Nigeria News

Strike: N-Delta youths warn NLC, mobilise for Jonathan

Codewit CorrespondentJanuary 9, 2012

BENIN CITYâ€”THE Niger Delta Democratic Coalition, NDDC, weekend, warned the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to stay away from the Niger Delta in its planned strike, saying that...

Europe

New year shocker from Finland

Codewit CorrespondentJanuary 8, 2012

Finland, a country known for highly rated free tuition tertiary educational system, located in Northern Europe, may have taken stricter measures for prospective Nigerian students vying for admission into their...

Africa

Burial of Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu concluded and approved the final burial programme

Codewit CorrespondentJanuary 8, 2012

The first full meeting of the Central Committee on the Burial of Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu concluded and approved the final burial programme of the icon this evening and addressed a press...

Nigeria News

Aso Rock Tenancy and the Madness of men

Olusegun Claudius-adeniyi FakoyaJanuary 8, 2012

Aso Rock Villa connotes power. It remains a mystery to many Nigerians except the privileged few who have had access to its formidable walls. Yet this gargantuan and mysterious edifice...

Asia Pacific

Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border

Codewit EditorJanuary 7, 2012

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises in the Gulf increased tensions...

Nationwide strike begins in Nigeria over gas costs

Reps ask Jonathan to halt action on subsidy removal

Nigerians in U.S. to meet FG on fuel subsidy removal

Curfew slapped on Kano city after deadly clashes

Nigeria: Protest: 7 feared dead, 30 injured in Kano Nine-year boy trampled to death during protests

Strike: N-Delta youths warn NLC, mobilise for Jonathan

New year shocker from Finland

Burial of Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu concluded and approved the final burial programme

Aso Rock Tenancy and the Madness of men

Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border

Ogboni leader, Oba Olaitan, explodes, why members will make heaven

Codewism Philosophy

Religious conflicts in Nigeria

Daddy, I am your daughter

Anthony-Claret Onwutalobi

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: How Nigeria’s Loudest Critics Reveal Their Hidden Battles

The Paradox of Public Condemnation: When the Loudest Critics Mirror Their Hidden Lives

Public Condemnation vs. Private Struggles: A Psychological Lens on Online Morality

U.S. Court Orders Release of Confidential Files on President Tinubu’s Alleged 1990s Drug Investigation

Peter Obi’s Transformative Contributions to Education in Anambra State

Is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Really Bad?

Stifled voices, broken society

ASA Finland and ASA Europe held the first “ASA Europe Convention” in Helsinki, Finland

Princewills Trust: Second Batch Winners set to hit Dubai

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