Occupy Nigeria Activists Set Up "Tahrir Square" In Kano City

By SaharaReporters, New York

Pro-gasoline subsidy rallies across Nigeria continue to gain momentum with protesters in Kano staging an overnight rally in at the Silver Jubilee round about renaming it "Subsidy Square".

Attempting to re-enact the mass demonstrations that took place in Egypt’s Tahrir Square during the 2011 Arab Spring movement, protesters in Kano are also referring to the Silver Jubilee roundabout as “Tahrir Square Kano.”

The social media networks are abuzz with users posting updates and photos from Kano and calling for food and water donations to be sent to the protestors.

“Our very own Tahrir Square right in the middle of Kano State, Silver jubilee round about!”, tweets @dawisu

The protests strengthen despite appeals from Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso for citizens of Kano State to terminate anti-fuel subsidy removal rallies.

Hundreds of young people lined the streets, calling for the resignation of President Goodluck Jonathan.
 Local resident are making donations and three local businesses sent generators to power the speakers at the square.

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Fuel subsidy

Gud luck step down

Re:who owns cooperations benefiting from fuel subsidy?

You talk like a govt. agent & anti Igbo.Which people suffer more from d fuel increase than d Igbos? If GEJ is not anti Ibo,why did he have 2 increase d price of fuel at a time when most Igbos r in thier villages 4 d xmas holiday knowing quite well d effect such an increase will have on every aspect of living starting from transportation.What stops d myopic & criminal Nigerian govt from building modern railway lines,fixing our electricity supply,fixing our refineries & petrochemical industries?It's a shame dat a country dat a section of it under d most criminal blockade & crime against humanity unlished against them by d evil Nigerian government under d evil & despotic Gowon was still able 2 drill & refine crude oil while a peaceful Nigeria cannot refine her crude oil. The truth is that both Jonathan & the Housas r anti Ibo. Biafra & d implementation of d Ahiara declaration is what we d Ibos need. Hail Biafra.

fuel sudsidy removal

our leaders say we have to sacrifice for the country but they didn't do so. instead they are calculating on how to buy houses for girlfriends and other unwholesome acts while the lead cant afford to feed his family let alone himself. its a shame that in the heat of boko haram, GEJ is talking about money instead of securing the lives of his people

Kudos!

Plz let say kudos 2 kano youths 4 creatng a Tahir square wic led 2 suces of Egyptns. May Allah make z silver jublee b z real square in 9ja. Wsh u ol z bst one 9ja one love!!

fuel subsidy

Good nigerians, we are really proud of this behavoiur of ourself, infact we did it by God grace, we are just waiting for Gods time. We really support this attitude toward the removal of fuel subsidy. Infact am really proud of nigerian citizens for uniting ourself toward the end of corruption in the country, imagine we didnt even see a change in his goverment instead he started his new year resolution with bad luck fuel subsidy removal.. Instead of wishing us good luck toward this new year he started by ruining himself, i wonder what your pastor told you jonathan

Doom's day for the cabals

A sign of victory,for the first time people of different religion are coming together to fight a common enemy."necessity is the mother of invention."Polical class this is signalling your end of time.as proletariats(workers)are rising in revolt on Monday,and i hope it will continue until the seat of govt is snatched.(through a revolution)

Ojukwu's burial?

Mr Okey.think like an enterprising igboman and forget about the burial of Ikemba.He is dead and gone.If you allow the removal of subsidy to stay,i assured you that after 6 months of eating cassava bread(as pleaded to Nigerians by a man that set aside 1bn for his food in 2012 budget)you won't have the energy to even rise your hand in prayer,not only to Ikemba but also to your late parents,cos what will remain of you will be only a little torso that can hardly move.so pls,think about National issue first.allow Ikemba to rest,while you are facing the realities.Let there be subsidised fuel so that we can all travel to attend the funeral.

WHO OWN THE CORPORATIONS BENEFITING FROM THE SUBSIDY?

This is a time of Mourning for the South Easterners. We have not even finished the burial of our Fathers, Mothers, Daughters, Sons, etc massacred in the North during the Xmas. We are still wondering why the rest of the so called Nigerians, Yoruba's and others decided to disrupt the funeral arrangements of our dear Leader Gen. Ikemba Emeka Ojukwu [Ezegburugburu Igbo nine] with demonstrations and strikes. This is sabotage. We request all Easterners to stay away from this Hausa Cabals/Yoruba ACN leaders hate monger campaign. The most important issue that concerns any Igbo man /woman now is the funeral arrangement for the burial of our leader and the shameful massacre of our people in the North. Wasn’t these current massacres and the previous ones engineered by the same northern cabals demonstrating against the subsidy today. WHO OWNS THE CORPORATIONS BENEFITING FROM THE SUBSIDY SEE THE LIST AND STATE OF ORIGINS........what a shame? NIGERIANS WAKE up!!!

Links

REMOVE THE SUBSIDY, Niger State governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu,was shown consoling Mrs Christianah Chioma Dike, who lost her husband and five children to the Christmas day bombing at a catholic church in Madalla, Niger State. While the governor's efforts cannot be condemned, and while hunting down the perpetrators of that tragedy cannot wipe away Mrs Christianah's tears, the incident offers a sad commentary on Nigeria's failed quest for nationhood. ONE NIGERIA, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD NOT BACKWARD. thank you all!!!!!!!!!!

Shame on you

Shame on you Benedict, how much did the govt. pay you to sell the birth right of your children and grand children. Its obvious they will cause you in your grave.

Links

nigeria is only united to be killing the easterners. the best solution is division. we can not live together. stop deceiving your self. pdp is currently ploting to unsit imo state governor okorocha. this is the one nigeria and united nigeria. a refinery will be build in kogi state but there is no oil in kogi state. they said, oil from imo & abia + gas from anambra states will be refined in kogi state. ONE NIGERIA. thank you alll!!!!!!!!!!

Links

Nigeria is just paying for the evil she's been committing against its people. remove the subsidy, the names we read as the beneficiaries of the subsidy are not the real owners. obansanjo, babangida,aliyu,danjuma,gowan,abdulahi, mustapha etc owns these beneficiary companies. even though I am poor the subsidy must be remove

Subsidy

I wonder why few nigerians allow them selfs to used in the name of protest.
i fully surpport subsidy removal and it has come to stay. The NLC should rather device means of monitoring how these billions of naira would be used to the benefit of the masses rather than calling for mass action.How many nigerians can afford to stock pile thier houses with food stuffs? when most of us live from hand to mouth.

Re: Occupy Nigeria

Nigerians should take a queue from what happen in Kano.Christian and Muslims jointly protesting.Moreover,Christians keeping on vigil while the Muslims prays,Whats a great thing about happening .We should not let our elites decide and deceived us against our corrupt and insensitive political leaders.Other states should emulate the Kano heroes.

No RELIGION,POLITICAL OR SECTIONAL differences UNITED WE STAND AGAINST REMOVAL OF OIL SUBSIDY

fool

you are d foolish one

I really did not believe we

I really did not believe we cld do it. As this Occupy Nigeria gains momentum, I hope we carry it thru. See it to the end. Those of us that cannot be out there shd aim to support those that r fighting for us and our future. Pls donate! I hope we fully understand the ramifications of these protests! Tahrir Square all the way! Pls do not stop till we get the desired results. At least those in power know that the sleeping giant has awoken and will not be messed with! Nigeria, united we stand, divided we fall!!!

free nigerians

The nigerian dictators please free nigerians from your slavery

shame on Deri

Deri shame on u I am sure Oronto Douglas is behind u 2 divide nigerians we refuse division on tribal or religious lines. Tell Oronto we will bury u wit the Moron of Aso rock

Nigerians Should Immulate Kano Protesters

We must unit and avoit the little and less important things that divide us and kept us down. Kano protesters have shown this uncommon unity that must be followed by all.

VERY HAPPY

I AM VERY GLAD, I DIDNT KNOW THAT MOSLEMS AND CHRISTIANS CAN PROTEST TOWARDS THE SAME CAUSE IN PEACE. I AM WATCHING FROM A STOREY BUILDING CLOSE BY, THIS IS JUST GREAT, GEJ SHOULD PLEASE, REVERSE THIS REMOVAL OF SUBSIDIES.

Evil Begets Evil

Oh foolish Nigerians why do you join hands with Atiku and Buhari to rage against the Lord and His anointed?

GOD'S WORD CONFIRMED

Jeremiah, your post is a confirmation of God's word 'the children of the world are wiser than the children of the Kingdom' It is a 'kologestic' plot to act as if darkness n light have agreed to work 2geda. Evil looms all the same.

Solidarity

We send the people of Nigeria our love and support from the East Coast of the United States. We stand united with you all. Solidarity!

Please visit this http://tinyurl.com/OccupyCongressJan17 link to help support the upcoming Occupy Congress movement as well as other actions. Thank You!

For you to be thinking like

For you to be thinking like this is very sad, are they smuggling pepper you and I will eat and all other things that the prices have sky rocketed. It's a shame

Two governors from the north

Two governors from the north east have fled the country. And one senator has sneaked into niger. Reality unfolding.

GEJ RESEIGN

infact government are not sympathetic to the leads no going back. Gej how many million dollars gone in ur april snatch of power all over the nation, wat do want after starving and lending another billion naira debt for the country, infact we shows ur incapetance in leading the country. Please resign now.

Deri NO

Deri you will do it alone because we Nigerians knew our enemy.

Northerners were misconcepted

Stop saying that northerners are crucial and wicked.your conceptions have no basis, to be able to know who are please come to live with them

Subsidy riots

May Allah bless you for that observation

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