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#Occupy Nigeria Has Begun!

Bankole (repost) | 03.01.2012 11:57 | Occupy Everywhere | Energy Crisis | World

Call it the Nigerian Spring if you like. but whatever you choose to call it, Nigerians have begun to come out against the government’s unpopular decision to remove the subsidy on fuel. Reports reaching us indicate that protest pockets are beginning to form all over the country, and the momentum is beginning to build. Might the government have understimated the will of its citizens this time? We’re keenly following the developments. A huge portion of this action is being coordinated via social media, especially on Twitter, where the hashtags to follow are #occupynigeria and #fuelsubsidy. You can also view our curated Storify feed of Nigeria’s reactions to the fuel Subsidy removal.



There was a rumour about an allegedly leaked directive by the government for Telcos to shut down BIS services, and thereby foil communications. This report is still yet to be confirmed and we’re yet to get any news of BIS outages yet. If you’re having trouble with your tweeting however, check out this post on how to tweet via sms. The hashtags to follow on Twitter are #occupynigeria and #fuelsubsidy

Here’s a list of useful twitter accounts to follow, most of these people are live at the protests and are tweeting it as it happens.

Gbenga Sesan
Japhet Omojuwa
Kathleen Ndongmo
C. C. Ekekee
Akin Oyebode
Gbenga Shote
Feyi Fawehinmi
Chioma Chuka
Joachim MacEbong
Pearl Ezeokeke
Seun Fakze
Tomi Oladepo
EIE Nigeria
Gidi_Traffic
BudgitNg
Bankole Oluwafemi
Tolu Ogunlesi
Tomi Oladipo
Ogundamisi

Bankole (repost)
- Homepage: http://lordbanks.com/2012/01/occupy-nigeria-has-begun/

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  1. barely reported — Ken Saro-Wiwa will never die.