Pro Biafra campaigners defy army, protest in Aba

Defying several warnings by Nigeria’s military, thousands of protesters took to the streets in Aba  on Wednesday to demand the release of a Pro-Biafra  activist who operated a pirate radio station and championed  the resuscitation of  Biafra, that became history in 1970.

Some 2,000 people carried placards with slogans such as “Biafra or death” and waved the Biafran flag — a golden rising sun on red, black and green.

LASU students protest increment in acceptance fees

The Lagos State University (LASU) Union, has urged the school management to revert the increase in acceptance fee. The fee, which was formerly N10, 000 has not been increased to N20, 000.

LASU Union Chairman, Mr Adeyemi Onikoro, in an interview insisted that the reduction should take effect immediately or there would be crisis in the university.

Students’ protest stall activities at Akwa Ibom State University

Students of the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), Obio Akpa Campus, on Tuesday started a protest over closure of school portal.

The students, whose protest disrupted activities on the school campus and force businesses in the neighbourhood to close down, are also angry with the institution over boycotting accreditation and mid semester break.

California college dean resigns after students protest bias

As college students across the United States protested racial bias on campus on Thursday, the dean of a prestigious Los Angeles-area liberal arts college resigned under pressure, the school said.

Mary Spellman, the assistant vice president and dean of students at Claremont McKenna College, stepped down following a protest over her email to a Latina student saying the school would try to serve those "who don't fit our CMC mold."