Most residents of Rivers state were taken aback shortly after the nationwide strike commenced in Port Harcourt . The news said the state government had struck a deal with the state branch of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria , IPMAN to offset part of the cost of ensuring petrol sold for N137 per litre in the state.

I LOVE trains. I grew up using them. Every men tion of them floods me with memories, among them a speck of coal (coal powered the trains then) which fell into my eyes and left me with an uncomfortable red eye for days.

The massive protests this week show that Nigerians can do whatever they want if they really want to do it. The streets were deserted, offices, shops and markets shut while agitated crowd gathered at major points across the country to express their grivances.

In the last one week, it’s has been tales of pains, sorrow and despair for most families in Benue State, no thanks to the mass actions and street processions called by state chapter of the NLC to protest against the increase in the pump price of fuel by the Federal Government.

It was a pitiable sight last Tuesday, January 10,2012, seeing Mr Saturday Osobor, a motor mechanic, at the Edo State Police Command with his deceased 21 year-old son, Evans who was allegedly shot dead by a yet to be identified soldier at Esigie junction, first East Circular road Benin City.