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Today, a group of passionate Nigerians walked the streets of Nigeria to protest against the government’s recent removal of the fuel subsidy. One person died in Ilorin, Kwara State. People marched around with placards demanding that the government reverse the removal of fuel subsidy.<\/p>\n

There have been many protests in Nigeria, but there’s something about this one that is different – to me anyway. There are people like Prince Olu who tweeted today, “My name is Prince Olu … If they shoot me on Friday, pls do not stop protesting.”<\/em> There are more people like Prince Olu out there, and one\u00a0person is dead already. Is this the beginning of the end of Nigeria as we know it? Take a look at today’s pictures – courtesy of \u00a0Leke<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tell me, what do you see in these pictures?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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