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Nigeria street protests cancelled, strike continues

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:24:46 +0000

Nigerian unions have decided to call off street protests due to security concerns, but a week-old nationwide strike over soaring fuel prices will remain in place, a labour leader said on Monday.

“We came to a conclusion that we will stay at home, that is stay off the streets, in order to make sure that we don’t in the first instance endanger innocent lives because of the security situation in the country,” Nigeria Labour Congress chief Abdulwahed Omar told Channels television.

Asked if the strike would continue, he said, “yes, but we have suspended the street protests.”

Omar said President Goodluck Jonathan had raised the security concerns during his meeting with labour leaders late Sunday aimed at ending the strike in Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer.

He said Jonathan spoke of “serious security reports indicating that there is every likelihood that people outside organised labour may try to hijack the street protests.”

Omar also said Jonathan “told us that he has decided to put on hold the issue of full deregulation pending the provision of certain things, especially in the areas of palliatives and so on …”

The president’s position however was apparently not enough for unions to announce an end to the strike, with labour leaders demanding a return to pre-January 1 petrol prices before further negotiations can occur.

A nationwide strike and protests that began January 9 have brought tens of thousands into the streets and shut down Africa’s most populous nation.

While the strike was suspended for the weekend, labour leaders warned it would resume Monday if a deal had not been reached. An earlier threat to shut down oil production however has been put on hold.

Unions launched the strike after the government deregulated the downstream petroleum sector and ended fuel subsidies on January 1, which more than doubled petrol prices overnight.

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Two transsexuals accused of street robbery involving Turkish Tourist

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:26:26 +0000

A Turkish Tourist who was on his way back to his Hotel was involved in a street robbery where he lost his wallet which reportedly contained 30,000 Baht in cash, ATM and Credit Cards and other…

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Belgian attacked in the street after altercation with clothes vendor in North Pattaya

admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:04:49 +0000

A Belgian resident of Pattaya was attacked outside a clothes shop in Naklua on Monday Afternoon, following a verbal altercation with the shop owner over the positioning of his car on the street….

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Wanted drug suspect arrested at Walking Street in South Pattaya

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:17:26 +0000

A well-known worker on Walking Street has been arrested by Region 2 Police based on an arrest warrant which states he is wanted in connection with a drug offence. Police arrested Khun Somporn aged 37…

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Teenage Girl Swindles Several Pattaya Street Vendors

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:38:42 +0000

A teenage girl, 16 years old was arrested on charges defrauding money from street vendors all over Pattaya. She claimed she had no money for the daily room and motor bike rent. More than ten vendors were swindled.

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