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Hundreds of angry youths on Wednesday took over the ever-busy Benin-Lagos expressway, protesting against what they described as economic hardship in the country.


DAILY POST gathered that the protesters, mainly youths and students from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), used heavy logs, vehicles, and burning tires to block movement on both sides of the highway.

They also set bonfires on the expressway.


The development, it was gathered, resulted in heavy gridlock as motorists and commuters were left stranded, forcing passengers within the Benin metropolis to leave their vehicles and trek to their destinations.

It was learnt that thousands of travelers, including commercial transporters and private car owners, were trapped, with some reportedly turning back to find alternative routes.


The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions, such as “No to petrol hike,” “No to bad roads,” and “APC must go,” among others.

They said they were protesting against several issues, ranging from the hike in petrol prices, epileptic power supply, poor state of roads, and high cost of food items.

They, however, demanded urgent government intervention to address rising food prices, unemployment, and the high cost of living in the country.

In a viral video, a protester said the demonstration was to express their displeasure over the economic hardship in the country.

“There is hardship in this country, and the governments are doing nothing about it.

“We are tired of the promises. Our parents are suffering, students are starving, and the road is the only place they will hear us.

“The protest is to draw the attention of the government to our plight. We are calling on the government at all levels to act quickly before things get out of hand,” he said.

Some observers described the protest as a reflection of the growing frustration among young Nigerians.

They noted that the hardship in the country is biting harder and that many young people feel political leaders are not connecting enough with their daily realities.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/04/01/youths-students-block-benin-lagos-expressway-to-protest-economic-hardship-in-nigeria

Nigeria is becoming a joke every single day


Tinubu should resign


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1tzOpakzTA&t=114s






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsAeukAeIZw

Its about time.... madness everywhere

This is the best way to go instead of hiding behind keyboards to rant.

These corrupt devilish administration is taking Nigerians for a joke

The Nigerian securities should not intimidate them, instead this current administration should address the issue of hardship in a civil manner, we should stop behaving like a 3rd world country everytime.

Una good morning.. will still make the same mistake in voting apc to power come 2027

The governor of Edo is busy with how the president will return to office. Everybody must get sense by force.

Kingsley34:
Nigeria is becoming a joke every single day


Tinubu should resign

Oga, I assume you are a man with 2 balls. Tinubu is also a man. Go and remove him if you consider yourself as a male grown man. All this social media chest beating is a waste of time. Help us save Nigeria by removing him from office.

This is the beginning of the end to ineffective heartless Regime.
Kudos to the brave protesters.

We are here because
1.APC under buhari and tinubu did not diversify the economy, or even take measures to encourage industrialization and indigenous manufacturing

2.Also, because past governments, begining with the regional governments, engendered the mindset that development meant selling raw materials and cash crops and building stuff without a thought as to how the money would be spent maintaining or growing them.

As long as Nigeria keeps on thinking we can live on selling our natural resources, and not using the natural resources to make products for the world, we are going to always be in hardship.

I wish the students good luck in their protest, but the thing is, they too want the government to share money , not to do actual development.

Kingsley34:
Nigeria is becoming a joke every single day


Tinubu should resign

Resign as how? When you become the elected president, you can resign

Total shutdown of Aso Rock, Inec office and other government offices that are supporting this drug baron. We should not add more stress to the stressed Nigerians. We are in the lowest state at the moment. That certificate forger has nothing to offer.

So, it's by blocking a major high way, disturbing motorists that had something important to do. They should head to the government houses and State's secretariat to block the roads. I hate protests that disturbs the masses and inconveniences people. They should take their protests to the door steps of those concerned and not to the masses that have already been traumatised. Come 2027, many will collect money and still return the same politicians or worse to power. I don't take Nigerians protests seriously again. Every protest has been bastadised, abused, tribalised and bought over.

Nigeria is deteriorating every single day. I support this protest! But any act of destroying properties should be met with strict discipline from Nigeria police and the military. From all indications,” Some persons are bent on seeing this country destroyed and burn down so they can celebrate, which is a fatansy.

You block your fellow poor men to protest when you can easily go to Aso Villa.

I still dey wonder how them won take implement this tax law🧐🧐

I hear say them go take 100k for person account, if you never go file for tax, I they wait for the tax person way won collect 100k from my account.

After government get mind, to increase fuel price without looking for ways to increase standard of living.

The thing be say I provide my own water, most times I provide my own electricity and even pay for my own health care services, so why am I been taxed??

😂 we don't know what's going on self most of the protesters will vote tinubu again

Some unfortunate lost souls have been preaching that the economic hardship is necessary, the same nonsense they said about Buhari’s government for 8 years.

Even the blind can see Nigeria burning and collapsing while Tinubu is focused on his political ambition and life presidency as many have said. Is it the rubber stamp nays and eyes NA that will stop him? The ones who sneaked out some things from the electoral amendment for him?

We need collective effort.
Pastors and imams need to join these walks.

They where sent by Peter Obi

Kingsley34:
Nigeria is becoming a joke every single day


Tinubu should resign


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1tzOpakzTA&t=114s






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsAeukAeIZw

Peter Obi blew his chance of becoming VP then presudent in 2023, fxuxk zoning, if them like make them zone presidency to portharcourt for 100 years as long as we are getting good governance..

We dont have a country. Nigeria is a scam

What kind of drainage system is this? While try to save cost they wasted land and future usable space

Some comments are interesting!!!!!!!

You can not protest but always complain online NL about everything happening in the country.

People took their time, risk their life’s to protests for the right of every Nigerians including you that’s is not appreciating the effort of the courageous youths.

Nobody stops you from doing yours and lead the the people to the right place cos you might be our next Nelson.

Integrity and dignity is the life of freedom and justice.

nairalanda1:
We are here because
1.APC under buhari and tinubu did not diversify the economy, or even take measures to encourage industrialization and indigenous manufacturing

2.Also, because past governments, begining with the regional governments, engendered the mindset that development meant selling raw materials and cash crops and building stuff without a thought as to how the money would be spent maintaining or growing them.

As long as Nigeria keeps on thinking we can live on selling our natural resources, and not using the natural resources to make products for the world, we are going to always be in hardship.

I wish the students good luck in their protest, but the thing is, they too want the government to share money , not to do actual development.

The first way to industrialise Nigeria is to remove subsidy on power supply so more investors can invest in all the sectors: generation, transmission and distribution. If there is constant electricity, industrialisation is a given! But let’s be honest, are we ready to pay for a it? Most Nigerians want power supply but want it cheap! Electricity is not cheap!

Good but remember people they travel for different reasons o

Don't use your own spoil another person own o
.
After all we give una student loan
And una oga get fund to fix school

And your governor get more to fix state


What else do you want

Any body wey quote me heaven no I no go talk back if he pain you waka pass
As no be me say make your own no better o