Nationwide Protest: Antecedents of events and fear of the unknown, by Jane Aiso Protest is defined as a statement or action expressing disapproval of, or objection to something - Oxford dictionary. Nigeria as a nation has experienced so many protests from the colonial rule till date. Starting from the Aba Women Riot of 1929, where women protested against tax levies imposed by the colonial government. Then there is the Abeokuta Women Protest of 1947, led by Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, that eventually led to the abolition of the tax regime by the colonial government. And...