Ado Aminu

December 9, 2020

Davido’s public grief could start a revolution of men expressing their feelings

Popular singer, David Adeleke, known by his stage name ‘Davido’ has come out to say, “I’m tired of being strong, ” in a very vulnerable post in reaction to the death of his bodyguard of 11 years. It is an anguished response to grief that should start a conversation about why he or any man... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

Davido, death, mental health

December 9, 2020

#GhanaDecides: Political violence is an African reality that must die by fire

Africa’s exemplary democracy – Ghana, as it turns out is only exemplary because of the depth of rot all around it. Statistics show a rise in political violence in the small West African nation over the years since 2012. An official of the National Peace Council recently stated that 86 constituencies experienced violence around the... Read More

elections, Ghana, nigeria, violence

December 8, 2020

Ghana, shade us, we are your politically chaotic neighbours

The perennial friendly sparring between Ghana and Nigeria has resurfaced in the wake of the just-concluded elections in Ghana. Reported widely by local and foreign observers as a successful election, and Ghana celebrated as, “an example of a well-functioning democracy amid politically chaotic neighbours.” It appears that Ghana has one more win based purely on... Read More

December 8, 2020

The act is up, Nigeria is not the haven of religious freedom it wants the world to believe it is

Nigeria for all intents and purposes should be a country where the freedom of religion is protected. Besides, the right to freedom of religion is enshrined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Also, Nigeria is a Member State of the AU and has ratified some regional human rights treaties including the African Charter on Human... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

nigeria, Religion

December 7, 2020

Gov. Zulum is either playing a presidency-inspired script or does not respect human lives

Understandable outrage has followed a report that Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has said that the security situation under President Buhari is markedly better than it was before the Buhari years. The outrage is understandable because the claim is coming barely two weeks after more than 40 farmers were slaughtered in cold blood in Zabarmari... Read More

Banditry, bandits, boko harm, Insecurity Borno butchers denies allegation of breeding Boko Haram, zabarmari

December 7, 2020

#EndSARS revival: Why FG should erase the business-as-usual mentality

With the trauma of the shootings that ended the last spate of #EndSARS protests still fresh in Nigeria’s collective memory, Nigeria’s youth increase call to begin a new wave of protests. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Government is still foot-dragging on the issue of bringing the perpetrators of the Lekki shootings to book, while on the streets... Read More

#EndSARS, #SoroSokeGeneration, nigeria

December 5, 2020

Everything wrong with the directive of the Nassarawa Broadcasting Service on Christmas carols

Religious polarisation can almost be said to be synonymous to the Nigerian experience. Allegiance to one’s religion is one of the first things the greatest majority of Nigerian families teach their children. From the recent decision of the Kano State Government, via the Hisbah Board, to ban the use of the word ‘Black’ to describe... Read More

christmas, Christmas carol, nigeria

December 4, 2020

Is this just an issue of incompetence or there is more to the insecurity in Nigeria?

On the heels of the statement made by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, projecting that terrorism might be here to stay for at least another 20 years, a video has resurfaced of former Chief of Army Staff, TY Danjuma, saying that some members of the Armed Forces collude with bandits. Buratai... Read More

army, BokoHaram, Buratai, terrorism

December 3, 2020

Professor Yusuf’s short term solutions to terrorism may cause bigger problems

It is no news that Northern Nigeria is in the choke hold of a brand of religion that could ruin it for generations to come. The overwhelming reports of the tragic death of Nigerian citizens, especially the most recent, where 43 farmers in Borno were beheaded is only an addition to a long list of... Read More

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islam, nigeria, Northern Nigeria, somalia, terrorism

December 3, 2020

See another reason politicians are dragon-years away from reality

“Food in Nigeria is fairly cheap compared to other countries. In Kano, for instance, you can eat ₦30 worth of food and be satisfied,” the minister of Agriculture and rural development Alhaji Muhammad Sabo-Nanono said at a news conference in 2019. The food he speaks of? A pauper’s ration of rice and beans garnished with... Read More

#500, #ExchangeRate, #Food, #Naira, #Nigeria

December 3, 2020

Review: Temmie Ovwasa’s debut album is irreverent and unapologetically gay

At first glance, when you see her in her element – surrounded by positive energy and kindhearted interaction, Temmie Ovwasa comes off all sweetness and no bite. She is sweetness, but she is also a middle-finger in your face, hold no prisoners kind of person who embodies extremes of both opposites so well. Her debut... Read More

Next Rated, Non-binary Blog

#Gay, #LGBT, Temmie Ovwasa

December 2, 2020

The hero’s welcome for Bollylomo could take survivors speaking up a step back

There is a meme that has made the rounds on the internet which goes, “Why is it that when 50 men call a woman a slut everyone believes them, but when 50 women accuse a man of rape no one believes them?” There is more than one answer to that question. Nigeria is a country... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

nigeria, Raoe, survivors

Lai Mohammed

December 1, 2020

Boko Haram: For many reasons, we are seemingly losing the war but peddling rhetorics is worse among them

Fresh off the controversy that followed a statement made by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on a visit to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, where he was reported to have said, “Nigeria has made attempts to acquire better and more effective platforms to deal with terrorists and for one reason or the other... Read More

43 dead, boko haram, lai muhammed, nigeria

December 1, 2020

SERAP, BudgIT increase demand for accountability and it’s the perfect inspiration for active citizenship

There appears to be increased scrutiny of institutions of government in Nigeria, which is as natural in democracy as is breathing to human life. But Nigeria is anything but natural, and the welcomed scrutiny is a breath of fresh air and very needful for the country’s 20-year strong civilian democracy. Nigeria is a country with... Read More

budget, corruption, nigeria

November 30, 2020

It appears the Northern States Governors Forum has gone AWOL as insecurity worsens

It is common knowledge to most Nigerians that politics in the country of over 200 million is more about protecting self-interest than it is about public service. The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has taken this up a notch to make everything about their own individual interests, and in extremely rare cases they throw in... Read More

Arewa, Banditry, Kidnapping, north

November 27, 2020

Black Friday: A section of Nigeria playing by its own rules remains dangerous for everyone

Every other day an item of news or two will make its way out of Northern Nigeria and shock the rest of the country. Whether it is the incarceration of and subsequent sentencing to death of a singer, for singing lyrics the Sharia Commission considers blasphemy or the continued incarceration without trial of the former... Read More

Arewa, Black Friday., censorship, Cool FM, Haraam, Hisbah, Kano State Hisbah Board

November 26, 2020

Why we must learn from The Aburi Accord

Nigeria’s checkered history is replete with points in time that make many people wonder in retrospect if things will be different for the nation had that one thing didn’t happen. Whether it is the landmark decision that amalgamated the southern and northern region in 1914, the bloody coup that led to the killings of the... Read More

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aburi accord, nigeria

Tribalism in Nigeria

November 26, 2020

Tribalism must have no place in the new Nigeria of our dreams

Barely two months since the #EndSARS protests saw Nigerians from all walks of life galvanised in common purpose, it appears the perennial tribalist antics of Nigerians only took a break. In response to the allegations of looting labelled against former commander-in-chief, Yakubu Gowon by United Kingdom parliamentarian Tom Tugendhat, President of the African Development Bank,... Read More

Akinwunmi Adesina, Tom Tugendhat, Yakubu Gowon

November 26, 2020

Here’s what GB WhatsApp is about and why it may not be a good idea to use

GB WhatsApp is trending on Twitter in the aftermath of Twitter influencer Motara’s suspension over a video she made taunting an indigent street child. The video has made the round of the micro-blogging site to the extent it landed on French Twitter and attracted the ire of the French. Motara claimed in an apology she... Read More

French, French Twitter, Motara, nigeria, WhatsApp

November 25, 2020

Duchess of Sussex opening up about her miscarriage could be the license women need to tell their stories

Women have consistently held back from sharing their stories of loss and grief for fear that it will come off inappropriate. The game-changing move by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, who opened up about her miscarriage in July will change for a long time how women approach grief and loss. In a heartbreaking piece... Read More

Non-binary Blog

abortion, Meghan Markle, new york times, patriarchy, women

November 25, 2020

National ID: Women continue to take the brunt of patriarchy’s bullying

Often, when women speak about the direct impact of the patriarchal ideal of respectability and how it hurts them daily, men are in the habit of countering that while claiming greater injury by the oppressive antics of the patriarchy. But time and again, instances like the one that recently happened at the National Identity Management... Read More

Deep Dive, Non-binary Blog

#EndSARS protest, cult, nigeria, Rahama Sadau

November 25, 2020

FX: CBN Governor thinks the parallel market isn’t all that, but here’s why Nigerians disagree

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in an address during a virtual monetary policy meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed the parallel market as supplying a paltry 5% of the foreign exchange demand in Nigeria. The claim follows complaints by the governor on how economic analysts use the parallel market exchange... Read More

CBN, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Emefiele, FX

November 24, 2020

Coronavirus cases spiking in the U.S. should tell Nigeria that the pandemic isn’t over

A viral video now featured on Aljazeera English of a frontline nurse in El Paso, Texas brings the conversation on COVID-19 to the top of the trend list on Twitter. The pandemic, which was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020 is still on-going even as countries continue to relax restrictions that help... Read More

Coronavirus, nigeria, united states

November 24, 2020

Reactions to possible UK sanctions sends a loud message for our leaders to jot down

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has resolved to sanction Nigerian government officials who oversaw the shootings at Lekki on 20 October 2020, but Nigerians are divided on what that entails. While many are glad that the government is being held accountable for an atrocity it continues to deny, others are equally concerned that Nigeria’s inability... Read More

corruption, nigeria, uk, UK government

November 23, 2020

FIFA is attempting a clean up of the Confederation of African Football, and ‘someone’ is answering for it

The international governing body of association football, Federation International de Football Association (FIFA), is once again forced to ban a high-ranking official over corruption. FIFA’s Independent Ethics Committee handed the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad, a 5-year ban from football-related activities plus a fine of 200, 000 Swiss Franc after... Read More

Deep Dive, The Sports Blog

Ahmad Ahmad, caf, fifa, FIFA Code of Ethics, FIFA Independent Ethics Committee, Issa Hayatou

November 23, 2020

Anambra guber aspirant wants to build 21 universities if elected, but here’s why it is ridiculous

As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) enters its 8th month of strike, any right-thinking person vying for elective office should know better than to promise to build 21 additional universities. It is safe to say, therefore, that Dr. Godwin Maduka has his eyes set on the wrong priorities. The US-based doctor who is... Read More

21 Universities, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Godwin Maduka, PDP, Umuchukwu

November 20, 2020

Charly Boy’s open declaration of love for his ‘gay’ daughter may not be all that it seems

How do you describe a Nigerian parent who declares their loving support for their ‘gay’ child on as public a forum as Twitter? If you needed a descriptor it would probably be ‘impossible to come by.’ But you don’t need such descriptor because someone already has. What you need is a name, and that name... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Charles Oputa Jr.. Charly Boy, Charly Boy, Dominique Oputa

November 20, 2020

Kunle Afolayan’s anger is somewhat justified, and it invites us to rethink how we approach works of art

A quoted reply by ace Director, Kunle Afolayan has caused a spirited conversation about what constitutes an appropriate response from creatives to claims of piracy of their creative work. Twitter user, @iam_muideen, had taken to the microblogging site to lament that while he believes the director did a good job with his latest movie Citation,... Read More

Deep Dive, The Media Blog

@iam_muideen, citation, cnn, Emmanuel Isikaku, Kunle Afolayan

November 17, 2020

#SoroSokeGeneration: Nigerian parents are beginning to support the youth on #EndSARS and it’s delightful

When you click the trending hashtag #SoroSokeGeneration on Twitter, one of the first tweets you’ll see is of a viral clip of embattled Activist, Eromosele Adene‘s Mom in an interview. She said so many incredibly supportive things in defence of her son and the hundreds of Nigerian youths still being persecuted by the Nigerian government... Read More

#Endsars protests, #SoroSokeGeneration, Eromosele Adene

October 23, 2020

Nigeria is not a democratic state, the presidential address is proof | #EndSARS

For all intents and purposes, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a democratic state, at least it ought to be. Yet, when the elected president of the federation address a nation in turmoil and steeped in grief and he alludes that his prompt response to the demands made by the people who voted him into... Read More

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