Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí

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Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 24, 2020

What is this inordinate obsession the Nigerian Government has with farming?

From campaigns by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over the presidency to victory and the eventual second term of President Muhamadu Buhari, there have been a lot…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 23, 2020

The Lagos State Transport law and the excesses in enforcing traffic laws

Earlier today, media aide to the Lagos Governor of Lagos, Jubril Gawat posted a tweet announcing the auction of cars to be forfeited by traffic offenders. The vehicles, whose drivers…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 22, 2020

Editi Effiong’s citizen journalism is commendable and should be emulated

Filmmaker, Editi Effiong who is mostly known for his movie UpNorth has been doing an amazing reportage of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and restitution for Victims of…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 21, 2020

Security aides to Nigerian politicians are depicting a very terrifying pattern

Over the week, security aides attached to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila killed a newspaper vendor in Abuja. The unarmed vendor, Ifeanyichukwu Elechi, father to a…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 17, 2020

#TheExperience2020: COVID-19 moves Africa’s Largest Gospel Concert online and it comes with benefits

The Experience is an annual free gospel concert that has now proven to be one of Nigeria’s biggest December events. Started in 2006 by the Senior Pastor of House on…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 14, 2020

#EndSARS: Does supporting a political party disqualify citizens from being activists?

Days ago, some Twitter users unearthed tweets they allegedly linking promoters of the #EndSARS protests to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). These tweets had different captions and opinions shared…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 13, 2020

Kunle Afolayan joins the #MeToo Movement with Citation

In 2018, allegations of sexual harassment by many men in high positions became rife in media reports and the year has been tagged the #MeToo year. A lot of discussions…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 13, 2020

For the umpteenth time; Nigerian Authorities need to redefine our approach to Counter Terrorism

Across the world, terrorism is a global threat and there have been instances where terrorists have held world powers hostage. One notable but unfortunate terrorism incident that has remained etched…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 11, 2020

How sustainable is the current unofficial ‘Police strike?’

Since the violence, arson and looting that followed the curfew in Lagos; officers of the Nigerian Police Force have deserted their duties. They have left the roads and their local…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 9, 2020

Why a Nigerian is born an activist whether they like it or not

Modupe Odele, one of the young Nigerians at the forefront of the #EndSARS agitation and a coordinator of the Legal Defense team, recently tweeted the following words: "Seeing many publications…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 7, 2020

It appears difficult but this perennial ASUU ‘strike festival’ can be stopped

In what has now become almost an annual ritual, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an industrial action which has now lasted about 8 months. With no…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 7, 2020

In search of misplaced priorities? Check Nigeria’s Aso Villa Clinic 2021 budget

During the 2021 Budget Defence at the Nigeria's National Assembly, the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijani Umar claimed that the 1.3 Billion Naira budgeted for the Aso Villa…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 5, 2020

Nigeria’s debt profile is a problem for the country’s future

Like many third world countries, Nigeria is enmeshed in a mountain of debt to financing corporations and international finance agencies. The latest news about what has now become Nigeria’s loan-taking…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 5, 2020

Why FG’s planned VAT rate increase will do more harm than good

As part of the Federal Government’s revenue generation plan, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, announced the intention to increase the rate of Value Added…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 4, 2020

We have reasons government should stop sending students abroad

If you were to list commendable efforts by Nigerian leaders to ensure progressive development, you may be thinking of how students are sent to foreign countries on scholarships; as part…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 3, 2020

It must be a hangover for the Nigerian Army who still act like they are in power

Nigeria is 60 years old this year and of those years, soldiers from the Nigerian Army have ruled for a sizeable part. We will recall how barely six years after…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 3, 2020

What religious figures can do in the ‘what next’ question from #EndSARS

Nigeria has a long history of protests and agitations led by activists, students and labour unions. But, for the first time in recent times, there was a protest led by…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí November 2, 2020

What the #LekkiMassacre means to Tokunbo Abiru’s campaign

The aspirant for the Lagos East Senatorial District Seat, Tokunbo Abiru, started his campaign at the height of the pandemic but unarguably, he has moved around and consulted widely. This…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí October 29, 2020

Denials should not stop Nigerian youth from immortalising the #EndSARS heroes

The #EndSARS protests is definitely not a chapter anyone would have predicted in Nigeria’s history; especially not in 2020. Driven mainly by young people on social media, it quickly became…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí October 29, 2020

The problem with the States’ handling of arrested ‘looters’

At the height of the #EndSARS protests, a lot of people from the ruling class were silent as they knew that they were part of a system that stifled the…

Ayọ̀délé Ìbíyẹmí October 28, 2020

Can the ₦30,000 Survival Fund actually help artisans survive?

One characteristic of successive Nigerian governments is supposed poverty alleviation schemes. Some examples are Maryam Babangida’s ‘Better Life for Rural Women,’ former president Olusegun Obasanjo Administration’s ‘National Poverty Eradication Program’…