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tosin adesina
January 16, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] The Catholic Church in Nigeria has failed to walk the talk

The Catholic Church has remained one of the most outspoken Christian denominations in Nigeria. The Church and its leaders have over time spoken on the poor situation of things in Nigeria especially in relation to leadership and corruption. Even within the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the umbrella body of all Christians in Nigeria, the Catholic... Read More
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January 16, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative 2018 Digital outlook shows Nigerians still have more challenge against digital rights awaiting them

Foremost digital rights organization, Paradigm Initiative has released its 2018 digital rights outlook for the country. In a release by Adebayo Adegoke a digital rights advocate with the group, he projected that the 2018 digital landscape of Nigeria might not be a clear departure from what exists in the year 2017. The year 2017 saw... Read More
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Goodluck
January 13, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Goodluck Jonathan just threw away an opportunity to sell himself to Nigerians

Former President Goodluck Jonathan was the first President to loose a re-election bid in Nigeria. Going by the results of the 2015 Presidential elections, he lost due to the gross incompetence and the impunity that defined his six year tenure as President. Less than a year after leaving office he suddenly emerged as that beautiful... Read More
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Yari Ambode
January 12, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Only 186 students wrote NECO in all of Zamfara last year, and no one seems worried about this

Cultural, religious and political forces have ensured that Northern Nigeria has trailed the rest of the country in matters of education and innovation. Successive military and civilian governments have made efforts to jumpstart the education sector and renew interest but all of that money and attention has done little to change perspectives on the ground... Read More
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budget, presidents
January 12, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] After spending 280m on cars for former Presidents and Vice Presidents in 2017, why is the FG spending another 186m in 2018?

The Nigerian budgetary process over the years has remained a source of controversy. More than fifty years after independence our budgets have never really served as a guideline for innovation and nation building. From budgets of transformation, budgets of development to budgets of consolidation and other amorphous names, it all entails a process of copy... Read More
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Malami
January 11, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Malami couldn’t have approached the court without Buhari’s knowledge

An application seeking to stop the National Assembly from probing the illegal reinstatement and promotion of wanted fugitive Abdulrasheed Maina was recently filed by none other than the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Maina who is currently in hiding had caused major upsets in 2017 and now Malami’s... Read More
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January 11, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Why is Malami who has already been accused of complicity in Maina’s corruption sticking his neck out for him?

Nigerian politicians thrive on drama. How else do you explain the recent shenanigans embarked upon by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN)? According to news reports, he approached a Federal High Court in Abuja under the Lordship of Justice Binta Nyako to stop the National Assembly from probing... Read More
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Yellow Fever
January 9, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] A yellow fever epidemic is spreading across Nigeria, and we are ill-equipped to stop it

How are we fighting with a disease outbreak as  documented as Yellow fever in 2018, and how are we losing? 2017 was a trying year for the Nigerian healthcare industry. Apart from a slew of viral epidemics compounding our usual annual disease outbreaks and the slew of Nigerian doctors either relocating or planning to relocate... Read More
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Kemi Olunloyo
January 8, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Kemi Olunloyo is still in custody, and this should worry you

The plight of detained blogger Ms. Kemi Olunloyo who was arrested in Lagos last year after she was accused of publishing a libelous article defaming the Senior Pastor of Port Harcourt based Salvation Ministries, Bishop David Ibiyeomie and was subsequently arraigned and detained in Port Harcourt prison since October 2017 has once again received public... Read More
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President Buhari
January 8, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] President Buhari is still playing the blame game in 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari remains at the centre of discussion at different fora in the country. The only problem is, instead of discussion groundbreaking achievements or even at least ways that the government has fulfilled its election manifesto of ending terrorism and sectarian violence and curbing corruption, our nationwide discussions remain stagnated on what the President... Read More
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MOSOP, Ogoni
January 6, 2018

[The Activism Blog] MOSOP wants you to know the Ogoni cleanup is taking too long

Two years after the Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo flagged off the Ogoni oil spill cleanup at Boko town in Gokana local government area of Rivers state, the project has been a continuous source of controversy and disbelief between the residents of the area, stakeholders and the government. The federal government has been accused of faking... Read More
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Ortom
January 5, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Ortom knows what to do, but it is election season & he has to play the game

The Benue state executive Governor and the state mourner-in-chief Samuel Ortom is the most unlucky Governor among the class 2015 Governors. He has released more condolence messages than the Borno state Governor from 2015 till date. According to a 2016 investigation carried out by Premium Times Newspaper more than 1,300 lives were lost to attacks... Read More
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Daniel Elombah, Elombah
January 3, 2018

[The Activism Blog] The arrest of Daniel Elombah proves Buhari’s govt is as anti-press as ever

Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of Daniel Elombah the publisher of Elombah.com an online newspaper which started publication in the year 2009. Daniel and his younger brother Timothy were arrested in the wee hours of Monday January 1, 2018 by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad at Nnewi in Anambra state. According to... Read More
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Osun
December 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Osun state’s workers tried to strong-arm Aregbesola with a strike, but it backfired

Workers in Osun state civil service on December 27, 2017, embarked on an indefinite strike. The strike according to the labour unions was premised on non-payment of pensions, non-promotion of workers and lastly the issue of half salary. To close watchers of events in Osun it is evident that the main reason the working class... Read More
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Education, Halimatu Idris
December 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Halimatu Idris is one of the few public servants recording actual success, she would have kept her job if she wasn’t a woman

Until 1999 ushered in a new democratic dispensation, there were scarcely any representation of women in positions of power and influence in Nigerian politics. Presidents like Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo went to great lengths to create spaces for women to excel in politics in their governments. Today we have female deputy Governors, female Commissioners,... Read More
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Shiites, Zakzaky
December 30, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Is this why Sunni Muslims in Nigeria are quiet on Shiites and El-Zakzaky?

December 14, 2017, marked the second year that the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife were arrested after a bloody confrontation between the group and the Nigerian Army. The illegal detention has been condemned by political pundits and international bodies including Amnesty International but the federal government... Read More
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Education, Halimatu Idris
December 29, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] The last thing any Northern state needs right now is another attack on education

The Nigerian North has suffered from decades of institutionalized illiteracy, fostered by religious practice and cultural alienation. Even though the region has received the sustained attention of successive governments at the Federal level, partnering with state governments and non-profit organizations to solve the problem of illiteracy and foster education, they’ve recorded only marginal success. At... Read More
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Masari
December 29, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] It has begun, Governor Masari wants a second term and he will do anything to get it

“We (leaders) all know what to do, we just don’t know how to get re-elected after we’ve done it.” When Jean-Claude Juncker the President of European Commission made the above statement, it was an innocent one coming from one of the most influential men in the world. However the statement aptly describes the situation we’ve... Read More
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December 26, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Ibidunni Ighodalo just redefined Christmas and it’s awesome

At a time some Nigerians are still wondering what Christmas would look like considering the economic hardship and the prevailing fuel scarcity, Lagos based Event Planner and Wife of the Senior Pastor of Trinity House, Mrs Ibidunni Ighodalo just redefined what Christmas really means to her by putting smiles on the faces of Lagosians. On... Read More
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NAPTIP
December 25, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] NAPTIP needs to address this new wave of affluence driven cross-border slavery

Recently, the issue of slave trade in Libya and other African countries made headlines especially as it involved some Nigerian migrants who were allegedly sold into slave trade in Libya by their fellow Nigerians. This generated public and international outcry with many individuals condemning the inhumane act. However, in the rush to uncover international kidnapping... Read More
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Kachikwu
December 24, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Fuel scarcity: Buhari is your petroleum minister, not Kachikwu, incase you have something to say

It’s no longer news that the country has been on a total lock down since last week as a result of the prevailing fuel scarcity which has remained an unsolved puzzle. The man expected to solve the puzzle is probably still eating his 75th birthday cake for him to know Nigerians are suffering at the... Read More
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BUA
December 21, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] What happens to BUA staff after the shutdown of Okpella limestone plant?

Nigerian workers have been at the receiving end of industrial disputes, their rights have been infringed upon by those entrusted to do protect them. The plight of an employee in Nigeria ranges from non-payment of salaries to an unsecured future as their pensions are often either mismanaged by participating banks or outrightly embezzled by government... Read More
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