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Buhari

For a president who almost lost his son to reckless behaviour, Buhari seems to condone reckless behaviour

One distinctive characteristics of Nigerian leaders is their love for titles, both appropriate and inappropriate ones. It has become quite common place for President Buhari’s media team and advisors to bandy around the appellation “father of the nation” when they refer to him, and call his wife “mother of the Nation”, a title neither has... Read More

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Billboard, Buhari, plateau

Its been four years since the Chibok girls were kidnapped, but for BBOG the job isn’t done yet

One of the most active civil rights group post independence Nigeria is the Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) the group which came to international consciousness after the unfortunate kidnap of the Chibok girls in Borno state four years ago. After consistently protesting the then Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to address the abduction of the girls,... Read More

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#BBOG, Dapchi, nigeria

budge, senate

[The Activism Blog] Activists flay Senate over N13.5m allowance but we’re barely scratching the surface

Over the years, it has been a subject of speculation as to what Nigeria’s federal lawmakers earn as salaries and allowances. The national assembly members have consistently maintained they are being paid as regulated by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission. However when their salaries tracked on this blog in the year 2017, we confirmed... Read More

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activists, nigeria, Sanni

Kazaure

Mohammed Kazaure tried it, on International Women’s Day of all days

On a day the entire world was celebrating the International Women’s Day, the Honourable member representing Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi federal constituency in Jigawa state Honourable Mohammed Kazaure chose to denigrate womanhood. While making comment on deliberations relating to the International Women’s Day celebrations, the lawmaker gleefully stated that women should not be given too much power as... Read More

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10 most powerful people in Nigeria’s Tech Eco-system, Kazaure, women

Betty Irabor

[The Injustice Blog] How Nigerians kill Nigeria, the Betty Irabor experience

On the night of Friday 9th March, 2018 Mrs Betty Irabor was a guest at an exclusive women event organized by Pastor Mrs Dayo Benjamin’s Laniyi. Celebrity host and wife of the senior pastor RCCG Throneroom Transcorp Hilton Abuja in commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2018. I was opportuned to be there as a... Read More

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BETTY IRABOR, cancer, LASUTH

Liberia

[The Injustice Blog] Nigeria, Liberia and the impending Brain Drain

President of the Republic of Liberia, George Weah visited Nigeria on 5 March 2018. The main reason for Weah’s visit was the technical agreement between Nigeria and Liberia which will see Nigeria providing Liberia with 6,000 teachers to bridge the existing wide gap in the number of teachers in the country. This decision which many... Read More

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liberia, nigeria, teacher

paradigm initiative

[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative is doing a lot, but they can’t do it all alone

Nigeria’s foremost digital rights group Paradigm Initiative Nigeria has done a lot over the years and within a short time in the year 2018. The group established in the year 2007 has gone on to be the sole digital rights group in the country that has been at the forefront of championing the rights of... Read More

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nigeria, Paradigm initiative, right

Yusuf Buhari

[The Injustice Blog] Dear Yusuf Buhari, that billboard is not from Nigerian children

“Highly reclusive”, “abhors publicity” are some of the phrases that have been used to describe Yusuf Buhari. Seemingly averse to the attractions that come with being the only son of Nigeria’s President, Yusuf Buhari unlike his sibling Zahra has largely shunned the public. That was the case until he was involved in a motorbike accident... Read More

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children, Politics, Yusuf Buhari

humanitarian workers

[The Injustice Blog] For the second time in a row, humanitarian workers in the North East are counting their losses

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 staff of International Medical Aid Corp, a non-governmental organisation that has been supporting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Gubio IDP camp in Borno were attacked by IDPs protesting the high level of starvation in the camp. While the camp residents understood the aid workers were not responsible for the... Read More

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boko haram, humanitarian, Rann

IDPs

[The Injustice Blog] It’s less than two months to May 2018, when are we returning IDPs to their communities?

November 25, 2016 Borno state Governor Mr Kashim Shettima while speaking to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) stated expressly that all IDP camps will be closed in the state on or before May 2017. According to him “We have reconstructed Bama by 25 per cent; my target is to reach 50 per cent by the... Read More

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2018, IDPs, Shettima

NNPC

[The Injustice Blog] NNPC is not interested in accountability and they are proud to flaunt it

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria’s state owned oil company has been at the centre of controversy due to recurring accusations of corruption and poor accountability. Successive administrations have promised to end the rot in the agency, however that remains a pipe dream as what we have is the sustenance of the status quo... Read More

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accountability, falana, nnpc

Akeredolu

[The Injustice Blog] Akeredolu and his 17th Century classrooms

The best way to keep memory alive is through pictures, in the same vein the best way to pass a message without a pen and paper is through pictures.Every 21st century media user understands even more that the internet never forgets, and as such takes twice as much scrutiny when they put a picture out... Read More

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akeredolu, education, Ondo

child labour

February 28, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Why federal government template on child labour reporting might not work

The Federal Government through the permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi represented by the director, inspectorate, Mr. Solomon Ajibola has stated that it has designed a template for formal reporting of activities relating to child labour and human trafficking in the country. Speaking at a two-day capacity building workshop for... Read More

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child labour, nigeria, poverty

Dapchi

February 27, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] The Dapchi kidnapping, proves yet again that Buhari’s government is a sham

As it was in 2014 with the kidnap of the Chibok girls, so it is in 2018 with the Dapchi girls. The nation received the news of the kidnap of some students at Government Girls Secondary School Dapchi, Yobe, on Monday, February 19, 2018. According to residents who spoke to the press, the attackers believed... Read More

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Dapchi, nigeria, yobe

Buhari

February 27, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] President Buhari showed how out of touch he is at last week’s council meeting

One of the inadequacies of the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency is how it has managed to sustain a level of disconnect with its citizens. Since his inauguration as president, Buhari has stayed away from some of the more important events that plagued the nation. Even when Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Rann, Borno, were “accidentally” killed... Read More

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Buhari, el rufai, Ortom

Buhari

February 26, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Buhari is failing the #DapchiGirls just like Jonathan did #ChibokGirls

Just like his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari has shown early signs of non-commitment to the release of the abducted 110 girls from Government Girls Secondary School Dapchi, Yobe. At the wake of the Chibok girls kidnap in 2014 the former administration spent a lot of time speculating on whether the abduction truly took... Read More

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Buhari, Dapchi, nigeria

February 26, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Is the Buhari Presidency giving tacit support to Boko Haram?

The Boko Haram sect, one of the deadliest terrorist group in the world with its base in Nigeria has remained the worst nightmare Nigeria has had to contend with in its over 100 years of existence. The group which has terrorized the North Eastern part of Nigeria since the year 2009 was temporarily routed 2014... Read More

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boko haram, Buhari, nigeria

transparency international

February 24, 2018

[The Activism Blog] Transparency International says corruption is getting worse in Nigeria, we can’t but agree

Global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has dealt a massive blow to the “Anti-Corruption” crusade of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration. The group in its latest report released on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, ranked the country 148 out of 180 countries assessed in its 2017 report. The report released through its Nigerian contact, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy... Read More

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corruption, nigeria, Transparency International

El-Rufai

February 22, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Nasir El-Rufai and his zero tolerance for opposition

The Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is not new to controversy as he has navigated a series of scandals while he was a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Majority of these controversies stem from accusations that El-Rufai allegedly demolished some buildings illegally while enforcing the Abuja master... Read More

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demolition, elrufai, kaduna

Okpaleke

February 21, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Bishop Okpaleke’s resignation five years after consecration calls for worry

Five years after, the crisis that has ridden the Ahiara Catholic diocese in Mbaise area of Imo seems to have finally come to an end with the resignation of the embattled Bishop of the Diocese, Peter Okpaleke. Okpaleke who has experienced the most stressful five years in his service to God and the Catholic Church... Read More

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Ahiara, catholic, Okpaleke

February 20, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Is Nigeria walking into a trap in this new romance with China?

China is unarguably the largest trade partner for Nigeria, the relationship between the two countries over the years has seen a lot of Chinese presence in the country. The Chinese community in Nigeria has invested billions of naira in the hospitality, manufacturing and other industries across the country. The trade balance sheet between the two... Read More

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CCECC, China, nigeria

Unilag

February 19, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] This is why UNILAG crisis won’t end anytime soon

The ongoing crisis between the management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and its non-academic staff unions won’t end anytime soon. This means more hardship for the students and continuous disruption of the institution’s academic calendar. Crisis are bound to happen in societies filled with humans, however, what distinguishes an ongoing crisis from a quickly... Read More

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Ogundipe, SSANU, UNILAG

Julius Malema

February 19, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Nigeria’s ‘youth leaders’ could learn a thing or two from South Africa’s Julius Malema

One name that stands out in the inglorious end of the former South African President Jacob Zuma is a young man named Julius Sello Malema. Malema a former youth leader of the African National Congress (ANC) is the founder of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he established in 2013 after he was unceremoniously... Read More

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EFF, Malema, zuma

Okorocha

February 16, 2018

The Injustice Blog] Dear Rochas Okorocha, how ashamed are you right now?

Two things will probably happen in Imo between now and December 2018. Governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, will either be pressured to remove the statue of disgraced former South African President, Jacob Zuma which he erected with state funds running into millions of naira or the people of Imo may take it upon themselves... Read More

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okorocha, statue, zuma

Jacob Zuma

February 16, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] A disgraceful end for South Africa’s Jacob Zuma

As a surprise to everyone, and yet a surprise to no one, Jacob Zuma, the embattled president of the Republic of South Africa, publicly announced his resignation on the 14th of February 2018, marking a tenure that was marred by over 660 separate corruption allegations. For South Africans this was the perfect Valentine’s Day present,... Read More

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ANC, south africa, zuma

February 16, 2018

Nigerian Customs officials illegally detained and assaulted a Chinese businessman, this should worry you

When we were sent this first-person report of corruption and unprovoked violence against a Chinese businessman who immigrated to Nigeria five years ago and has built a life here, we felt obligated to publish it verbatim. There is a severely underreported scourge of violence and extortion against immigrants from countries and regions Nigerian border and... Read More

assault, corruption, Customs, Nigerian customs, violence

university

February 15, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Will the government ever solve the problems of striking university staff?

It must be really exhausting living as a student in a public university in Nigeria. It isn’t bad enough that lecturers routinely sexually harass female students and male students are forced to offer bribe to get a decent grade, the school’s basic amenities are at best manageable and an emphasis on theoretical knowledge with little... Read More

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Convocation, strike, UNILAG

Chrisland

February 14, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Chrisland staff arrested for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl

Adegboyega Adenekan, a supervisor at Chrisland Schools in Lagos is now being quizzed by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) for sexually assaulting a pupil kept under his supervision. The accused, 47, was reported to have consistently molested the minor and other minors in the school. This was detected by the mother... Read More

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Adegboyega Adenekan, Chrisland, minor, rape, School

Unilag

February 14, 2018

Why should Unilag students suffer because the government won’t attend to the legitimate needs of the University Unions?

The fate of over 2000 graduating students at the University of Lagos is now hanging in the balance, because Unilag’s three non-academic staff unions are currently on a simultaneous strike to protest the government’s refusal to adhere to agreements decided on in 2016. According to the unions, they’ve warned the management of the University from... Read More

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Convocation, NON ACADEMIC, UNILAG

February 12, 2018

[The Injustice Blog] Aftermath of Kano local government elections, the sign of things to come?

Saturday February 10, 2018 was the Kano state local government elections, the election which has hitherto led to a spate of violent attacks between supporters of the state Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his now estranged successor Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will go down as one of the greatest assault on democracy in Nigeria with the... Read More

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election, kano, Under age Voting

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