Category: Counter Culture Blog
Nigeria’s obsession with indigene based politicking needs to end, today
Nigeria is obsessed with ethnic boundaries and indigene based politics. We see it pop up in all levels of government, ...
Discos say you can blame the NERC for the increase in your next light bill
Do you remember when it was announced earlier this year that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had approved permissions ...
‘Support, Dont Punish’ is the mission we must all advocate for on World Drug Day
Nigeria has a drug problem. According recent research published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, there are ...
Ekiti state is opening its first dedicated GBV referral centre
In a country where many seem undecided about how to treat victims of sexual assault and gender based violence, the ...
Gabon has decriminalized homosexuality
In an unprecedented move for Gabon, Gabonese lawmakers in the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise ...
Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri
For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and ...
Akwa Ibom just signed the VAPP Act into law, what does this mean?
At long last Akwa Ibom state joins 14 other Nigerian states who have adopted the Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Act, (VAPP) ...
Is the feud between Malami and Magu, mutiny in the Buhari government?
Earlier this week, the first lady Aisha Buhari went on Twitter to announce to the country that her aides had ...
Another year, another Lagos Flood, when will we learn?
After two days of torrential rainfall, the reports have begun to pour in, Lagos is again underwater. The annual Lagos ...
The EPL resumes today, posing a different kind of COVID-19 risk for Nigerians
Football is integral to the lives of significant percentage of the Nigerian population. Our football teams, both male and female ...
Oluwatoyin Salau is dead today because of toxic Nigerian parenting
Yesterday, news filtered onto the internet that 19 year old Nigerian American activist, Oluwatoyin Salau had been found. Or at ...
Build your own table: Why women should listen to Beyonce
by Onakoya Toluwanimi It is no surprise to learn that women, especially Black women, struggle and are exploited in the music ...
Nigeria has a sexual offender register, we encourage you to use it
Nigeria has a sexual offenders register. I know that sounds ridiculous considering everything that has happened on Nigerian twitter this ...
Will the church fail women on Ayo Ajani, as it did on Biodun Fatoyinbo?
This time last year, Nigerians were horrified to find out that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, spiritual head of the Commonwealth of ...
Ebola is far from dead, are we taking notice?
For the last three months, Nigeria has struggled to contain the novel Coronavirus, the country’s most robust response to a ...
#JusticeForUwa is a reminder that rape culture makes all women unsafe
Uwa Omozuwa was a 22 year old woman and a student of University of Benin. She had a life, had ...
“It’s a Mense World:” When should Men shut up?
by Toluwanimi Onakoya There is a discussion panel of five men. Can you guess the topic of discussion? Economic recession? ...
Tiwa Savage: Are women really the enemies of one another?
by Toluwanimi Onakoya “Women are always tearing other women down,” “Women are bitchy and catty,” “Women are women’s worst enemies.” Is ...
Governor Wike adds another twist to Rivers state’s never ending lock down saga
Less than a week after Governor Nyesom Wike put out videos of himself personally leading patrol squads banded to enforce ...
In Imo, Hope Uzodinma just made political office less lucrative
Just two months ago, Governor Hope Uzodinma was making waves in the media for election based reasons. To the surprise ...
Lai Mohammed finally joins the bandwagon of politicians punishing journalists for free speech
Want to understand just how much trouble Nigeria is in? A sitting Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has ...
Francophile Africa is finally economically free of French influence
We never thought we would see the day but it has finally happened. France has finally signed into law, a ...
Eid celebrations are around the corner, how can Northern states celebrate safely?
Today, the government of Jigawa state announced it was relaxing its strict lock down and reinstating movement privileges for Keke ...
With another university strike on its way, will Nigerian students ever catch a break?
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has announced it will be going on a two week ...
International flights to Nigeria might resume in June so brace yourselves
Last week it was announced that Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s premier airlines was furloughing 90% of its staff and ...
Chinese Doctors allowed into the country by the ministry of health have gone AWOL
Nigeria will disgrace you. This is a maxim that has become famous among young Millennial Nigerians and one we at ...
#SaveKatsinaNow is bringing attention to the violence plaguing the president’s home state
News about the Coronavirus has all but taken over news feeds across the country. It is on all the platforms, ...
Abubakar Shekau & Boko Haram are making headlines, but is it all good news?
After almost a year of silence, a new audio recording purportedly from Abubakar Shekau, the religious and military leader of ...
Governor Nyesom Wike’s antics in Rivers is a prime example of Nigerian lawlessness
On Sunday, 10th May 2020, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State began to act on his promises to punish Rivers ...
#JusticeForJennifer must not be allowed to become another empty hashtag
If you have followed the news, the you must understand that one of the inevitable outcomes of the restrictions on ...