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Health

With one doctor to 6000 patients, Nigeria is officially experiencing a health crisis

On this blog, between September 2017 till date we’ve called the attention of the Federal government of Nigeria to the collapsing health sector in the country especially as it relates to the infrastructural and the human aspects of the sector, the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has done absolutely nothing to... Read More

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nigeria, NMA, WHO

Beauty

Beauty’s memoir ‘I don’t hide my scars’ cuts past the bullsh_t about sexual assault

It is real. Sexual abuse, when discovered, evokes extreme reactions, due in the most part to ignorance, fear, and guilt. It is a crime. It can happen to anyone, male or female. Most of these assaults are done by men and by someone that you know such as a family member or an acquaintance. YNaija had... Read More

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I Don't Hide My Scars

Budgit

At BudgIT symposium, speakers call on Federal government to invest in its people

Recently, Mr Bill Gates was in Nigeria where he made an appeal to the federal government to invest in its people especially through education and health. Since his statements were released, the federal government and its supporters have tried to discredit his assertions and observations, trying to frame his point of view as motivated by... Read More

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Budgit, nigeria, Symposium

Swaziland

Swaziland is planning its very first Pride and they need your help

There is so much importance behind Pride. Especially on a continent like Africa where imported conservative Western values have pushed LGBT persons, formerly recognized and integrated into their communities into hiding their identities and pretending to be straight as a survival strategy. The Pride marches are held in memory of the very first marches that... Read More

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All Out, Gay pride, Rock of Hope Swaziland, Swaziland

Ambode, Buhari

Buhari is visiting Lagos and Ambode is ready to ruin the economy to impress him

Barring any change of plans, three things will happen today, March 29 2018. President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Lagos, there will be the 2018 edition of the Bola Tinubu Colloquium, and the economy of Lagos will be hit by a man-made disaster. The problem with Nigeria as rightly postulated by several bright minds is that of... Read More

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ambode, Buhari, economy

Unity Bank

[The Injustice Blog] Nigeria, Unity Bank and a saboteur

Unity Bank has come a long way since it was first formed from 9 banks during the great restructuring of the Nigerian banking industry, as chaired by Charles Soludo. In that time the bank has struggled to compete with other new gen banks and was struggling to break even. This is why the news that... Read More

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Medical students

UI just increased medical student fees on its unsuspecting students

When Mr Bill Gates was in Nigeria last week at the expanded National Executive Council Meeting of the federal government, one of the statements he made that is still dominating discourse is the atrocious state of Nigerian healthcare. According to him, Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places to give birth on earth with... Read More

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education, medical, UI

Lambda

These Africans just got nominated for a LAMBDA for their LGBT novels

Nigerians are truly taking over the Nigerian literary world, and a good number of them are doing it by takinng on LGBT stories out of the continent and amplifying them into a global space. Who could forget the work of queer literary pioneer Jude Dibia and the more recent work of writers like Chinelo Okparanta... Read More

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Frankie Edozien, Lambda, LGBT, Nnanna Ikpo, The Sexuality Blog

DSS

Is the DSS ever going to appoint a spokesperson?

Information is power and crucial in any organization as it is the only medium of exchange. The Department of State Services (DSS) like other parastatals of Government has a functioning unit with which it sends and receive information to and from Nigerians, an especially important task for an agency already shrouded in mystery. However, in... Read More

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#IAmANigerianNotACriminal, DSS, spokesperson

Lagos

The Lagos state Government has not shown enough concern to residents of Olusosun

Last week, the entire Lagos was held to a standstill. Lagosians were unable to move from the mainland to the island and vice versa. The reason for this was a cloud of black soot emanating from the Lagos state designated Olusosun dump site at Ojota. With no prior explanation and no attempts to kill the... Read More

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ambode, lagos, Olusosun

Liah Sharibu

#Dapchigirls: MURIC finally dropped its beef with CAN and did the right thing

The relationship between the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has been a suspicious and not a cordial one. Since it’s establishment, time and time they’ve come for each other’s jugular as it relates to issues relating to the polity and they’ve always had a religious dimension to their views... Read More

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CAN, Dapchi, MURIC

Sanitary aid for Nigerian girls

Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls still needs your help

Recently the BBC Pidgin service interviewed Oghenekaro Omu, the 26 year old behind the Nigerian non-profit, Sanitary Aid for Nigerian girls. Omu began the non-profit in late 2016 after a conversation on impressed on her just how stacked against the average the Nigerian girl, basic sanitary hygiene is. So Omu did something about it, she... Read More

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Karo Omu, Sanitary Aid For Nigerian Girls

DSS

[The Injustice Blog] The DSS is returning Nigeria to its dark past

The Department of State Services (DSS) is in the news once again for the wrong reasons and its evident the agency is now more of an official abduction and assassination agency. In recent times, it has being the practice of the secret police to arrest Nigerians and keep them incommunicado until they die while the... Read More

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DSS, falana, moshood

Dapchi

[The Activism Blog] #Dapchigirls: Amnesty International accuse nigerian security forces of complicity

The last has not been heard about the unfortunate abduction of 110 girls at federal government girls college Dapchi Yobe state as the Federal government is not giving the necessary updates to Nigerians about its efforts in securing the release. However global human right watchdog Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian security forces especially the... Read More

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Amnesty International, Dapchi, Nigerian Army

NSITF

The NSITF fund was looted and the ULC has decided to take action

Barring any change of plans, the newly formed United Labour Congress (ULC) has resolved to embark on an indefinite strike in a few days. The reason is pretty straightforward and wholly justified, the Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) last year uncovered a fraud of about 30 billion naira at the Nigerian Social Insurance... Read More

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EFCC, Labour, NSITF

BBNaija

Trust Nigerians to turn BBNaija into one big hypermasculinity contest

Who is the real Alpha Male in #BBNaija RT for Miracle, Like for Tobi Don’t ask me of the other one, respect yourself. pic.twitter.com/f2akN6dkxu — Uncle Ray (@Raynergy) March 19, 2018 There are quite a number of things I dislike about this season of BBNaija, from Big Brother’s oddly automated voice that feels like something... Read More

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Big Brother Naija, K Brule, miracle, Teddy A, tobi

[The Injustice Blog] The change we were promised is driving people to suicide

The year 2016/2017 marked by suicides in Nigeria. We plummeted from the international happiness index and saw cases of people taking their own lives rise across the country due to majorly economic reasons. Who can forget the doctor who jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge because he was driven to despair by his debts? The... Read More

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nigeria, suicide, unemployment

Zodwa Wabantu

Zodwa Wabantu got deported by the Zambian government for fears she would ‘undermine national values’

It is easy to forget just how much western influence has come to determine what Africans and African countries value, and how they treat their citizens and Africans from other countries based on those values. There are few things Africans have latched on to and become fanatical about quite like Christianity. Sure Christianity has brought... Read More

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Christianity, Deportation, Sexuality Blog, Zambia, Zodwa Wabantu

Dayo Benjamins Laniyi

[The Activism Blog] There is another side of Dayo Benjamins Laniyi you don’t know

Last week I was in Abuja as a media participant at the Bold and Beautiful 2018, a week long program in commemoration of the international women’s day with the theme “Press for Progress” convened by celebrity host and wife of the senior Pastor RCCG Throne room Abuja Pastor Dayo Benjamins Laniyi. The program which is... Read More

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2018, Dayo, women

[The Injustice Blog] In Ondo state, education will soon be commercialized

One major casualty of our pseudo democracy over the years is the Education sector. The sector has been underfunded by some administrations and has been completely overlooked by others. To show how terrible the state of education in Nigeria has become the recent WAEC result is the quickest pointer. According to WAEC 83% of candidates... Read More

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AAUA, akeredolu, Ondo

Women: Ugly Truth About The Increase In Rape Cases

There has been an increase in cases of rape and gang rape in Nigeria, but many go unreported. The few that get reported to the authorities are either not pursued by the police or the victim is advised to keep silent lest she disgrace her immediate and extended family. Nigeria remains a patriarchal society. Women are... Read More

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LGBT

Here’s What No One Tells You About LGBT Acceptance in Nigeria

Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan signed a bill in 2014 criminalizing same-sex relationships in Nigeria, regardless of pressure from Western governments to uphold the rights of gay, lesbian and bisexual people. The Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) bans gay marriage, same-sex “amorous relationships” and membership of gay rights groups with penalties of up to fourteen... Read More

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homosexuals, LGBT, SSMPA

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

Cassava Republic

Here’s the cover for “She Called Me Woman” the new LGBT anthology by Cassava Republic

You might realise how ground breaking the new book by Cassava Republic is for Nigerian literature, which is why you have us here. There have been a number of Nigerian fictional novels with queer or LGBT characters, or even books by openly out Nigerians in the diaspora (think Jude Idada and Frank Edozien), but this... Read More

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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

Sleep

Sleep is inextricably linked to your sex drive, you should be getting more of it

A man or woman’s libido has to be without doubt, full of life and spontaneous, right? Most people want to think that their sex drive is so instinctual that it should beat out other obstacles that would come its way. The reality is that an amazing, healthy sex drive depends on really a number of... Read More

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Health, sex drive, sleep

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

male face

It turns out, the components of your face does influence how people are attracted to you

Individuals with facial features typical for newborn children draw out similar sentiments and sympathy that infants do. Men with mature and manly features convey life and sexual power. Ladies are more attracted to male faces that consolidate the best components of these extremes: the large eyes and medium-to-little nose of the endearing face, with the... Read More

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ideal male face

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

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