Category: Counter Culture Blog
[The Injustice Blog] Kenya just showed the world Africa is not ready for “Change”
After the mudslinging and unverified accusations levelled against the Kenyan judiciary by President Uhuru Kenyatta, he was declared the winner ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Kevin Spacey just came out, but we really wish he didn’t
pic.twitter.com/X6ybi5atr5 — Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017 So this morning two time Oscar winner and House of Cards actor ...
[The Injustice Blog] Government’s commitment to eradicating unemployment is ‘indifferent’
Unemployment has been with Nigerians for the past 57 years of our independence and it’s yet to receive any working ...
[The Injustice Blog] Not Boko Haram, this is the real Nigeria’s ticking time bomb
Over the years, the country has been engulfed in crises that have received enough attention from the government at every level. ...
[The Activism Blog] 650 people die daily in road accidents across Africa – UN
At a time many countries are making efforts to make the road safer, The United Nations through its UN Special ...
[The Activism Blog] SERAP’s persistence on NASS’ accountability just paid off
The quest for accountability in public office championed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has yielded another positive ...
[The Injustice Blog] Nigerian Senators and Yahaya Bello are just “Two sides of a Coin”
The precarious situation in Kogi under the leadership of a man that has made a mockery of Governance in the ...
[The Injustice Blog] The Nigerian Senate and its “Bag of Shame”
In his characteristical manner, he was pictured kneeling down wearing a black suit with two hands raised up and his ...
[The Activism Blog] Africa needs 11 million doctors, nurses, teachers to avert ‘disaster’ – UN
The United Nations has declared that Africa needs 11 million more doctors, nurses and teachers by 2030 to prevent a ...
[The Activism Blog] Civil society coalition call for immediate probe of the IGP
It’s not yet uhuru for Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris and may not happen anytime soon. While ...
[The Activism Blog] Why the UN refutes the Nigerian Army’s “technical defeat” of Boko Haram
The United Nations has nothing but a strong rebuttal for the federal government’s claim of technically defeating Boko-Haram in the ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Non-disclosure agreements silence victims, why are they still a thing?
Just when you think you’ve heard everything about Harvey Weinstein, something else pops up that makes you question just how ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Woody Allen dares to make a movie romanticising pedophilia in this Weinstein era
One of the first things you’d expect to happen following the Harvey Weinstein scandal – the allegations of sexual harassment ...
[The Activism Blog] 264 million children worldwide not in school, says UNESCO | How many in Nigeria?
UNESCO, in its latest report, claimed that 264 million children worldwide are not in school. Even though the figure looks ...
[The Injustice Blog] Can we bring back old times?
The political process in Nigeria was at its peak in the 70’s and 80’s due to the personality of individuals ...
[The Injustice Blog] When pictures don’t tell a good tale
The popular saying, “pictures tell a thousand words” summarily sums up the importance of a picture to the photographer and to the personae ...
[The Injustice Blog] Is Abdulrasheed Maina a reward for corruption?
The secret reinstatement and eventual sacking of the wanted former head of Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Alhaji Abdulrasheed ...
[The Activism Blog] Africa to the World: Chude Jideonwo, Debola Williams set to launch new book at Yale
The managing partners of RED, Chude Jideonwo and Debola Williams will be launching a first of its kind electoral book authored ...
[The Injustice Blog] Buhari’s presidency and the plethora of errors, is there an enemy within?
President Muhammadu Buhari was the most popular Nigerian 2014/2015. His popularity was such that every stumbling block erected on his ...
[The Injustice Blog] Why EFCC may fail in its bid to re-arrest Abdulrasheed Maina
The news report that the EFCC has gone after the reinstated (now sacked) former head of the Presidential Task Team ...
[The Activism Blog] SERAP asks NASS to withdraw directive to banks to unfreeze Patience Jonathan’s accounts
That respite will soon come for former first lady Patience Jonathan in her travails with the EFCC is a conditional ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Sam Smith just came out as gender non-binary
It is hard not to feel bad for cis-gendered heterosexual people sometimes. As more and more sexual minorities come into ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Nivea and Racism: Bleaching in Nigeria is never, ever cut and dried
This really hasn’t been a good month for Nivea, Dove or Harvey Weinstein but that’s a different matter. In the ...
[The Activism Blog] Kogi workers have been reduced to Beggars – Labour Unions
It will take another lie for the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to escape this one from the organise ...
[The Injustice Blog] How Okorocha can help by visiting South Africa
While the governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha is still receiving knocks for his ill-motivated five hundred and twenty million Naira ...
[The Injustice Blog] What are Nigerians doing in South Africa?
The mindless killings of Nigerians in South Africa has remained unabated and the brewing signs are not helping either, the ...
[The Activism Blog] US rates NAPTIP high in combating human trafficking
The effort of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to put an end to human ...
[The Injustice Blog] The ominous signs from South Africa
There is a Yoruba proverb which says “when a visitor is being served the head or bottom of a yam ...
[The Sexuality Blog] SA artiste Brickz’s rape case proves only personal discipline can keep a man from straying
For a rape case surrounding a high profile person, the case against Sipho Ndlovu, the South African rapper otherwise known ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Hon. Gudaji thinks family planning has no place in Islam, but we disagree
It’s a rare skill, to be able to continually put your foot in your mouth, when you speak publicly. Rare ...
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy