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Nigerians are resisting the CBN’s crypto ban with #WeWantOurCryptoBack hashtag
Nigerians on social media are expressing their displeasure in what they perceive is an attack on their financial autonomy by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Today, a notification from the…
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How women from IDP camps are getting back their livelihoods
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are persons who have been displaced by natural disaster or conflicts from their homes, and with Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria and activities of other…
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The Nigerian police has launched a crime-reporting app, but tech illiteracy is the problem
The Nigerian police has just launched a crime-reporting mobile application called NPF Rescue Me, which will also provide intervention for health emergencies. The app is available on both Android and…
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The #SilhoutteChallenge gives us an opportunity to interrogate our gender bias
So much has been written about the inherent bias with which we judge the actions of people based solely on the gender at the receiving end of said judgement. Time…
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When online oversharing crosses the line, here’s what we owe each other
How does one begin to process the monumental loss of a parent? If you have ever spoken to anyone who experienced that pain, one common truth about that experience is…
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Can women have fun with the Silhouette Challenge and not be policed?
There are three constant things in life: rain, tax, and internet challenges. Just fresh from the Buss It Challenge and its equally viral cousin the Big Bank, the latest is…
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What we know about the military killings of Orlu natives in Imo
Yesterday, videos surfaced on the internet showing the Nigerian military in Orlu, Imo releasing live rounds into streets where indigenes are going about with their business caused a public uproar…
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The accounts of #ENDSARS protesters still frozen proves that we are in an oppressive regime
Three months after Nigerians showed nationwide demonstrations against police brutality with the #ENDSARS movement, leading to the government freezing bank accounts of some protesters via the Central Bank, those accounts…
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There’s still a soot crisis in Port Harcourt and how can we stop it?
On Sunday, a tweet went viral from user @GbemmyG in Port Harcourt showing her AC filters coated in soot, which reignited conversations about the city's enduring soot problem and its…
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Muslim group asking Bishop Kukah to leave Sokoto paints Muslims as intolerant
Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah in his Christmas message of last year accused President Buhari of nepotism, pursuing an agenda to ''stratify and institutionalise northern hegemony,'' amongst…
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There’s a social media shutdown in Uganda ahead of its presidential election
Ahead of Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday that pits the enduring incumbent Yoweri Museveni against opposition frontrunner and popular singer Bobi Wine, the country has restricted access to…
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Tunde Kelani’s new short film ‘To Live Again’ addresses the trauma of a teenage rape survivor
Trigger warning: drug-assisted rape In Tunde Kelani's new short film To Live Again, a teenage girl reckons with her rape experience. Suicidal thoughts and becoming mute, she is admitted into…
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The Capitol invasion and #ENDSARS protests have one thing in common: complicity of the police
The world is still reeling in shock from pro-Trump supporters invading the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and disrupting the counting of electoral votes that will confirm the win of president-elect…
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Nigeria is too poor a country for the amount of ‘poverty shaming’ that goes unchecked
If anybody knows the human behind the famous meme showing a person lying face down on a bare mattress with his feet up and deeply absorbed in whatever activity they…
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Nigeria emerges as third most popular user of gay dating app Grindr
Popular gay dating platform Grindr has released its inaugural Grindr Unwrapped - think Spotify Unwrapped, but this time an overview of the platform's sex and dating trends among the nearly…
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How Young Nigerians will spend Detty December
2020 has been an extraordinarily bad year, no need to recount. But with the arrival of the holiday season, attitudes might change a little. Detty December has been a cultural…
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President or Resident? Buhari’s confinement to Aso Villa continues to reflect in everything currently going wrong
Different strokes for different folks, it is often said. But the kind of strokes President Muhammadu Buhari gives Nigerian folks through his administration of the country only leaves behind the…
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The Nigerian Army is just as guilty as Boko Haram; Amnesty International warns
The Boko Haram-led insurgency in Nigeria is one which has lasted for over a decade and recent happenings suggest that unless there is a change in course of action, it…
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NYSC posting should be reconsidered in the face of COVID-19 and heightened insurgency
The recent surge in activities of insurgents leading to loss of numerous lives means that worries about a global virus will have to take a backseat. In fact, people in…
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Nigeria can do without Buratai and his speculation of terrorism for 20 more years
When the Nigerian Army launched a book, Compendium of Nigerian Army Transformation: The Buratai Years (2015-2020), in July to commemorate its annual anniversary and celebrate the reign of its Chief…
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5 Nigerian students speak about coping with the ASUU strike
In a year that has belonged to the coronavirus, pockets of police brutality protests and new anxieties from Nigeria's economic recession, the ASUU strike happening isn't strange given how frequent…
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The idea of mercenaries suggests the military needs new ideas on war against insurgency
Even though insurgency has almost become synonymous with Borno State, the recent tragedy which struck renewed calls and clamours for significant action against a terror sect which had been “technically…
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#WorldAIDSDay2020: Nigerians share their experiences about living with HIV and fighting stigma
There are 1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV, according to a 2019 survey by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). While this is a worrying figure, Nigeria has…
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Garba Shehu takes insensitivity to another level with comments on death of Borno farmers
The Nigerian media space was plunged into another period of mourning when scores of Borno farmers were reportedly killed by members of terror sect, Boko Haram in Zabarmari, a community…
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Why the end may not be in sight yet for Nigeria’s insecurity challenge
Incidents that took place in the past week have made it probably the most gruesome since the week of October 20, 2020. When Nigeria was again named the third most…
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Has internet regulation already begun with Feminist Coalition?
There has been much fuss about social media regulation and webspace restriction for some time now but the climax was reached during the #EndSARS protests as speculations were rife that…
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Mary WhatsApp: Social media communication demands tolerance and this Twitter trend amplifies it
Virtually every day on the internet sees to the breaking of a fresh event and what has got tongues wagging on social media is the WhatsApp conversation between a prospective…
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N100bn CACOVID commitment; cue for government to start work on Police reforms
The Coalition Against COVID-19, otherwise known as CACOVID, has continued to donate heavily towards the country's objective of bouncing back from the socio-economic effects of the global pandemic which has…
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₦500m compensation: Speaker Gbajabiamila and late Ifeanyi paying the price for a failed system
It is quite unfortunate that the very same war against recklessness of security agents that has been on for months now keeps manifesting itself in different forms. A recent evidence…
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Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu: Nigerians should not only be ‘Nigerians’ when they attain global success
Success, it is often said, has many friends but failure is treated like an orphan. This saying is one which has been aired at many social situations but no matter…
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YMonitor
- 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
YMonitor
- 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