Category: Counter Culture Blog
The Nigerian police raises an important question about Amotekun
Who has the right to bear sophisticated arms? That is the question the Nigerian police representatives in Ekiti, Ogun and ...
Somebody help! There’s fire on the mountain and all we see are commiserations
Between January 7 and January 10, 30 fire cases were reported in Osun, and 39 in Lagos state. This is ...
‘Amotekun’ initiative is the paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for to combat Nigeria’s growing insecurity challenge
Imagine a group of security personnel made up of people who live in our neighborhood or have a comprehensive understanding ...
Does NERC need a prophet to know that electricity tariff hike is disadvantageous to the livelihood of the average Nigerian?
The steep poverty level an immense number of Nigerians live in, and the minimal steps set up to combat that ...
Another day, another arrest of suspected homosexuals by Kano’s hisbah corps
As part of its ‘enforcement’ of Shari’a laws, the Kano state’s para-law enforcement agency, the Hisbah Corps has been instrumental ...
The United Methodist church is splitting from its African branches over gay marriage
Religion is a powerful catalyst for social change. Its power to unite people around a singular cause and inspire selfless ...
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is supposed to clean up Nigerian oil, but will it?
Global news platform, Al-Jazeera recently put out a micro-documentary that caught our interest. At 7 minutes long, the explainer manages ...
It’s 2020 and NDA cadets shouldn’t be bullying helpless citizens, except we are a lawless country
For Nigerians, the abuse of power by the Nigerian army and the humiliating treatment of everyday persons whom they find ...
Dear Governor; bad roads and not bad cars are the major causes of Lagos gridlocks
Lagos has a serious and historical problem with traffic congestion and gridlocks that often run for hours and has been ...
The arguments are over but the rights of LGBTQ Nigerians are still not taken seriously
The LGBT discourse which made the rounds on Twitter late last week after Feminist, Gender-Equality advocate and award-winning Documentary filmmaker ...
We’re going into 2020 with an infrastructural funding crisis
One of the major campaign promises of the Buhari administration during its first and second election runs was the promise ...
We thought the year of ridiculous policies was finally over, but Kano says no
This year saw quite a number of preposterous bills and laws getting proposed and enacted. From the social media bill ...
More than we ever thought, domestic workers in Nigeria need stronger protection
About five days ago, a video of a woman pushing a little girl out of a car and going on ...
Borders in Nigeria are staying closed for the foreseeable future
Earlier this year, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Authority, Hameed Ali announced the country was closing its land ...
The judge assigned to Omoyele Sowore’s suit has resigned, so what next?
the last 4 months, the entire country has followed with trepidation the case of journalist, activist and presidential candidate Omoyele ...
All we want for Christmas is Leah Sharibu
February 2018 started like a normal day for Leah Sharibu, but by then end of that day, she had joined ...
Difficult to believe but the federal government is empowering a lawless generation
When the highest branch of authority in the country fails to uphold an elevated standard of order and respect for ...
Shina Peller was arrested by the Nigerian police, this is Nigeria in 2019
We are at the end of a decade, and everything that has happened in the last year tell us that ...
#YNaija2019Review: 10 moments that proved that Nigeria is a jungle
Forget what you’ve heard, Nigeria is a jungle and the shame is ours ANA owing young writer Every time this ...
For Nigerian men, dark humour means trivialising women’s oppression
So here’s the thing for many Nigerians (read men) on social media spaces: clout reigns supreme. Nothing else really matters ...
Asa’s ‘Murder In the USA’ might rely on tropes to pass its message, but it is no less powerful for it
Before the release of the video for “Murder in the USA” the song carried an entirely different context from its visual ...
Punch NG is standing up for freedom of expression by taking a stand for Nigerian media
Editorial: Buhari’s lawlessness: Our standhttps://t.co/M2PqwfXHZL pic.twitter.com/5WmJYjILt0 — The Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) December 11, 2019 Today, the editorial board at ...
We can blame the government for many things, but rail line vandalism isn’t one of them
For the average Nigerian, trains still aren’t a viable alternative transportation options. Our rail lines are still terrible, and the ...
Moradeun’s death could have been avoided if we held our government accountable
To talk about the Nigerian healthcare system is to come to terms with the most importance of our government’s incompetence. ...
SERAP is making lifetime pensions for Nigerian governors & senators a thing of the past
On 26 November, the Zamfara state assembly repealed its pension law. This law, while active, made provisions for the upkeep ...
If Governor El-Rufai could do it, then Nigeria should get ready for more women in government
The face of politics in Nigeria has and continues to be male. Brutishly male, older and viciously stagnant. With a ...
It’s Basketmouth today but are Nigerian comedians ready to take notes on accountability?
For the Nigerian entertainment industry, accountability is a relatively new concept. The idea that endorsing, promoting and even reaping off ...
Nigeria’s mental health problem runs deeper
On November 11, the Human Rights Watch published a mental health report, from an on-the-ground investigation that began in August ...
The Nigerian Police seem to have gotten a new memo and we are worried
Every now and then, a new police brutality story emerges. But every day, the fear of its depth and gore ...
Nigeria still has a lot to do in fighting against gender-based violence
Today is the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is a day the United Nations has set ...