Category: Counter Culture Blog
[The Injustice Blog] Why is the Nigerian Child left so unprotected?
In recent times, the Nigerian child has been at the receiving end of anti-social behaviours, compared to what occurred in ...
[The Activism Blog] The nepotism in Buhari’s government is sickening
A Twitter user and regular public commentator @ogbenidipo has cried out in reaction to the level of nepotism in the ...
[The Activism Blog] The #NotTooYoungToRun has moved from a bill to a movement
The #NotTooYoungToRun social media trend has moved from being a bill passed by the National Assembly into a movement. Led ...
[The Injustice Blog] It’s time for men to start speaking out publicly against rape
Being a man is more than a name, it’s about responsibility, reliability and being a role model. These factors are more important ...
[The Activism Blog] WHO to Nigeria: Stop killing 236,000 children annually
A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) which has revealed that Nigeria is losing 236,000 children annually to ...
[The Injustice Blog] What is the worth of a Nigerian life?
There is nothing new in Nigeria because things happen in cycles. Things deemed abnormal in saner climes are accepted as ...
[The Injustice Blog] The APC-led FG has learnt nothing from Jonathan and the PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC), the ruling party in the country was a coalition of several political parties majorly the ...
[The Activism Blog] We appreciate Deji Adeyanju for leading protests demanding Buhari’s return
Deji Adeyanju, the erstwhile National Youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now an activist. Adeyanju, a young ...
[The Sexuality Blog] We are happy M.I. is finally taking a stand on gay rights
Rapper and record label executive M.I Abaga recently started a podcast called ‘Middle Ground’, a non-conventional talk podcast he runs ...
[The Injustice Blog] When will the Nigeria Police Force stop being stupid during protests?
On January 01 2012, there was a nationwide outcry over the Federal Government’s removal of subsidy on petroleum products. This ...
[The Activism Blog] The Senate’s statement on protests demanding Buhari’s resignation is foolish
The Bukola Saraki-led eighth Senate has been a plethora of jesters. Irrespective of party affiliation they are all the same ...
If you do one thing today, it should be reading this essay by Deandre Levy.
Men have gotten a lot of slack in the last few months for their increasingly frustrating refusal to look inwards ...
[The Activism Blog] Falana’s message to Saraki on pensions should provoke citizens to act
Human right lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has advised the Senate president Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki to return his pension and ...
[The Injustice Blog] These continuous reports of rape have to stop
Have you noticed how we can hardly go through a day without receiving at least one news report about rape? ...
[The Activism Blog] The good guys at BudgIT just showed us Lagos’ budget exceeds its revenue
Last week was a sweet sour experience for the BudgIT family. The Twitter account of Seun Onigbinde, its Co-founder was ...
[The Injustice Blog] The Police has some questions to answer on the 42 alleged homosexuals
The Lagos State government on August 03, 2017, arraigned 42 individuals before a magistrate court on a one-count charge bordering ...
[The Activism Blog] Gates Foundation praises Nigeria on polio immunisation report
Despite the gale of dark cloud hovering over the country, there’s something to cheer. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
[The Activism Blog] This damning report by NOI polls on Nigeria’s doctors’ deficit should make you weep
There is an impending health crisis in Nigeria that needs to be nipped in the bud immediately. The new report ...
[The Sexuality Blog] What’s the point of a Sexual Violence Response Team when you’ll still parade people accused of sexual crimes?
The Lagos state government under Babatunde Fashola had its problems, but it managed some semblance of uniformity in the policies ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Jordan just repealed the law that makes women marry their rapists
Jordan’s ‘marry the rapist’ clause has been repealed by its parliament. pic.twitter.com/GFzB5W2DRA — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 1, 2017 ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Botswana just became the first African country to offer free sanitary products to young women
Botswana, the quiet country sandwiched in the heart of Southern Africa has always been way ahead of the pack in ...
[The Activism Blog] Some Nigerians are ready to force Buhari to resign or be impeached via a daily sit-out
Tired over the silence on the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, a coalition of Civil Society Groups are set to ...
[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Seun Onigbinde’s Twitter account hacked
The Twitter account of lead partner of civic tech organisation, BudgIT, Seun Onigbinde has been hacked. The organisation said this ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Aren’t we tired of equating sex and sexual minorities with HIV?
This morning on Twitter, the conversation – as it is wont to – roved on to sexual minorities. Trans people ...
For the naysayers; Lagos reported 574 confirmed cases of rape/sexual assault in 2016-2017
When we speak about sexual assault and rape in Lagos in public spaces, without fail, the #NotAllMen brigade appear first ...
[The Sexuality Blog] 5 things to know about the 42 men arrested in Lagos for homosexuality
On the 31st of July 2017, gossip social media channel, Instablog9ja first broke the news that the Lagos State taskforce ...
[The Activism Blog] The National Assembly is planning to kill NGOs with its ridiculous NGO Regulatory Bill
The House of Representatives is presently considering what might be called ‘the most dangerous piece of legislation’ to come before ...
[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Civic Hive is set to change the face of citizenship engagement in Nigeria
By now, we are sure you know we are big fans of BudgIT and the work they do with citizenship ...
[The Activism Blog] This NEITI report finally proves why Nigeria doesn’t need oil
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has done an audit of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry in 2014, and ...
Brittle Paper is hosting Romeo Oriogun and Arinze Ifeakandu to talk Queer Lit this August
Literary magazine, Brittle Paper has really come through in 2017 for Nigerian queer writers and queer writing. From promoting Holy ...
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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