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Edwin Okolo July 22, 2020

Alleged rigging at the Nigerian Bar Association elections is a signifier of how much trouble we are in as a nation

The last recourse for justice for the average Nigerian is the Nigerian legal system. It is where we go when we have been wronged, when we try to force the…

Editor July 21, 2020

Governor David Umahi just sacked 1000 aides, but why did he need them in the first place?

One of the unfortunate consequences of running a democracy like the one in Nigeria is that each elected official at every level can run their elected office to their discretion…

Editor July 20, 2020

#JusticeForIzu: To truly eradicate rape culture, we need structural solutions, not individual justice

A few days ago, news broke that a young man named Izu Madubueze had committed suicide. According to reports from his friends, he was pushed to suicide after he was…

Editor July 16, 2020

Wilfully defaulting on your loans is no longer an option, thanks to this new CBN directive

Nigeria has a serious debt problem. It is such a pervasive problem that families will not invest in the businesses of their family members, banks refuse to give loans without…

Editor July 15, 2020

Nearly 5 million people applied for Batch C of the N-Power scheme this year

the moment it was confirmed that indeed, contrary to rumours and false information, Nigerians were indeed susceptible to the Coronavirus, it was only a matter of time before the extreme…

Editor July 14, 2020

On the 60th anniversary of Independence, a new non-fiction novel from Cassava Republic revisits our colonialist past

In a few months, Nigerians in the country and across the world will gather to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our Independence from British Rule. This has become a significant…

Editor July 13, 2020

356 Nigerian soldiers allegedly resigned in the middle of active duty, this should worry you

Unless you don't follow the news, then you must have come across one of the many reports of disgruntled military personnel, from order rank soldiers who abandon their posts or…

Editor July 10, 2020

With 150 vaccines in development & 19 in clinical trials, there is real progress in ending Covid19

Eight months into the region outbreak that has escalated into a global pandemic, the true mental toll of living in constant vigilance is beginning to show. Countries are prematurely easing…

Editor July 9, 2020

Trump targets foreign students in new immigration policy, double-crossing Trump supporting Nigerian immigrants

This week, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) announced that it was putting in place policies furthered by President Trump that would make foreign students in the…

Editor July 8, 2020

At long last, the Sexual Harassment Bill 2020 has been passed

It has taken several years and the concerted efforts of activists across the country, but the Sexual Harassment Bill 2020 has finally cleared its third reading and been passed into…

Editor July 6, 2020

Domestic flights resume July 8, but is it too soon?

It was inevitable that the Nigerian government would eventually be forced to remove all travel restrictions and reopen interstate roads, airports and seaports. After all Nigeria is a country with…

Editor July 3, 2020

Stakeholders affirm FG’s commitment to Electoral Reforms

Nigeria has long struggled with getting elections right. Because of this many of our election milestones have come in the last 20 of the country's 60 year history, including the…

Editor July 2, 2020

Nigeria’s obsession with indigene based politicking needs to end, today

Nigeria is obsessed with ethnic boundaries and indigene based politics. We see it pop up in all levels of government, in the public service and even in private interactions between…

Editor June 29, 2020

Discos say you can blame the NERC for the increase in your next light bill

Do you remember when it was announced earlier this year that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had approved permissions for the Disco's was going to increase light tariffs on…

Editor June 26, 2020

‘Support, Dont Punish’ is the mission we must all advocate for on World Drug Day

Nigeria has a drug problem. According recent research published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, there are 11 million Nigerians who struggle with some kind of addiction…

Editor June 26, 2020

Ekiti state is opening its first dedicated GBV referral centre

In a country where many seem undecided about how to treat victims of sexual assault and gender based violence, the Ekiti state government has proven itself revolutionary, leading the charge…

Edwin Okolo June 25, 2020

Gabon has decriminalized homosexuality

In an unprecedented move for Gabon, Gabonese lawmakers in the country's lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa…

Edwin Okolo June 24, 2020

Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri

For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and the thousands of children trapped within it, susceptible to neglect…

Edwin Okolo June 23, 2020

Akwa Ibom just signed the VAPP Act into law, what does this mean?

At long last Akwa Ibom state joins 14 other Nigerian states who have adopted the Violence Against Person's Prohibition Act, (VAPP) as state legislation. There are many reasons why this is…

Editor June 22, 2020

Is the feud between Malami and Magu, mutiny in the Buhari government?

Earlier this week, the first lady Aisha Buhari went on Twitter to announce to the country that her aides had been arrested on the orders of the Inspector General of…

Editor June 18, 2020

Another year, another Lagos Flood, when will we learn?

After two days of torrential rainfall, the reports have begun to pour in, Lagos is again underwater. The annual Lagos flood has become a rite of passage for Lagos JJC's…

Editor June 17, 2020

The EPL resumes today, posing a different kind of COVID-19 risk for Nigerians

Football is integral to the lives of significant percentage of the Nigerian population. Our football teams, both male and female are a rallying point and a source of national pride.…

Editor June 16, 2020

Oluwatoyin Salau is dead today because of toxic Nigerian parenting

Yesterday, news filtered onto the internet that 19 year old Nigerian American activist, Oluwatoyin Salau had been found. Or at least her body had been found, a week after she…

Toluwanimi Onakoya June 8, 2020

Build your own table: Why women should listen to Beyonce

by Onakoya Toluwanimi It is no surprise to learn that women, especially Black women, struggle and are exploited in the music industry. Even Queen B herself admitted to the hurdles that…

Editor June 5, 2020

Nigeria has a sexual offender register, we encourage you to use it

Nigeria has a sexual offenders register. I know that sounds ridiculous considering everything that has happened on Nigerian twitter this last week. Several high profile celebrities have been accused of…

Edwin Okolo June 3, 2020

Will the church fail women on Ayo Ajani, as it did on Biodun Fatoyinbo?

This time last year, Nigerians were horrified to find out that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, spiritual head of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) was an alleged rapist. Busola Dakolo, a…

Editor June 2, 2020

Ebola is far from dead, are we taking notice?

For the last three months, Nigeria has struggled to contain the novel Coronavirus, the country's most robust response to a global ailment since the Ebola pandemic of 2016. For good…

Editor June 1, 2020

#JusticeForUwa is a reminder that rape culture makes all women unsafe

Uwa Omozuwa was a 22 year old woman and a student of University of Benin. She had a life, had a future, had plans she was working towards. It was…

Op-Ed Editor May 30, 2020

“It’s a Mense World:” When should Men shut up?

by Toluwanimi Onakoya There is a discussion panel of five men. Can you guess the topic of discussion? Economic recession? Investment Policies? Aeronautical Engineering? Well, you guessed wrong. The topic…

Op-Ed Editor May 28, 2020

Tiwa Savage: Are women really the enemies of one another?

by Toluwanimi Onakoya “Women are always tearing other women down,” “Women are bitchy and catty,” “Women are women’s worst enemies.” Is this the truth? Or is this the easy lie that…

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