Deep Dive

November 6, 2020

Buhari should already know that excuses don’t pass anymore

President Muhammadu Buhari, through the Speaker of the state House of Assembly Hon. Yakubu Danladi, Kwara, Friday, appealed to Nigerians to keep having faith in his administration, during a town hall meeting in Ilorin. He said, “If we have not done enough or we have not touched everybody, we appeal that you please bear with us.... Read More

good governance, president buhari

November 6, 2020

Why the Judicial Panel should not accept the CCTV footage from the Lekki scene

It is weeks after the Lekki Massacre and, despite obvious indications that it happened, government and security agents are still rigmarolling in pools of the blood of innocent young Nigerians denying that the colour of blood is red. Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Nigerians watched in an Instagram LIVE video by DJ Switch, how armed security... Read More

#EndSARS, Lekki Shooting

November 6, 2020

Sowore’s resilience to the #EndSARS cause makes us ask questions about 2023

Looking back to every event that unfolded in October 2020, from the #EndSARS protests to the #LekkiShooting, it is safe to assume that this period will go down in Nigeria’s history books as a turning point in the nation’s evolution. For a good number of the protesters, most of which are the Nigerian youth, the... Read More

#EndBadGovernace, #EndSARS, Abuja, FSARS, nigeria, Police NG, Yele Sowore

November 6, 2020

The FRSC wants to arm its operatives and why we should be worried

Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Chairman, Akinfolarin Mayowa, is planning to enforce the 1992 Act of FRSC that allowed the corps to carry guns. According to a report by Daily Times, FRSC operatives will begin to bear firearms in measures to curtail the excesses of road users in Nigeria. This development was said to have... Read More

Akinfolarin Mayowa, frsc, FRSC operatives

November 5, 2020

Esther Agbaje’s achievements remind the Nigerian youth of its distressing predicament

The victimisation of the Nigerian youth within Nigeria can make up an entire thesis in itself. From the profiling of any young person confident enough to be expressive to the absence of young people in positions of power, to high levels of unemployment in the country, young Nigerians can’t seem to catch a break. To... Read More

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November 5, 2020

Silence, denial and the characteristic tactics of oppressing #EndSARS protesters

If there was a way to qualify the reaction of the government to the issues that birthed the #EndSARS protests and subsequent developments, it is that the government, often through security apparatuses, seems to have a knack for responding with the very grievance raised. When people demonstrated against police brutality, what followed were more stories... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

#EndSARS, Modupe “Mochievous” Odele

November 5, 2020

Stopping Buhari’s medical tourism may lead to improved healthcare

The Senate Thursday, reportedly issued a strong warning to State House Officials to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from embarking on medical tourism. The warning was given by Senator Danjuma La’ah, Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, when the State House Permanent Secretary, Tijani Umar, appeared before the panel to defend his 2021 budget estimates. The... Read More

medical tourism, president buhari, senate

November 5, 2020

Nigeria’s debt profile is a problem for the country’s future

Like many third world countries, Nigeria is enmeshed in a mountain of debt to financing corporations and international finance agencies. The latest news about what has now become Nigeria’s loan-taking culture is about a proposed $1.2 billion agricultural loan to be taken from Brazil. There have been mixed reactions, with many Nigerians criticising the government... Read More

Debt profile, loan

November 5, 2020

INEC’s early voter registration is a good sign, but there are issues

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wednesday, announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Electoral body, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during a budget defence session with the Senate Committee on INEC. The proposed early... Read More

Early voter registration, INEC, voter registration

November 5, 2020

Why FG’s planned VAT rate increase will do more harm than good

As part of the Federal Government’s revenue generation plan, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, announced the intention to increase the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT). One of the claims of the Federal Government is that Nigeria still has one of the lowest VAT rates in the world. A... Read More

November 5, 2020

#SayNoToSocialMediaBill: Why we must resist moves to stifle voices

The #EndSARS campaign – a protest like non-other in the history of Nigeria; has reawakened Nigerian politicians’ attempts to censor social media, and the proposed social media bill is already becoming a reality. No doubt arguing that social media played a big role in the success of the protest, serving as the launch-pad and the... Read More

#Saynotothesocialmediabill, Nigerian politicians, nigerians

November 5, 2020

How the ICC investigations can help the #EndSARS movement

A lot has transpired in the course of getting justice for victims of the #EndSARS movement. From what started as denial became reluctance, the Lagos and federal governments has been anything but straightforward in its ‘confessions’ and ‘promises’. For instance, Lagos’ Babajide Sanwo-Olu promised that investigation would commence on the shootings while the Federal government... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, International Criminal Court (ICC)

November 4, 2020

#AmericaDecides exposes the obvious flaws in our electoral process

If you have been paying attention to current events all over the world since this past week, you no doubt by now are aware of one of the biggest events currently unfolding, the presidential election of the United States of America. With an election so big, and a lot of international interests at stake, it’s... Read More

INEC, nigerian government, US elections

November 4, 2020

Here’s why Nigerians are still rooting for Donald Trump

As a world power, America’s influence in the world cuts across borders. Virtually every continent has been affected – negatively or positively – by America’s policies, and Africa is not left out. Nigeria has particularly received more blows than ever from Donald Trump‘s administration policies. But that development has not deterred Nigerians from showing unreserved... Read More

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November 4, 2020

FG seeks to expand its loan foot prints to Latin America

It’s another Wednesday being a Nigerian in Nigeria, and the daily reminder for today of this distressing fact is the news that the Federal Government of Nigeria is looking to expand the nation’s debt by $1.2 billion. The Federal government is looking to take a loan from Brazil – whose economy contracted by a historic... Read More

ACGSF, brazil, Buhari, FG, Lebanon, NBS, nddc, nigeria

November 4, 2020

#EndSARS: The FG’s recent actions remind us of something and it is terrifying

Following the #EndSARS Protest that rocked Nigeria for weeks, the government have claimed that they will consciously begin working towards a change. And while some judicial panels have been set up to investigate police brutality, corruption and the extra-judicial killings by the police, the government’s actions outside of that seems to be opposing democracy and... Read More

#EndSARS, CBN, Modupe Odele, Modupe Odula

November 4, 2020

We have reasons government should stop sending students abroad

If you were to list commendable efforts by Nigerian leaders to ensure progressive development, you may be thinking of how students are sent to foreign countries on scholarships; as part of some bilateral education agreements. You may also want to consider how the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) sends students from the Niger Delta region... Read More

corruption, government, nddc, SCHOLARSHIP

November 3, 2020

#LekkiShootings: Malami proposes what really transpired on day of Lekki Massacre but seems to be forgetting key details

It’s been two weeks since the Lekki shootings and the events of that day, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 is still fresh in the minds of many Nigerians. The incident which many Nigerians reported to have claimed the lives of protesters garnered a fervent negative reaction from Nigerians in diaspora and the international community. However, the... Read More

#EndSARS, Lekki Shooting, Malami

UNICEF, Nigerian Army

November 3, 2020

It must be a hangover for the Nigerian Army who still act like they are in power

Nigeria is 60 years old this year and of those years, soldiers from the Nigerian Army have ruled for a sizeable part. We will recall how barely six years after independence, some officers of the Nigerian Army tried to forcibly take over power but failed. Their action set the tone for a series of military... Read More

November 3, 2020

The LCC boss has confessed but there are obvious time gaps | #EndSARS

As proceedings of the Lagos judicial panel continue in the wake of the #LekkiShootings, the latest development involving the long-awaited CCTV recording has only provided more questions. The Lekki shooting happened. Then, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made an outright denial that there were casualties. Later, he admitted that there was one. Then came the reluctant admittance.... Read More

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Lagos Judicial Panel, LCC, Lekki Shootings

November 3, 2020

What the Federal Government can do to end the ASUU strike

With the way the Federal Government is handling the ASUU strike, one would think that it is a problem that defies solution. Meanwhile, possible resolutions to the long-standing impasse between the FG and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is as simple as finding a middle ground or simply meeting the demands of the... Read More

ASUU, FG, Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education

November 3, 2020

#JusticeforPelumi: Another tragic story of a Nigerian youth gone too soon

For the umpteenth time now, Nigerian youths are crying out to the authorities to get justice for yet another fallen comrade who got arrested and was reportedly murdered by the police while he was being held in police custody. 20-year-old Pelumi Onifade, an undergraduate of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), was reported missing after hoodlums... Read More

#JusticeforPelumi, nigerian police, Pelumi Onifade

November 3, 2020

#FreeMoeSexy: Is the Nigerian government veering into a dictatorship?

If we were to begin by asking why the Nigerian government have been so threatened by the brewing revolution from the #EndSARS protest, we might never conclude. For the longest part, Nigerians have considered the state a democracy; a democracy which gives them rights to express themselves freely. But recently, these rights, as well as... Read More

November 3, 2020

This is why the government, maybe not the police, is the problem | #EndSARS

For years since the clamour to #EndSARS began, before it eventually became a full-blown movement, the central idea has always been the dignity of the citizenry. Being a Nigerian citizen should mean that one’s rights should be respected by the Nigerian system, and there’d be no need to be afraid of having a deadly encounter... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

#EndSARS, Department of State Security (DSS), fundamental human rights

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November 3, 2020

#SoroSokeGeneration: Nigerian youths move to recall Lagos lawmakers

If there’s one thing that came with the #EndSARS protest, it is the steep realisation of the power that young people possess but have let remain inert for a very long time. As the protest progressed to point out a number of things that have long been endured by the youths in Nigeria, politicians positioned... Read More

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November 3, 2020

What religious figures can do in the ‘what next’ question from #EndSARS

Nigeria has a long history of protests and agitations led by activists, students and labour unions. But, for the first time in recent times, there was a protest led by young Nigerians, brought together by a shared history of being oppressed by a rogue police unit. However, events have shown that the protest is only... Read More

#EndSARS, Religion in Nigeria, sam adeyemi

November 2, 2020

More than early morning karate exercises, the new SWAT team needs psychological evaluation

Like the popular American one liner goes; “There’s a new Sheriff in town.” A quote often used to emphasize a change in order, except in this case there’s literally a new Sheriff in town. The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, wasn’t playing around when he announced that the Federal Anti Robbery squad (FSARS) unit... Read More

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November 2, 2020

What the #LekkiMassacre means to Tokunbo Abiru’s campaign

The aspirant for the Lagos East Senatorial District Seat, Tokunbo Abiru, started his campaign at the height of the pandemic but unarguably, he has moved around and consulted widely. This is obvious in his media campaigns and streets interactions – typical of politicians in Nigeria, especially someone who was not very known to the public... Read More

Lagos East Senatorial District, Tokunbo Abiru

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