Deep Dive

November 2, 2020

Our politicians need to stop addressing us as children and start fixing up

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Saturday, called on parents to instil family values in their wards to save the country from degeneration according to reports. The minister made the call in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government Areas of... Read More

minister of finance, parents, Zainab Ahmed

November 2, 2020

“Operation Burst” is replacing police brutality, an injury to the #EndSARS protests

It’s quite upsetting to realise that freedom of expression still remains a foreign concept to a good number of Nigerian authorities. The unwillingness of governing and security bodies in Nigeria to allow for true democracy at this point appears to be deeply embedded in the very fabric of the Nigerian culture, and hope for change... Read More

#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, Abiola Ajimobi, Beere axis, FSARS, Ibadan, Navy, Nigerian Army, Operation burst, Seyi Makinde

November 2, 2020

The Nigerian Army has refused to reveal the soldiers deployed to Lekki Toll-Gate, and it raises many questions

According to recent reports, the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations and 81 Division’s spokesperson, Major Osoba Olaniyi, has disclosed that the military will not reveal the number of soldiers deployed to the Lekki Toll-Gate on the night that peaceful #EndSARS protesters were gunned down. The Nigerian Army (NA) had initially denied its involvement in the... Read More

#LekkiMassacre, Lagos Judicial Panel, Nigerian Army

November 1, 2020

How the success of the US Navy Seal made a mockery of us

Despite all kinds of scrutiny that security agents have been subjected to in the past weeks owing to the #EndSARS effect , the latest efficiency of their US counterparts against a perennial enemy in Northern Nigeria is an unexpected but equally effective reminder of a sector which appears to be failing on all fronts. Although... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

Boko Haram terrorists, Nigerian Army, US Navy

November 1, 2020

Is Peter Obi a viable pick for Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election ?

For the Nigerian youth, events around the #EndSARS protests have been the greatest eye-opener; sparking recent conversations around the 2023 presidential election on social media. The big question is who is most qualified to lead Nigeria in 2023? Even though Peter Obi is an important part of the discourse, it is interesting to note that the conversation... Read More

2023 Presidential Election, APC, PDP, peter obi

Reno Omokri

November 1, 2020

Reno Omokri, Buratai and an unusual hand-to-hand combat

Following the event of Tuesday, 20 October 2020, more and more Nigerians have been demanding answers from parties involved. While many Nigerians say they witnessed how men in Nigerian Army uniforms gunned down protesters at Lekki tollgate, the Nigerian Army, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the president are yet to take full responsibility. Nigerians... Read More

Buratai, Reno Omokri

October 31, 2020

Lai Mohammed reiterates plans to regulate social media because #EndSARS happened

The organisation of one of the most successful protests in Nigeria’s history, #EndSARS, has hit blood arteries and the pain is causing affected so-called Nigerians – holding leadership positions – to react rather violently. It is no news that the protests started on social media and was taken to the streets and, in an attempt... Read More

#EndSARS, lai mohammed

October 31, 2020

#SecureNorth: Zamfara, Katsina have become war zones where human beings fall and authorities look away

21 persons, including police officers and members of local vigilante groups, were reportedly killed by bandits in Katsina and Zamfara, Thursday, in what is suspected to be... Read More

#SecureNorth, insecurity in Nigeria, katsina, Zamfara

October 31, 2020

#OyigboMassacre: Why is no one paying attention to the Killings in Rivers?

Since the #EndSARS protest got hijacked by hoodlums, different communities across Nigeria have had gory tales to tell. First, it was the #LekkiMassacre in Lagos where security operatives reportedly opened fire on peaceful protesters, killing many. Another case in point is the #OyigboMassacre in Rivers State, where... Read More

#EndSARS, #OyigboMassacre, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates

October 31, 2020

There’s riot police to control chaos but IGP Adamu wants officers to ‘fight back’ instead | #EndSARS

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has been the subject of national and international scrutiny in the past weeks as the security agency has, for longer than anyone can remember, being accused of widespread extortion and extra-judicial murders. The consequence of the actions of a unit of the NPF, Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS), was the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

IGP Adamu, Nigeria Police Force, SARS brutality

October 31, 2020

IPPIS: ASUU refuses to call off strike if FG insists on paying lecturers ₦8000

For months on end now, it’s been a seemingly futile standoff between the Nigerian Federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over school resumption. ASUU has been insistent on keeping the strike going unless their demands are met, but the government wants them to resume lectures so that academic sessions can begin,... Read More

Abiodun Ogunyemi, ASUU, IPPIS, nigerian government

October 30, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Here’s why soldiers denied the Lagos judicial panel access to the military mortuary

Members of the Lagos Judicial Panel investigating cases of police brutality have been denied access to the military morgue controlled by the 65 Battalion under the 81 Division according to reports. The panel was said to have embarked on an impromptu visit to the Military hospital at Awolowo road Ikoyi, Friday, after receiving confidential information that... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Lagos Judicial Panel, Military Morgue, Nigerian Army

October 30, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lagos lawmaker trivialises the #LekkiMassacre and you already have a sense of Nigeria’s leadership

It is mind-boggling that the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest has led to finger-pointing at the youths by the political class; who are doing all in their power to brainwash the world into believing that the #EndSARS protesters are responsible for the mayhem government-sponsored hoodlums unleashed across the nation. Worst of it all is that some lawmakers seem to be in support of the extra-judicial killings of... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Lagos Lawmakers

October 30, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, says Nigerian youths are high on drugs all the time, but there’s more…

When you listen to what some of our lawmakers have said in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests, you will wonder if they feel any remorse for failing the youth or if they even care about fixing the rot in the system to make being a Nigerian dignifying for the masses. Lagos lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay has joined some of... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Lagos lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay

IGP Adamu

October 30, 2020

‘Policemen are also human beings’: IGP Adamu Replies Amnesty International

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has decried reports by Amnesty International, that police officer shot at #EndSARS protesters. The Police chief stated that the Amnesty’s report of October 21 2020, which claimed that police opened fire at protesters during the #EndSARS protest was all false. According to him, the report was “untrue, misleading... Read More

#EndSARS, Amnesty International, IGP Adamu

October 30, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lawmaker Olusegun Akande, believes feeding #EndSARS protesters caused violence and looting in Lagos

The EndSARS protest has not only exposed a lot of rot in the system, but it has also helped many youths realise that the political class can weaponise anything, including, hunger, just to keep the masses perpetually below the... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Lagos lawmaker, Olusegun Akande

October 30, 2020

Let’s examine if we should blame the #COVID19 palliatives ‘looters’ for being greedy – or not

It was a historic moment when the very generation that was thought to be more concerned with social profiles than day-to-day government affairs saw to the organisation of one of the most organised protests in Nigerian history. The looting and vandalism that followed, however, was antithetical to the peaceful demonstrations. Even though the two public actions... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Deep Dive

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lagos lawmaker implies that protesters deserved to have been shot at

For Nigerians all over the world, particularly the ones resident in the country, the past three weeks have been nothing but one necessary belated conversation on police brutality. However, the #EndSARS protest designed to end police brutality expanded from a call to end SARS, to a call to end bad governance. Then, protesters began experiencing... Read More

#EndSARS, Badagry, Desmond Eliot, lagos, lekki, Lekki Massacre, Mojisola Alli-Macauley

October 29, 2020

Denials should not stop Nigerian youth from immortalising the #EndSARS heroes

The #EndSARS protests is definitely not a chapter anyone would have predicted in Nigeria’s history; especially not in 2020. Driven mainly by young people on social media, it quickly became a global phenomenon and has proven capable of redefining the course of the country. While the protests have stopped physically in Nigeria, the impact is... Read More

#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, Jimo Isiaq

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: Nigerian-born Efe Ajagba is set to face Tyson Fury for the WBC title

Could all the world heavyweight boxing championship titles be held by a Nigerian? Possibly, following news of Tyson Fury’s potential contenders. Tyson Fury and former WBO champion Deontay Wilder were set to cap off their rivalry with a third match, giving it that trilogy finish. In their first match up, Deontay managed to win by... Read More

Deep Dive, The Sports Blog

African games, Bob Arum, Common Wealth Games, Deontay Wilder, Efe Ajagba, Tyson Fury, WBC

October 29, 2020

There’s a curious thing happening in the comment section of Buhari’s tweets

Nigerians have always created a distinct, humorous relationship with each passing president. Who can forget the subtle play on former president Olusegun Obasanjo‘s looks, or the critique of Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan‘s speech – and now, President Muhammadu Buhari, and the play on his almost absent-esque tactic in leading Nigerians. For many... Read More

October 29, 2020

The problem with the States’ handling of arrested ‘looters’

At the height of the #EndSARS protests, a lot of people from the ruling class were silent as they knew that they were part of a system that stifled the growth of the nation. Several governors failed to engage with protesters and some even tried to stop the protests. And, now that looting of warehouses... Read More

Covid-19 palliatives, kaduna

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: President Buhari warns of a second-wave but is there really a possibility of a looming lockdown?

President Buhari, Thursday, took to his Twitter handle to notify Nigerians of a looming lockdown over concerns of a possible second wave of Covid-19 in the country, stating how it would a negative impact on the nation’s economy. But could this be an attempt to stop matters related to the #EndSARS... Read More

#EndSARS, #YNaijaEndSARSupdates, Covid-19 Lockdown, president buhari

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Could Adamu Garba win his lawsuit against Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey?

A Nigerian Twitter user has sued Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant who sued Jack Dorsey for supporting an end to police brutality and bad governance in Nigeria... Read More

#YNaijaEndSRSupdates, Adamu Garba, Jack Dorsey, Twitter user sues Adamu Garba

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaSportsExtra: Here’s why the world is raving over Marcus Rashford

What defines an athlete? Most sports analysts would say said athlete’s level of play. And, in the world of sports, you’re only as valid as your contribution to the sports, and Manchester United’s midfielder Marcus Rashford is making himself as valuable as can be. Yesterday, the English footballer was all over social media again and... Read More

Deep Dive, More, The Sports Blog

manchester united, Marcus Rashford, psg, RB Leipzig, uefa

October 29, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: How the reported absence of LASTMA officials is affecting Lagosians

In the aftermath of the #EndSARS protest, there has been a noticeable absence of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on the roads, according to reports. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the police were also reported to have deserted... Read More

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates, lagos, Lagosians, Lastma

October 28, 2020

Can the ₦30,000 Survival Fund actually help artisans survive?

One characteristic of successive Nigerian governments is supposed poverty alleviation schemes. Some examples are Maryam Babangida’s ‘Better Life for Rural Women,’ former president Olusegun Obasanjo Administration’s ‘National Poverty Eradication Program’ and now we have Tradermoni and the Artisan Support Scheme. The incumbent Nigerian Government is particularly good at many money sharing schemes designed to help... Read More

Artisan Support Scheme

October 28, 2020

Erica makes a case for hottest new actress with her short film, #MercyMercyMovie

It’s been barely 48 hours since Big Brother Naija’s lockdown season contestant Erica Nlewedim announced the launch of her YouTube channel, and right off the box, we can confidently say that this is a huge win for the ex-reality TV star. You can now subscribe to my YouTube channel Erica Nlewedim https://t.co/791dxne8ZC via @YouTube —... Read More

Deep Dive, Reality TV, The Media Blog

Big Brother Naija, Erica Nlewedim, house of cards, youtube

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