Deep Dive

September 2, 2020

From increased electricity tariffs to over ₦150 for fuel, does FG understand what extreme poverty is?

COVID-19 came like a nuclear bomb early this year. It changed work and lifestyles, affected economies, caused lockdowns and for Nigerian leaders, it is an opportunity to come up with policies that negatively affect an already mostly poor population. A period when Nigerians, just like the rest of the world, are still struggling to rise... Read More

electricity tariffs, pump price

Don Jazzy and Tiwa Savage

September 2, 2020

DSS’ interest tells us free speech comes at a huge cost in Nigeria

The relationship between Nigerian leaders and citizens has never been at its best. We can describe the relationship using words like ‘war’, ‘struggle’, ‘protest’, with the government appearing to only be interested in establishing policies that further create hostility between both parties. Lately, the debate on free speech has rocked the nation, consequent of government... Read More

Don Jazzy, DSS, tiwa savage, Zubairu Muazu

September 1, 2020

International Day of the #Disappeared: Does Nigeria know why this matters?

All around the world, people go missing every day. Research has shown that Africa has the highest number of registered missing persons in the world nearly half of whom are children. And Nigeria accounts for the highest number of missing persons on the continent out of the 44,000 reported cases. So, it is only right... Read More

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International Day of the Disappeared

Orji Uzor Kalu

September 1, 2020

Orji Uzor Kalu’s interest to become president cannot go without questions

2023 is upon us and a lot of scenarios have started to pan out. Who would have known that former Abia governor and one-time minister of information, Orji Uzor Kalu, would want to be the to assume the now-anthemic role of ‘saviour’. Kalu is seriously warming up, and already visiting political underdogs like Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida... Read More

igbo presidency, orji kalu, Presidency 2023

ASUU

September 1, 2020

#SchoolsReopening: ASUU’s intentions may be right, but how do we know this?

At least the world can agree on one thing this time: ‘2020 came with a big blow that has thrown everyone off their feet‘. With the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, ravaging economies and changing work and lifestyles, 2020 is definitely not the kind of year anyone expected. But, while we are recovering from the heavy punch,... Read More

ASUU, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, IPPIS, nuc, Prof. Olusiji Sowande

August 31, 2020

Nigeria’s rail transport revolution is underway but we have our worries

An efficient transport system is vital to socio-economic development in any given society and that includes rail transportation. Research has shown that rail transport contributes significantly to the GDP of developed nations, but it seems quite the opposite in developing climes. For instance, Nigeria’s rail industry has been in shambles for donkey years. And, if... Read More

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President Muhammadu Buhari, rail transport

Buhari NIMC

August 31, 2020

The NIMC is now under a Ministry but still needs to reorganise itself to achieve a Digital Nigeria

After months and years of public outcry on Nigeria’s deficient data system, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Mallam Isa Ali Pantami, who stated... Read More

Buhari, NIMC, NIN, Pantami

Peter Obi

August 30, 2020

The Atiku or Obi debate is significant, but do politicians care?

2023 is probably a stone throw from now, depending on how you look at it. If you are thinking of the elections, then it is closer than you think, and Nigerians are already asking who will take the country to an actual next level. Not just because Nigerians are weary of the political class who,... Read More

atiku abubakar, Election 2023, PDP presidential candidates, peter obi

August 29, 2020

Femi Fani-Kayode’s apology is an attempt, but Nigeria needs to learn to respect journalists

Political office holders are expected to recognise the importance of the watchdog role that journalists play in the society. They are expected to see journalists, not as a threat but as partners in progress. Unfortunately, this is not the case as the media and the government always seem to be at loggerheads with each other,... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian journalists

August 29, 2020

COVID-19 is not enough to stop Nigeria’s automobile industry

A video of the Nord Tank, the latest Made-in-Nigeria car, produced by Lekki-based Nord Automobiles, has emerged online and has got Nigerians excited. The conversation is based off the fact that Nigeria might be getting closer to becoming the leading automobile industry in Africa. In a Twitter post, Ajayi Oluwatobi, Founder and CEO of Nord... Read More

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car manufacturing, Ford Motors, Nord Automobile

Andre Blaze Henshaw

August 28, 2020

Two years since the Andre Blaze Henshaw sexual assault allegation, what has been done?

The fifth season of Big Brother Naija has hurtled towards four eviction batches already, wildly becoming a pop cultural fixation, amassing fandoms and offering reprieve from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. By now, die hards would have noticed a conspicuous change with who presides over the show as the voice of Big Brother. Andre Blaze Henshaw... Read More

Andre Blaze Henshaw, Andre Blaze Henshaw sexual assault allegation, Big Brother Naija, EbonyLife TV

August 28, 2020

The Nigeria-Ghana relationship might not be as hateful as you think

Many people find the very idea of disagreement terrifying. They arrange their love matters so well to avoid disagreements of any kind – particularly those that may generate some level of emotional discomfort. The roots of this attitude can be found in a range of factors: cultural norms, individual psychological makeup, gender, race, poverty and... Read More

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Nigeria vs Ghana Twitter war, Nigeria-Ghana

Ganduje

August 28, 2020

Time is ticking for Yahaya Aminu and Governor Ganduje is waiting patiently

A few weeks ago, a Kano Sharia Law Court sentenced a man, Yahaya Aminu Sharif, to death for speaking against Prophet Mohammed in one of his songs that went viral. The report divided Twittersphere into those who argue that Sharia Law enables extreme measures and the ones who agree with the dictates of the ‘holy... Read More

Governor Ganduje, Sharia law, Yahaya Aminu Shariff

Egbeda 57

August 26, 2020

Nigeria will prefer to keep 57 accused men in custody than bring terrorists to book

It’s been two years since the Nigerian police allowed a media trial for 57 young Nigerians in Egbeda, Lagos – accusing them of same-sex relations and hosting an initiation party. According to the state police commissioner, Imohimi Edgal, the police had acted upon intelligence provided by a reliable source. So, they raided the hotel at... Read More

Dolapo Badmus, Egbeda57, homosexuality, SSMPA

August 26, 2020

The Voice Nigeria is the boost Nigeria’s content industry needs right now

The Voice Nigeria is making a comeback this year. If you, like many of us who were disappointed that one of Nigeria’s most beloved music talent show didn’t make a return in 2018 after its second season aired in 2017, then you should understand why we are so hyped. The Voice Nigeria is the Nigerian... Read More

Nigeria's content space, Nigerian TV shows, The Voice Nigeria

August 25, 2020

FG’s borrowing hands has extended to grains and we are very worried

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri Sunday, was reported to have borrowed 5,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the food stock of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Baba-Shehuri disclosed this while receiving the donated grains from ECOWAS, after which Nigerians have expressed their disappointment on Twitter over... Read More

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ECOWAS, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, nigerian government

August 25, 2020

Femi Fani Kayode’s outburst is a reminder that Nigeria needs to respect its journalists

“I don’t want to take questions from this man. I could see from your face before you got here how stupid you are. Don’t ever talk to me like that. Bankroll who? You have a small mind. Very small mind. Don’t judge me by your own standards.” Those were some of the last words directed,... Read More

Femi Fani-Kayode

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

August 25, 2020

Is Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s analysis of ‘black’ really a conspiracy theory?

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of LoveWorld Inc. has given social media another topic of discussion, this time focusing on race and identity. The ‘outspoken’ pastor shared some pensive words on social injustice against the black race but did not agree with the use of the word to describe a race. Such mentions do not fly past... Read More

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

Igbo Lives Matter

August 25, 2020

The #IgboLivesMatter trend is another reason to overhaul Nigeria’s security system

The discontent with Nigeria’s unity is not exclusive of a section of the Igbo tribe. The now well established desire to secede has gone beyond Nigeria’s sovereign borders, which was birthed by a civil war that led to the death of thousands of Igbo people, and is fuelled by claims that a supposed main ethnic... Read More

August 25, 2020

#NigeriaHistory: 10 Interesting facts you probably didn’t know about Nigeria

On those days when you feel less motivated and you just want to lay in your bed doing nothing, social media may come in handy as a breath of fresh air. Sometimes it motivates you to do something genius after stumbling upon some cool idea, or encourages you to join some sort of social movement.... Read More

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nigeria, NigeriaHistory

August 24, 2020

The ASUU strike could spark new conversations on virtual learning

by Uroupa Kiakubu Constant strikes are some of the biggest challenges students in Nigeria’s federal tertiary institutions often have to endure. As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) continues with its strike action, many of the affected students have taken to their Twitter handles to vent their frustrations on the issue. Going by the... Read More

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ASUU, Nigeria's educational system, virtual learning

August 24, 2020

Here’s your chance to see the new Beyonce’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ video

Beyonce is the gift that keeps on giving. This time, she has gifted us with the latest visuals accompanying ‘Brown Skin Girl‘ – the widely popular hit song featuring Afrobeats superstar Wizkid, Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy and American rapper Saint Jhn, – from ‘The Gift’ album released in 2019 as an accompaniment to the live-action remake... Read More

Beyoncé, Black is King, The Lion King: The Gift, wizkid

Jacob Blake

August 24, 2020

The shooting of another Black man by the police has reignited #BlackLivesMatter

In May, the news of the death of an African-American man George Floyd incited many conversations that challenged racism and social injustices perpetrated by the police. In the wake of his death from the assault and brutality he received from the hands of four racist police officers, global attention has been geared towards anti-racism, police... Read More

Black Lives Matter, Jake Blake, Kenosha, Michigan, Wisconsin

Aisha Buhari

August 23, 2020

We can’t trust Aisha Buhari benefitting from medical tourism while also against it

For a while now, Nigeria has been entertained with the political and family drama emanating around the First Lady Aisha Buhari. Undoubtedly, she has created a media sensation around herself for almost anything and everything she does. When Aisha Buhari is silent, it makes the news, when she speaks, it makes the news and when... Read More

Aisha buhari, medical tourism

August 20, 2020

Nigeria’s ‘no near shift’ from empathy to venom – the Mamman Daura Way

Oh please! We are burnt-out by people asking us to snuggle the humanity in us, and sing along the lines of altruism. What’s the big deal? You’ll ask. Let’s not be human together. Politricking, backward societal dictates, the non- existence of the respect for individual opinions, bad leadership, etc, is enough reason to exorcise ourselves... Read More

mamman daura, Politricking, President Muhammadu Buhari's infamous cousin

Paystack

August 19, 2020

The Paystack controversy is a reminder that Nigeria needs to decriminalize sex work

Sex work in Nigeria is always a thorny issue to navigate, with collective morality making it nearly impossible to have judgement-free conversations. There’s also the gray area that sex work presents in the eyes of the the law. Is it a criminal offense? And if so, is it universal across the thirty-six states? Paystack has... Read More

Paystack, Sex work decriminalization

NEDC

August 19, 2020

Is the Nigerian government to blame for the hike in DStv’s tariffs?

The House of Representatives has, again, summoned the management of DStv over an increment of the cable television’s subscription tariffs on June 1. It was on June 27th that the panel initially called the attention of the South African cable company over their exorbitant price hike. The ad-hoc committee set up by the house of... Read More

DSTV, DSTV tariff

EFCC Re-arrests Mompha

August 18, 2020

Can the EFCC properly investigate Mompha this time?

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha. The socialite who had earlier faced money laundering charges before the Federal High Court was re-arrested last Friday when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, an iPhone... Read More

EFCC, Mompha, Oyelowo

Diddy

August 17, 2020

What does Diddy really want from Burna Boy?

”Beyoncé-endorsed Burna Boy make Afrobeat go international” declares a New York Post headline during the release fever of Burna Boy’s fifth studio album Twice As Tall last Friday. The headline stands as a microaggression filtered through the white capitalist machinery, one that frames Beyoncé as a value extractor, discoverer, finder, labels that echoes the complex... Read More

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Black music executives, Burna boy, Diddy, Diddy and Burna Boy, Twice as Tall

Bishop Oyedepo

August 17, 2020

Bishop Oyedepo’s rejection of CAMA order has led to another power tussle

Just a few weeks ago, it was Bishop Oyedepo clashing with the federal government over the directives on social gatherings in controlling the spread of the coronavirus – slamming the government for allowing markets to stay partially open while upholding the ban of public gatherings on churches. Today, he is in the news again following... Read More

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