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AMaa
August 18, 2018

Long Read: It’s high time we talked about this year’s AMAA nominees

On the evening of August 3, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the premier rewarding system for film talent in Nigeria and perhaps all of Africa announced the nominations for the 2018 awards. This year, the AMAA train which started in Bayelsa about thirteen years ago, berths in Kigali, Rwanda on 22, September. Like every... Read More
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SARS
August 15, 2018

SARS reform has begun, but are there any real plans to ensure police accountability?

SARS will… attend to armed robbery, kidnapping, apprehension of offenders linked to the stated offences, and nothing more. That summarizes the directive issued by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday to the leadership of the Nigeria Police on the necessity of reforming its Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit that has become synonymous with everything... Read More
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Childhood
August 13, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: It is time we squared up and deconstructed the concept of childhood

Over the weekend, a tweet with an image from a children’s book was shared widely on Nigerian Twitter. Picture courtesy of @childbodysafetyng on Instagram. These days, it’s vital that as parents we read everything before our kids get to read them. Imagine this “children’s book”… ? pic.twitter.com/gTePUoNZz1 — Chxta (@Chxta) August 3, 2018 In the... Read More
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Falz
August 8, 2018

Profile: Is Falz the most woke performer since Fela, or is he just as problematic?

The year 2018 has been a difficult one for Nigeria and its citizens. For proof, look no further than the news headlines. Violent clashes between herdsmen and local citizens over grazing rights have devolved into a full-blown security crisis across the middle belt, Boko Haram, once labelled as ‘’technically defeated’’ by government, has refused to... Read More
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dredging
August 5, 2018

Dredging towns: Lagos’ mega city dreams is killing its coastal communities (Part 2)

Fighting to eke a living But for Segun Alufoge, 52-year-old fisherman and father of six, it’s a different story entirely; his early morning catch was extremely poor. I was standing on the jetty as I watched him struggle to row his boat amidst the plants crowding the jetty’s edge; he managed to paddle himself in... Read More
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dredging
August 4, 2018

Dredging towns: Lagos’ mega city dreams is killing its coastal communities (Part 1)

As fine sand is taken from the Lagos coastlines to provide housing for urban dwellers, the business generates great profits for urban property developers as the waterfront business booms with an increasing need for housing for over 20 million Lagosians. Its impact has also brought despair upon residents who have to deal with the polluted... Read More
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August 3, 2018

Editors Note: Lagos is dredging its way to megacity status, but who is paying the price?

You see them every day, as you cross between mainland and island or even travel out to the outskirts of Lagos, miles and miles of pristine yellow beach sand. This sand, while unassuming has borne a thriving industry of miners and itinerant dredgers for almost a century and served as the home for several hundred... Read More
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Ubi Franklin
August 2, 2018

Ubi Franklin shares a personal history of depression as Banky W and Dr. Abiri lead The Joy Masterclass

Entrepreneur, Ubi Franklin, music artiste, Banky W and Dr. Gbonjubola Abiri joined the founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo at The Joy Masterclass which took place on Saturday, 28 July, 2018 in Lki, Lagos. Themed ‘Dealing with Depression’, the masterclass focused on the principles of human flourishing, wellbeing and living a life leveraging positive emotions, healthier habits... Read More
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August 2, 2018

The #MeToo movement will give a lot of people in Nollywood the heat | Nigerian actress, Somkele

If you only discovered Somkhele Idhlama when she won the AMVCA Trailblazer award, I’m sorry to inform you, you’ve barely scratched the surface of how fantastic she is as an actress, model and all around star. Right from her days on Ndani TV’s Gidi Up, Somkhele has brought a depth to every role she’s played,... Read More
Editor's Pick, Featured, The Film Blog
August 1, 2018

Saraki for President is a real possibility now, but will he take the bait?

However long it was going to take, Bukola Saraki’s defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been in the making since he emerged as President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly 36 months ago. Last week’s crossover of 15 APC senators could not have been the fitting day for his own announcement, with... Read More
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August 1, 2018

BREAKING: Governor Tambuwal shocks no one, rejoins PDP

Sokoto Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has formally announced his return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing a gathering in the state capital.   #Photospeaks: The People of Sokoto troop out en masse, ready to listen to their Governor, @AWTambuwal pic.twitter.com/BM3mVHmvdx — Sokoto Government House (@SokotoGovtHouse) August 1,... Read More
Editor's Pick, Featured, The News Blog
August 1, 2018

Just In: More woes for APC as spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi departs to join Saraki in PDP

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has announced his resignation as spokesman of the party and called it quit with the ruling party. The former Youth Minister under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, disclosed this in a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, citing usurpation of his... Read More
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July 28, 2018

Bukola Saraki and the defectors at NASS; Dino Melaye’s abduction and other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan said the state resolved to set up a Mobile Court to deal with erring drivers of articulated vehicles/trucks who park indiscriminately along the road. He said over 2,000 vehicles were removed from the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Funsho... Read More
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Police
July 27, 2018

Yomi Shogunle is handling the call to #EndSARS in the worst way possible

If you have lived long enough in Nigeria and are conversant with happenings on microblogging platform Twitter, then you would have come across the name, Abayomi Shogunle, at one point. Shogunle, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, the Head of the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has carved a reputation for trolling... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Buhari does not influence or interfere in cases involving VIPs – Presidency

The presidency on Tuesday voiced its anger over what it termed “annoying insinuations” that President Muhammadu Buhari plays a role in cases between law enforcement agencies and VIPs. In a statement via a series of tweets on Buhari’s official Twitter account, the Presidency said it had “taken note of the orchestrated campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More
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July 24, 2018

BREAKING: Buhari finally responds to predicted defections

President Muhammadu Buhari says he wishes all those who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to other political parties on Tuesday the best in their future undertakings. Buhari who said this in a series of tweets said he is confident the defections will cause no harm to the party. He said, “I wish... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Did Gov Ambode and FG have to wait this long to listen to Lagos residents?

On July 19, 2018, Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by the Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and senior Naval and Police officers visited Lagos and ordered the immediate commencement of a 72- hour joint operation to clear off the trucks from Apapa and its environs. According to Osinbajo’s directive, the operation would be carried out... Read More
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July 24, 2018

BREAKING: Kwankwaso, Melaye, 13 other senators defect from the APC to the PDP

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso representing Kano Central, Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West, and thirteen other senators have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement of their defection was made at Tuesday plenary after the Senate president received and read a letter from the defected senators. The defection senators... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Security operatives reportedly occupy Deputy Senate President’s Ekweremadu’s residence

Security operatives have reportedly stormed the official residence of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. This was disclosed in a series of tweets by the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kola Ologbodiyan. Earlier today, the convoy of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki was reportedly blocked by policemen from leaving his official residence in Maitama,... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Just In: Police reportedly block Saraki’s convoy at his residence

The Nigeria Police Force has reportedly blocked the convoy of the senate president, Bukola Saraki. The Special Adviser to the Senate President on International Relations, Bamikole Omisore stated this in a tweet on Tuesday. Omisore said Saraki’s convoy was blocked by the policemen when it was on its way to the police headquarters to honour the... Read More
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Saraki
July 24, 2018

Saraki’s second police invitation will finally force his hand on whether he stays in the APC

It is almost certain that Senate President Bukola Saraki will now leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). If there had been any doubt over the past year, the second invitation by the Inspector General Police, Ibrahim Idris, served on him at 8pm Monday must be the decider that makes his defection final. Saraki’s statement reacting... Read More
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Macron
July 23, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: The West wants the spoils of colonialism, guilt free and served on a platter, but if Africa will progress, there has to be a reckoning

As a presidential candidate, Macron painted a striking picture of a progressive thinker on western imperialism and other sundry African issues. He termed French colonisation a “crime against humanity” suggesting that France should “offer apologies to all those toward whom we directed these acts.” Granted, this is more than any of his predecessors have publicly... Read More
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Ozil
July 23, 2018

“I am German when we win and Immigrant when we lose” | Mesut Ozil cites racism as he quits German national team

In a quite dramatic fashion German International and 2014 World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has thrown the towel on his career with the German National team after a disappointing World Cup in Russia where he received heavy criticism and bad press for his picture with the President of Turkey, Recip Tayyip Erdogan. Ozil in a... Read More
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July 20, 2018

The Late 5: Malami gives reasons why FG can’t release Dasuki, Kogi CP says policemen were attacked by Melaye’s convoy and other stories

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has given reasons why the federal government cannot release detained former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) Malami who spoke with the Voice of America’s Hausa Service said, “Remember, we are talking about a person who was instrumental to the deaths of over 100,000... Read More
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Ayodele Fayose
July 19, 2018

Profile: Ayo Fayose remains the most relevant avatar of what it means to politick in Nigeria

In one of the most bizarre political dramas to play out this year, outgoing governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, sporting a neck collar and a sling on his arm, accused policemen of physically attacking him. According to Ayo Fayose, this happened as the policemen, acting on orders from Abuja, attempted to put a... Read More
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