The shock that coursed through the veins of every Nigerian across the country was unquantifiable. On Tuesday night, via a live broadcast, Nigerians watched armed men in military uniform open fire on protesters at the Lekki toll gate; witnessing protesters tending to the wound of the injured and closing the eyes of the dead. The...
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The evening of October 20, 2020, at the Lekki toll gate plaza, Lagos, is a gory moment which will be written in the sands of time, notwithstanding how far the government goes to abridge that history. Building up to that moment had been protests against police brutality in the country. Almost all states of the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to discontinue street protests but, however, made no mention of the events leading to the Lekki Massacre or the lives lost in his nationwide address at 7pm on Thursday. On Tuesday evening, armed men in military uniform opened fire on protesters who had assembled at the Lekki toll gate...
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by Ayodele Ibiyemi Continuing in the looting and brigandage in Lagos, aggrieved youth ransacked the palace of the Oba of Lagos Wednesday, October 21, 2020, and the king had to scamper to safety. Unfortunately, videos from the attack showed hoodlums bringing out food items labelled as COVID-19 palliatives. This has thrown up many questions and...
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Since the fallout of the defunct music group, Plantashun Boiz, made up of Faze, Blackface and 2baba (formerly 2face), spats have remained a recurring exercise. Particularly, 2baba and Blackface have a history of hurling brickbats at each other. In the long history of bitterness between the two, the most pronounced has been Blackface accusing 2baba...
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by Adewale Alabi When the #EndSARS/#EndSWAT protest started, no one particularly saw the need for foreign support. As time went by, local media platforms seemed to turn a blind eye to the protests; hence Nigerians made sure the social media space was abuzz with the hashtag #EndSARS and updates on the protest to draw the...
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Hours after killing of peaceful protesters across the country, Osinbajo breaks silence Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has finally broken his silence in a series of tweets, expressing sadness over the loss of some peaceful protesters across the country. On Tuesday evening, armed men in military uniform opened fire on protesters who had assembled at...
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It is Day 15 of the #EndSARS protests. One day after the #LekkiMassacre – a day already written in the history of Nigeria when armed security operatives, working on the orders of a yet unknown Nigerian, fired live ammunition directly as peaceful protesters. Even Shakespeare‘s protege cannot rewrite that historical event. It is also years...
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Nigeria stood still on Tuesday night. Thousands witnessed the gruesome murder of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian army at Lekki toll gate, Lagos. The protesters were on their knees, surrendered and harmless. They were waving the Nigerian flag and singing the Nigerian anthem and still, they were murdered in cold blood. Entertainer, DJ Switch,...
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Almost everyone in the public eye, a celebrity, an influencer, a politician or sometimes an athlete, tend to have a trade mark, a signature move if you will, synonymous with their brand. Simply put, there is that one thing we know them for, which incidentally could be what had made them famous in the first...
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The events on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, which led to the #LekkiMassacre is one that will never be forgotten in the history of this nation. The cruelty that was meted out on young Nigerians at the Lekki Toll-Gate for demanding better living conditions has had several prominent figures, including former president Olusegun Obasanjo, calling on...
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‘Nigeria will not end me’ – these were the last words of Nigerian designer, Okechukwu Obi-Enadhuze, on Twitter, a mere three hours before he was killed by thugs during a wild altercation with them on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, in Oshodi Lagos. His last tweet rang of the yearnings of many other Nigerian youths who...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: So Kiki osibajo poured acid on someone because of man,...
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Solidarity in Nigeria has largely been a foreign concept, one we all claim to subscribe to but have been slow to really give into. Our country has had a long history of conflicts, often driven by a disconnect in economic, religious or ethnic principles, but the last two weeks in our history has proven that...
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by Adewale Alabi On Tuesday the 20th of October 2020, the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate. We saw one of the protesters die on an IG live stream by Obianuju Catherine Udeh a.k.a DJ Switch. The live stream helped Nigerians stay abreast of the tragic event and the...
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by Adewale Alabi A lot of queer Nigerians encounter homophobic prejudice from family members and their community when they put their sexuality on display. Some are kicked out of their homes by the blood relatives that are supposed to love them unconditionally, while others who are allowed to stay at home tend to face a...
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When Nigerians took to the streets to protest against police injustices and the extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the now-defunct police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, no one could have imagined that it would spin around to claim the lives of scores of people. The movement was peaceful despite several attempts by some oppositionists to brand it...
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by Ayodele Ibiyemi In the evening of October 20, 2020, peaceful protesters at the Lekki Tollgate were shot at by Nigerian security operatives. These protesters were holding the Nigerian flag and singing the National Anthem as they were being shot at. These scenes were captured by some protesters and the apprehension in their voices as...
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Since the protest to end police brutality in Nigeria began, protesters have demanded that the movement remain leaderless. That way, no appointed leader or group of leaders will be bribed, bullied or persuaded from the cause, and so far this unwritten rule has been adhered to. However, we would be remiss not to acknowledge the...
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The #EndSARS protest started peacefully but was unfortunately hijacked by hoodlums who unleashed mayhem on the peaceful protesters. This prompted some state governors including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Seyi Makinde of Oyo to take measures to restore order in their various states. Governor Sanwo-Olu took to his Twitter handle, Tuesday, to declare a...
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that Nigeria suffered no fatality in the Lekki tollgate shooting that took place overnight. In a live broadcast on Channels Tv, Wednesday morning, the Lagos State governor addressed Nigerians about the shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday evening. He emphasised that after going...
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Feedback needed Chude Jideonwo and Damola Morenikeji Our team at Joy, Inc. is concluding plans for The Joy Retreat later this year, and we will want to know what exactly you’ll want in a retreat. Why not tell us using this link? We are planning Retreat, as a 3-day and 2-nights residential experience that helps in cutting through the...
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The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reacted to the killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. YNaija reported an alleged shooting of peaceful protesters at the Lekki-tollgate protest grounds after several videos made rounds of the event on social media in realtime. The governor, in...
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Shooting still ongoing at Lekki tollgate -DJ Switch DJ Switch, a female disc jockey, gave Nigerians updates of the situation at the protest grounds in Lekki, as security operatives opened fire on peaceful protesters at the tollgate from Tuesday night. In a recent Instagram live video with Samklef, it was revealed that shooting was still...
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While agitation for reforms across sectors continues to inform gatherings on Nigerian streets and roads, a clamour which was made a while ago, seemingly forgotten by everyone, has yielded result, and it is good news for the movie industry. When Genevieve Nnaji-directed movie, Lionheart, Nigeria’s first-ever entry for consideration in the International Feature Film category,...
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Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had ordered an indefinite 24-hour curfew, citing increased violence and take-over of peaceful protests by thugs inspired to go against law and order in the state. A few hours later, supposed security operatives removed the CCTV camera at the Lekki toll gates without giving reasons why. The governor explained in another...
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The relationship between Nigerians and their leaders can be described as an abusive marriage where the victim has been silent for so long. Nigerians have since tolerated corrupt leaders and bad governance only to say ‘no more’ with the #EndSARS protest that has rocked the nation for days. Twelve days and counting, Nigerians have been...
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Following the directives by the Lagos governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, placing the state in a 24-hour curfew from 9 PM, Tuesday, October 20, 2020, some daring youth who defiled the curfew by staying back at one of the protest grounds have reported that some soldiers have opened fire at protesters. Following a live Instagram feed from...
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It is said that the first chapter of a book is often the difference between the readers finishing the entire book, or never getting to the end. The same could be said for the UEFA Champions League kicking off today, as the tournament’s headers are something that promises to keep you till the end, that...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: Lekki toll gate. 5:45pm. This is our own curfew. There’s...
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