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[The Activism Blog] Activists flay Senate over N13.5m allowance but we’re barely scratching the surface

Over the years, it has been a subject of speculation as to what Nigeria’s federal lawmakers earn as salaries and allowances. The national assembly members have consistently maintained they are being paid as regulated by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission. However when their salaries tracked on this blog in the year 2017, we confirmed... Read More

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The life of Nigerian, Olaudah Equiano – “The African”

by Rachel Ogbu// Olaudah Equiano was born an Igbo around 1745 before it became eastern Nigeria. In 1789 he published his autobiography, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African”, this has provided generations with one of the few first-hand African accounts of the details of contemporary African life and... Read More

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US Ambassador to South Korea slashed in the face with a knife (PHOTOS)

by Chinwe Okafor The U.S Ambassador to South Korea’s face was left bloodied after a furious activist slashed it open with a knife. According to DailyMail, Mark Lippert needed 80 stitches to fix the damage caused by the attack in broad daylight as he attended a breakfast meeting Thursday morning in Seoul. Korean media reports that someone yelled ‘North Korea... Read More

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November 5, 2014

@FavourAfolabi: Activists becoming politicians are hypocrites

by Favour Afolabi You spend 3.5 years writing about “How NGR is a failed state” then 6 months to the polls, you ask Nigerians to come vote for you as you run for office! Lately I have been seeing posters of so many people who were either public analysts, bloggers, civil society activists, rights lawyers,... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria – Why activism without ideation will never lead to change

by Tarila Marclint Ebiede The activists lost the battle for change when they failed to build an enduring narrative around these struggles. I see this as a failure of imagination and ideas. The Nigerian activists saw these rare opportunities as one-time events, instead of a chance to build an enduring movement for change. Growing up... Read More

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Suraj Oyewale: PIB, deregulation and Nigeria’s non-reading activists (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale So when the PIB finally becomes an Act and, in implementing the provisions, fuel subsidy is totally removed, I hope some people will not just wake up from their slumber and begin another round of street protests, when during the public hearings on the Bill, nobody deemed it fit to bring... Read More

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Japheth Omojuwa: Government blackmail and delusions of free press

by Japheth Omojuwa We all sleep and wake thinking and assuming we have a free press but that is a delusion we must jostle ourselves out of immediately. There is no free press in Nigeria, only some form of pretence at freedom. There are probably 149 million All Progressives Congress members in Nigeria. That is... Read More

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Tunde Leye: Here is your authentic Nigerian activist checklist (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye Does your activist have a means of making money outside of the activism and all the things related to it? You see, a living must be made. And where you cannot find a career or business your activist is successful in, then it is almost certain that the activism is the hustle.... Read More

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‘Do you hate men?’ – 10 questions you should stop asking feminists

by Zainab Karim Why are you so angry? This question detracts fr,om the real purpose of the feminist movement. Feminists are not angry they are avid about equal rights and emotions can sometimes rise when the principles of feminism are attacked. Though feminism has been around for well over a hundred years, there are still... Read More

Opinion: I am not going to the National Conference because of N12 million

by Jaye Gaskia Now let us get back to the spurious issue of N12 million bribe or payment. Since the June 12 struggles of the 90s through to the January Uprising of 2012 I have been involved at the highest levels in our struggles; I could not be bribed then, I will not be bribed... Read More

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February 28, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: Abuja protests and ‘briefcase’ activism on social media

by Gimba Kakanda But the funny thing about these Abuja-based activists on Twitter is, when you call them and inform them that a certain ambassador or politician wants to have a lunch with them, they’ll be available. None will be in a meeting. None will be on the road driving. None will promise to call... Read More

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February 24, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: The struggle for meaning – Ukraine, Iyaloja and all that jazz

by Pius Adesanmi If you cannot even come together against the local terrorism of an Iyaloja in Lagos, how do you hope to ever rise against the might of the corrupt Nigerian state in Abuja? Three years ago or so, one theme ran through my public lectures. From one podium to another in Canada, in... Read More

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January 19, 2014

Perry Brimah: Opponents of the anti-gay law are enemies of democracy

by Perry Brimah If Nigerians seriously opposed this anti-gay bill, we should likewise have moved forward firmly and strongly against the initial stages of it passing the senate and House before it got signed. Protests after the last minute are simply not serious. The media is awash with passionate, intellectual outputs, decrying Nigeria’s President signing... Read More

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December 18, 2013

Mark Amaza: We need active citizens, not activists

by Mark Amaza What Nigeria needs is not activists, but active citizens – where every citizen knows what he desires and does not relent in pushing for it. bout four and half years ago, I started writing my thoughts on Nigerian unity and publishing same on Facebook, before gradually setting up my own blog where... Read More

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October 22, 2013

Opinion: The truth behind the desperate gang-up against Stella Oduah

by Ore Kingsley That is the crux of the matter: she “chops” alone. That is also the grouse the members of the National Assembly: the Minister of Aviation is “chopping” Alone. They believe that for awarding all these contracts for the remodelling of airport facilities that so much money must have accrued to her. Who... Read More

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September 20, 2013

ASUU strike: Students, lecturers, activists protest in Ogun

Scores of human right activists, lecturers and tertiary students Thursday staged a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, over the protracted nationwide strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The protest, organised under the aegis of Joint Action Front (JAF), paralysed commercial and vehicular activities in some parts of the... Read More

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September 9, 2013

How embarrassing: Activists shame Lagos commissioner during event to honour Gani Fawehinmi (WATCH)

by Tutu Akinlabi Kayode Opeifa, the Lagos State Commissioner for Public Transportation has received unpleasant treatment at the hands of activists after he appeared uninvited at an event in honour of the late Gani Fawehinmi. The event, ‘Night of Tributes And Socials’, was attended by activists including Femi Aborishade, Lanre Legacy, Okei-Odumakin as well as... Read More

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August 14, 2013

Opinion: Fashola and the hypocrisy of Ndigbo

by C. Don Adinuba A man who introduced himself as a professor from Nnewi called me on the phone on Thursday morning to assert with so much authority that “only Anambra indigenes are being targeted for expulsion from Lagos because all Nigerians know that Anambra is the leader of the Igbo nation”. The Abia State... Read More

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Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor

by Adefenwa Adeshina The youths need people we can trust not those screaming for change when all they really want is a chance to loot their share of the national treasure, we’ve seen many partisan activists cloaking their selfish interests under the auspices of change movement just to realise their ambitions. The ruling party has... Read More

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Anti-gay bill: Topless Femen activists attack Russian embassy in Sweden (PHOTOS)

Two topless Femen activists run towards the embassy building in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday. Two topless activists climbed over a fence into the Russian embassy in Stockholm on Thursday to protest against the country’s anti-gay bill and stigmatization of homosexuals. Police were called to the embassy in the morning to remove the activists, who are now... Read More

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Opinion: We need a whole new specie of politicians, these ones don’t mean well

by Maple Dapapa Each time the people get the opportunity to interact with their leader, the leader has nothing else to say apart from recounting the projects he or she has done. And have kept the people deceived with these antics. In the last couple of weeks, the ongoing political discord in Rivers State has... Read More

Naomi Lucas: What’s all this noise about the girl child?

by Naomi Lucas Last week Nigeria’s Senate Constitution Review Committee proposed the deletion of Section 29, Subsection 4b of our Constitution. 79 out of 109 Senators voted in favour of the deletion. Senator Ahmed Yerima then proposed a re-vote citing some part of the Constitution as justification. David Mark, the Senate President agreed. 35 Senators... Read More

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January 13, 2013

“A note of warning to the so-called blogtivists”: Nwachukwu Egbunike replies Mark Amaza

by Nwachukwu Egbunike I stand by my submission that most of us should take a walk, a little more often, down the streets of our cities and villages. I read Mark Amaza’s rejoinder to my article with considerable interest. First let me start by thanking him for the very detailed attention he gave to reading the... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Rejoinder: A note of warning to the so-called blogtivists

by Mark Amaza I found myself shaking my head in disagreement with the views of the writer. Personally, I believe that the democratization of the media space through the rise of blogging and social media is one of the best things to have happened to our political space. I read an article by Nwachukwu Egbunike... Read More

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