by Akin Adesokan It is true that the electorate in Ekiti made a choice it considered to be in its interest. But I think it is a bad choice, and it doesn’t matter whether or not I live there. I do not think that people of Fayose’s intellect should be in position of power in... Read More

Akin Adesokan, APC, Ayo Fayose, ekiti elections, intellect, Kayode Fayemi, opinion, PDP, ynaija

Akin Adesokan: Is Boko Haram now an excuse to murder innocent Nigerians?

by Akin Adesokan Knowing the Nigeria state and its way with nebulous categories and phrases, might the now-standard phrase “suspected Boko Haram members” used by the JTF and parroted by the media just be the rhetoric of a negligent system at lazy ease with the brutal killing of defenseless citizens? [NOTE: This column was written... Read More

Akin Adesokan, Alshabab, ayatollah, boko haram, Kenya, nigerian state, north, Sharia

April 9, 2013

0 Comment

Opinion: Why we need to re-imagine our women in music and film

by Saratu Abiola The lack of nuance in the representation of women is a reflection of Nigerian society’s inclination towards shame and condemnation in its moral policing. On the surface, sexism in much of popular hip-hop culture has influenced Nigerian youth culture today, and has redefined the images of Nigerian women in film and music.... Read More