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Op-ed Editor February 18, 2021

“#EndSARS is not enough, you must get involved in politics,” Kingsley Moghalu to Nigerian youth

Memories of the clampdown on #OccuppyLekkiTollgate protesters on Saturday 13th February, by security operatives are apparently still fresh in the minds of many.Following this development and the worsening state of…

Isime Esene January 16, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity…

Roqeebah December 16, 2016

The Dummies’ Guide to what exactly is happening in Aleppo

On the left is what Aleppo looked like pre-2011 and on the right, is what it looks like in 2016 after a 2013 attack. All over the world, ordinary citizens…

Op-ed Editor November 13, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Trumpism as tonic for “Africa rising”

by Simon Kolawole And so, the world’s most powerful country will have President Donald Trump at the helm from January 20, 2017. Incredible. When Trump gave his victory speech on…

Op-Ed Editor December 23, 2014

Tunde Leye: A surer way to create change (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I urge and encourage each of us to get involved. Register and vote. Protect your vote. Pursue changes within the law in between elections. Participate in nation…

September 26, 2013

Opinion: Our leaders perish for lack of selfless advisers

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi The Arab Spring teaches many lessons. One is worthy of emphasis. Feelings of alienation balloon when the people’s development is outside a leader’s orbit of interest.…

July 31, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Africa’s 20-year-olds and the future of freedom (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa The deregulation of the media on the continent via social media and cable television have brought Africa closer to itself and the world closer to Africa. Young…

April 1, 2013

Costly tweet: Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for insulting Emir of Kuwait on Twitter

A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks…

March 12, 2013

Arab Springs II? 27-year-old street vendor sets himself ablaze in Tunisia

A street vendor has set himself on fire in Tunisia's capital, reviving memories of the self-immolation that helped spark the Arab Spring uprisings. A witness says the man said he…

January 18, 2013

Lai Labode: Nigeria: Is violent revolution the way to go? (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode "Democracy only rules according to the choices we make or accept as a people." - Lai Labode Too many Nigerian youths out of frustration with the Nigerian…

December 19, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Activism 3.0: One part of a dynamic evolving phenomenon (YNaija FrontPage)

Digital Activism must speak a better language than noise, we must speak in terms of policies and alternatives to ideas we do not want. The times have changed and are…

October 23, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Nigeria’s ‘Arab Spring’ is already here (YNaija Frontpage)

Our youth have quickly learnt that as was the case in January with the fuel protests, this is Nigeria where martyrs are soon forgotten and freedom is buried... “You will…

September 17, 2012

Joachim MacEbong: The fanatic within

Since last week, the Arab world has been rocked by protests over a 14 minute trailer for a film called 'Innocence of Muslims' on YouTube, depicting the Prophet Mohammed in…

May 20, 2012

First Buhari, now Balarabe Musa? CNPP chairman warns of social revolution superior to Arab Spring

by Lekan Olanrewaju The dust is still yet to settle over former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari's statements, warning of possible "bloodshed" in the country if the 2015 elections are not…

April 1, 2012

Agent Deman Pete: The Teranga Lions roar again

by Deman Pete Despite the handwriting on the wall –thousands of youth booing Wade to “go home, old man”- Wade somehow won the first round of the presidential election Prior…

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