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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…

September 8, 2012

Outrage in Lagos as drunk police corporal kills union chairman

by Stanley Azuakola Dele Oroja, the chairman of Meiran/Ilepo branch of Three Wheelers Association of Nigeria is dead. His end came through the bullets of a police corporal, Abbey Adekunle…

September 2, 2012

N5000 can’t buy love: Groups plan mass protest against new notes

by Isi Esene Civil society groups in the country have expressed their readiness to once again hit the streets in protest over the planned introduction of new N5,000 note by…

September 1, 2012

“We are not friends with a murderer” – Friends of Cynthia murder suspect protest his detention

by Stanley Azuakola The tragic story of Cynthia Osokogu, the lady who was invited to a hotel in Lagos by her Facebook friends, then raped and murdered, continues to…

August 30, 2012

Aluta, Esq.: Lawyers disrupt NBA conference

by Stanley Azuakola The Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, currently taking place in Abuja, is not going exactly as planned. This is because lawyers, on Thursday, shut…

August 17, 2012

FG fires 3,000 workers at the NIMC

by Isi Esene The Federal Government recently added to the swelling numbers of the unemployed in Nigeria when it approved the sack of 3,000 employees of the National Identity Management…

August 16, 2012

“Enough is enough!” – Lagos journalists protest attacks

by Adeniyi Abdul Journalists in Lagos today staged a demonstration to protest the recent attacks on members of the press in the state. A photojournalist with Leadership bvcdsazxxNewspapers was assaulted…

July 14, 2012

Go away – Teen Vogue “shockingly rude” to girls protesting magazine’s photoshops

by Adeniyi Abdul The influence of media on the body image and self-esteem of females has been under increasing scrutiny in recent times. Fashion magazines in particular have been at…

July 4, 2012

“No service in Boko Haram states”: Lagos NYSC members protest

Apparently, the last has not been heard of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) saga. The Batch B NYSC members took their protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly…

June 20, 2012

MAULAG is not a done deal, says Senator Enang

by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have some good news for you. That new logo just might have…

June 13, 2012

Boiling Jos: Police, youths clash over ‘okada’ ban

by Stanley Azuakola Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang Jos is on fire again. How many times have we heard that in recent years? This time, the source of discontent is…

June 1, 2012

#MAUL: “Goodluck Jonathan’s gift horse” by Wole Soyinka

Let me end by stressing that my position remains the same as it was when the University of Ife was re-named Obafemi Awolowo University. I deplored it at the time,…

May 30, 2012

PHOTOS: Chaos as Unilag students take over 3rd Mainland Bridge

by Hauwa Gambo These guys mean business. Photos by Unilag Campus Correspondent, Odia Akhibi

April 22, 2012

Are you ready for #OccupyNigeria II? Tunde Bakare mobilises for mass protest in Lagos over N1.7trn

by Hauwa Gambo Controversial Lagos pastor and former vice-presidential candidate, Tunde Bakare is ready to go again. This follows the release of the House of Representatives probe report on how…

January 30, 2012

Opinion: NaijaCyberHacktivists – To hack or not to hack?

By Kemi Omosanya ...a few people have raised the question of where the line is drawn between cyber activism and cyber terrorism. NaijaCyberHacktivists, as they call themselves, have been generating…

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