October 1, 1960, highlights more than just independence from colonial demonisation to a majority of Nigerians. It has now evolved into hypocritic celebrations of Nigeria’s ‘oneness’; not forgetting how it has become a time when Nigerians have discussions around failed leaderships and the need for Nigeria to live up to its nomenclature: Giant of Africa.... Read More

August 10, 2020

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We must defend our rights to peacefully protest

By Joanne Ike On January 1, 2012, the federal government announced the removal of the fuel subsidy, sending the whole of Nigeria into a panic. Following this, the Nigerians suffered the domino effect of the spike in fuel prices. Transportation prices doubled. The cost of food, rent, electricity all increased. For a country... Read More

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Omoyele Sowore, peaceful protests, Revolution Now

August 6, 2020

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Revolution Now is proof young Nigerians are not afraid to fight for their future

August 5th, in several states across Nigeria, protesters came out in their numbers under the umbrella of Omoyele Sowore’s Revolution Now advocacy group to protest the insecurity in the country, demand accountability from government officials and demand freer and fairer elections in the coming months. Like protesters across the world, young Nigerian men and women... Read More

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Omoyele Sowore, Revolution Now

August 5, 2020

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With the new fine on ‘hate speech,’ how will the media report the #RevolutionNow protests?

The Nigerian government and Nigerians have had a discontented marriage in recent times. Apart from the age-long song from Nigerians against corruption that has thrived amongst politicians, unemployment, and the unrest in the North, the government and Nigerians seem to exist at different ends of a spectrum. Earlier, it was reported that Nigerians across different... Read More

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Hate Speech, Lia Mohammed, Media, Omoyele Sowore, Revolution Now

August 4, 2019

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Buhari moves one step closer to undermining our democracy with Omoyele Sowore’s arrest

This morning, former political candidate Oby Ezekwesili joined her voice to the chorus publicly denouncing the federal government’s secret arrest of AAC presidential candidate and owner of controversial newspaper Sahara Reporters Omoyele Sowore. Sowore has long been a vocal commentator on Nigerian politics, using his newspaper to force successive democratic governments to answer to questions... Read More

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Omoyele Sowore, Revolution Now, Sahara Reporters

All the reasons why Nigerians should be part of the #RevolutionNow protest

We must defend our rights to peacefully protest

Revolution Now is proof young Nigerians are not afraid to fight for their future

With the new fine on ‘hate speech,’ how will the media report the #RevolutionNow protests?

Buhari moves one step closer to undermining our democracy with Omoyele Sowore’s arrest

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