violence

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NCC Vows To Cracks Down on Starlink Over Unsanctioned Price Hike

October 8, 2024

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NCC Vows To Cracks Down on Starlink Over Unsanctioned Price Hike

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. NCC vows to cracks down on Starlink over unsanctioned price hike The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has vowed to take action against Elon Musk’s Starlink for the unsanctioned increase in subscription prices for Nigerians from... Read More

economy, fubara, information, ncc, Nigerian News, Politics, Rivers State, Starlink, Tinubu, Top 5 stories of the day, violence, wike

Nigerian Singer Lojay Shares How He Was Stabbed by his Ex-girlfriend

Lojay, the Nigerian singer-songwriter extraordinaire, recently opened up about a jaw-dropping incident involving his ex-girlfriend, who went to extreme measures during a heated argument. In a riveting episode of the popular On The Radar podcast, Lojay shared the shocking details that left him both emotionally scarred and physically wounded. Describing the turbulent nature of their... Read More

assault, Lojay, On the Radar podcast, stabbed, toxic relationship, violence

Buhari expresses eagerness to leave office and focus on farming; Tinubu urges end to politicking, calls for healing process | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Buhari expresses eagerness to leave office and focus on farming President Muhammadu Buhari has stated his eagerness to step down so he can return to Daura, Katsina state, and focus on his farms and cattle. On Tuesday, at... Read More

All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babajide Sanwo-Olu., farming, Governor Wike Nyesom, healing, Independent National Electoral Commission, Labour Party (LP), lagos state, Mahmood Yakubu, Mary Beth Leonard, peter obi, Politicking, President Muhammadu Buhari, sanctions, US, US Ambassador, violence

August 17, 2021

The anatomy of self-loathing: Understanding homophobia and internalised homophobia

Ask around about homophobia, “What does it mean and how does it best manifest?” If you chance upon a cis-heterosexual person who isn’t defensive – the way many a Nigerian cis-hetero person is wont to be and for the good reason that they are complicit in the criminalisation of queer humanity, they are likely to... Read More

Homophobia, LGBT+, LGBTQ Nigerians, Sexual assault, violence, Violence against women

What it means when we tell LGBT+ Nigerians: “Keep it to yourselves, no one cares”

If you have ever had the strength to challenge a Nigerian to a discourse on their complacency in the systemic oppression of LGBT+ Nigerians, then you’ve at least once had this retort fired back at you, “I don’t care what LGBT+ people do, just keep it away from me.” If you are an LGBT+ person... Read More

Non-binary Blog

gay rights, Homophobia, human rights violation, LGBT+, violence

Here’s why cases of domestic violence would continue to rise in Nigeria

Despite the paucity of reliable data, the tons of cases of domestic violence that make the news are enough confirmation that there is a deeply rooted problem in Nigeria that should be a cause for concern. There is a reason why. When medical doctor, Dr. Ifeyinwa Angbo, sent out a public cry for help last... Read More

Non-binary Blog

crime, criminal law, Domestic violence, gender-based violence, International Women's Month, Intimate Partner Violence, nigeria, Titilayo Omozoje Arowolo, violence, Violence against women

January 15, 2021

“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist an idea up long enough for the person pursuing it to attain their end goal. Solomon Ayodele, who describes himself as a Boy Rights Activist,... Read More

Non-binary Blog

Boy’s Quarters Africa, Chude Jideonwo, feminism, nigeria, sexual abuse, Solomon Ayodeji, The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity, toxic masculinity, toxic men, violence, Violence against women

December 9, 2020

#GhanaDecides: Political violence is an African reality that must die by fire

Africa’s exemplary democracy – Ghana, as it turns out is only exemplary because of the depth of rot all around it. Statistics show a rise in political violence in the small West African nation over the years since 2012. An official of the National Peace Council recently stated that 86 constituencies experienced violence around the... Read More

elections, Ghana, nigeria, violence

September 4, 2020

Dating apps are no longer safe spaces for Queer Nigerians

In March 2020, a story of how Utali Ekwensu, a queer man was brutally killed in Nanka, Anambra sent shock waves through the Nigerian queer community. According to the vanguard, the victim met one Chukwuebuka Nwankwo on facebook where they started chatting and eventually decided to meet up for a hookup in exchange for 20,000.... Read More

Non-binary Blog

dating apps, non-binary, Queer Nigerians, violence

Ekiti

Ekiti state is opening its first dedicated GBV referral centre

In a country where many seem undecided about how to treat victims of sexual assault and gender based violence, the Ekiti state government has proven itself revolutionary, leading the charge in supporting victims, providing them justice and ensuring that sexual offenders are not only punished but also publicly named and shamed. This is an initiative... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Ekiti State, Sexual assault, sexual assault referral centre, violence

Fresh Abacha loot uncovered in Channel Island, AIT/Raypower shut down by NBC, #BBNaija premieres June 30 – Here’s everything that went down this week

This week was a rollercoaster of buzzy stories, from politics to pop culture and while we routinely reported each of these stories from our YNaija desk, here’s a roundup of everything that went down in the past six days and are still trending today: AIT/Raypower shut down by NBC Private media houses AIT and Raypower... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

African Union, AIT/Raypower shut down by NBC, JAMB, Presidency, Sudan, violence

African Union suspends Sudan over violence against protesters

According to Al Jazeera, the African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan’s membership days after the military launched a brutal crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people. The AU’s Peace and Security Department said in a post on Twitter on Thursday that Sudan’s participation in all AU activities would be suspended with immediate effect – “until the effective establishment of... Read More

African Union, AU, protesters, Sudan, violence

Adamu

Dear IGP Adamu, begging bandits is not a security strategy

Dear Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu, You cannot tackle the growing security threat assailing the country by pandering to the whims of the antagonists. Of course, being a sterling security professional, you know this; hence my befuddlement by your statement at the meeting in Kebbi state yesterday. At the indaba with the leaders of Miyetti Allah... Read More

IGP Mohammed Adamu, Kdinapper, violence

#BreakTheCycle: Project Alert raises awareness about the effect of domestic violence on children

On May 21, 2016, the Sun Newspapers published a report on domestic violence and its effect where they narrated the story of Roselyn who separated from her husband after suffering from domestic violence for eight years. In the report, it was stated that their son was a constant witness to this incidence which was left... Read More

awareness, children, violence

February 16, 2018

Nigerian Customs officials illegally detained and assaulted a Chinese businessman, this should worry you

When we were sent this first-person report of corruption and unprovoked violence against a Chinese businessman who immigrated to Nigeria five years ago and has built a life here, we felt obligated to publish it verbatim. There is a severely underreported scourge of violence and extortion against immigrants from countries and regions Nigerian border and... Read More

assault, corruption, Customs, Nigerian customs, violence

Middle Belt

January 27, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Ignored by the government and abandoned by its famous sons, chaos is brewing in Nigeria’s Middle Belt

The North’s Hidden Belt In contradiction with its famous slogan, ‘Food Basket of the Nation’, Benue’s lands have been haemorrhaging blood for the better part of Governor Samuel Ortom’s administration. Food production in the agrarian state is at an all-time low, no thanks to the activities of Fulani herdsmen. Who are the Fulani herdsmen? By... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

crisis, Fulani herdsmen, middle belt, violence, YNaija Essays

November 14, 2017

Anti-Grazing Prohibition Law: a new way to end herdsmen’s massacre

by Temitope Adigun In the words of Professor Wole Soyinka “For every crime, there must be restitution. The nomads of the world cannot place themselves above the law of settled humanity”. Billowing like bush fires across the country is the nightmare of repeated Fulani herdsmen attacks on host communities. One of the core responsibilities of... Read More

Fulani herdsmen, opinion, rule of law, violence

October 26, 2017

1 killed as Kenya’s election re-run turns violent

At least one person has been shot dead Thursday during clashes over Kenya’s re-run election, which has been boycotted by the opposition and shunned by many voters. According to AFP, Several polling stations in key areas stood empty or welcomed only a handful of voters in an election likely to face more legal battles after... Read More

Kenya, Kenya's re-run election, violence

October 10, 2017

FG, security operatives brought violence into the Biafran agitation – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described those against its fight for the Republic of Biafra as Igbo political contractors. Background: The Federal High Court in Abuja had declared IPOB a terrorist organisation after its members clashed with soldiers on Operation Python Dance II. The South-East Governors Forum had also proscribed the activities of... Read More

agitation, biafra, FG, IPOB, terrorist group, violence

IPOB

September 15, 2017

Court remands 30 IPOB members in prison

Thirty members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday were remanded in prison by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command had arrested the IPOB members for allegedly involving in violent acts on Tuesday. Nine out of the 30 persons arraigned in court were... Read More

court, IPOB, Prison, remand, Rivees, violence

September 6, 2017

Opinion: Mayweather proves we really are all just savage

by Nimi Princewill It hasn’t been long since a lot of us finally got our lives back—after enduring the massive media hype that surrounded the fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. Just like every other boxing match, it’s always a memorable night of having two consenting adults punch each other silly in the ring—until... Read More

boxing, Floyd Mayweather vs Connor Macgregor, opinion, violence

September 5, 2017

Burma genocide: Over 120,000 Rohingya people flee Myanmar violence

by Samuel Okike According to the United Nations, over 120,000 Rohingya people have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in the last two weeks after a rise in violence against the Muslim ethnic minority. About 400,000 stateless Rohingya people have been estimated to be trapped in conflict zones in western Myanmar since more “clearance operations” by security... Read More

Bangladesh, Burma, Myanmar, Rohingya, violence

August 28, 2017

We have taken note of Wike’s subtle threat of violence – APC

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has taken note of Nyesom Wike’s “subtle threat of violence come 2019.” The party said this in reaction to the governor’s claim that he would risk his life to stop the APC in 2019. Chris Finebone, spokesman of the APC in Rivers said... Read More

APC, Nyesom Wike, PDP, Rivers, threat, violence

August 24, 2017

South-East senators ask Nnamdi Kanu not to resort to violence

Senators from the South-East on Wednesday met with leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to the chairman of the Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia-South), the meeting took place in his Ohuru, Obingwa country home in Abia State on Tuesday. In a statement, Abaribe was quoted to have urged the agitators to... Read More

agitation, biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, senators, south east, violence

August 19, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] There is nothing a woman can do that justifies her being beaten to death

Every few weeks, a story like the one that broke last weekend pops up on the Nigerian corner of the Internet. The story is generally the same, a woman either battered beyond what she can possibly hide from her immediate or extended family or outrightly killed by violence by an intimate partner. There are so... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

death, violence, woman

August 17, 2017

Trump attacks Lindsey Graham over Charlottesville violence comments

Us President Donald Trump has described fellow Republican, Lindsey Graham as an “attention seeking” lawmaker. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Trump took a swipe at Graham for comments he made about the president’s stance on the violence and death of a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump said in his tweet: “Publicity seeking Lindsey... Read More

Charlottesville, comments, donald trump, Lindsey Graham, violence

August 16, 2017

Obama’s response to Charlottesville violence becomes most liked tweet

Former US President, Barack Obama’s response to the Charlottesville violence has become the most liked tweet in Twitter’s history. What happened: A group of white nationalists took to the street to protest the planned removal of a war hero’s statue. An alleged white supremacist rammed into counter-protesters who were not in support of racist chants... Read More

barack obama, Charlottesville, response, tweet, twitter., violence

August 12, 2017

Youth inclusion in decision making helps foster peace #YouthDay

by Wareez Odunayo United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 54/120, on 17 December 1999, approved the recommendation by the World Conference of Ministers for Youth, Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998 that August 12 be declared International Youth Day. There has been growing recognition since the adoption of Security Council Resolution S/RES/2250 in 2015 that as... Read More

Thinking Through

inclusion, International Youth Day, peace, violence, youth, Youth Building Peace

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