Tag: violence
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 ...
Guber Polls: APC claims absence of voter intimidation or violence in Lagos; Tinubu files petition with NBC, calls for Channels TV to face sanctions | 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: Guber Polls: APC ...
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 ...
Sanwo-Olu Declared Winner of Lagos Gubernatorial Elections by INEC; Protest Erupts as APC’s Binani Appears to Lose Adamawa Gubernatorial Election to Thugs | 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: Sanwo-Olu Declared Winner ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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. ...
#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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
#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 ...
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 ...
#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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
11 killed in Kenya’s post-election protest
Eleven people have reportedly been killed by Kenyan police while dispersing protesters who are agitated by the re-election of President ...
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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 ...