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Nigerian activist, Yemi Adamolekun bags prestigious Global Citizen Prize

Awards Celebrate Remarkable Changemakers Taking Exceptional Actions to End Extreme Poverty NOW While Fostering Social Change Across the Globe. Renowned Nigerian activist and Executive Director of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), Yemi Adamolekun, has been named by the international advocacy organisation Global Citizen as one of the winners of the Global Citizen Prize 2022. ... Read More

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August 12, 2020

EiE invites citizens to Hack Nigeria’s Operating System (OS)

There is an urgent and massive need for moral and spiritual reconstruction: the kind which will help to demolish morbid desire for naked power and domination and ensure justice, equity and fair play for all. – Obafemi Awolowo (Nationalist and First Premier of the Western Region) 2020 is the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. We... Read More

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‘We should be moving from generosity to justice’ | Top talking points from #ThursdayTalks Lagos

Two years is a short time but a long time to do great things. This was a highpoint at Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria‘s Thursday Talks, a monthly conversation with thought leaders, change agents and active citizens aimed at driving conversations around the demand for good governance driven by active citizenship. The initiative which started... Read More

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February 17, 2019

WIMBIZ meets 2019 female candidates, advocates for greater representation Of Women In Politics

On February 13th, 2019, Women in Management Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) as part of its efforts to advocate for increased female participation in politics, held the WIMBIZ Women in Politics (WIMPol) Town Hall Meeting themed, Run, Vote, Get Involved! The event which held at Harbour Point in Victoria Island, Lagos was an avenue for... Read More

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Yemi Adamolekun wants to know what it takes to foster a transparent government

On this National Democracy day, three days from the 2018 Nigerian Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders organized by The Future Project, we are forced to look back at the governments we have had since we left behind 40 years of dictatorships and embraced democracy. It took nearly two decades to manage our first internationally... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] EiE launches Citizen’s Guide to the Recall Process

In its bid to reawaken a dormant citizenry to its responsibilities, civil society group Enough is Enough (EiE) through its #OfficeOfTheCitizen campaign launched its Citizen’s Guide to the recall process in Lagos on Thursday, April 26, 2018. The Launch which took place at Civic Hive, Yaba, Lagos was the first presentation of the guide to... Read More

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November 20, 2017

Omolewa Ahmed, Bisi Fayemi and Adebola Williams explore women in politics at #AkeFest17

The omni-media company, RED, engaged the First Lady of Kwara, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, Yemi Adamolekun, and Mrs Bisi Adeleye Fayemi in a conversation about how more women can actively participate in politics in Nigeria and beyond at the 2017 Ake Arts and Book Festival at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on Saturday, November 18, 2017. The... Read More

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EiE Nigeria hosts a conversation on ‘Party Politics 101 – The Good, Bad & Ugly’

“Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true where the vast majority have been systemically denied their rights. At the same time, democracy also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.” – Nelson Mandela In a democracy, the citizens have dreams and aspirations about what they would like their... Read More

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February 6, 2017

#IStandWithNigeria: Protesters gather at National Stadium (PHOTOS)

The #IStandWithNigeria protest scheduled for Monday has begun. Protesters are currently at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos to express their displeasure at the situation in the country. The protest led by Enough is Enough (EIE) Nigeria has over 200 protesters as the time of filing this report. Present on ground is Executive Director (EIE), Yemi... Read More

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February 5, 2017

“The call has gone beyond 2Baba…” | EiE Nigeria speaks to YNaija, goes ahead with protest march

by Isime Esene Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE Nigeria) has vowed to go ahead with the planned OneVoice Nigeria protest march scheduled to take place in Lagos and Abuja on Monday, February 6, 2017. This is following the withdrawal of Innocent Idibia, a Nigerian pop icon, from the planned protest. Idibia who is also known as... Read More

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October 28, 2016

The Sexuality Blog: This week, Nigeria’s civil society took a bold stand – and it should impress you

We assume, if you’re the kind of person who reads YNaija.com, you know that this week, Idrs Okuneye, who you would know as Bobrisky, served up a storm, without necessarily doing anything. He was invited to speak about Unusual Engagement on New Media – a subject on which he, with his 150,000 daily views on... Read More

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October 25, 2016

EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and BudgIT to host ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference’ in Abuja

EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and BudgIT will host the ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference‘ from Wednesday, October 26 – Thursday, October 27 in Abuja. EiE first co-hosted a ‘New Media and Governance Conference’ in 2012 to bringing together policy makers, civil society, academic institutions, private sector, and youth to explore the use of new media... Read More

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September 28, 2016

House of Assembly principal officers need to step down now – EiE Nigeria

Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to instituting a culture of good governance and public accountability in Nigeria through active citizenship, has called on the National Assembly to be more transparent in the discharge of its duties to the Nigerian people. In a press release signed by the organization’s... Read More

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Demola Rewaju: Herd mentality, mob justice and humanity – How Nigeria condemns itself (Y! Politico)

by Demola Rewaju There is a certain specie of goats that demonstrate the phenomenon of herd mentality most aptly – their ears are quite long as are their legs and they generally appear to be quite sheepish or dumb in appearance. You may have seen them before, filing past in one single file, the one... Read More

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We remember Chude Jideonwo’s viral piece at Buhari’s inauguration in 20 quotes

On May 29, 2015, Chude Jideonwo – the managing partner of Red Media Africa – whose company, StateCraft Inc was the official communication agency to the Buhari Presidential Campaign wrote a gripping, emotional and an piece about how deeply young people, and Nigerians, felt about winning the battle to change the government aneeds reset the country. As we... Read More

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Yemi Adamolekun: The long road ahead for the office of the citizen

by Yemi Adamolekun The Office of the Citizen is the highest office in the land but it currently doesn’t come with a salary and it’s definitely lacking in pomp and pageantry. From the initially scheduled date of February 14, we hope to finally have all results from the 2015 general elections this week of April... Read More

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November 12, 2014

Come, let’s solve X! Chude Jideonwo, Marek Zmyslowski, Audu Maikori, others to speak at TEDxIfe this month [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene TEDxIfe, a locally organized TEDx event in Ife has scheduled its 2014 event for 15th November, with its theme tagged “Solving X”. As this will be the fifth event since the series began in 2012, our attention is shifted to the questions and complexities that confront many young Nigerians. According to the... Read More

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September 9, 2014

Join #TheFutureLagos dialogue session with Hon. Abike Dabiri [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene TheFutureLagos is an initiative powered by a group of young Nigerians who are desperate for change in Nigeria as a whole with a bird’s eye view on Lagos. We believe that Lagos has the capacity, the ability, and the wherewithal to become a world class city. A leading business Centre with steady... Read More

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LIVE UPDATES: We’re liveblogging the #OsunDecides election here

The Osun State governorship election holds today 9 August, 2014. Twenty candidates representing 20 political parties are vying for the right to reside at the Osun Government House in Osogbo, but our analysts say that the contest is between Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Candidate (APC) and Iyiola Omisore,... Read More

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YNaija2015.com & the Co-Creation Hub present The #OsunDecides Election War Room | Tolu Ogunlesi, Chioma Chuka, ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Ayokunle Odekunle, others lead analysis today

by Kolapo Olapoju YNaija2015.com, Nigeria’s leading political blog has announced a novel approach to covering elections in Nigeria – with The YNaija2015 Election War Room. The war-room kicks off with the Osun governorship elections today, 9 August 2014. It is presented in partnership with the Co-Creation Hub and EnoughisEnough Nigeria. “The mandate of the... Read More

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Enjoy one hour with Aliko Dangote, Hakeem Bello-Osagie & more! Attend the EiE Fundraiser [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene The final countdown to Enough is Enough Nigeria’s (EiE) first fundraising dinner has begun and excitement is at its peak. The event scheduled for Saturday, June 14 2014will hold at The Duchess at Zion Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The most anticipated event of the event is the Charity Auction; which will offer... Read More

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#EkitiDecides2014: Enough Is Enough Nigeria hosts televised debate for Ekiti governorship candidates [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a coalition of young Nigerians promoting good governance and citizen engagement is hosting a televised debate for candidates vying for the governorship position in the South west state of Ekiti. The election scheduled to take place on June 21, 2014 will see the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, former governor Ayo... Read More

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Making change happen – powerfully! We present ‘Yemi Adamolekun, Maryam Augie & 8 others for Advocacy – #YNaijaPowerList

by Wilfred Okiche It is easy to sit back and complain about how the big bad government is not doing enough. In fact, most are experts at merely talking about the problems: the health sector is in a pitiable state; education has failed; infrastructure development is non-existent; the poor become worse off every day. Everyone... Read More

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Cheta Nwanze: I am sick and tired of ignorant people with BlackBerrys (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze Changing that discussion requires actually going to the National Assembly and putting the issue on the table. Until we are actually ready to do that, please get the hell off of my timeline. Saturday morning, I went to The Palms Shopping Mall in Lekki to join in signing the petition regarding the hashtag #ChildNotBride.... Read More

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PHOTOS: When EnoughisEnough Nigeria launched #RSVP2015 in Lagos

What: EnoughisEnough (EiE) Nigeria Official Launcg of #RSVP2015 Where: NECA House Ikeja, Lagos When: April 29, 2013 Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

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EnoughisEnough Nigeria to launch campaign for 2015 – #RSVP2015

by Isi Esene EnoughisEnough (EiE) Nigeria has announced the date for an event to formally kick off its projects and campaign towards the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria. The media and partners event holds on Monday, 29 April in Ikeja, Lagos. “The electoral process is at the heart of our work and we have spent... Read More

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