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Classism
September 3, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Forget about religious extremism, Nigeria’s real problem is ‘I beta pass my neighbour’

Recently, a video surfaced of Nigerian designer, Tope Abiola of Frock it and Rock it where she suggested that instead of Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode investing in capital projects, he should build a wall between the Lagos Island and Mainland and that the mainlanders would need a visa to visit the island. It seemed a... Read More
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August 28, 2018

To avoid #OBOGate Adeosun style, Davido resumes NYSC

Popular Nigerian music artiste David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has begun the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a post on his Instagram page, captioned “Otondo OBO … ?? #Nysc .. tying up every loose end!”, it appears the musician is doing all within his power to secure a possible political future and to avoid unforeseen scandals. Davido... Read More
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August 27, 2018

Why Nigerians are not shocked by Trump’s “lifeless” description of Buhari

On Monday, August 27, 2018, the Financial Times published a story where the United States President, Donald Trump was alleged to have described Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless”. While the US president renowned for speaking out of turn may just have said what many Nigerians have been saying all along, it’s hard to argue... Read More
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Tinubu
August 20, 2018

Tambuwal will dwarf Saraki, No third force | Five talking points from the Tinubu response to APC defections

The APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, has responded to the defections of Bukola Saraki and Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, stating that both men have been motivated to leave the party following their lusts for the presidency. A long statement which reads partly as a campaign memo for re-electing Buhari, Tinubu acknowledges that the... Read More
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Childhood
August 13, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: It is time we squared up and deconstructed the concept of childhood

Over the weekend, a tweet with an image from a children’s book was shared widely on Nigerian Twitter. Picture courtesy of @childbodysafetyng on Instagram. These days, it’s vital that as parents we read everything before our kids get to read them. Imagine this “children’s book”… ? pic.twitter.com/gTePUoNZz1 — Chxta (@Chxta) August 3, 2018 In the... Read More
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NASS
August 8, 2018

NASS Invasion: If this doesn’t show our democracy is fragile, nothing else will

In no part of the world are images of masked men wielding guns ever endearing. Yes they are justly employed by the state in some occasions but those are regarded as special circumstances; crime or terrorism, high-level operations or executions and in the case of Nigeria, hijacking the National Assembly (NASS). In Nigeria today, you... Read More
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July 29, 2018

[#YNaijaEssays] The good, the bad and the ugly: What the Nigerian elections really cost

There are few events that can come to define a nation’s identity quite like how it approaches elections. This is because elections expose the priorities and motives of the men and women who seek to lead their country and reveals the electorate’s ethno-religious biases. This is true, even for long-established democracies in seemingly progressive countries... Read More
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Police
July 27, 2018

Yomi Shogunle is handling the call to #EndSARS in the worst way possible

If you have lived long enough in Nigeria and are conversant with happenings on microblogging platform Twitter, then you would have come across the name, Abayomi Shogunle, at one point. Shogunle, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, the Head of the Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has carved a reputation for trolling... Read More
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Saraki
July 24, 2018

Saraki’s second police invitation will finally force his hand on whether he stays in the APC

It is almost certain that Senate President Bukola Saraki will now leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). If there had been any doubt over the past year, the second invitation by the Inspector General Police, Ibrahim Idris, served on him at 8pm Monday must be the decider that makes his defection final. Saraki’s statement reacting... Read More
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Macron
July 23, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: The West wants the spoils of colonialism, guilt free and served on a platter, but if Africa will progress, there has to be a reckoning

As a presidential candidate, Macron painted a striking picture of a progressive thinker on western imperialism and other sundry African issues. He termed French colonisation a “crime against humanity” suggesting that France should “offer apologies to all those toward whom we directed these acts.” Granted, this is more than any of his predecessors have publicly... Read More
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Kemi Adeosun
July 16, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Adeosun’s certificate scandal just shows she’s the typical privileged Nigerian child

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been riddled with scandal after scandal. Mainagate, grass cutting, budget padding are just a few of the scandals which have completely muddied the pristine white agbada of anti-corruption Buhari rolled into office with. Last week, Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s Finance Minister joined the throng of cabinet ministers who’ve made a sham... Read More
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Kayode Fayemi
July 16, 2018

The urgent task before Fayemi in Ekiti

The brown and white envelopes, the strips that once held bundles of notes of various naira denominations and other souvenirs of voter-persuasion infrastructure will now be cleared off polling stations and streets from Ado-Ekiti to Ikere. Another Nigerian election has taken place and, regrettably, not a lot has changed as to whether political parties trust... Read More
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July 13, 2018

#EkitiDecides: Should we pretend like this election is not all about Fayose?

In less than 24 hours, the people of Ekiti would file out to elect their Chief Executive for the next four years amid a number of  ‘theatrics and stage plays’ that has greeted the political arena in that state in the last one week, with the most recent being the alleged siege on the Government... Read More
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Fayose
July 13, 2018

Fayose will remain Fayose, but we cannot let him distract us from the matter at hand

Now that he has perfected the long expected return “home”, that sonorous legislator from Kogi should absolutely compose and render the tribute song at the departure ceremony for thespian Ayo Fayose, the man now picking his things from the Ado-Ekiti government house. Yes, Peter Ayodele Fayose – after this Saturday – will have a replacement,... Read More
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Macron
July 10, 2018

The New Afrika Shrine is an iconic hub | 3 takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Nigeria

It’s been almost a week since the French President, Emmanuel Macron made a historic two-day official visit to Nigeria. Macron is quite the miracle worker, during his brief stay, he had a bilateral meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on issues of insecurity, terrorism and the economy, commissioned the Alliance Francaise office, visited the Afrika Shrine... Read More
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July 9, 2018

The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences

Over the weekend, on Twitter, the age-old battle of the sexes was revived for the 57,000th merry go round. This time, the inciting incident was the latest Tyler Perry film, Acrimony, a revenge thriller starring Taraji P. Henson as a wronged wife who tries to set the record straight. There were the usual arguments, for... Read More
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Doctors
July 5, 2018

Nigerian doctors are leaving for the UK, and the resulting crisis will affect everyone, even you

Dear reader, please do not develop a health condition requiring a doctor’s examination in Nigeria because you would have to compete with 3,500 other patients for his or her attention. This is clearly bad news, enough to not wish for any hospital needs in Nigeria any time soon. Or ever, as this reality is probably... Read More
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July 3, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Grief and tragedy are a constant in Nigeria, but how does it change us as people?

The past week was both unpleasant and horribly depressing for Nigerians. On Saturday the 23rd of May, 86 indigenes of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area according to police reports – a figure disputed by Plateau Governor, Simon Lalong, community leaders and the Christian Association of Nigeria, who put the death toll at over 200 –... Read More
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July 3, 2018

#YNaijaSays: President Buhari’s social media ‘advisors’ should blame the killer herdsmen not the media

We know you are paid to work for the presidency, but when it comes to certain things, like the loss of human lives in mindless killings and slaughters from killer herdsmen, you are not paid to lose your soul and every shred of humanity you may have. According to a report from Human Rights Organisation,... Read More
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Presidency
June 29, 2018

#YNaijaSays: How difficult can it be for the presidency to take decisive action that solves our institutional problems

June has been an especially disheartening month for Nigerians. Tragedy after tragedy has fallen on innocent Nigerians simply looking to survive the oppressive drudgery that is Nigeria today, killing, maiming victims and orphaning their families. A few weeks ago, a truck carrying wood fell off the Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos, killing several people. Though that... Read More
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