I was made to understand that sovereignty was in the hands of the people Nevertheless, those in power will strive to ensure that the idea that sovereignty lies with the people appears to be a facade. The faux reality of the police is your friend has been exposed to be the lie it has always…
There seems to be no end to the tragedies that come with the year 2020. First, we had to go on lockdown because of a deadly and unforgiving virus. Then, we had to protest our right to live, not counting, fair treatment as we stood and fought by the hashtag #blacklivesmatter. Now, the very people…
The government has displayed poor strength at conflict resolution as they have failed to pacify the #EndSARS and #EndPoliceBrutality campaign protesters. If the government had employed the right strategies tension would not have been this high and lives would have been saved. Below are strategies that could have prevented the escalation of this issue. 5…
The Nigerian society is plagued with many problems and the cowardice of the mainstream media is a big part of that problem. I grew up thinking just NTA belonged to the government therefore they controlled their narratives. However, reality has shown that the entire mainstream media are nothing but pencils in the hands of the…
After several days into the ongoing #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, October 9th, 2020, finally addressed the nation on the issue concerning police brutality in the country. President Buhari said that Nigerians should not doubt the efforts of his administration to reform the police. click here to see buhari’s tweet The…
The endless tales of brutality and harassment at the hand of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of police force set up to deal with violent crimes has made Nigerians including many celebrities call out for the dissolution of the unit. Afrobeats Star, Ayedeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has voiced out his support…
They watch us burn. Yes! They watched as we cried. They heard our pain but to them, it was a mere story. It doesn’t matter that our lives are hard. All that matters is that they are high and mighty. They said to themselves, it is not our fault that they are poor. We are…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi, as well as some APC chieftains indefinitely. Other APC top guns that were kicked out include the presidential adviser to the President—Babafemi Ojudu, Oyetunde Ojo, Wole Oluyede, Ayo Ajibade, Femi Adeleye, Akin Akomolafe, Bamigboye Adegoroye, Olusoga Owoeye, Dele Afolabi, Toyin Oluwasola, and Bunmi Ogunleye….
Nothing makes a man bury his head deep into the sand when his shoulders should be high and his head wearing a crown than stigmatization. No matter what he does the actions of a few will be used to banish his self-confidence and dent his image. Please make it make sense; why should a whole…
On Sunday, September 20th, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Edo Governorship election after polling the highest Votes in the election. The People’s Democratic Party(PDP) Candidate, Obaseki defeated the Candidate of the All Progressive Party(APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and 13 other candidates in the election poll. Governor Godwin…
The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Bamidele Balogun has been suspended by Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu over the imposition of a 5% levy on all audio and visual content streamed on all physical and digital platforms around Lagos. LIB reported earlier that in a letter addressed to the director of…
News has it that Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy, and Tiwa Savage, were invited by the Department of State Service for questioning over alleged political utterances against the administration of President Muhamamdu Buhari. In recent months, following a pointy rise in sexual abuse cases across Nigeria especially against women, Tiwa Savage began a movement referred…
Michelle Obama delivered an emotional speech on Monday, August 17th, in a pre-recorded message to the Democratic Convention. In the pre-recorded tape, Michelle Obama blasts Donald Trump, saying that he is the wrong president for the country, and warns American citizens not to vote for Trump, in the up-coming U.S presidential election. “Let me be…
The University of Lagos has appointed a new acting vice-chancellor, Professor Theophilus Omololu Soyombo, this comes up a day after the removal of the said former vice-chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. The University’s Governing Council, on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 , released a Sack letter addressed to Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. The news of the Vice-Chancellor removal…
It is no news that the APC has disqualified State governor Godwin Obaseki from further participating in the party’s primaries this year. The Chairman of the Screening Committee, Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, he clarified that Obaseki had failed to produce his Higher School Leaving Certificate, among others. This has sparked numerous controversies on the micro-blogging site,…
