Category: Deep Dive

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Kola MuhammedOctober 27, 2020

There is no better time for social influencers to become political influencers than now | #EndSARS

The horrid drama performances as the assumed epilogue of the #EndSARS protests have been nothing short of astounding. From express ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 27, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: 7 important takeaways from Sanwo-Olu’s interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson

The #EndSARS protest has attracted media coverage from both local and international press. Following the #LekkiMassacre on the protest ground ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 27, 2020

Yahaya Bello’s #EndSARS comments will make you question government’s will towards positive change

It is 20 days since the #EndSARS protests started and, Nigerian politicians who have relatively stayed quiet more days than ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 27, 2020

Here’s how Nigerians reacted to the nomination of Rinu and Majekodunmi as youth representatives for the Lagos judicial panel | #EndSARS

The #EndSARS protest featured key personalities that made themselves available to be used as vessels in propagating the demands of ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 27, 2020

One week after the #LekkiMassacre: The tales spun by the Nigerian government is falling apart | #EndSARS

A week ago, Nigerians witnessed protesters getting shot by some security operatives at the Lekki tollgate. The incident, the tragic ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 26, 2020

The AMA’s are here, and we are already predicting these artistes to take home the gold

The America Music Awards 2020 is in full swing as the nominees are unveiled. Among them are some of the ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 26, 2020

Desmond Elliot refutes allegations of a social media bill proposal, but his past makes him hard to believe

Nigerians are at a position where emotions are at an all-time high. Following the Lekki shootings and the attempt by ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 26, 2020

The Thread: Omoh F’s brutality tells us there’s a need for more than police reform

If we were to describe the relationship between the military and civilians in Nigeria, we might reach a dead-end from ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 26, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: The government is trying to gag the media and this won’t be the first time | #EndSARS

Ever since the #LekkiMassacre took place, several attempts have been made by the political class to cover up and disregard ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 26, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Lewis Hamilton joins the #EndSARS movement, then proceeds to break a world record

The record for most first-place victories in auto racing league Formula 1, now belongs to Lewis Hamilton, with a record ...

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Wilfred OkicheOctober 26, 2020

7 People who should have resigned following the #EndSARS protests and #LekkiMassacre

After two weeks of sustained protests led by young people demanding the end of police brutality, President Muhammadu Buhari finally ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 26, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: All the major gaps in Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s statement on the #EndSARS protests

At the climax of the #EndSARS protest, came the #LekkiMassacre which the political class has denied happened time and again, ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 26, 2020

Why Zahra Buhari needs to take to the streets to see the reality the president has caused | #EndSARS

by Ayodele Ibiyemi “Now that people confirmed that Buhari distributed enough palliatives nationwide, it is clear Buhari is not our ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 26, 2020

FG has other priorities like Chad, so Nigerians can continue ‘hustling’ for themselves

If you wish to understand the intricate details and the workings of an irresponsible government, Nigeria will help a great ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 26, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Pastor Tunde Bakare weighs in on the #LekkiMassacre, highlighting some key points | #EndSARS

Since the #EndSARS protest began, several clerics in Nigeria have weighed in on the issue – condemning the use of ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 26, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: ‘Inspector’ Babatunde Fashola finds hidden camera at scene of Lekki shooting | #EndSARS

‘Our leaders don’t rate us’ This statement has become a resounding chant amongst the Nigerian populace, whenever our politicians try ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 25, 2020

Another looting opportunity? : ‘Lagos will need N1trn for reconstruction’ – Gbajabiamila | #YNaijaEndSARSupdates

The aftermath of the wanton destruction of lives and property perpetrated by hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protest, has ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 25, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Is the Oba of Lagos still Oba without his staff ? | #EndSARS

It is no longer news that the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu, is without his staff of ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 25, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: ‘I wanted to share looted palliatives on my birthday’ Sanai Agunbiade thinks palliatives are party packs | #EndSARS

2020 has come with very trying moments for Nigerians. From the Covid-19 outbreak to the #EndSARS protest that has left ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 24, 2020

The #LekkiMassacre battle continues on the Internet | #ItIsNotFinished

by Ayodele Ibiyemi The debate about whether anyone died during the shootings of peaceful protesters at the Lekki Tollgate is ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 24, 2020

#EndSARS: ASUU finally speaks on #LekkiMassacre but Nigerians smell foul play

Nigerian students, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the federal government have always had a discontented marriage. While ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 24, 2020

Social inequality or sponsored unrest, one or the other caused the looting in Lagos and other states | #EndSARS

by Ayodele Ibiyemi The past few days have been very dark in Nigeria – really – but certain people have ...

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Ado AminuOctober 23, 2020

Nigeria is not a democratic state, the presidential address is proof | #EndSARS

For all intents and purposes, the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a democratic state, at least it ought to be. ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 23, 2020

See Nigerian creatives using their art to tell the #EndSARS story | #ItIsNotFinished

The last two weeks as eventful as they’ve been, saw young Nigerians coming out in the thousands to fight against ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 23, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: DJ Switch discloses more shocking details about the #LekkiMassacre | #EndSARS

Nigerians are still devastated from witnessing the #LekkiMassacre that left many young men and women dead and several others injured. ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 23, 2020

#LekkiShootings: ‘If people died at Lekki toll gate’ Nigerians call out Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde for insensitive tweet | #YNaijaEndSARSupdates

The year 2020 has come layered with traumatic blows to our mental health and our economic system. From the coronavirus ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 23, 2020

Nigerian youth blacklist Atiku and his peers, and there are reasons for this

Almost everyone that has led Nigeria since its democratic dispensation in 1999 is presumed to have left the country worse ...

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Uroupa KiakubuOctober 23, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Sanwo-Olu has released a list of police officers on trial for crimes against humanity, but something doesn’t add up

Recent events following the #EndSARS protest have been anything but comforting. Not only are the youth pained over the murder ...

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Michael IsaacOctober 23, 2020

‘I am not afraid to die’ – Falz encourages Nigerian youths to stay on track | #YNaijaEndSARSupdate

Nigerians on Tuesday, 20 October 2020 were left in a state of confusion following the incidents that shocked not only ...

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Chinedu OkaforOctober 23, 2020

#YNaijaEndSARSupdates: Burnaboy comes under heavy fire for his ‘Fulani Herdsmen’ false alarm | #ItIsNotFinished

If Burnaboy were s superhero his two superpowers would be, one, his ability to make influential and globally accepted music, ...

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