Opinion article by Dr Sunday Paul C. Onwuegbuchulam, Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of the Free State[i] Nigeria, Africa most populous country has, since the first week of October 2020, seen series of protests to end perceived police brutality under the banner #EndSARS. In this opinion piece, I argue that these protests reflect the general frustration among Nigerians concerning the sorry state of affairs in the country’s socioeconomic and political space in recent times. The #EndSARS protests called for drastic police reform in the country and specifically the disbandment of a police unit called Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, November 8th 2020 |
A Revolutionary art work and Prophetic Painting entitled “GOD HAS GRANTED US AUDIENCE”by a Nigerian painter who describes himself as a prophetic with paint and brush, Mazi Daniel Awgu says God has Granted us Audience is an Inspirational artistic representation, prediction of what is going to happen in the NEXT LEVEL agenda of the President Mohammdu Buhari’s APC led administration as he begins his second term in office as the President of the most populous black nation in the world. However, how these predictions come to reality to change the situation of an average Nigerian on the street remains unclear. Many Nigerians are unemployed, hungry, faced with uncertainty as violence, insurgency, kidnapping, ritual killings of innocent Nigerians has dotted the country’s landscape.
Publish Date: Monday, September 30th 2019 |
There is a need for journalists to always tell their stories using data from official statistics from government agencies such as National Bureau of Statistics.
This was the advice of a Civic Technologist with the Code for Nigeria, a subsidiary of Code for Africa, Mr. John Eremosele at the Hack Hackers monthly engagement with journalists and data analysts in Lagos.
Publish Date: Wednesday, September 4th 2019 |
African Journalists have been reminded of the need to understand that in reporting conflicts they must aim at finding lasting solutions to the crisis rather than escalate the situation.
The founder MEDRIVE, a media training outfit, Mrs. Wemimo Adewunmi gave the advice during a one-day training for African journalists, tagged Sensitive Conflict Reporting in Lagos.
Publish Date: Tuesday, August 20th 2019 |
The United States (U.S.) Department has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians who are believed to be involved in trying to undermine democratic process in the recently concluded Nigeria’s 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections.
It explained that the individuals affected by the ban, who have not been identified, operated with impunity at the expense of Nigerians and undermined democratic principles and human rights.
Publish Date: Friday, July 26th 2019 |
