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COVID-19: Lagos State Reels Out Safety Measures

December 23, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

As a result of the increase of positive cases of coronavirus in the country specifically in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu through the state’s Twitter handle issued directives to prevent

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World Bank Approves $3 Billion Post-COVID Loan to Nigeria

December 15, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The Washington-based financial institution, World Bank, in a press release issued today approved a $3 billion loan to the federal government. The World Bank Group (WBG) discussed a new five-year

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Kankara’s Schoolboys Abduction And Why It Matters

December 14, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

What Happened? At about 11:00 p.m. Friday, gunmen made their way into the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State shooting AK-47 rifles into the air. Of the 800

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Nigerian Youths Kickoff Second Wave of #EndSARS Protests

December 7, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The youths make up a large part of Nigeria’s demography and are most affected by the harmful policies of the government and its failing institutions. The nationwide protests staged in

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Insecurity Continues as Boko Haram Kills Forty-Four Farmers in Borno State

November 29, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

What Happened? Farmers on a Rice field at Garin Kwashebe, Borno State were attacked last night by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. On the same day, residents of

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#EndSARS: Nigerian Government Clamps Down on Feminist Coalition

November 27, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The Federal government is still in the game of hunting down frontlines of the #EndSARS protests staged for over two weeks in October and later disrupted by thugs and hoodlums

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Set To Become Sole Candidate in WTO Race

November 24, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala stays getting laurels.

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Malta Guinness Marks 30th Anniversary Celebrations with Activations Unveil

November 19, 2020 by Stephanie Oyinki

In October, Nigeria marked 60 years of independence. Following up from that, Malta Guinness, the premium malt drink, celebrates 30 years of providing Nigerians with nourishing goodness. To commemorate it,

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David Umahi leaves the PDP for APC: An Explainer

November 18, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

The 2023 jockeying begins.

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#EndSARS: CNN’s Investigation Sheds More Light on Protests

November 18, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

The #EndSARS protests ended with an attack on protesters at Lekki tollgate on the 20th of October, 2020. Though not televised on local stations, Nigerian Celebrity, DJ Switch went live

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4 African Countries Experiencing Uprising

November 16, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

While the #EndSARS movement held against police brutality in Nigeria became world news, some African countries leveraged the window of attention to create awareness on going-ons in other countries across

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A Timeline of Government’s Clampdown on #EndSARS Protesters

November 12, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Over the last couple of weeks, Nigerians have sought to use their collective power to pressure the government to first of all end the notorious Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS)

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Explainer: Sanwo-Olu seeks repeal of Pension Law for Past Governors

November 10, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Governor Sanwo-Olu’s proposing to repeal the law that allows former Governors and their deputies to continue earning from the state.

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Independent National Electoral Commission Gets A New Acting Chairman

November 9, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

Since assuming office on November 9, 2015, and reelected in October 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, handed over to

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Six Nigerian Political Dynasties

November 9, 2020 by Damilola Akintola

In US politics, families like the Bushes, Clintons and Kennedys are famed for their varied and extensive years of public service and political experience. Naturally, we thought of this in