Depending on your X settings, you might have seen the name, “Suella Braverman” trending throughout the day. Who is Suella Braverman? To Nigerians, she was, until this morning, the British minister in charge of “Japa”. To the rest of the world, she was the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern […]
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Posted by layo on 10 Nov 2023 /
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Nigerians were shocked and heartbroken to learn of the death by suicide of Mrs Toluige Olokoobi, who became an internet sensation when a video of her son, Oreofeoluwa, begging her to calm down as he was about to be punished, went viral. The news was broken on X by an account holder who was reportedly […]
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Posted by layo on 25 Oct 2020 /
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During a meeting with US officials and Nigeria’s vice-president in the aftermath of the Lekki tollgate shooting incident, the American government condemned “the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in Lagos”. Anyone expecting such strong words, specifically about the Lekki tollgate incident, from the British government may be disappointed […]
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Posted by layo on 18 Oct 2020 /
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The youthquake taking place in Nigeria has taken everyone by surprise including the demonstrators themselves. Remarkably, withing hours of young men and women spilling out on the streets, the Inspector General of Police ordered members of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to desist from their dreaded stop & search activities but the youths said […]
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Posted by layo on 23 Aug 2019 /
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And the Ekweramadu saga continues: The latest development on the matter is a report that four of the assailants have been identified and arrested by the Bavarian police. The identities of the suspects have not been made public probably because the news is false. It appears someone at the Nigerian Embassy in Germany is acting […]
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Posted by layo on 20 Aug 2019 /
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The Nuremberg incident involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and members of the Indegenous People of Biafra in which the distinguished senator was manhandled is still fresh news. While many have been calling for the assailants of Sen. Ekweramadu to be brought to justice probably an equal number of people are calling for them […]
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This write-up is not a criticism of India or the Indian government. It’s just a quick look at the Asylum and Refugee Laws of that Asian country – necessitated by recent events. Seeking asylum in a different country is as simple as it sounds, the moment you step foot in the country where you’re planning […]
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Posted by layo on 29 May 2018 /
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When Mamoudu woke up on Saturday morning, he had no idea how his life was going to change on that day forever. He woke up on Saturday an undocumented immigrant and went to bed on Monday a French citizen who would be able to travel to countries like the UK and the US visa-free as […]
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We are sorry that we have been offline for a few days. As you can imagine we were disappointed by our hosts who had a problem that affected some of the websites being hosted on their servers. This is unacceptable to us and we would have changed hosts immediately if not because we have already […]
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Posted by layo on 27 Jan 2018 /
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As human beings, we cannot predict the future but in developed countries, they rely on past events or antecedents to prepare for the future and we will do well in Nigeria to emulate that strategy. It is doubtful if there’s anyone in Nigeria who hasn’t heard about Former president Obasanjo’s letter to President Buhari asking […]
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