Achieve fame and all is forgiven – Chuba Ezekwesili
Here’s a guide to achieving this fame which will absolve you from ever speaking up. First step – chase international fame. If you chase international fame, we’ll stan for you. Even if you say nothing about our plight or about #EndSARS, we’ll excuse your silence. After all, you’re doing us proud by repping us internationally. […]
We Move! – Aisha Yesufu
First of all, I would like to say that may the souls of all our #EndSars soldiers we have lost in this fight rest in peace and may healing come to Nigeria. It is very important for us all to look at the question and ask ourselves “how did we get here?” And I’m going […]
Thank you! Help Nigerians Sọ̀rọ̀ Sókè!
Dear Active Citizen, Thank you for your commitment to instituting good governance in Nigeria. EiE’s #OfficeOfTheCitizen radio programme is live in 27 states! The weekly call-in programme is aimed at educating citizens on how to combat misinformation related to COVID-19; track palliatives; raise awareness about social media regulation and amplify the activities of the judicial panels of inquiry […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 5
23rd – 29th November 2020 Over the course of the last 5 weeks, the Judicial Panels of Inquiry have revealed specific findings indicating a long history of police brutality in Nigeria that have left victims without justice and emboldened abusers in the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe […]
The Tough Get Going!
Dear Active Citizen, How are you coping? Nigeria hit her second recession in 5 years…hmm. Prices of consumables have skyrocketed, the Naira is on life support. Fuel nko? The price of that one is rising like garri that has been soaked in water and to crown it all, onions are now gold. These are challenging times, […]
#NMCG2020
BudgIT, EiE Nigeria and Paradigm Initiative (PIN) hosted the 4th bi-annual New Media, Citizens and Governance Conference (NMCG) which held virtually on Thursday, November 26, 2020, with the theme New Media and Voice: People, Action & Hashtags. In the opening plenary, ‘Yemi Adamolekun (Executive Director, EiE) spoke on the role new media plays especially at a time when clampdown on dissenting […]
#CancelSocialMediaBill
The Clampdown Continues… Mene mene tekel upharsin. Can you read the handwriting on the wall like Daniel in the Bible? From seizing passports to indiscriminate arrests, the desperation to stifle dissenting voices intensifies each day. The latest target was the website of Feminist Coalition, one of the leading supporters of the #EndSARS campaign, which is currently […]
Petitions Work!
Who says petitions don’t work? They’re wrong! In a deliberation which took place on Monday, November 23, 2020, the UK parliament called on the British government to immediately commence an investigation into human rights abuses based on an e-petition. A total of 220,330 people had signed the e-petition for the investigation into human rights abuses by the Nigerian […]
“Still Unconvinced? Why Nigeria’s Diaspora Matters”
(From the blog: ‘My Nigerian Dream’) By: Ayobami Akinyode OLUNLOYO As I considered how to begin this piece, a few thoughts raced through my mind; many of them about the approach rather than the actual message I hope to convey. Interesting huh? I don’t fancy myself as a writer in the class of the […]
Weekly Updates on the #EndSARS Judicial Panels of Inquiry – No. 4
16th – 21st November 2020 With the establishment of State Judicial Panels of Inquiry in response to one of the demands of the #EndSARS protest, Yiaga Africa deployed monitors to the FCT and 27 of the 29 States with Panels currently established. While not all states have established Panels and some states are more active […]