Democracy as Warfare
From a rather random discussion on how politicians treat opposition party members, we tried to narrate stories in our native tongues using the word “opposition” in as friendly a term as possible but we all ran into the same brick wall: first, what exactly is opposition in our native language? It all seemed, for most, […]
Banana
The Vice President was in Germany last year during which he spoke to investors about the potential for investing in the Nigerian market. When he got talking about agriculture, he made a comment that set alarm bells off in my head. “Carlos Farms, a Mexican fruit and vegetable investor, had initially planned to grow bananas […]
Pandemic issues…
In Nigeria, over 80% of people working do not like their work because they are aging daily but still unfulfilled. In Nigeria, we record an increase in primary/secondary dropouts every year because the teaching-learning process is not fun anymore. In Nigeria, most first class graduates do not mind serving third class/pass graduates and university dropouts […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussion May 5th and May 11th
The office of the citizen radio program will hold across 23 states in Nigeria during the week. Below is the summary of topics and guests. City/Station Date/Time Summary Lokoja Prime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Nil AbeokutaSweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am Adesegun Emmanuel Adesina Esq, Chairman, Coalition of NGOs in Ogun State (CONGOS) #OfficeOfTheCitizen: Why Citizens Should […]
The inner thought of the Nigerian Youths….
I love my country Nigeria, but I am losing my pride as a Nigerian. I was born in Nigeria but am not always happy that I grew up in Nigeria. Truly, Nigeria is the only country I can call mine, but I have always wished I had the opportunity to choose another country to be […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussion April 28th and May 4th
The office of the citizen radio program will hold across 23 states in Nigeria during the week. Below is the summary of topics and guests. City/Station Date/Time Summary Lokoja Prime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Halima Sadiq, Senior Program officer PIBCID and Endurance Henry Chinweba, PIBCID. #OfficeOfTheCitizen; Holding Elected Leaders Accountable. AbeokutaSweet 107.1FM Tuesdays @11am […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussion April 21st and April 27th
The office of the citizen radio program will hold across 23 states in Nigeria during the week. Below is the summary of topics and guests. City/Station Date/Time Summary Lokoja Prime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Halima Sadiq, Senior Program Officer PIBCID; Aminu Okutekpa, Executive Director Voice of Youth Initiative, Kogi State The role of Women and Youth in […]
Looking Beyond the Surface
In life, there are certain scenarios, people and experiences that we encounter that stick with us for life and shape the way we view the world around us. I in my 2+ decades on this earth have encountered a few moments and people like that. But what sparked this blog post, in particular, was a […]
#OfficeOfTheCitizen Discussion April 15th and April 20th
The office of the citizen radio program will hold across 23 states in Nigeria during the week. Below is the summary of topics and guests. City/Station Date/Time Summary Lokoja Prime 101.5FM Tuesdays @9am Hamza Aliyu, Executive Director, Initiative for Grassroot Enhancement (NGRA) Human Cost of Corruption & the Need for Good Governance AbeokutaSweet 107.1FM Tuesdays […]
#NigeriaDecides2019: Lessons for the 3rd Force
The presidential elections in Nigeria has come and gone. As a significant majority of the electorate expected, it was a two-party race notwithstanding the fact that there were over 70 registered political parties contesting the presidential elections. The supposed ‘third force’ challenge to the ruling parties was next to non-existent in the larger scheme of […]