It is not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon!
Dear Active Citizen, How body? It will take time to put right the wrongs of past decades but we will get there. Generation Z, the so-called “BBN” generation is making history and we are proud of this. Remember, the race to #EndSARS is not a sprint, it is a marathon. Gbe body e! Soro Soke! We move.??♂️?♀️
Sam Adeyemi discusses #NigeriaAt100 Today!
Dear Friends, It’s October 2020 and a generation has followed in EiE’s footprints, saying “Enough is Enough!” In the last three weeks, young Nigerians have rocked the nation, speaking up and demanding an end to police brutality. Soro Soke! During the period, Sam Adeyemi (strategic leadership expert) provided counsel via Twitter to the young people, saying, “My dear young citizen, you […]
We shall overcome!
To the families and friends of all those affected by the Lekki shootings, please accept our condolences. May their souls rest in peace and their memory a blessing! For those injured, we wish you a speedy recovery. Almost everyone’s mental health has been tested this week. From gory videos and pictures to state denial, gunshots […]
Sọ̀rọ̀ Sókè!!!
From #EndSARS to #EndSWAT What’s that biblical parable again? The one about putting old wine in new wine skin. Shebi the Bible said it will burst, abi? Toh! Nigerians are spending days and nights on the streets under harsh conditions, protesting against police brutality and demanding an end to SARS but what did they get instead? A mere […]
Nigerian Youths Cry #EndSARS
It’s 1,000 ways to die, and SARS ticks all the boxes! We know… “God forbid” ooo…but imagine you’re walking down the street to buy corn from Iya Muri and you’re accosted by SARS operatives just because, to them, you “look” like a yahoo boy. You get the picture now? Sadly, this is the reality for […]
The Road to #NigeriaAt100
Dear Friends, Wow! Nigeria is 60 and oh, what a journey we’ve had! The journey to making Nigeria work dates back to 1914 when the two separate regions were merged and named Nigeria. At independence on October 1st, 1960, there was a different type of urgency because we were now in control. Picking up from where our founding […]
Get Involved, Do Something!
“There will be bloodshed” “There will be mass rigging” “Your votes won’t count”! Contrary to these takes, the governorship election in Edo State was relatively peaceful. The people exercised their franchise and elected their preferred candidate, Godwin Obaseki. As Ondo State warms up for election, we hope the people can borrow a leaf from Edo […]
#EdoDecides Tomorrow!
EiE partnered with Arise News to organize Edo Governorship Conversations on Wednesday, September 16th. Governor Godwin Obaseki did “the more you look, the less you see” as he did not show up for the Governorship Conversation on Arise News despite confirming attendance and advertising the conversation. Obaseki’s absence ensured Ize-Iyamu had two hours to present his case! Dear Edo residents, your […]
Our Dear Government, Why The Morbid Silence?
17-year-old Ezra Bako, 16-year-old Happiness Odoji, 15-year-old Miracle Saitu Danjuma, 10-year-old Favour Danjuma, & a school teacher, 29-year-old Christiana Madugu were kidnapped on Monday, August 24, 2020, hours before their final year exam was billed to start. Neither the Government of Kaduna State nor the relevant security establishments of the Federal Government have made any statement […]
The Journey to Hack The Nigeria Code Begins!
Super excited about our #HackNGCode course that kicked off on Thursday, September 3rd with Zeal Akaraiwe and Reginald Bassey laying the foundation with how we think. Other classes will build on this! Critical to understanding how Nigeria is coded, right?