As the protests continue, it is not only males who are being impacted by the inhumane treatment from the SARS police unit. 28-year-old Nigerian Correspondent, Olurunnisola Abe highlights the women who have been directly affected and some of those who continue to stand against police brutality. International Day of the Girl Child which was observed …
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Read moreIllegal arrests, extortion, brutality, and the killing of innocent Nigerians by the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have sparked protests which are continuing throughout this week. Nnabugwu Chukwuebuka, a 26-year-old Nigerian Correspondent argues that the youths have been traumatized by SARS and just want to live their lives. After one of my regular phone conversations …
Losing a loved one is the most difficult feeling to deal with. Losing someone at the hands of the police who are the face of integrity and at the forefront of putting an end to criminal activities, is intolerably painful. 28-year-old, Judith Akoth, a Correspondent from Kenya says individuals should never stay silent on police …
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Tens of thousands of Nigerians and numerous individuals worldwide especially on social media are protesting the inhumane treatment of Nigerian youths. Muhammed Badamasi, a 25- year-old, Nigerian Commonwealth Correspondent, shares highlights of the ongoing #ENDSARS protest and the need for the Nigerian government to engage youths. The time is 6 pm, and motorists at the …
Have you ever thought about this before? As a young person, what comes to mind when you think about Leadership? Who do you see as a leader? Around you today, who are the leaders? Just in case you are thinking too far, that face is what you see when you look in the mirror. In …
Frowns are meant for bad days, so don’t start declaring pessimism with your facial expression. Let people catch happiness from you and try to live creatively everyday, writes 23-year-old Ayodeji Morakinyo from Nigeria. Do you sometimes get bored and find yourself idle? Looking at the clock and wishing it could tick faster? Well, if it happens …
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Young Africans must resist blithely adopting western norms and learn from other parts of the developing world which have not lost their own culture, language and traditions, writes 26-year-old Roland Uwakwe from Abuja, Nigeria. What do you know about Africans, especially the 21st century African youths apart from what you see and hear on CNN and the …
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Young Africans must resist blithely adopting western norms and learn from other parts of the developing world which have not lost their own culture, language and traditions, writes 26-year-old Roland Uwakwe from Abuja, Nigeria. What do you know about Africans, especially the 21st century African youths apart from what you see and hear on CNN and the …
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Today’s generation of young people, though they are faced with a burden of debt, should heed calls to help improve society and become good citizens, writes 22-year-old Nnadozie Onyekuru from Maiduguri in Nigeria. “In a democracy, the most important office is the office of a private citizen.” – Justice Louis Brandeis My fellow citizens, I am tired of …
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Today’s generation of young people, though they are faced with a burden of debt, should heed calls to help improve society and become good citizens, writes 22-year-old Nnadozie Onyekuru from Maiduguri in Nigeria. “In a democracy, the most important office is the office of a private citizen.” – Justice Louis Brandeis My fellow citizens, I am tired of …
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