The Other Side of the Attack on the Osun State Governor, and the Politics

For about two weeks now, Nigerian youths have been protesting against police brutality and extra-judicial killings that were often fronted by a police unit referred to as Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS. The government on the other hand had responded to the protest by announcing the disbandment of the police unit. However, the protests continued with protesters arguing that it could be an “audio announcement’ as this is not the first time the...

#EndSARS: We Won’t Allow Nigeria to Fall in the Hands of Anarchy – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has warned that it will not give room for the country to be thrown into anarchy, following the violence that have accompanied the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Saturday when he featured on Nigeria Television Authority news programme, “Weekend File.” The programme was titled, “EndSARS Protest: The Way Forward.” Lai Mohammed said that the protest had been hijacked by hoodlums and people with...

In ‘Yellow Rose,’ An Undocumented Filipina Sings for Her American Dream

In Diane Paragas’ musical-drama feature, the lead character reveals casually what the title “Yellow Rose” means. Of course, our immediate association would be with the familiar folk song, but “Rose” here is Rosario (Eva Noblezada), an undocumented 17-year-old Filipino-American, who, showing an inclination for singing country music as a child, was given the racially insensitive moniker “Yellow Rose.” While this could’ve kindled didactic sociopolitical commentary on the complicated issues of migration and race, Paragas ferries...

If gold rust…what then would iron do? —Catholic Priests and unrestrained canal pleasures

As a practicing Catholic, I do not go to confession. These priests do not deserve to hear my sins that belong in the Ears of God. ―Don Okolo There is a Catholic priest in Louisiana, and he takes the cake. I don’t know what his name is, but I guarantee you the one called Samael, Lucifer, that is, does. If anyone in the realm of Heaven is weeping right about now, it is Jesus, The...

Stripes Buys Nigeria’s Paystack for Over $200m, Set to Extend Across Africa

Stripe has announced its acquisition of Pastack, a start up in Lagos, Nigeria. The company provided similar service with Stripe. The company offers a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or offline transaction by way of an API (It has also been referred to in the past as “the stripe of Africa.” Currently, Pastack has about 600,000 customers, which included small businesses, large corporates, fintech, education institutions and online betting companies. The...

We Could’ve Moved Faster and For This We Are Sorry – Osinbajo Begs Nigerian Youth

The Nigerian Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has apologized on behalf of the Federal Government for keeping silent over the extra-judicial killings by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Operative. The vice president tendered the apology on Friday while admitting that the government has not done enough to stop police brutality taking place across the country. The apology is coming following a candle light sessions held for the victims of SARS/Police brutality in several cities such as...

#EndSARS Protests: Senate Urges FG to Implement Protesters’ Demand

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately implement the five-point demands of the #EndSARS protesters. The call was made by the Senate spokesperson, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, on Friday night. Earlier, the Presidential Panel on the Reform of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) approved the five points demands put forward by the youth protesting against police brutality and extra-judicial killings by the operatives of the disbanded SARS. Although the Inspector-General of Police,...

#ENDSARS: Let Us Continue to Protest in the Anambra Way

#ENDSARS: Let Us Continue to Protest in the Anambra Way 1.      Not even the most cynical of persons can dispute the legitimacy of the #ENDSARS protest movement which has earned tremendous praise throughout the country. The Nigerian youths are demanding nothing other than due process, the rule of law, justice, respect for basic human rights and respect for the dignity of the human person. In one word, they are demanding the common good...

What is An Algorithm? How Computers Know What to Do With Data

The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing – algorithm. In the most general sense, an algorithm is a series of instructions telling a computer how to transform a set of facts about the world into useful information. The facts are data, and the useful information is knowledge for people, instructions for machines or input for yet...

Nigerians Cry Out Against Police Brutality

In 2017, Nigerian youths adopted a campaign against brutality from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The objective was to catalyze mass action against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the NPF set up to respond to armed robberies. The campaign, which adopted a mix of online and offline strategies, was popularly known on social media as #EndSARS. Over ten thousand Nigerians signed a petition and submitted it to the National Assembly calling for...

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