STANZA 1Arise O’ Compatriots; Nigeria’s call obey,To serve our fatherland,With love and strength and faith,The labour of our heroes pastTo serve with heart and might,One nation bound in freedom, peace and unitySTANZA 2Oh God of creation,Direct our... Read More
No Arms in Sight: We the People Must Rise by Funmi Adeyemi (Fumsymoon)
I haven’t cried in months, maybe years even. I am not one to cry, but as I watched the video clips of the Nigerian Army shooting live rounds of ammunition at unarmed protesters who were sitting, waving the Nigerian flag and singing the national... Read More
On Realising That The President Is A Psychopath
A few hours before Muhammadu Buhari decided to appear on TV to address the nation, I posted on Twitter, wondering why a lot of people are expecting him to say something. What do you want a murderer to say to... Read More
We Will Not Inherit The Silence Of Our Parents #GetYourPVC
The tweet from the official Twitter handle of Nigerian singer and songwriter, Douglas Jack Agu, better known by his stage name – Runtown, on the 6th of October 2020 was all we needed to agree we were ready to fight for our lives as a people –... Read More
#LekkiTollGateMassacre: The Nigerian Government Kills Peaceful Protesters
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”– John F. Kennedy It is a very sad day to be a Nigerian. For about two weeks, many young people in... Read More
#EndSARS Protests: Aluta Continua But Before we lose the plot…
by Tony Usidamen Even as #EndSARS—a nationwide campaign against police brutality in Nigeria—enters Day 12, some still consider it as “misdirected” and “futile.” But I disagree. I believe that it is a legitimate struggle, which... Read More
The Missed Priorities: A Poem by Ibrahim Abdulqudus (De Treasure)
With the spell of westernity. And our values in vanity. No one cares, the effect of its laxity. Obviously, as distress has been our identity. Where do we miss the road? The dawn of our political structures. Hinders not the rich, But in the... Read More
Apply for the Third Round of the Humanitarian Grand Challenge (Funding between $250k & $3m)
Do you have any solution that can enhance humanitarian assistance and help conflict-affected regions? If yes, then apply for the third round of the Humanitarian grand challenge The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UK... Read More
New-fangled Façade; Truth Unsheathed: A Poem by Adediran Olusade
The End has been called The truth is bathed with a voice Roaming the streets, screeching The voice as a roaring beast Summoning the dying quest Arousing the riveting thirst The End raises a beginning To the wakening of agility Long... Read More