OPINION: August 1 protests and partisan media
Social media has done so much to subvert the popularity and patronage of traditional media, causing the latter to sometimes injuriously imitate the instantaneous reporting style and recklessness of the former. In the ongoing protests in Nigeria, social media was virtually the vehicle by which information, discussions and mobilisation was Continue Reading
Anatomy of the Hunger Protest||Simon Kolawole
There you have it. The “hunger protest” that took off in most parts of the country on Wednesday has predictably led to burning, looting and killing. In one instance, demonstrators tried to overrun a government house. A man was seen vandalising traffic lights to — wait for this — “end Continue Reading