Tag: Youths
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#EndSARS Looting: Understanding The Destructive And Constructive Capacities Of Our Youths, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus onyibe Nothing illustrates the constructive and equally destructive capacity of our youths more than the fall outs of the #EndSARS protests. And education makes the difference between the creatively and positively charged ones and the destructively and the negatively charged ones. Allow me explain: The educated ones are the highly organized protesters that…
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#EndSARS: Leave the streets, come to negotiation table, Buhari appeals protesting youths again
President Muhammadu Buhari has again urged the youth to end their street protests and work with the government to find solutions to issues that agitate their minds. The President, who spoke yesterday in Abuja at the maiden National Youth Day celebration – observed on November 1 and coinciding with the African Youth Day celebration –…
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Gbajabiamila pushes for redefinition of Federal Character
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has called for the redefinition of the concept of Federal Character, as contained in the Nigerian constitution. Gbajabiamila made the suggestion Saturday at a national strategy retreat organised by the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) of the National Assembly. He said the lawmakers should consider an amendment…
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JUST IN: Wike reshuffles cabinet, approves employment of 5000 youths
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the employment of 5000 youths into the state’s civil service and ordered civil servants from grade one to 10 to resume work. The governor also effected minor cabinet reshuffle during the state’s Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday. Speaking after the meeting, the…
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Enough of bloodshed, time to embrace dialogue, Marwa begs youths
Former Military Administrator of Lagos State and Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA), Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa(Retd) has called on the Nigerian youths to embrace dialogue and constructive engagement with authorities at all levels of government to achieve their demands and the realization of Nigeria of their dream. General…
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The rage of the Youths – Hope Eghagha
There is rage in the country. A burning rage. It has given birth to protests. To looting. Nigerian youths are angry. North and South, East and West, the youths are angry. Very angry! It is akin to a volcano; no, it is a volcano. Raging inside. It had been waiting to erupt. Anyone who matters…
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Armed youths invade ex-rep Dep Speaker’s home, cart away motorcycles, sewing machines, others
Youth numbering over three hundred have invaded the country home of the immediate past Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yusuff and carted away several items. The youth barged into the residence of Yusuff located at Oke Ima area of Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government around 9:30am in the morning on Saturday. They…
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#ENDSARs: Bullet for bread – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku I have been trying to get my hand over this article. I shake. I tremble. I am heavy at heart. The agony is too much. I hope I end up getting a coherent article out of this. I was working on another topic that would deal on the stress level in the…
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The Nigeria police in metaphor of brutality -it is concept of creation – Godwin Etakibuebu
By Godwin Etakibuebu I must start this column by thanking the Nigerian Youths, for rising up in unison and in one accord, against an animalistic amoebic octopus; which the Nigeria Police Force is made of, with the slogan #EndSARS and #EndPolicebrutality. The beauty of it, beyond the dynamism of the Rise, is the strength and…
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Jonathan urges Niger Delta youths to shun violence
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday urged Niger Delta youths to shun violence and embrace peace for the development of the region and the country at large. Jonathan gave the advice when the executive of Movement for Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND), paid him a visit in Yenagoa. The former…