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BusinessDay Oct 24, 2020 4

Popular Nigerian DJ Switch is a beacon of hope as Nigeria's heroine as she gives eyewitness account of Lekki Massacre through her IG live thwarting denial by the Nigerian army That same Tuesday of October 20 2020, the popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch rose to the occasion as she joined forces…

Editor’s Note

Lehlé Balde Oct 24, 2020

Dear Weekender family, Who would have foreseen just last week that the situation would turn out like this? As…

The Business of Employment: Ending SARS and Starting Work

Vivian Ojo Oct 24, 2020

One of my professors at Oxford, an astute economist, engaged our class about his experience on the ground at the…

What really is the worth of the Nigerian passport as brain drain takes…

Favour Olarewaju Oct 24, 2020

Despite being known as Africa’s giant and largest economy, Nigeria has become a country that most people rarely…

What is the worth of a life?

Mercy Ayodele Oct 24, 2020

This time last week we were all in high spirits. Finally, the youths have risen up to fight for their rights, our…

Nigeria: Bachelet condemns army killings, calls for “root and branch”…

BusinessDay Oct 23, 2020

GENEVA (21 October 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday strongly…

Open Letter to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of…

BusinessDay Oct 23, 2020

President Buhari, You appealed to Nigerians to give you a mandate in 2003, 2007 and 2011. In 2015, you walked…

Are you supposed to hear your heart beating?

Monisola Adanijo Oct 23, 2020 1

The human heart starts beating from 4 weeks gestation (sometimes even before the woman realizes she is pregnant) and doesn’t stop till death. The average heart beats 90,000-130,000 times a day and we don’t even notice it! However in some instances, we become aware of our heartbeat; we either hear it as a “thumping sound” or we feel it thumping in…

Who is DJ Switch?

Oluwafadekemi Areo Oct 23, 2020 0

She did not show her face, but we heard her saying “they shot peaceful people; they just shot us for nothing. Please record this. Look at bullets, bullets everywhere; people are picking it from the floor. Please record this and share. We were able to escape because we went under a truck.” DJ Switch is the woman who turned on her Instagram live…

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An inexhaustible list of police brutality stories and fundraisers across Nigeria

Oluwafadekemi Areo Oct 23, 2020 1

Popular Nigerian media personality and show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu narrated on Channels Television the ordeal he had with some of his friends on November 14 2005, which was six days after he was called to the Nigerian bar and two days after his brother’s wedding. While driving in Zone 1 area of Abuja with his friends Chisom Mbonu-Ezeoke and Ofem…