Immediately Ahmed Sani Yerima enacted Sharia Law as Governor of Zamfara State in 1999, most observers knew the law was always always going to be controversial. And it has turned out to be, on multiple occasions. Because how and why should a person be sentenced to death by hanging, for singing? In 2020. Ah… The […]

How are musicians, church employees and people who work in events navigating the lockdown? This father of two has a story to tell.

I know it’s only been 36 days, but man. Nigeria is going through it this 2020. From bans to a level of insecurity that makes you want to tape your eyes open at night; here are some of the worst things about living in Nigeria in 2020 so far: Insecurity. Nigeria’s insecurity is spiking at […]

Nathaniel Samuel, the attempted suicide bomber of the Living Faith Church, Kaduna.

Nigeria’s many problems are a number of things that require you to sit down, off-shirt and have a chilled bottle of water on stand-by before discussing. Because really, where you wan start from? There’s quite literally, no aspect of Nigerian life that just works seamlessly. No check it, even basic things, Is it water? Who […]

Politics in Nigeria is dramatic AF. We decided to pick out from the pool of mayhem that happened throughout the decade.

LAGOS, NIGERIA – On November 13th, award-winning journalist Eromo Egbejule’s directorial debut Jesse: The Funeral That Never Ended premieres at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in Lagos. The documentary film is the previously untold and emotionally gripping story of another community in the oil-rich Niger Delta whose gift became a curse. Twenty-one years ago, a massive leak […]

Here we go again. View this email in your browser 10- 10 – 2019 This is Zikoko’s Game of Votes Weekly Dispatch. We share the most important things that happen in Nigeria every week. 5pm Thursdays. Stay woke.  1. WHERE ARE OUR GIRLS? Because we are living in a country so far down the toilet, it has […]

It’s Petition Szn! View this email in your browser 12- 9 – 2019 This is Zikoko’s Game of Votes Weekly Dispatch. We share the most important things that happen in Nigeria every week. 5pm Thursdays. Stay woke.  I CONTESTED THE 2019 ELECTIONS AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY PETITION DISMISSAL. On September 11th, the presidential election […]

Buckle up, a lot happened this week. View this email in your browser 14- 1 – 2019 This is Zikoko’s Game of Votes Weekly Dispatch. We share the most important things leading up to the 2019 General Elections, and why they matter. 5pm. Every Monday. Stay woke.  IT’S 33 DAYS TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS And a TON happened […]