The abiding images of #EndSars are for me, threefold – the image of the young (mostly male) people valiantly at the barricades, the bloodstained Nigerian flag, the video of gunshot victims pleading – and the short video by Seun Kuti contextualising the poverty of many of those characterised as Hoodlums – and the powerful image … Continue reading A brief reflection on #EndSars and protest in Nigeria
One of the most frequently touted dictums of our current age is that we must not set too much stock by what people think of us, yet most of us are striving it seems to be human beings worthy of some esteem in our communities and societies. How to square the circle? It’s a problem … Continue reading Whose shit are you sniffing? A discourse on opinions in the 21st century
The absolute joy of social media is the promise that you can talk to (almost) anyone, anywhere at any time – it is a freedom that would have been unimaginable in the last revolutionary age of communication, but alas it seems that very freedom has become a tyranny – but thankfully – maybe – there … Continue reading Gone Fishing: Why Social Media platforms need an Out of Office function
