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Is Radical Activism Finally Making a Comeback in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: June 11, 2026In: Words and WorldTags: ASUU, CD, Gramsci, Jacobinism, NANS, NLC, Permacrisis, WIN, ‘Collective will’, ‘Historic bloc’No CommentsViews:

On Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, a statement finally shot through the political space, performing an alerting function on how close Nigeria is to an insecurity melt down. All 10 signatories to th... Read more

As NLC Steps Into Hardship Protests in Nigeria, Exposing President Tinubu’s Paradoxes

Posted By: adminon: February 26, 2024In: SpectacleTags: Adams Smith, Bono, CD, Civil society, DA, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s subsidy regime, Empire, Gramsci, NANS, NLC, Oxfam, SCON, The Economist, ‘Who Elected Oxfam?’No CommentsViews:

Barring last minute cancellation or postponement or similar surprises, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is rolling out its affiliates at last for a test of strength against the Tinubu admi... Read more

Memory of Yima Sen As a Revolutionary Future

Posted By: adminon: November 12, 2020In: SpectacleTags: CD, DA, IBB, NADECO, NAFCA, SAP, SCON, UAD, WINNo CommentsViews:

A deeply unfortunate emergency prevented Mallam Y. Z Ya’u from attending the Memorial Lecture for Dr Yima Sen Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. He was billed to speak for the pro-democracy com... Read more

Dr. Yima Sen, Leading Intellectual and Activist, Dies in Abuja

Posted By: adminon: October 06, 2020In: People in ActionTags: Baze University, CD, Joseph Tarka, Mass Communications, Middle – Belt, UCLA, WINNo CommentsViews:

A leading Nigerian intellectual and radical activist, Dr. Yima Sen, is dead. He died about 5 pm Tuesday evening, October 6th, 2020 at Garki Hospital in Abuja. Until his death, he was a senio... Read more

For the Travelling Team of Uche Durueke, Anyankwee Nsirimovu and Emma Ezeazu

Posted By: adminon: May 20, 2020In: People in ActionTags: Abisoye Panel, CD, Chima Ubani, CLO, NANS, Olu Oguibe, UNNNo CommentsViews:

“On Durueke, we can say he is that go-through Comrade in the South East that can achieve a result for you without being exhibitionistic about it. The same attitude of officious quietude with... Read more

25 Years of the ‘Marital Turn’ Among Comrades in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: April 22, 2020In: People in ActionTags: CD, NANS, NLC, NMA, NUNS, PYMN, SAP, WINNo CommentsViews:

It was, indeed, a new phase when many stalwarts of the long, National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS) led struggle against military dictatorship started getting married around the l... Read more

Dr Frederick Fasheun, the Death of a Complicated Radical Politician

Posted By: adminon: December 01, 2018In: GovernanceTags: CD, NLC, NRC, OPC, SDPNo CommentsViews:

He took his bow at a time Nigeria is loudly silent enough to take note of his exit. The country is not going through any of its usual controversies by November 30th to December 1st, 2018 whe... Read more

Reloading Nigeria’s Risk Baggage in 2017, (Part 2)

Posted By: adminon: December 27, 2016In: GovernanceTags: 2050, CD, Humanitarian Imperialism, Humanitarian Intervention, Left implosion, NANS, NLC, Sovereignty, WINNo CommentsViews:

Reloading Nigeria’s Risk Baggage in 2017, (Part 2) In Part 1 of this Special Report, Intervention discussed three out of the seven sources of Nigeria’s risk baggage it considers troubling in... Read more