Fuel Subsidy and the Plight of Common Man in Nigeria, by Gidado Shuaib   While I was in Kano for a friend's wedding, I overheard a conversation that Uber drivers in Abuja have increased the cost of commuting from the airport to the city center to...

CPJ, CISLAC Condemn 'Political Conviction' of Young Journalists over Report on Drug Abuse   Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have condemned the conviction of two young Nigerian journalists, Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi over an investigative report on...

Kwara Politics and Ward-to-ward Campaign - A Personal Experience, by Gidado Yushau Shuaib   Despite having roots from Ilorin Emirate, travelling through the 52 wards of Kwara Central was never on my bucket list. However, I started my 2023 embarking on that journey, experiencing the saying,...

How Nigerian Youths Are Fast Becoming Political Mavericks, by Gidado Yushau Shuaib   “My notion of democracy is that under it, the weakest shall have the same opportunities as the strongest. Western democracy, as it functions today, is diluted fascism. True democracy cannot be worked by...

300 Entries Received For 2021 Campus Journalism Awards – Organisers   The organisers of the Youths Digest Campus Journalism Awards (CJA) say they have received over 300 entries for the 2021 edition of the award. The Editor, Youths Digest Magazine, Gidado Yushau Shuaib, who disclosed this in...

Is Nigeria in Trouble?, By Gidado Y. Shuaib The title of this piece is a poser triggered by a blunt remark by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the formidable political arch-rival of a former Edo State Governor and immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...