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Toluwanimi Onakoya 4 years

The YNaija Rankings: Top News Web Platforms (January – June)

News outlets are continually engaging in the never-ending struggle of breaking the news first, creating the best content, and attracting the most extensive viewership. There are a plethora of news…

Gani Adams

Yoruba youth now want a nation of their own – Gani Adams

National coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams has said the Yorubas are desperate to leave Nigeria. In an interview with The Sun, Adams said the South…

Oludolapo Adelana 7 years

Restructuring the nation is not synonymous to call for its breakup – Atiku

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says there are legitimate reasons to demand the restructuring of the nation. Atiku, who stated this while speaking during the launch of a book titled:…

Oreoluwa Peters 8 years

Feyi Fawehinmi: We do not have to like each other to be one nation

So, following on from what I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I want to see if we can break things down into small chunks and work our way up…

Adebayo Emuleomo 8 years

Report: Over N1bn already recovered from Diezani’s election largesse

Nigeria has recovered over N1 billion illegally disbursed during the 2015 general elections to some former ministers, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and coordinators of some…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

The 14 highlights of the Buhari presidency so far

Over the last year, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been marked by dramas - like any other major presidency. And as the administration marks its one year in…

Mazi Emeka 8 years

Opinion: Are we all Biafrans?

In a few weeks, precisely on the 31st day of May, 2016, the writer and political activist, Chido Onumah will present his latest book, "We are all Biafrans- A Participant-Observer's…

Kolapo Olapoju 8 years

‘A new Yoruba nation is coming’ – Ooni of Ife

The new Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has promised that there will be a new Yoruba nation, where youths will be empowered. Ooni Ogunwusi,who was crowned the 51st…

Janeth J 9 years

APC lacks ideas, Buhari is unprepared – PDP

The leadership of opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has again criticised the All Progressives Congress-led administration, for what it described as a lack of ideas needed to effectively manage the nation. The PDP says the…

Ezekwesili

Kolapo Olapoju 9 years

“Nigeria is not a nation” – Oby Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, took to Twitter this morning to harp on a few matters of national interest. The erstwhile World Bank Vice President complained about the fact that…

Opinion: Nigeria – A nation skate-dancing on thin ice

by Qansy Salako These are hard questions from Nigerians that won’t go away. They are about progress reports on the Chibok girls rescue and general control and containment of our…

Opinion: Nigeria – We have reached the nadir of despair

by Theophilus Yahaya It is apparent you are not ready to bring back our girls, you all have failed us. Let someone who can do that; but before then,…

Opinion: Nation builders emerge in times of adversity

by Bobby Udoh So, as we demand for President Jonathan to rise up and take this adversity as an opportunity to deliver great leadership, we must rise up and take…

#BringBackOurGirls: Why I missed Patience Jonathan’s meeting – Borno first lady

by 'Jola Sotubo The First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, recently expressed her displeasure at the conduct of the Borno First Lady, Nana Shettima after the latter missed a meeting…

‘You have to step up, this is beyond politics’ – 2face Idibia tells FG (WATCH)

by Zara Mustapha Nigeria's king of music 2face Idibia has spoken up about the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls by the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Borno state. The singer urged…

#BringBackOurGirls: Seun Kuti, Waje, Debola Williams, others protest Chibok schoolgirls abduction in Lagos (See Photos)

by Akan Ido Several people including celebrities have taken to the streets of Lagos to protest the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. The protest which has…

Theophilus Ilevbare: The value of missing school children in Nigeria and South Korea

by Theophilus Ilevbare Here is the part that Nigerian leaders never get: "As the prime minister, certainly, I had to take responsibility and resign." That is a man of honour. A…

#BringBackOurGirls: Oby Ezekwesili leads protest in Abuja over abducted schoolgirls (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha A peaceful protest was staged today earlier today in Abuja to sensitize the Federal Government on the plight of the 234 schoolgirls abducted at the Government Girls' Secondary School,…

Philip Amiola: Nigeria – When will we stop playing the fool?

by Philip Amiola We are not going to tolerate this anymore. Now is the time to stop playing the fool and start living out our true identity as the great…

Femi Fani-Kayode: A nation without empathy

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is no wonder that President Goodluck Jonathan has been endorsed for a second term by a motely and hitherto unknown group known as the ''Witches and…

Tunde Bakare: Nigeria is a nation under bondage

by Tunde Bakare Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy”. Therefore, we must not put the cart before the horse by placing emphasis on 2015. If…

Opinion: Is homosexuality Nigeria’s biggest problem now?

by Moyo Salvador President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signed off on a bill to criminalize homosexuality with an attendant 14 year sentence for defaulters. A large number of Nigerians have…

Opinion: Why we might never see an Igbo President

by Azuka Onwuka When a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction would come and how he would emerge, nobody can foretell. But then, if the Igbo have suffered any marginalisation in…

PDP crisis: Jonathan calls OBJ, begs him to rethink withdrawal decision (Report)

by Oke Efagene Former President Obasanjo and President Jonathan Nigeria president, Goodluck Jonathan, has reportedly telephoned former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, to deny responsibility for promoting a controversial member of the…

Insurgency: FG urged to secure nation’s borders technologically

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Brigadier General Musa Hassan (rtd) has called on the Federal Government to secure the nation’s borders technologically. The veteran security expert expressed his desire to see Nigeria…

Don’t spend nation’s resources on PDP states- APC warns President Jonathan

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The President, Goodluck Jonathan received a warning message from the All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday that he shouldn’t try to spend the nation’s resources on the Peoples…

Presidency shared N36 billion to states for Jonathan’s re-election – APC

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Lai Mohammed States that will not support President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election bid come 2015 will be financially punished, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged. Lai Mohammed, the party's Interim…

SNAPSHOT: Nigerian policeman pictured smoking marijuana in public

by Oge Okonkwo Isn't marijuana supposed to be illegal in Nigeria? Well, this policeman - who is supposed to be enforcing our laws - seems to be blissfully unaware, bless…

Mina Ogbanga: The power of positive consistency (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga Consistency is also about innovation, doing something the same way and expecting a different result is has its negative ripple effect. So here, consistency is about seeking other better ways…

Femi Fani-Kayode: The Yorubas are a nation, not a tribe

by Femi Fani-Kayode One of the basic truisms of nationhood is that we as a people must appreciate our roots. We must never forget who we are, where we…