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January 11, 2017

Opinion: The year ahead for Nigeria

by Bayo Oluwasanmi A new year brings an opportunity to look ahead. So, as 2017 dawns, Nigerians should cast a look at the journey ahead. To be sure, Nigerians have been squeezed by the economy. As the morality of our nation changed so too did the direction of our country. Based on misplaced priorities... Read More

Buhari, economy, NASS, nigeria, opinion, recession

January 11, 2017

The Thread: Obama’s glowing tributes to Michelle and kids make the ultimate marriage goals

This man has got words. Such oratory. Such eloquence. It truly is a thing of beauty to watch. And when he spoke of Michelle, his wife, it literally left us weak at the knees- as it also reminded us that tributes are much more for the living than they are for the dead. Let those you... Read More

44th US President, America, michelle obama, Obama farewell, Politics, Sasha Obama

January 11, 2017

The Thread: This insane response to white privilege will have you clapping for joy

White privilege is so entrenched into the American society, the perpetrators do not realise when they are carrying out the act. Sit back, relax and watch this young man handle this situation with sass and pizazz. So check this out.. we walk into class right. Class maxed out so everybody has a seat except one... Read More

Thinking Through

America, black America, college students, Racism, White entitlement, White privilege

January 11, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: What do we do about young folks preoccupied with defending their political gods?

He comes inbox to call me an idiot. Of every 100 compatriots who insult me gratuitously, I ignore 99 on the ground that it is the price to pay for a life spent sending my mouth daily on weighty errands in the public sphere. I tell myself that it comes with the terrain and someone... Read More

Bukola Saraki, Kwarra state, LAUTECH, nigeria, Pius Adesanmi, politicians, Politics, youth

January 11, 2017

Opinion: Why our lawmakers belong to the Personal Assembly of Nigeria

by Ibironke Oluwatobi The NASS continues to feign pro-democratic ethos. The lawmakers would rather have us believe that they represent the interest of the masses, while in fact, they prioritise their interests. The NASS has a long history of corruption, fraud and other criminal acts, recall the Farouk Lawan case, the Mania pension case, the Stella... Read More

Buhari, lawmakers, legislature, NASS, nigeria, Politics

January 11, 2017

Opinion: Guest Post | YABATECH students have been enslaved

by Anonymous You may have probably heard great stories about the institution being a citadel of excellence, but it’s nothing more than an old glory. The institution has a pronounced slogan which says the first is still the best, that used to be true before the management was hoarded with less creative, stone hearted, myopic,... Read More

January 11, 2017

Jude Feranmi: President Buhari and this deafening silence

by Jude Feranmi “If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality – Desmond Tutu” There is a particular wave of silence that has dominated President Buhari’s administration since May 29, 2015. It is an arrogant,... Read More

national assembly, nigeria, president buhari, Presidential address to the nation, sycophancy

January 11, 2017

Opinion: Why is ‘cooking gas’ costly in Nigeria?

by Adedamola The sudden high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), cooking gas has made the news, compounding what has been a terrible year for many Nigerian’s disposable income. Sadly, there has been no official explanation for the rise. Probably the politicians don’t think it’s worth the stress. It does because the impact would be... Read More

cooking gas, Emefiele, nigeria, nlng, petroleum products, Refineries, subsidy

January 11, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Information and Culture Budget analysis

This is the third part of my 2017 budget analysis series. In the second part, I analysed the budget of the Ministry of Defence and agencies under it. In this third part, the Ministry of focus will be the Ministry of Information and Culture. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE The total budget for the Ministry... Read More

2017 Budget analysis, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Information, opinion, Saatah Nubari

January 11, 2017

The Thread: “You are a legend” | Top 10 reactions to #Obama’s farewell

The first black President and the 44th United States President has said his goodbyes to the country he has led for 8 years. From the moment he walked onto that stage, leading the people with chants of ‘Yes, we can’, he occupied a space in hearts all over the world. And now he’s about to... Read More

Thinking Through

American elections, michelle obama, Obama farewell, The Thread, united states, US President

January 11, 2017

The Church Blog: You should pay more attention to Obiwon

We got a copy of Obiwon’s latest album ‘Floodgates’ and we are totally in love. And it got us thinking: Why have we always under-rated Obiwon? Not because he hasn’t been successful. He has known success, and both ‘Obi mu o’ and ‘Onyinye’ were secular hits. But did they achieve the level of mass hysteria?... Read More

gospel music, nathaniel bassey, Nigerian Music, obiwon, The Church Blog

January 11, 2017

Omoigui Osasogie: Jungle Justice [NEXT]

by Omoigui Osasogie Jungle Justice is the concept and act of disregarding the rule of law and taking matters into one’s hands; more clearly put, it is the act of handing suspected criminals over to the hands and mercy of an angry mob. Jungle justice and the mob mentality is still prevalent in the country... Read More

Thinking Through

Jungle justice, lynching, NEXT, nigeria, Osasogie

January 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Abeg, Bola Tinubu should go and find several seats

Every now and again, people – including questionable characters who have not satisfactorily answered corruption allegations – mount a bully pulpit to accuse ‘the social media’ (a ridiculous term that speaks to a type or illiteracy) of being the cause of all the problems in the world. It is an easy target, because with hundreds... Read More

bola tinubu, dele giwa, Dr Taiyemiwo Ogunade, Media Blog, Politics, The Media Blog

January 11, 2017

The Film Blog: Why we must all join hands to reject and condemn Mike Ezuruonye’s ‘Brother Jekwu’

Mike Ezuruonye’s movie ‘Brother Jekwu’ is bad. Look, we know there are those of you so traumatised by Nigeria’s utter lack of standards that you believe saying something is bad is not ‘constructive’. We know there are those who believe these things should be said with ‘nice words’’. They miss the point. ... Read More

Brother Jekwu, Mike Ezuruonye, nigerian movies, nollywood, The Film Blog

January 10, 2017

Isn’t Joe Biden’s tweet the sweetest thing?

It’s been seven years since Joe Biden began been serving America at President Obama’s side as his Vice President. As Biden prepares to leave the esteemed position, here’s what he has to say: Jan 20, Jill and I will head home to Delaware the same way I have for 44 years: by train. Serving this... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 10, 2017

Is Uganda’s Museveni fulfilling Idi Amin’s dreams?

It has been reported that Uganda’s President, Museveni, has promoted his son to special adviser. This new power play by Museveni suggests that he is grooming his son to take over from him, when he finally decides to relinquish the throne. Museveni helped overthrew Idi Amin in 1979, and he seized power for himself in... Read More

Thinking Through

African Dictators, Museveni, twitter., uganda

January 10, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Calabar’s first quintuplets, Terrydrapman, Celestine Omin and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Celestine Omin, Ikechukwu, nigeria, Reno Omokri, Today's Noisemakers

January 10, 2017

Moses Ochonu: Why Do El-Rufai and His Minions Care More About His Image Than About the People of Southern Kaduna?

by Moses Ochonu One of the tragedies of the Nigerian condition is that there are too many citizens for whom defending a particular politician’s misbehaviour and incompetence is a more compelling task than that of holding them accountable. For these citizens, public commentators who ask tough questions of politicians are the enemy, not the erring... Read More

Buhari, el rufai, Ethnoreligious killings, nigeria, opinion, Southern Kaduna

January 10, 2017

Opinion: Will 24 hour power supply ever become a reality in Nigeria?

by Adetayo Adesola A constant burden on my living experience in Nigeria for over 20 years has been the inefficient power supply; I won’t be surprised if this was the case before I was born. As a result of the inefficiency in this sector, Nigerians have resulted in the use of generators to power their homes,... Read More

National Electric Power Authority, nigeria, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, power supply, World Bank

January 10, 2017

The Thread: The tweet fight between two top porn sites that everybody missed

Sundays are lazy days- for doing church, sleeping in, binge watching movies and everything generally relaxing. What Sundays are definitely not for is fighting, but for Porn hub and XVideos, it was a perfect day to get into it once and for all over content issues. Do see below: https://twitter.com/xvideoscom/status/801794045626511361 Reactions https://twitter.com/DaIaiGoat/status/818216389714604032 To see @xvideoscom... Read More

content, nigeria, Twitter fights, Xvideos

January 10, 2017

The Film Blog: Urgent message to Opa Williams and the producers of the film ‘Three Wise Men’

We just finished watching the Opa Williams film ‘Three Wise Men’ (Williams, for a generation that doesn’t know its heroes, is one of the frontrunners of institutional comedy in Nigeria with ‘The Nite of A Thousand Laughs’) and we have two visceral reactions. First: It is FUNNY! We laughed, and laughed, and laughed and laughed,... Read More

Cover Stories, The Film Blog

Fuynny movies, nigeria, nollywood, Opa Williams, three wise men

January 10, 2017

Opinion: The Sultan Lied, Gender Equality Bill is not Anti-Islam

by Jude Ndukwe The recent call by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, on the Senate, not to pass the Gender Equality Bill because, according to him, the Bill is anti-Islam, is not only false, retrogressive, oppressive but also a continued conspiracy against the total emancipation of the female folk from... Read More

Gender equality, islam, nigeria, opinion, Sultan of Sokoto, terrorism

January 10, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Akufo-Addo Plagiarizes Buhari’s Plagiarism As The Two Countries Chart Identical Paths

by Peregrino Brimah “I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building your communities and our nation…Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Ghanaians have ever been a restless, questing, hopeful people. And we must bring to our task today the vision and will of those who... Read More

Akufo- Addo, Buhari, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, plagiarism

Election

January 10, 2017

Reuben Abati: Before Abuja Airport is shut down

by Reuben Abati A few years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport to carry out what they called repairs or was it renovation? It was supposed to be an exercise for a few weeks, but it took more than an entire year. Flights were diverted to an airport... Read More

abuja airport, Nigerian airport renovation, opinion, Owerri airport, reuben abati

January 10, 2017

Opinion: The many lessons from the 2016 Ghana elections

by Itodo Samson One month after the wind of change blew across West Africa’s poster child of democracy, Ghana, her newly elected President, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo of National Patriotic Party (NPP) has been sworn into office in an atmosphere of jubilation and elegance. It is not surprising that the wind of change that blew... Read More

January 10, 2017

Tamilore Oladipo: Make clothes cheap so I can buy them [NEXT]

by Tamilore Oladipo Note: This article is purely self-gratuitous and indulgent. Read my ranting at your own risk. It has occurred to me, not for the first time that the fashion industry in Nigeria needs A LOT of work. I know some people will say that we need time to develop and big brands need... Read More

ankara, fashion, NEXT, nigerian designers, Tamilore

January 9, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Meryl Streep, Donald Trump, Jim Obazee and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Featured, Opinion

Buhari, donald trump, jim obazee, nigeria, noisemakers

January 9, 2017

Opinion: The North East is recovering but without her girls?

by Alexander O. Onukwue May 29, 2015. Taking the reins from the perceived lethargic administration of Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari made the profound statement every Nigerian wanted to hear: “We cannot say we have won the war against Boko Haram without the return of our Chibok girls”. That promise is now over 500 days old... Read More

boko haram, Buhari, Chibok girls, nigeria, north-east, opinion, terrorism

January 9, 2017

Opinion: Top digital trends for 2017

by Tunde Badmus 2016 came with a lot of innovations as far as digital marketing is concerned. Top digital trend for last year was video. Local and foreign brands invested in videos. 2017 promises to be exciting for consumers, advertisers and publishers. You can argue the facts but these trends will certainly be on the... Read More

AR & VR, Digital trends, Native Advertising, nigeria, opinion

January 9, 2017

Hamzat Lawal: Code and the politics of ‘us’ versus ‘them’

by Hamzat Lawal “If you ever think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito!” – Wendy Lesko, Executive Director, Youth Activism Project. I have often read and heard thinkers- mostly political scientists – say that oppositional thinking is crucial to social change, especially when these thoughts... Read More

Connected Development, Hamzat Lawal, nigeria, not too young to run, Politics, young people

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