Maternal, infant mortality: Mortein enlists Rivers moms in anti-malaria campaign

In a move to support and strengthen the efforts of the Rivers State Government, Mortein Anti Malaria Campaign, the cause-led corporate social responsibility initiative of RB Nigeria Limited, was at various communities, Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and community centres in the state to scale up awareness on simple cost effective things mothers could do to... Read More

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Mortein

September 2, 2015

Made in Naija Meets Made for Naija: Independence F-ART-SHION Show calls for participation

Are you a Nigerian fashion designer with a brand whose quality can be term as world class? Do you make wearable fashion items? Or you make fashion accessories that are genuine and authentic? Then get your pieces together to attend the Independence F-ART-SHION Show an event which is set to showcase quality ready to... Read More

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September 2, 2015

MultiChoice Africa kicks off the biggest content showcase in Africa

It was a magical night filled with #OnlyTheBest of African entertainment when MultiChoice Africa kicked off its second #OnlyTheBest Content Showcase Extravaganza in spectacular style at the Outrigger Resort. The star-studded guest list read like the who’s who of Africa’s entertainment and media. The guests walked down the African media Walk of Fame onto a... Read More

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Multichoice

September 1, 2015

21st century feminism: A wrong perception of equality

“With every big, historical movement comes the danger that we will swing too far to the other extreme, tipping the balance unhealthily in the other direction” -Anya Briggs. Feminism is a movement that has over the years been introduced and widely adopted in Nigeria and the world at large as a mechanism that seeks justice for women... Read More

feminism, Gender equality

September 1, 2015

DJ Jimmy Jatt’s biggest edition of Jimmy’s Jump Off is here – “The Festival”

Legendary Cool DJ Jimmy Jatt is back with this year’s edition of Jimmy’s Jump Off tagged “The Festival”. The event is set to take place on Wednesday 30th September 2015 at the GET Arena, Victoria Island Lagos. The ground breaking event which is referred to as “Naija’s biggest DJ event” will feature more than 20... Read More

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September 1, 2015

OPINION: The unemployed Nigerian youths

When there was oil boom and a somewhat stable economy, the issue of unemployment was a very big problem. Now that Nigeria is experiencing economic crisis, one wonders what the hope of the teeming unemployed Nigerian youths will be. Nigeria’s economy has been hurting on account of the drop in oil prices at the international... Read More

September 1, 2015

Women in Music: Indigo Tongues features Tosin “Ayanbinrin” Olakanye

Tosin Olakanye popularly known as Ayanbinrin (Female Drummer), an award winning Talking Drum player from Nigeria is one of the only women playing the talking drum on the international scene. Indigo Tongues meets up with Ayanbinrin in New York to learn more about her “TradHipTional”music Tosin “Ayanbinrin” Olakanye, drummer, dancer, singer and entertainer is a... Read More

September 1, 2015

National Youth Summit to train over 20,000 across Africa

Golden Heart Foundation is set to train over 20,000 youths across Africa at the forth coming National Youth Summit (Pan-African edition). From the 24th to the 26th of September, all roads will be leading to the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja for this year’s edition of the national youth summit. This is the first Pan-African... Read More

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August 31, 2015

Discovery with Glory: How to practice contentment

I am the kind of person that always wants more. Give me an inch and I’ll take 5KM! I spend a sizeable portion of my time dreaming about my future. What I want to do and where I want to be. While there is nothing wrong with aiming higher, constantly comparing your life with where... Read More

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Discovery with Glory, glory edozien

August 30, 2015

OPINION: The President and our unemployed youth

When there was oil boom and a somewhat stable economy, the issue of unemployment was a very big problem. Now that Nigeria is experiencing economic crisis, one wonders what the hope of the teeming unemployed Nigerian youths would be. Nigeria’s economy has been hurting on account of the drop in oil prices at the international... Read More

president buhari, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Yemi Osinbajo

August 28, 2015

Meet the DREAM TEAM of wedding vendors For #MBNWedding Season 2 that are making their weddings awesome

A 15 Million Naira wedding and a luxury honeymoon is about to land at the doorsteps of not one, but two lucky couples! Yes!!! Noye & Emmanuel from Lagos and Blessing & George from Abuja are the winners of My Big Nigerian Wedding Season 2 and now their dreams are about to come true. If you recall, last year, we saw... Read More

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August 28, 2015

Gimba Kakanda: Amina Zakari and the Logic of Rejectionism

I did not pay mind to the vicious campaign attending the appointment of Mrs. Amina Bala Zakari as acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission by President Muhammad Buhari, having, from its earliest stir, perceived it as typical partisan mischief championed by those who blame the President for even slight changes in the weather... Read More

Amina Bala Zakari, Gimba Kakanda

August 27, 2015

How State agencies and LGAs are gradually killing the Nigerian economy

The death knell has sounded for many businesses in Nigeria as a result of multiple taxation and the over-bearing attitude of many state and local government officials who go about obstructing lawful business activities under the guise of revenue generation. Worse hit are the small scale industries that have no financial clout to muscle their... Read More

local governments, Nigerian Economy, State Government

August 26, 2015

Movie Review: Adenike Adebayo on “Code Of Silence”

If you ever found yourself in such a situation would you break the code of silence or speak out? A virgin is kidnapped on her way home from school and taken to be gang-raped. Death upon her family is threatened should she ever speak out, however breaking the code of silence is necessary to start... Read More

Adenike Adebayo, Code of Silence

August 26, 2015

Abang Dove: The true narrative of the 8th Senate thus far

The 8th National Assembly resumed plenary on Tuesday 28th July after weeks of recess – an adjournment that was prompted by the leadership crisis of the June 9th, 2015 inauguration of the legislature. So far, the Senate, having sat at plenary for a total of 14 days, has achieved a lot in a little time. The Senate... Read More

8th Senate, Bukola Saraki, bukola saraki buhari

August 26, 2015

Oluwatosin Fabiyi: Is Tinubu afraid of Senate screenings?

In the interest of sustaining our democracy, it is important that institutions in Nigeria and the Nigerian people as a whole begin to see the laws that are meant to guide us as roadmaps that will help in establishing lasting precedents. This has become necessary in this eventful political climate where numerous political interests are... Read More

bola tinubu, senate

August 24, 2015

Olusola Daniel: Why the Governors and Oshiomhole are bullying Okonjo-Iweala

Apart from the menace of terrorism and insecurity occasioned by Boko Haram in the northeast, one major problem that has been the bane of Nigeria’s progress is corruption. Over the past few decades, corruption has eaten deep into the very fabric of our nation such that the folks who we have elected to protect our... Read More

“Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, adams oshiomole, Oshiomole

August 24, 2015

OPINION: A nation in search of dignity

A monstrous tree does not grow out of nowhere. .it sure has a root from where it takes refuge…Your leaders are the reflections of your domineering values. They represent the aspiration of the majority who voted them… Isqil Najim Thanks to President Buhari, it seems the whole nation now needs to undergo an integrity test.... Read More

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August 23, 2015

President Buhari must succeed

‘’Failure is not an option for us. We will not contemplate it’’. These were the words of President Buhari at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington DC during his four day visit on the invitation of President Obama. Nigeria is not in the best of times. This is no longer news. All the... Read More

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August 20, 2015

OPINION: Is Buhari still guided by Federal Character Principle?

Is Buhari still guided by Federal Character Principle? With the wave of political appointments currently sweeping across the country, the above question becomes imperative as indications shows that 95% of the appointments made so far by President Buhari have gone to the North. Although Mr. President has repeatedly stated that merit is what is guiding... Read More

Diana-Abasi Udoh, president buhari

August 20, 2015

OPINION: Of pigs and pearls…

‘’Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces’’ Human beings ordinarily possess intrinsic value. Being human is in itself invaluable. Beyond the material wealth and material usefulness of any individual, humanity in itself possesses... Read More

nigeria, president buhari

August 19, 2015

The Common-sense Rice Revolution: Story of a 34 year old Farmer

With booming and fast-growing farming centers in every part of Nigeria, including the semi-dry savannah’s of the Middle Belt region and the North, for many years now, rice farming has become a profitable enterprise for many small, medium, and large-scale holding farmers. With an approximate annual demand of between 5 to 6.4 million metric... Read More

Akinwunmi Adesina, Oluwatosin Fabiyi, Rice Farm

August 16, 2015

Seyi Shay flaunts Chinese tattoo at #StarMusicTrek Benin

Popular Nigerian Artiste, Seyi Shay has been spotted at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin where Star Music Trek, the annual national music tour by Star Lager will take place tonight. The golden-voiced singer has taken her love for music up a notch as she gets a tattoo on her arm, which is written, in Chinese Language.... Read More

Seyi Shay

August 12, 2015

OPINION: It’s time to shame our leaders!

Words by Simon Utsu The time has come for Nigerians to shame her leaders. We can no longer trust them or hold them to their words so I think the best thing is for individuals to take the bull by the horn and go into small and medium scale businesses en mass. Why am I saying... Read More

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August 12, 2015

OPINION: Okonjo-Iweala’s detractors cannot rewrite history

That the Nigerian economy is the envy of the black race is not in doubt, thanks to the astute management and foresight of a scholar like Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the immediate past Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. What is the point of contention is the fact that some of her... Read More

ngozi okonjo iweala

August 12, 2015

Is Nigeria ready for an indigenous arms industry?

President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to Nigeria’s Defence Ministry to outline a plan for the development of an arms industry for the country is thought-provoking. Many people have taken sides on the subject but there is more than meets the eye to the quest for an indigenous arms industry for Nigeria. Conceptually, it is a good... Read More

arms industry, Nigerian Army, nigerian weapons

August 11, 2015

Femi Fani-Kayode: What did we do to deserve this?

Sometime last year I watched the Hollywood blockbuster titled ”12 Years A Slave” starring Brad Pitt and the Nigerian-born actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. After watching the film I was at a loss for words. It was a masterpiece. It was a powerful rendition of a true and heroic story. After watching the film I could not... Read More

12 Years A Slave, Femi Fani-Kayode, slave trade, slavery

August 11, 2015

Withheld Results: Who is to blame – governors or WAEC?

Going down the memory lane, I can still remember how, with anxiety and ecstasy, I received the news that our West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results had been released after waiting for some months. I was tense and expectant until the moment I saw it with my widely-opened eyes; ditto my friends and... Read More

results, WAEC

August 11, 2015

A moment of silence for Osun State’s education system

Words by Simon Utsu My good friends, the moment we have all been praying against is finally here. Can we please observe a moment of silence for education in Osun state? Aregbesola’s Osun finally made the cut in the list of exam fees defaulting states released by WAEC yesterday, hence the results of all the... Read More

Osun State, RAUF AREGBESOLA, WAEC

August 10, 2015

Dear Mr. Abati, here’s why the phones stopped ringing

Every introductory year student of Political Science is told that power is central to any political discourse. Once you have political power, you are told, you have everything. There are many things you can do when in power others can’t do. You are made to understand that if you are not in power, you are... Read More

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Maternal, infant mortality: Mortein enlists Rivers moms in anti-malaria campaign

Made in Naija Meets Made for Naija: Independence F-ART-SHION Show calls for participation

MultiChoice Africa kicks off the biggest content showcase in Africa

21st century feminism: A wrong perception of equality

DJ Jimmy Jatt’s biggest edition of Jimmy’s Jump Off is here – “The Festival”

OPINION: The unemployed Nigerian youths

Women in Music: Indigo Tongues features Tosin “Ayanbinrin” Olakanye

National Youth Summit to train over 20,000 across Africa

Discovery with Glory: How to practice contentment

OPINION: The President and our unemployed youth

Meet the DREAM TEAM of wedding vendors For #MBNWedding Season 2 that are making their weddings awesome

Gimba Kakanda: Amina Zakari and the Logic of Rejectionism

How State agencies and LGAs are gradually killing the Nigerian economy

Movie Review: Adenike Adebayo on “Code Of Silence”

Abang Dove: The true narrative of the 8th Senate thus far

Oluwatosin Fabiyi: Is Tinubu afraid of Senate screenings?

Olusola Daniel: Why the Governors and Oshiomhole are bullying Okonjo-Iweala

OPINION: A nation in search of dignity

President Buhari must succeed

OPINION: Is Buhari still guided by Federal Character Principle?

OPINION: Of pigs and pearls…

The Common-sense Rice Revolution: Story of a 34 year old Farmer

Seyi Shay flaunts Chinese tattoo at #StarMusicTrek Benin

OPINION: It’s time to shame our leaders!

OPINION: Okonjo-Iweala’s detractors cannot rewrite history

Is Nigeria ready for an indigenous arms industry?

Femi Fani-Kayode: What did we do to deserve this?

Withheld Results: Who is to blame – governors or WAEC?

A moment of silence for Osun State’s education system

Dear Mr. Abati, here’s why the phones stopped ringing

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