Author: Isime Esene

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Isime EseneJanuary 3, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

“Men are scum”. Sometime in 2016 on Nigerian Twitter, that phrase became a catch-all to explain away Yoruba demons, misogynists, ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 3, 2017

These are the best and worst Nigerian governors in 2016

It’s hard to compare state governors considering their peculiar circumstances – income disparity, insecurity, and varying stages of development. But ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 2, 2017

Buhari is a terrible, terrible leader | 5 takeaways for Nigerians as we go into 2017

by Mark Amaza Buhari is a terrible leader 2016 was President Muhammadu Buhari’s first full calendar year in office and save ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 2, 2017

Church Crawler: That Sunday when we stormed The Apostolic Church crossover service

by Damilola Fowowe Yes! It’s a new year and how best to start a year than in Church. So in ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 2, 2017

YNaija Editorial: What President Buhari must do in 2017

At the start of every new year, there is a burst of hope and optimism that the year will be ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 1, 2017

The Church Blog: Omojuwa asks all the questions we have about New Year prophecies

OAP Freeze is an attention seeker, so when he tore apart Daddy Adeboye’s 2016 prophecies, it was difficult to take ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 1, 2017

Pastor Adeboye predicts an end to Nigeria’s economic recession in 2017

by Azeez Adeniyi Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has predicted an ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 1, 2017

Class of 2016: These are the 100 most influential Nigerians on Twitter

by Chi Ibe For the first time in a very long while, the conversation on TwitterNG has ceased to be ...

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Isime EseneDecember 31, 2016

Editorial: Why The Paralympic Team – the champions among winners – is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016

by our Editors 2016 has been a dismal year for sports and its administration. The beret-wearing sports minister is a ...

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Isime EseneDecember 31, 2016

The Paralympic Team is Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016

The editorial board of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – has announced its pick for Person of the Year 2016 ...

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Isime EseneDecember 30, 2016

Isime Esene profiles Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II: The blue-blooded maverick (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year nominee)

Wearing multiple hats and playing diverse roles may be difficult to many, but not for the Emir of Kano. Coming ...

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Isime EseneDecember 30, 2016

Isioma Osaje profiles AY Makun: Man of the hour, every hour (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

Guinness world record holder In a world where metrics like the longest kiss can get you into that good book, ...

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Isime EseneDecember 29, 2016

Osarumen Osamuyi profiles The Nigerian Techie: Selling Gala in a recession (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

It has been brought to my attention that Gala now sells for ₦70. Please permit me to say, “hay God. ...

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Isime EseneDecember 28, 2016

JJ Omojuwa profiles Dapo Olorunyomi: The truth in defiance of power (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

Speak truth to power, so goes the adage commonly used by activists and civil societies in holding governments accountable and ...

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Isime EseneDecember 27, 2016

Stanley Azuakola profiles Kashim Shettima: The Comforter-in-chief (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

In late September 2016, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, gathered his closest aides and relocated to Bama town, ...

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Isime EseneDecember 27, 2016

#PraiseInTheCity: Why did Chioma Jesus do this to us?

The organizers of the event had screamed it to the highest heaven. They had made so much noise about it. ...

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Isime EseneDecember 27, 2016

#PraiseInTheCity: Nathaniel Bassey has that special something

When you see a man that carries something, you don’t need to be told. Minister Nathaniel Bassey mounted the stage ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

#PraiseInTheCity: Travis Greene has our hearts

When Noami Classic, one of the gospel acts featured in today’s concert, belted out those words in her melodious voice: ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

#PraiseInTheCity: Benita Okojie is still thrilling

You would be forgiven to have forgotten the child star, Benita Okojie. Save maybe when you heard she’s was getting ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

#PraiseInTheCity: The usual with all African events

So what’s the usual thing with all African events? What’s that common phenomenon that shows an event is African? WE ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: It appears Pres. Buhari doesn’t understand that things have fallen apart

Most people who voted in Buhari in 2015, if asked about the situation of things at present, would say it ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

Analysis: Under Buhari, Nigeria has gone full circle – back to where we started

by Wale Atanda Less than 48 hours after President Buhari announced that Boko Haram had been defeated and driven out ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

Concert review: With Bez Live, the Gbagyi child shows us how it’s done

by Wilfred Okiche Every once in a half decade, Bez puts out an album. Since he became a recording artiste, ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

Bayo Omisore profiles Wizkid: What’s in a name? (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

According to the Oxford Dictionaries, a whizzkid is a young person who is outstandingly skillful or successful at something. There ...

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Isime EseneDecember 25, 2016

Mark Amaza profiles Peter Obi: An icon of governance (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

Peter Obi was born on 19 July 1961 at Onitsha. He attended Christ the King College, Onitsha where he completed his secondary school ...

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Isime EseneDecember 24, 2016

Review: The movie musical, Ayamma is shrill and stagey

by Wilfred Okiche Ayamma, the latest from Emem Isong-Misodi and her Royal Arts Academy is a movie musical with the ...

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Isime EseneDecember 24, 2016

Elohor Omame profiles the Nigerian Paralympic team: Champions among winners (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games was an occasion to make every Nigerian proud. 23 Paralympians represented our country, delivering our ...

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Isime EseneDecember 23, 2016

Chude Jideonwo: What’s our biggest accomplishment at RED?

I was asked in an interview (with my co-founder, Adebola Williams) a month or so ago: What is our biggest ...

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Isime EseneDecember 23, 2016

Stephanie Busari profiles the Chibok girls: The girls who refused to be forgotten (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

Even in captivity, they refused to be forgotten. Their spirits refused to die and they cried out, willing the world ...

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Isime EseneDecember 22, 2016

Fu’ad Lawal profiles Bukky Shonibare: The placard woman who makes sure we never forget (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

It’s a new day. Take a deep breath. Think about the Chibok girls that have gone. Think about all those ...

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