No More Spice: Why White House Press Secretary resigned

by Alexander O. Onukwue The US President, Donald J. Trump, has lost the services of his first Press Secretary, Sean Spicer. Spicer, according to US media, turned in his resignation on the morning of Friday, 21st July, over disagreements about the appointment of Anthony Scaramucci to the post of the Director of Communications in the... Read More

Story of the day

donald trump, Press Secretary, resignation, Sean Spicer, white house

July 22, 2017

The Media Blog: Yesterday, the New York Times was a total bitch

In an editorial- an editorial o – the New York Times went full blast on disgraced and resigned White House spokesperson, Sean Spicer. Just see this – an editorial or a blog post on Teen Vogue? And that headline, with full on shade. And that ending: “Let’s not say goodbye. Let’s just say you have... Read More

The Media Blog

editorial, new york times, Sean Spicer, The Media Blog

July 22, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 22nd of July

Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: Capture Shekau within 40 days | Buratai orders troops Spicer took tremendous abuse from the Fake News Media – Trump Some people will hide their heads in shame, when Buhari returns – Adesina

Cover Stories

Abubakar Shekau, donald trump, Sean Spicer, Tukur Buratai, YNaija Cover

July 22, 2017

Tobacco’s soft targets: Nigeria’s under aged kids getting taught to smoke in school

by Mercy Abang Musa, 14, is a student of Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja, he has been smoking for five years, starting out at the tender age of 9, at the time when he was enrolled in the Junior Secondary School. For Musa, smoking was not a matter of choice, cigarettes and other tobacco products... Read More

Opinion

cigarettes, Drugs, schools, Tobacco, Under aged children

July 22, 2017

Dele Momodu: Now our youth are crying and kicking

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh when I got a call early this week from Ambassador Dayo Israel, one of the brightest youth I had mentored in my own modest way some years ago. It was a plaintive cry for help after the debacle of a failed local... Read More

Opinion

Dayo Israel, Dele Momodu, LG elections, Nigerian Youth, pendulum, Politics

July 22, 2017

[The Church Blog] Thousands gather at the Rock Cathedral Lekki for #TAPE2017 [Photos]

The Rock Cathedral, Lekki, home to House on the Rock Church was filled to overflowing as worshippers turned up in their several number at the venue to give undiluted praise to God. The 10-hour event kicked off at 8pm on Friday and ended around 6am on Saturday. Music ministers at the event include Frank Edwards,... Read More

Church Culture

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July 22, 2017

[The Church Blog] There’s Power in You | Here’s what we learned from Pastor Paul’s message at #TAPE2017

If you’re just getting to know Pastor Paul Adefarasin [Senior Pastor, House on the Rock Church] for the first time, here’s one thing you should know – Pastor Paul preaches fire. Its probably one of the reasons why House on the Rock hosts two of the major bible teaching conferences in Nigeria – Word conference... Read More

Church Culture

house on the rock church, Paul Adefarasin, TAPE 2017, The African Praise Experience

July 22, 2017

[The Church Blog] The graceful and elegant ministration of Onos Ariyo at #TAPE2017

You know Onos Ariyo right? In case you don’t know her by name, she is the woman behind Alagbara – The worship song any Nigerian crowd responds to at any worship event. She’s no newcomer in the gospel music scene in Nigeria and is definitely one of our finest worship leaders. Many like to describe... Read More

Church Culture

Alagbara, Onos Ariyo, TAPE 2017, The African Praise Experience

July 21, 2017

[The Church Blog] Somehow, Minister Chee did not fall our hand #TAPE2017

Chidinma Okebalama is a trained Electrical Engineer, who started out singing in her local church at age five. Not only is she a proud Globacom ambassador, her stance as a Christian and Ambassador of God’s word is unwavering and evident in her lifestyle and work as an artiste. It almost came as a surprise to... Read More

Church Culture

house on the rock church, Minister Chee, TAPE 2017, The African Praise Experience

July 21, 2017

#NotTooYoungToRun Movement issues response to Speaker Dogara

The Not Too Young To Run movement received with pleasure, the statement issued by the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara reaffirming his commitment and that of the House of Representatives to the passage of the Not Too Young to Run bill seeking a removal of age limits... Read More

Partners

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July 21, 2017

Igbonla Boys: Why the rich will never care

by Alexander O. Onukwue More than fifty days have passed without the return of six abducted boys from a secondary school in Igbonla, Epe, Lagos because none of them is the child of a rich man. It is not a theory that needs verification, but a fact that needs to be voiced more. Yusuf Faruk is... Read More

Story of the day

Akinwunmi Ambode, Igbonla boys, kidnappers, lagos, nigeria, The Rich

July 21, 2017

Education: How long before homeschooling becomes a standard option?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Nigeria’s education system has arguably never been at a lower state that it is today. There are quarrels over what religious subjects should be on the curriculum for secondary schools, as though the country’s moral standard depends absolutely on that. Thousands of students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso... Read More

Story of the day

ADamu Adamu, education, Epe boys, Homeschooling

July 21, 2017

The Troubles: Why is Ambode’s Lagos hot again?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Why is there a spike in the recent level of violence and misdemeanour in Nigeria’s commercial capital? Lagos State under Governor Ambode has, over the past two or three months, experienced a host of news worthy events that would not exactly make residents comfortable with their safety and well-being. From the... Read More

Story of the day

Akinwunmi Ambode, Badoo boys, Badoo cult group, Epe, Igbonla boys, Insecurity, lagos, Lagos Police, smart city

July 21, 2017

[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians

by Usman Alabi “I’m relatively young, I’m relatively brown, and I’m relatively Muslim. And so to a lot of people those would be disqualifying. But I also know that I’m a physician in a state that has suffered one of the single worst man-made public health disasters in recent memory…

YNaija2019

Abul el-Sayed, election, Governor, Politics, YNaija 2019

July 21, 2017

Why has Osinbajo been silent about the abducted Igbonla boys?

by Alexander O. Onukwue This time in 2014, it had been nearly a 100 days after the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. The apparent silence of the Goodluck Jonathan administration towards the matter of the kidnap led to a massive outcry against the President. He was perceived... Read More

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Igbonla boys, Kidnapping, Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

July 21, 2017

After 56 days: Where are the abducted Igbonla Six?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s been fifty-six days – EIGHT WEEKS – since six students were abducted from a secondary school in Igbonla in Epe, Lagos State. Six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe were kidnapped on the 25th of May, 2017. They have not been found or recovered, and nothing of note has... Read More

Story of the day

Akinwunmi Ambode, Epe six, Igbonla boys, Kidnapping, police

July 21, 2017

BHF Fertility Walk 2017 holds despite heavy downpour

The 8th of July 2017 will remain an unforgettable day for the facilitators of the 2017 Beibei Haven Foundation Fertility Walk. The day started with a heavy rain which got many worried as to whether the walk would hold or not. However, despite the heavy downpour, volunteers, medical teams, media partners and vendors started arriving... Read More

Partners

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July 21, 2017

[The Church Blog] Throwback to some TAPE 2016 moments 2

You know how it is right? It’s The African Praise Experience TAPE is today and we cant keep calm. So we’ve decided to serve you some throwback moments to keep your excitement and expectation high. So, let’s give it to Midnight crew. This group has shown us over and over again what it means to... Read More

Church Culture

Midnight Crew, The African Praise Experience, The Church Blog

July 21, 2017

[The Activism Blog] LOL! Media Rights Agenda is not even playing with all of you again

The kind of stories we love to read: “Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on July 3, 2017, in Lagos launched the “FOI Hall of Shame” aimed at focusing attention on public officials and institutions undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 through their actions, inactions, decisions or utterances. MRA named Justice Doris... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, FOI Hall of Shame, Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, Justice Doris Okuwobi, Media Rights Agenda, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

July 21, 2017

Ubi Franklin launches Instant Pickup, an app for fast and affordable laundry services

Celebrity music promoter, Ubi Franklin, has launched a new app called Instant PickUp, a mobile-based technology that connects users to the best laundries close to them, allowing them to access premium services by placing orders, tracking their laundries and enjoy quick deliveries to their doorsteps, all at far cheaper costs. Instant PickUp, which is already... Read More

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July 20, 2017

Visa and leading banks bring mobile payments to Nigeria

Global payments leader Visa has launched mVisa, its innovative mobile payment service, in Nigeria. The solution is being rolled out across Africa. Consumers from Visa’s Nigerian partner banks can pay with any mobile phone wherever mVisa is accepted. mVisa transactions are processed via Visa’s global network, VisaNet, applying the same scale, security and reliability as... Read More

Partners

banks, Mobile payments, mVisa, visa

July 20, 2017

Life begins at 9 as Etisalat Nigeria becomes 9Mobile

By now you would have heard that Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, formerly known as Etisalat Nigeria recently morphed into 9Mobile, unveiling the new name and logo whilst promising to continuously provide innovative and value-adding propositions which it has delivered since inception 9 years ago. At a press briefing in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer, 9Mobile,... Read More

Partners

9Mobile, etisalat, new logo, New name, rebranding

July 20, 2017

Ivankantrol: What we see from this line in the Trump interview

by Alexander O. Onukwue In his first six months at the White House, President Trump has taken a beating from the media for spending too much time away from the White House. It has not been for meetings like the G7 and G20, or so much about foreign trips (though the recent one to France... Read More

Story of the day

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July 20, 2017

Why Trump’s latest interview would make you enrol in a Public Speaking class

by Alexander O. Onukwue Normally, interviews are supposed to flow, without looking rehearsed or overly formal in conversation. When you are having a chat with a high ranking official, especially in Government, you expect them to maybe hold back a bit or be a bit rounded in the things they say and in how they... Read More

Story of the day

donald trump, Interview, Public Speaking 101

July 20, 2017

English Supremacist: Did Trump offend Japanese people with his remark?

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Trump’s biggest blunder yet may be his shading the wife of the Prime Minister of Japan, Akie Abe, for not being able to speak English, “I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe [Shinzo Abe of Japan], who I think is a terrific guy, and she’s a... Read More

Story of the day

Akie Abe, donald trump, Interview, japan, Shinzo Abe

July 20, 2017

[The Film Blog] Sylaz Ud’ee is at the beginning of an exciting career as a film maker

Sylaz Ud’ee is a Nigerian-American film maker in the City College, New York undergoing his MFA in Filmmaking. The Lagos born filmmaker is in the news for his new movie Heart Cry that was nominated as the Best student short film in the Los Angeles film festival and the Miami independent film festival and has... Read More

The Film Blog

film blog, Film maker, Heart Cry, Sylaz Ud'ee

July 20, 2017

[The Church Blog] Throwback to some TAPE 2016 moments 1

For those who are will be attending The African Praise Experience (TAPE) for the first time this year, brace up because every single moment at TAPE is always one to remember. From the Praise and worship to the comedy, the word, performances and the beautiful dresses too. For the love of TAPE tomorrow, we are... Read More

Church Culture

Glowreeyah Braimah, house on the rock, tape, The Church Blog, throwback

July 20, 2017

Did you notice how Trump spun his Macron take-down?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Trump may be a brash man but he knows that Emmanuel Macron is his match. In the interview with the New York Times, the American President tried to play down the fact that the 39-year old has neither been intimidated by him, nor by his hand shake. If you have been... Read More

Story of the day

donald trump, Emmanuel Macron, Interview

July 20, 2017

Why is Trump still having Hillary nightmares?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Straight after saying hello to the New York Times reporters who were in his office to have a chat with him, Trump, asked by the reporters about his lunch with Republican Senators, went straight for Hillary Clinton, “Look, Hillary Clinton worked eight years in the White House with her husband as... Read More

Story of the day

donald trump, Hillary Clinton, Interview, new york times, nightmares

July 19, 2017

Is Paris Club refund the litmus test for restructuring?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The argument for restructuring has been that states will have more powers to determine their growth and development based on the resources at their disposal. The present system of distributing to states from the FAAC has seen the Federal Government literally spoon feed the states, with the result being that many... Read More

Story of the day

governors, litmus test, paris club, refund, restructuring

No More Spice: Why White House Press Secretary resigned

The Media Blog: Yesterday, the New York Times was a total bitch

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 22nd of July

Tobacco’s soft targets: Nigeria’s under aged kids getting taught to smoke in school

Dele Momodu: Now our youth are crying and kicking

[The Church Blog] Thousands gather at the Rock Cathedral Lekki for #TAPE2017 [Photos]

[The Church Blog] There’s Power in You | Here’s what we learned from Pastor Paul’s message at #TAPE2017

[The Church Blog] The graceful and elegant ministration of Onos Ariyo at #TAPE2017

[The Church Blog] Somehow, Minister Chee did not fall our hand #TAPE2017

#NotTooYoungToRun Movement issues response to Speaker Dogara

Igbonla Boys: Why the rich will never care

Education: How long before homeschooling becomes a standard option?

The Troubles: Why is Ambode’s Lagos hot again?

[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians

Why has Osinbajo been silent about the abducted Igbonla boys?

After 56 days: Where are the abducted Igbonla Six?

BHF Fertility Walk 2017 holds despite heavy downpour

[The Church Blog] Throwback to some TAPE 2016 moments 2

[The Activism Blog] LOL! Media Rights Agenda is not even playing with all of you again

Ubi Franklin launches Instant Pickup, an app for fast and affordable laundry services

Visa and leading banks bring mobile payments to Nigeria

Life begins at 9 as Etisalat Nigeria becomes 9Mobile

Ivankantrol: What we see from this line in the Trump interview

Why Trump’s latest interview would make you enrol in a Public Speaking class

English Supremacist: Did Trump offend Japanese people with his remark?

[The Film Blog] Sylaz Ud’ee is at the beginning of an exciting career as a film maker

[The Church Blog] Throwback to some TAPE 2016 moments 1

Did you notice how Trump spun his Macron take-down?

Why is Trump still having Hillary nightmares?

Is Paris Club refund the litmus test for restructuring?

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