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YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors: Ambode on the rise, as Fayose drops by 5
Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has risen ten places in the latest YNaija effectiveness ranking for governors. Ambode, has been very busy in the past week commissioning one program after another…
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Enyinnaya Abaribe takes top spot as Bukola Saraki rises three places | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has risen three places in the latest YNaija effectiveness ranking for senators. Saraki's rise follows the decision of the National Assembly under his leadership to finally…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers VI: Sometimes I walk aimlessly talking to myself – War veteran
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Gideon Njoku, 68, remembers and forgets. He is suffering from memory loss – a result of the psychological and emotional trauma he passed through during the…
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[The Church Blog]: On going to “the abroad” and losing your religion
These days I get scared over how Christian conversations have suddenly turned mainstream conversation on Twitter. It can only be proof of the fact that Jesus is coming soon. LOL.…
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Isaac Adewole takes top spot, as Fashola rises two places | YNaija Ranking for ministers
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the return of the dreaded disease, Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo last Friday, many Nigerians were worried that the disease may…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers V: Paralaysed Oliwe spends his time writing his memoirs
by Patrick Egwu Ejike John Chukwuemeka Oliwe, 63, was a thirteen-year-old primary school pupil in 1967 when he joined the Biafran army as a child soldier. Lying in a brown-painted…
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[The Church Blog]: Travis Greene got us all worshipping again
If you ever thought that Intentional, Made A Way and the many tracks that made us all love Travis Greene was the end of his music, you were so wrong. Travis…
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[The Church Blog]: Foursquare’s former GO, Badejo hits the Big 70
Dr. Wilson Adebogun Badejo, a former General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church will be seventy on May 19, 2017. The cleric has received congratulatory messages from several church leaders…
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Memoirs of an #AfricanEntrepreneur
by Adebola Williams Welcome to the first instalment, I look forward to having fun with you on my journey and make it even more pleasurable with freebies and gifts. The…
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YNaija Says this 2017 budget is driving us mad
The 2017 budget can best be described as a special gift that keeps on giving, and not in a good way: although it has finally been passed by the National…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers IV: 18-year-old Eunice couldn’t save her father from death
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Sitting on a sofa in the visitor’s room, Eunice Mbaonu, 18, looks tired and gaunt. Her brother Phillip had just brought her back in a motorcycle…
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[The Church Blog]: NO! Jesus didn’t commit suicide
So, you know the way it happens on twitter; someone suddenly finds a topic/subject matter good enough to tweet and in a short while, the whole family camps in his…
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[The Church Blog]: My frustration with Christian lingo
This is one subject I really love to talk about but I promise to be very brief! There’s something about Christian lingos a.k.a christianese that’s just confusing and very misleading.…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers III: I’m waiting for the day I will die
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Forty-seven-year-old Cecilia Ozorji is now a widow. She is currently suffering from High Blood Pressure and malaria. Her body is weak and she gestures when she…
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YNaija Analysis: Considering a Fela Durotoye presidency
A week ago, popular motivational speaker and management consultant, Fela Durotoye celebrated his 46th birthday, and he put up a post on his Facebook page where he talked about the passion…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers II: ‘Please don’t cut my leg’
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Clinging to his crutches in both hands, Sylvester Egbunna 70, limps to the spot where his dotted T-shirt was hanging in front of the veranda to…
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[The Church Blog]: Give the church a break
I was documenting a couple of things today in my diary and I thought to share a part of it. I've come to understand overtime that it's common practice especially…
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Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers I: Bullet in my chest
by Patrick Egwu Ejike Sixty-six-year-old Lawrence Akpu is sitting on a black wheelchair which makes squeaky sound at each move – a sign that it’s in a very bad shape.…
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SPECIAL SERIES: A tale of woes, abandonment and rejection of Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers
by Patrick Egwu Ejike In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra on May 30, 1967, I traveled to Ezeagu, Oji-River in Enugu state and Okigwe, in Imo…
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Editor’s Note: Introducing “Biafra’s Forgotten Soldiers”, a 10-part citizenship series on YNaija.com
Today we launch the YNaija.com Biafra's Forgotten Soldiers series – a special collection of stories telling the war experiences, triumphs, woes and tales of some of the soldiers engaged in the 3-year…
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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Today’s Nigerian dream
by Chude Jideonwo Because we run a nation building company that is the continent’s leading expert on elections, we routinely sit in on meetings with politicians who want to be…
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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Why you must ignore those who say protests don’t work in Nigeria
by Chude JIdeonwo “I was really hopeful about the February 2face protests,” a friend of mine told me over lunch just recently. “And terribly disappointed when he chickened out. It…
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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Not too young to run – and so what?
by Chude Jideonwo Let’s start from the beginning – I am completely in support of the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign. The campaign is based on a bill before the National Assembly that…
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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: What Nigerian billionaires should consider doing with all that money
by Chude Jideonwo Do our billionaires believe in nothing? This question came to me just after I spent the past hour with one of the most striking young people I…
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All the fabulous photos from the “Media Hosts Betty Irabor” event
On Tuesday 25th April 2017, from 10am till 2pm, Betty Irabor was hosted by stakeholders in the media industry at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos. The event, "Media Hosts Betty Irabor"…
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TFESS Business Workshop: Register now!!
The Future Enterprise Support Scheme (TFESS) will be holding a 4-hour Business masterclass tagged “Starting with Zero Naira” This workshop is designed to help proactive employees transition from being employees…
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The Film Blog: Banky W and Adesua Etomi are a marketing dream
So yes, they get married in one movie. The sequel gets announced, and shortly after, they announce they are getting married for real. We said it before that The Wedding…
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Red Media Africa wins Gold SABRE Award for PR Campaigns
Red Media Africa, a leading PR & Communication company focused on providing solutions to brands in Africa, has been announced winner of the Gold SABRE Awards for Public Relations Campaigns.…
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Office of the Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Political candidacy lies beyond candidates
by Chude Jideonwo Why did supposedly serious-minded Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paul Ryan support the disturbing candidacy of Donald Trump, a man who stands against the…
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Who is Damilola Adegbite? The woman Buhari has charged with bringing power to Nigeria’s rural areas
by Mark Amaza A week ago, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointment of a new board and executive management for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), which was also inaugurated today,…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy