Editorial: Why Josephine Ugwu – whose name you might have forgotten – is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2015

by Our Editors Look at the headlines. The fuel queues back in a big way, Lagos roads on perpetual lockdown, Shiite Muslims protesting the senseless killing of hundreds of their own, Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB co-travellers shifting from the fringes of society to its frightening center, oil prices on a downward slide most of... Read More

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December 31, 2015

Timi Dakolo profiles Goodluck Jonathan: Authentic African Hero (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

In March this year, when President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan did the unthinkable- at least by African standards- and called up his closest opponent, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress after it became quite obvious that he was trailing the retired general at the nationwide polls, the world took notice. The votes hadn’t even been... Read More

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December 31, 2015

Ayodeji Rotinwa profiles Josephine Ugwu: Honest airport cleaner (Y/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Josephine Ugwu likens recent events concerning her to the temptation of Jesus Christ by Satan in the mountains when he fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. First, she discovered the sum of N3, 000, 000, forgotten by a passenger, on duty while cleaning the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, her place of employ – the... Read More

December 31, 2015

Toyosi Akerele profiles Aisha Alhassan: The fierce ‘Mrs Madam’ who wins without trembling (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

In a country where upstanding role models are insufficient, authentic female role models are even fewer and powerful femaleness is such rareness, Madam Aisha Alhassan goes for the jugular fearlessly and is Girl Power Re-imagined. Where the stereotypes and limitations have often caged Women and in a horde of situations, relegated them to mere objects... Read More

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December 31, 2015

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The Lion of Bourdillon (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Bourdillon Road cuts across the eastern half of Ikoyi Island, one of Lagos’ most upscale neighbourhoods. Easily the most famous address on it belongs to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007, so that these days ‘Bourdillon’ stands as a byword for absolute authority in and over Lagos by a man to... Read More

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December 30, 2015

Caleb Tochukwu Okereke: For the Romeos who have no Juliets

I I am streaks of your past that trickle down the fresh gloss of your life like rainwater along a sheet of glass and the muted voice in the cacophony of your existence. You say that you have moved on, that you have deserted my love somewhere along the line and that now it stands... Read More

December 29, 2015

Girl-child rape: Let the sleeping families wake up now

The fundamental source of love is the family. It is the family that should first provide (not the society) her affiliates with fortification, esprit de corps, refuge and socialization, even though it varies from one culture to another culture. The family should also be the testing ground for the building of a mortal character. Families... Read More

December 29, 2015

Femi Aribisala: Lai Mohammed must resign or be fired immediately

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf was the Minister of Information in the dying days of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq. Nicknamed “Comical Ali” by British tabloids, al-Sahaf made a fool of himself during the Iraqi war by constantly fabricating victories of the Iraqi army, even as territory after territory fell to the American-led allied forces. What was... Read More

December 29, 2015

Emmanuel Ugwu: Rape of the dead in Zaria and the undertakers of Nigeria

The most heartbreaking spectacle out of Zaria Massacre is not the heap of human corpses some trigger-happy soldiers of the Nigerian Army made out of the ‘’Shiites’’. It is the anomalous reaction of the immediate neighborhood. The hosts of the tragedy mobbed the dead bodies and stripped them of all their material possessions! According to... Read More

December 29, 2015

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The brutally insensitive, cocky and corrupt Bukola Saraki is my Person of the Year

A Yoruba proverb says “Oruko nroni,” which literally means your life is shaped by your name. The middle name – Mesujamba – which I christened Mr. Bukola Saraki the Nigerian Senate President, suggests that he’s a traitor and inventor of crises. The corrupt career of Mr. Bukola Mesujamba Saraki spans many years. It’s a career... Read More

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December 29, 2015

Cheta Nwanze: Dear President Buhari, your government is losing momentum

We are in dangerous times, and your actions, or inactions, will count for a lot. The truth is that whenever someone begins a project, especially a project which he has fought so hard for, it is important to make haste, lest motivation wanes. If motivation wanes, there is a clear and present danger of the... Read More

December 28, 2015

Femi Fani-Kayode: Dear President Buhari, may God forgive you for your many sins and wicked ways

Mr. President, as one of your most loyal and faithful subjects who has nothing but the utmost respect for your person and your office, I am constrained to write you this open letter. This is because there are a number of issues that I believe that it is important for you to clarify and to... Read More

December 28, 2015

Yushau Shuaib: May Allah bless Chancellor Merkel of Germany

As a Muslim who not only studied Quran at a tender age and attended Islamic institutions in my formative years, I pray to Almighty Allah to bless the great woman of our decade, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany for her righteousness in accepting the influx of immigrants, especially Muslims for protection in her country. There... Read More

December 28, 2015

Opinion: Our Police have gone mad again

Last week, I was writing on this same title before I experienced a change of subject-matter. I concluded within me that it is for another time. Hence, the obliteration from the screen of Bill Gates invention. If it was completed and you’ve got to read, then the the recent heinous act performed by a drunk... Read More

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December 28, 2015

Abang Dove: The 10 most vibrant Nigerian Senators of 2015

The year 2015 has come and almost gone, yet the 8th Senate has recorded significant progress, as well as faced a number of challenges. The distinguished Senators of the 8th National Assembly, under the leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki have all in one way or the other contributed immensely to the successes and achievements... Read More

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December 28, 2015

Chizoba Okpala-Atsu: Grateful for marriage, motherhood and a thriving business (30 Days of Gratitude)

Entrepreneurship is a lot tougher than it looks and I have the utmost respect for every business owner I come across. It is a hectic job in a tough business environment but that is our world. So, I am grateful for a great team who have always put it the energy, time and dedication to... Read More

December 27, 2015

Demola Rewaju: Buhari’s government just pressed the panic button, but we’re not distracted

So Garba Shehu picked up his pen a day after Christians celebrated Christmas and finding nothing worthwhile to report from Aso Rock, decided to write instead about how the anti-corruption war is in actuality a political onslaught against the only party that can keep the ruling APC on its toes for now. Pardon me, but... Read More

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December 27, 2015

Reuben Abati: What the witches said, and predictions for 2016 (GOOD READ)

“How was Christmas?” “It’s come and gone. Life goes on. We thank God for the gift of life.” “Life will always go on.” “But without life, we can’t have hope.” “Without hope, life has no meaning.” “I am still in a Christmas mood though. I get a chance to rest a lot during holidays” “Where... Read More

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December 27, 2015

Opinion: Nigeria is no longer one… Nnamdi Kanu is more dangerous than Boko Haram

I write with a heavy heart as a result of what is going on under your leadership regarding the Biafra agitation and the leader of the IPOB (Indigenous people of Biafra), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. Let me first say that I, as an Igbo person, supported your election and campaign passionately for it on social media,... Read More

December 26, 2015

Opinion: Nigerians perish for lack of knowledge

So this morning at the motor park, the driver of our vehicle brought two extra gallons of fuel to take along with us on the journey, he claimed that there is no fuel on the road. I painstakingly resisted looking at the great risk but couldn’t help voicing out my concerns, especially considering the bus... Read More

December 26, 2015

Deji Adeyanju: PDP leaders singing Buhari’s praises have skeletons in their cupboards

I read the press statement of one of our most respected leaders, Senator David Mark, commending president Buhari and urging Nigerians to give him time, and I ask, when did we all become cowards in this nation? Suddenly, the respected David Mark, who has been a senator since the advent of democracy in 1999 and... Read More

December 26, 2015

Garba Shehu: #Dasukigate, the President’s corruption war and the fraud called #Buharigate

As the war on corruption heightens, the political battle-line between the governing All Progressives Congress, APC and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has sharply been drawn. While leaders from both parties voice out their support for the clean-up of the country by ridding it of corruption, the National Working Committee of the PDP seems... Read More

December 25, 2015

YNaija Editorial: The time is ripe for President Buhari to be bold and remove fuel subsidy

After five years of regular fuel supply around the Christmas season, Nigerians were this year reminded of those days when the Yuletide came with tales of woes of lack of fuel scarcity, accompanied by many nights spent in search of the elusive petrol and transport fares that spike. The current fuel scarcity makes it the... Read More

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December 25, 2015

Opinion: The need for urgent intervention into the plight of Nigeria’s IDPs

Among others, the growing level of violent attacks in Northern Nigeria has unavoidably led to the increase in the number of displaced persons in Nigeria. Due to siege laid by extremist in northern Nigeria, well over a million Nigerians are displaced and live in IDP camps in their own country. There are varying statistics about... Read More

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December 25, 2015

Umar Sa’ad Hassan: Times are hard, but here’s why the President must reward the Golden Eaglets

While I watched the victorious Golden Eaglets clinch the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, a part of me just couldn’t wave the thought that it was coming at the worst possible time-Would the government be able to dole out rewards befitting their record-breaking exploits or cite ‘harsh times’?. On the day they will... Read More

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December 25, 2015

Senator Iroegbu: Civilisation of the military and militarisation of civilians (Understanding the Army-Shiite tragedy)

I have restrained myself from commenting on the recent deadly confrontation between the Nigerian Army and Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led Shiite Islamic Sect in Zaria, and as well as the incarcerated Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) agitators. The clash, which has been trending for the last two weeks with its attendant international slant, brought to my doorstep;... Read More

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December 25, 2015

Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi: Christmas in the age of terrorism

Ever since the emergence of the Black Taliban in 2004, Nigeria has gradually become a theatre of barbaric assaults against the ideals of social harmony, religious pluralism, and national unity. The 2010 Independence Day twin car bombings, which occurred near the Eagle Square, shattered our cherished illusion of national freedom from terrorism. In a sense,... Read More

December 25, 2015

Reuben Abati: Christmas is different, the excitement of old is no more

Christmas looks so different these days from what it was when I was growing up. It is so different it is almost unrecognizable. In this same country, in the 70s, Christmas was a season of celebration, but also of spiritual upliftment, joy abundant, hope, reaffirmation of faith in the certainty of Salvation, and the ritual... Read More

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December 24, 2015

Sam Elenaya: Dialoguepreneurs and their patron-saint, Bishop Matthew Kukah

In 2015, thanks to unrelenting efforts by Bishop Matthew Kukah, Father Christmas has delivered a new segment in Nigeria’s social entrepreneurial industry. It is Dialoguepreneurs: a class of person skilled at eking out international brand, wealth, followership and relevance promoting lawlessness while reaping ‘dialogue’. You want to be a mega dialoguepreneur? Then see if any... Read More

December 24, 2015

Opinion: Are Malaria dreams plaguing APC’s Umana Okon Umana?

I read a post by one of my friends that the APC gubernatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Umana Okon Umana is getting closer to his dream. I was wondering what kind of dreams he was alluding to. Then I realized that plasmodia are agents of nightmares contingent upon malaria they generate and hacked, fickle... Read More

Editorial: Why Josephine Ugwu – whose name you might have forgotten – is the Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2015

Timi Dakolo profiles Goodluck Jonathan: Authentic African Hero (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Ayodeji Rotinwa profiles Josephine Ugwu: Honest airport cleaner (Y/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Toyosi Akerele profiles Aisha Alhassan: The fierce ‘Mrs Madam’ who wins without trembling (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Tolu Ogunlesi profiles Bola Ahmed Tinubu: The Lion of Bourdillon (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2015 Nominee)

Caleb Tochukwu Okereke: For the Romeos who have no Juliets

Girl-child rape: Let the sleeping families wake up now

Femi Aribisala: Lai Mohammed must resign or be fired immediately

Emmanuel Ugwu: Rape of the dead in Zaria and the undertakers of Nigeria

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The brutally insensitive, cocky and corrupt Bukola Saraki is my Person of the Year

Cheta Nwanze: Dear President Buhari, your government is losing momentum

Femi Fani-Kayode: Dear President Buhari, may God forgive you for your many sins and wicked ways

Yushau Shuaib: May Allah bless Chancellor Merkel of Germany

Opinion: Our Police have gone mad again

Abang Dove: The 10 most vibrant Nigerian Senators of 2015

Chizoba Okpala-Atsu: Grateful for marriage, motherhood and a thriving business (30 Days of Gratitude)

Demola Rewaju: Buhari’s government just pressed the panic button, but we’re not distracted

Reuben Abati: What the witches said, and predictions for 2016 (GOOD READ)

Opinion: Nigeria is no longer one… Nnamdi Kanu is more dangerous than Boko Haram

Opinion: Nigerians perish for lack of knowledge

Deji Adeyanju: PDP leaders singing Buhari’s praises have skeletons in their cupboards

Garba Shehu: #Dasukigate, the President’s corruption war and the fraud called #Buharigate

YNaija Editorial: The time is ripe for President Buhari to be bold and remove fuel subsidy

Opinion: The need for urgent intervention into the plight of Nigeria’s IDPs

Umar Sa’ad Hassan: Times are hard, but here’s why the President must reward the Golden Eaglets

Senator Iroegbu: Civilisation of the military and militarisation of civilians (Understanding the Army-Shiite tragedy)

Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi: Christmas in the age of terrorism

Reuben Abati: Christmas is different, the excitement of old is no more

Sam Elenaya: Dialoguepreneurs and their patron-saint, Bishop Matthew Kukah

Opinion: Are Malaria dreams plaguing APC’s Umana Okon Umana?

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