Edward Israel-Ayide: Why Jimi Agbaje should be the next governor of Lagos

by Edward Israel-Ayide There is no way one can say that both Agbaje and Ambode do not have their strong sides and great arguments in their favour, but the prospect of Tinubu foisting his underlings on us without any opposition and the absence of choice is not only undemocratic, but presents us the opportunity of... Read More

Akinwunmi Ambode, bola tinubu, edward israel-ayide, jimi agbaje, lagos, opinion, ynaija

April 10, 2015

Opinion: What Buhari must do to lead the nation aright

by Olu Akanmu No one should be above the law, irrespective of their status or relationship to power. Impunity must be tackled to the ground permanently. Dear General Buhari, Congratulations on your well earned election victory. You were dogged and stayed the course over the last sixteen years from the ballot box to the court... Read More

corruption, letter, Muhammadu Buhari, Oil, olu akanmu. ynaija, opinion, President-elect, South-south

April 9, 2015

Opinion: The Igbos have lost in the political equation

by Don Adinuba It is not flattering that the Ohaneze leadership could not pick up intelligence that President Jonathan was a tough product to market, hence its unwavering support for a candidate who, far from developing Igboland, was in cahoots with a majority of inelegant beings from our place to ruin Igboland. Twenty-four hours after... Read More

APC, APGA, Chris Ngige, don adinuba, igbos, Ndigbo, opinion, PDP, Politics, Senate President, ynaija

April 9, 2015

Dele Agekameh: Dear youth, you can learn from Orubebe

by Dele Agekameh But is there really anything the young ones can learn from him? The fact remains that he has secured a place in the nation’s Hall of Infamy, as his display of temporary insanity on that day, was transmitted live to the whole world via satellite televisions and the ubiquitous social media. A... Read More

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April 8, 2015

Demola Rewaju: Buhari’s win is Tinubu’s loss, but Lagos cannot be the bonus

by Demola Rewaju The arguments being made presently that Lagos should align with the centre is very clearly a self-serving one which was never made in the 16 years while PDP was at the centre. In every contest between two contenders there must be a winner and ultimately a loser. The actions of the winner... Read More

bola tinubu, Buhari, Demola Rewaju, lagos, opinion, Politics, ynaija

April 8, 2015

Kayode Komolafe: Let’s remember the victims of electoral violence

by Kayode Komolafe As political parties and their candidates gird their loins for the Saturday election, it is important to intensify the campaign against electoral violence. There is justifiable euphoria in the land. The obvious reason is that the prediction of doom about the March 28 presidential election has mercifully failed to come to pass.... Read More

election, Goodluck Jonathan, Kayode Komolafe, Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, Rivers, Suleiman Abba, violence, ynaija

April 7, 2015

Ayo Sogunro: The Oba of Lagos must apologize to Igbos

by Ayo Sogunro He was wrong, and he ought to offer an apology and a retraction or restatement of intent. An apology may not reassure those Igbos who have decided to leave Lagos during the election for their safety, but it is necessary all the same. In the year 1170, the king of England, Henry... Read More

Ayo Sogunro, igbos, oba of lagos, opinion, wrong, ynaija

April 7, 2015

Tony Elumelu: What is good for democracy is also good for business

by Tony Elumelu Primarily, I believe that a proper role of government is to support economic expansion, but in the end, the driving of the economy must be led by the private sector. I am optimistic about Africa and its future. I believe strongly – that a new Africa has begun to emerge – although one... Read More

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April 7, 2015

Suraj Oyewale: Boko Haram will be Buhari’s biggest problem (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale My biggest fear for Buhari presidency, I must confess, is the Boko Haram menace. After four attempts, former military leader, Muhammadu Buhari, will finally be getting the opportunity to rule Nigeria under civilian dispensation as the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) declared him the winner of the 2015 presidential poll.... Read More

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April 7, 2015

Demola Rewaju: Dear sister, there is no relationship if you don’t say yes (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju Sex might be the ultimate physical communication of a love relationship but that doesn’t always take the place of a verbal commitment. I remember a ‘relationship’ I once engaged in where I was in pursuit of this lady for a while but we couldn’t get along because I refused to make some... Read More

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April 7, 2015

Rudolf Okonkwo: No, Goodluck Jonathan is not a statesman

by Rudolf Okonkwo If Jonathan had wanted to be a statesman, he would have made the recommendation of 101 committees he set up known, including the audit report of the missing $20 billion dollars from the NNPC. International diplomats are falling over themselves to ascribe the title of statesman to President Goodluck Jonathan. In the... Read More

concede, election, Goodluck Jonathan, hero, opinion, rudolf okonkwo, statesman, ynaija

April 7, 2015

Saatah Nubari: Don’t be deceived, Nigeria does not exist!

by Saatah Nubari This Nigerian state is a farce, a hypocritical entity of unimaginable proportion. This Nigerian state only exists in fancifully crafted speeches gracefully given by those whose priggishness appear only on the pages of newspapers, corporate events and when the cameras are rolling. A man had told me that I was too ‘young... Read More

@saatah, exist, farce, Fiction, nigeria, Ogoni, opinion, Saatah Nubari, ynaija

April 6, 2015

Sonala Olumhense: Change has not come to Nigeria yet

by Sonala Olumhense Has change come to Nigeria? Not yet, but Nigerians have changed. They have regained control. They have asserted that the country belongs to them, not to any ants that may have eaten their way into a few branches. What does Muhammadu Buhari owe a country which has embraced him tighter than... Read More

Change, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, opinion, sheriff, Sonala Olumhense, ynaija

April 6, 2015

.@ChrisBamidele: Yes you can own a blog – here are 7 tips (Y! Superblogger)

by Chris Bamidele Consistency is one of the most important things that bloggers tend to take for granted. Losing your traffic is actually much easier than it is to build it up, so you have to find a way to post consistently. I know there are lot of blogs out there, but yours can still... Read More

blogging, chris bamidele, Headlines, opinion, tips, traffic, Y! Superblogger, ynaija

April 6, 2015

Waziri Adio: What I think about Jonathan’s call to Buhari

by Waziri Adio That simple call might end up as the most important call made by Jonathan in his 16-year political career. Long after his achievements and failings might have been forgotten, that call, and the difference it made, will still be remembered. All it took was just a phone call, an unusual one at... Read More

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December 25, 2014

Opinion: With the Buhari/Osinbajo gang-up, we have a game on our hands

by Olugu Orji That the APC conducted a rancour-free presidential process was quite commendable and I was truly impressed, but the emergence of Buhari didn’t come as a surprise. Three months ago, I was going to write to advise that the Presidential Election proposed for February 14 2015 be shelved; and my logic was simple:... Read More

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December 25, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: Why I can’t wait for May 29, 2019

by Rudolf Okonkwo So you can see why I’m restricting myself to thinking ahead-to Wednesday, May 29, 2019. That is the day that a new president will be sworn in Nigeria. And that president will neither be Goodluck Jonathan nor Muhammadu Buhari. Irrespective of what happens on February 14, 2015, the day after the 2015 presidential election... Read More

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December 25, 2014

Oluwasegun Somefun: Are we the sick ones in the land of honey? (Poetry)

by Oluwasegun Somefun When one walks away from his father’s house Takes away mother’s wrapper Throws away the warmth of electric flesh Escapes the knit of family Away from the help of needing needy friends Will legs not wobble? And hands shake? Will doubts not stand? If the move to respite does not come by... Read More

africa, FAMILY, mother, oluwasegun somefuun, opinion, poem, sick man, trouble, ynaija

December 24, 2014

Opinion: Gov. T.A Orji has shamed his detractors

by Madubiko Hart These bring to unclothe the fact that the PDP has not failed Abia people in this present administration. Accusing Governor Orji that he was the one who made Ikpeazu to win in the primaries is not good. Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State is a respecter of people in general, but chiefly... Read More

APC, detractors, goovernor theodore orji, madubiko orji, opinion, PDP, President Jonathan, ynaija

December 24, 2014

Opinion: Dear PDP, Buhari is not a semi-illiterate

by Dr. M. K. Hassan General Muhammadu Buhari has the kind of military strategic education and experience to deal a decisive blow on Boko Haram and end the insecurity challenges facing Nigeria. Buhari is the only army officer with the opportunity to command 3 out of 4 Nigeria’s army divisions as a GOC. I was... Read More

APC, dr. m.k Hassan, General Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, opinion, PDP, Ph.D, Politics, professor ladipo, ynaija

December 23, 2014

Opinion: No, we cannot move from a clueless government to an issue-less one

by Victoria Ohaeri We can no longer leave the business of governance in the hands of the political leadership. It doesn’t just work. It has never worked. When Goodluck Jonathan accidentally became Nigeria’s president after Yar’Adua’s demise in May 2010, his ill-preparedness and unfitness for the lofty assignment associated with the Office of the Presidency... Read More

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December 23, 2014

Tunde Leye: A surer way to create change (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I urge and encourage each of us to get involved. Register and vote. Protect your vote. Pursue changes within the law in between elections. Participate in nation building within your neighborhood, in the things that concern you and your community. An American writer described democracy as the tyranny of the masses. Another... Read More

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December 23, 2014

Opinion: My worries about female suicide bombers

by Michael Egbejumi-David Why and how could a couple of teenage girls agree to go into a hair salon filled with people just like them who had come to braid their hair – people like their sisters, their mothers, their aunts, their friends – and detonate a bomb which killed everyone there including themselves. ... Read More

chibok, female, kidnap, Michael Egbejumi-David, opinion, suicide bombers, terrorism, ynaija

December 23, 2014

Opinion: Dear Femi Fani-Kayode, you goofed on Prof. Osinbajo

by Lakunle Jaiyesinmi Mr. FFK arrogates to himself the power of God’s spokesman and concludes, “We shall meet him in the field: let God’s will be done.” Even if many of us do not know the perfect will of God, we are sure whatever is happening and will continue to happen with tenure elongation isn’t the... Read More

Femi Fani-Kayode, Lakunle Jaiyesinmi, opinion, professor osinbajo, ynaija

December 23, 2014

Femi Aribisala: How to lose presidential elections 4 times

by Femi Aribisala Buhari’s repeated failure to secure a national mandate provides a textbook case of how not to run for the presidency in a plural country like Nigeria. This is a compendium of some of the reasons why the Nigerian presidency will forever elude men like Buhari, inspire of all the song and dance... Read More

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December 22, 2014

Opinion: It’s about time we elevated our political discourse

by Uyi Lawani Neither a Buhari nor (God-forbid) a Shekau presidency within our democracy can go anywhere close to inflicting upon our nation any item on these supposed agenda they have dreamed up and are insistent on labelling on Buhari. In a recent essay, somewhat similarly titled, I submitted that the February Presidential election... Read More

December 22, 2014

Demola Rewaju: I think Tinubu has Amaechi’s ‘mumu’ button

by Demola Rewaju Desperate to make an impression, Amaechi was ever willing to finance party programmes – from the Emirship tussle in Kano to the Ekiti and Osun elections, he was a willing ATM for APC. The only other person who has my Automated Teller Machine debit card’s Personal Identification Number is my wife and... Read More

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December 22, 2014

Femi Falana: Again, on the issue of residency rights in Nigeria

by Femi Falana Although the word “indigene” is not defined in the Constitution, it has been interpreted to mean a person whose parents or grandparents belonged or belong to a particular state or local government. The discriminatory treatment meted out to non-indigenes and settlers in many parts of the federation is a gross contravention of... Read More

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December 21, 2014

Opinion: Jonathanians and Buharists – Let us compare

by Oyede Saheed The president must be duly acknowledged as a man that has the ability to tolerate the opposition to a fault but my fear is that if he eventually wins his re-election, will he still be this tolerant of the opposition? One thing for sure, former President Obasanjo couldn’t have been this tolerant.... Read More

Buharists, Goodluck Jonathan, jonathanians, Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, oyede saheed, ynaija

December 21, 2014

Opinion: PDP primaries and the strangulation of democracy

by Onyiorah Paschal Wonders, indeed, shall never cease. While Nigerians are being made to believe that the Peoples Democratic Party allows a level playing ground for all political aspirants within its fold, perhaps a little is known by the public that what is actually going on in the party is a glaring case of sheer imposition... Read More

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Edward Israel-Ayide: Why Jimi Agbaje should be the next governor of Lagos

Opinion: What Buhari must do to lead the nation aright

Opinion: The Igbos have lost in the political equation

Dele Agekameh: Dear youth, you can learn from Orubebe

Demola Rewaju: Buhari’s win is Tinubu’s loss, but Lagos cannot be the bonus

Kayode Komolafe: Let’s remember the victims of electoral violence

Ayo Sogunro: The Oba of Lagos must apologize to Igbos

Tony Elumelu: What is good for democracy is also good for business

Suraj Oyewale: Boko Haram will be Buhari’s biggest problem (Y! FrontPage)

Demola Rewaju: Dear sister, there is no relationship if you don’t say yes (Y! Superblogger)

Rudolf Okonkwo: No, Goodluck Jonathan is not a statesman

Saatah Nubari: Don’t be deceived, Nigeria does not exist!

Sonala Olumhense: Change has not come to Nigeria yet

.@ChrisBamidele: Yes you can own a blog – here are 7 tips (Y! Superblogger)

Waziri Adio: What I think about Jonathan’s call to Buhari

Opinion: With the Buhari/Osinbajo gang-up, we have a game on our hands

Rudolf Okonkwo: Why I can’t wait for May 29, 2019

Oluwasegun Somefun: Are we the sick ones in the land of honey? (Poetry)

Opinion: Gov. T.A Orji has shamed his detractors

Opinion: Dear PDP, Buhari is not a semi-illiterate

Opinion: No, we cannot move from a clueless government to an issue-less one

Tunde Leye: A surer way to create change (Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: My worries about female suicide bombers

Opinion: Dear Femi Fani-Kayode, you goofed on Prof. Osinbajo

Femi Aribisala: How to lose presidential elections 4 times

Opinion: It’s about time we elevated our political discourse

Demola Rewaju: I think Tinubu has Amaechi’s ‘mumu’ button

Femi Falana: Again, on the issue of residency rights in Nigeria

Opinion: Jonathanians and Buharists – Let us compare

Opinion: PDP primaries and the strangulation of democracy

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