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@Lanre_Olagunju: How to tackle the unemployment challenge in Africa
by Lanre Olagunju Of all the numerous challenges posing a threat to Africa’s prosperity and well-being, unemployment occupies the lion share. Whether this challenge is causing African leaders sleepless night…
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@ChrisBamidele: Should you be friends with your ex? (Y! Superblogger)
by Chris Bamidele When I see people who try to befriend their exes for whatever reasons, I simply tell them they shouldn’t, because staying chummy with a former flame can…
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@SoarNaija: 6 reasons @TundeFashola should run for President
by Isaac Oladipupo “For our fatherland Nigeria, my greatest desire for the past six years has been to see Babatunde Raji Fashola run for President. If this ever happens, I…
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@UcheOkorie: Lamentations for Nigeria at 54 (Y! FrontPage)
by Uche Okorie The analysis of why Nigeria at 54 is yet to attain anywhere near its full potentials, is not just a story of the circumstances of colonization, greed…
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Femi Aribisala: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless?
by Femi Aribisala The English have an expression: “give a dog a bad name in order to kill it.” It refers to the malicious misrepresentation of someone in order to…
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@CNNGeorge: How to scan a QR code (Y! Tech)
by Chinedu Nnawetanma The QR code has been in the world of technology since 1994, but most Nigerians haven’t even heard of it or seen it before. It is one…
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@Sisi_yemmie: Is a foreign Masters really worth it? My take!
by Yemisi Aiyedun On my way home yesterday I was listening to the radio and the topic of the day was very interesting. Wanawana was asking if studying for a…
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@ElMagnificento1: The imperative of building local industrial capacity (Y! PolicyHub)
by Fortune God'sSon Alfred So I hear and read somewhere that the US is stopping Nigeria from acquiring (wrong diction) BUYING certain choice military hardware such as the Chinook, which is…
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@Survivor17: Let us talk about the timing of sex (Y! Superblogger)
by Buki Otuyemi Hello dearest readers, how's your weekend been? Today's topic came about from a conversation I had with some amazing friends a couple of weeks ago. It was…
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@TundeLeye: Nigeria’s oil is drying up, and when it does, this is what will happen (Y!FrontPage)
by Tunde Leye Oil has not been important for a very long time. When we see the behemoth-like companies that are involved in the oil trade worldwide now, and the…
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@Adegbuyii: What you must have in a Nigerian Party
by Tiwa Adegbuyi So I attended an engagement ceremony the day before, and it was wonderful really, but of course there are those elements which always allow it to identify…
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@ToksEro: Are we on the path to free and fair elections?
by Toks Ero Everywhere in the democratic world, elections are important planks on which democracies thrive. This periodic exercise gives the people on the streets the power to choose who…
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@MickeySunny: Don’t listen to Joseph Mbu’s stories, he is really controversial
by Michael Ogundana “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell If there is something…
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@Hembuts: Of names, missing the point and African proverbs
by Hemenseter Butu After the death of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in 2010, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan completed his hat-trick of political ascensions. Since then, the chances that a child…
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@nnamdianekwe: Why Abubakar Shekau is dead!
by Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive On September 12, 2014, members of the 143 Infantry Special Forces Battalion, engaged the Boko Haram Terrorists in Konduga, during their fourth attempt at over running the…
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Kenneth Uwadi: How Okorocha has looted Imo dry
by Kenneth Uwadi Officially and publicly, Governor Okorocha has not announced his intention to remain in power beyond May 2015, his terminal period as Governor under the military imposed 1999…
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@MaxSiollun : Is it time for a female President in Nigeria?
by Max Siollun Ever since the political crisis fermented by former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua illness, the word “zoning” has taken on extra significance in Nigeria. The talk has been of whether…
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@Judgeiyke: Mr. President, Nigeria cannot be transformed in a day but… (Y! FrontPage)
by Ikemesit Effiong In a measured Independence Day broadcast to the nation, President Goodluck Jonathan said amongst other things that “we were in a sober moment in our country”. It was…
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Victor Ajayi: Growth-Inequality challenge in Nigeria (Y! PolicyHub)
by Victor Ajayi The recent announcement of the Nigeria’s GDP growth of 6.5 percent in the second quarter of 2014 by the Statistician-General of the federation, Dr Yemi Kale has…
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Femi Aribisala : Jesus will not do the will of God for us (Part 2)
by Femi Aribisala The will of God was not done on earth before Jesus came because Jesus is: “the beginning and the ending of all things.” (Revelation 1:8). Jesus says:…
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Dear GEJ, @TundeFashola, not you, deserves the credit for taming #Ebola
by Tunde Fagbenle Let me quickly say “well done” to President Goodluck Jonathan and his speech writers for that well written and passably well-delivered Independence Anniversary speech of Mr. President.…
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“@NOIweala is my mentor“: Leading Ladies Africa speaks to @ojomaochai , Director Arts, British Council Nigeria
by Francesca Uriri As the Director Arts, of British Council Nigeria, Ojoma is charged with the responsibility of expanding the reach and growth of the creative industries in Nigeria. She…
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@SimonKolawole : Who is afraid of Buhari ?
by Simon Kolawole The moment millions of Nigerians have been waiting for is finally within touching distance. You know it: that moment when the opponent of President Goodluck Jonathan in…
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@SonalaOlumhense: Happy birthday, Nigeria? No!
by Sonala Olumhense That was a familiar Nigerian greeting last week as the country marked its 54th year. But the greeting could only have been applied as a joke. We…
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@AristotleJames: The petrol drunks and the couple in Ashafa (Y! FrontPage)
by Immanuel James There is no popular monument to aid the description of that street, Ashafa, lying dusty in the heart of Ajegunle, Lagos. Whatever it was that had taken…
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@ImohDavid : Lessons we have learned from Ebola
by Imoh David Ebola has come and gone to his grave, hmmm haaa gone to his grave. A Liberian brought it and Nigerians suffered it, hmmm haaa, Secure your borders!…
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@tilevbare to @i_am9ice , @I_amtonytetuila and others : You lack vision! (Y! Politico)
by Theophilus Ilevbare Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as…
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@Adeyanjudej9: Nigeria’s media is fighting Nigeria’s Army and this is an example
by Deji Adeyanju Many of you will be wondering why this question. It is a question that must be asked due to the prevailing circumstances in our nation. The loyalty…
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@DeleMomodu : Dear Mimiko, joining the PDP is a misadventure
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, the cookie finally crumbled days ago. After many years of speculations about the true political calculations and permutations of Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko,…
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@Wildeji: 11 things you don’t know about pet deaths (Y! Superblogger)
by Deji Asiru-Balogun 1. Pets die with their eyes open. It takes active muscle control to close the eyes. (The same is true of humans.) 2. Many pets "hide" when…
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