From the Magazine: How to book an air ticket (in Nigeria)

By Lekan Olanrewaju The process of travel from Nigerian airports can be an exercise in testing your patience. After close trips circling Lagos, Delta and Accra, Lekan Olanrewaju just had to rant. No matter how prissy and flawless the diction with which the customer care officer tells you “it will be resolved shortly”, chances of... Read More

airports, from the magazine

May 8, 2012

Justice is served: Court orders police, FG to pay N152 million to man over shooting of wife

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what may come as a surprise to many, the Nigerian Police Force has been ordered to pay damages to a man for the shooting of his wife. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has awarded the sum of N152 million against the Nigeria Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation... Read More

Justice, law, nigeria, police

May 8, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The trouble with advice (YNaija FrontPage)

This is Jay, every day, no compromise No compass comes with this life, just eyes, So to map it out you must look inside, Sure books could guide you but your heart defines you. – Beach Chair, Kingdom Come. Jay-Z (2006) This week, I want to share a surprising lesson I am learning as... Read More

advice, iyinoluwa aboyeji, nigeria, startups

May 8, 2012

“The 92 Rolex watches remain unaccounted for” – Arunma Oteh hits back at NSE

by Lekan Olanrewaju Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Arunma Oteh on Monday spoke at the resumed hearing of the House of Representatives capital market probe. Oteh, who was involved in the much talked about “mealgate” scandal over the alleged spending of huge amounts of SEC funds on food and hotel bills, among others,... Read More

Arunma Oteh, House of Reps, Nse, SEC

May 8, 2012

Uche Peter Umez: (Wo)men, what has marriage to do with love? (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I gaze into my glass, thinking of all those girls who view marriage as the consummation of love, who believe that having a husband who already has a lavish house of his own is utter bliss… Buchi says his intern has started putting on low-necked blouses on weekdays. He tells me this while we are drinking... Read More

30 Days, love and relationships

May 8, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Gbenga Daniel trial begins; EFCC calls first witness

by Lekan Olanrewaju The trial of former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel began yesterday in the Ogun State High Court before Justice Olanrewaju Mabakoje. The governor was taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over allegations of conversion of public funds and land belonging to the state, for private use. The... Read More

EFCC, gbenga daniel

May 8, 2012

Lagos health crisis: Fashola sacks striking doctors

by Lekan Olanrewaju Governor Fashola is clearly not one to bluff. Just a few days after expressing his displeasure at the current strike action being undertaken by doctors in Lagos state, he has made good on his threat to sack those involved. Doctors in the state under the aegis of the Medical Guild had embarked on... Read More

Doctors, Fashola, lagos, strike

May 8, 2012

Another underwear suicide bombing averted by the US

by Chi Ibe The US government recently released information that a more sophisticated version of the device used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the Christmas Day bombing was recovered before take-off in Yemen. The plan to blow up a US-bound aircraft using an underwear bomb came around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing... Read More

Farouk Abdulmutallab, sucide bomber, terrorism, underwear bomb

May 8, 2012

Speak up, please: Oshiomole offers N10 million reward for information on killers of Principal Secretary

by Lekan Olanrewaju Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole is leaving no stone unturned in his quest for justice. The governor had previously given police a 14-day ultimatum to find the culprits responsible for the assassination of his Principal Secretary, Oyerinde Olaitan, who was shot in his home in Benin City last week. The governor, who... Read More

adams oshiomole, Edo state, police

May 8, 2012

From the Magazine: Friends with benefits (Film review)

by Oluchi Madu Title: Friends with Benefits Director: Will Gluck Category: Movie The above refers to the thrill of no commitments, no questions asked, no heartbreak, just the pure joy of a number on speed dial with the ability to get you a warm body to curl up to, since Lagos rain has decided to... Read More

Friends with Benefits, from the magazine

May 8, 2012

Technology 101: How to maintain a positive online brand reputation

by Oluwatobi Soyombo …these are the days of internet wars. I have seen several individuals who deliberately launch a negative campaign against a particular brand for what so ever reason. One of the major characteristics of the Social Web is its amplified word of mouth marketing. This may be a situation where someone writes a review... Read More

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