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Obasanjo says current govt is overwhelmed; Angelique Kidjo wins at the Grammys – again | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
*NRC says it can't account for 168 passengers from the Kaduna train attack *Bandits invade Zamfara town, kill many *CBN to penalise banks over deposit of bad naira notes *Angelique…
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#YNaijaEssays: Nigeria’s military has a PTSD problem, and we need to start talking about it
It is quite unfortunate that as Nigerians, we don't prioritize mental health or acknowledge mental illness. Here mental illness is an enigma, we only acknowledge the worst forms of mental…
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#YNaijaEssays: The biggest lie that we’ve been told is that religion is as simple as it first appears
Last weekend, a 13-second video of Timothy Owoeye, the Osun State Assembly Majority Leader was released online. In the clip, Owoeye, who was naked was being queried by some individuals…
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#YNaijaEssays: It’s been 100 years of breakthroughs in Sickle Cell care, but we still have a long way to go
Sometime in 1910, a young black dental student Walter Clement Noel from the island of Grenada studying in Chicago had gone to see Dr James B. Herrick, a cardiologist, complaining…
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#YNaijaEssays: Will Nigerian entertainment ever grow up?
It has been 89 years since the world’s first television broadcast. It may not have looked like the future then, with its grainy images and limited reception, but the small box…
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#YNaijaEssays: Forget about religious extremism, Nigeria’s real problem is ‘I beta pass my neighbour’
Recently, a video surfaced of Nigerian designer, Tope Abiola of Frock it and Rock it where she suggested that instead of Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode investing in capital projects, he…
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#YNaijaEssays: Youth is messy and confusing, but thankfully we have some answers
Millennials (Generation Y), a term first coined by historians Neil Howe and William Strauss in 1991 when generational study wasn’t yet a fad, refers to the set of children born…
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#YNaijaEssays: It is time we squared up and deconstructed the concept of childhood
Over the weekend, a tweet with an image from a children’s book was shared widely on Nigerian Twitter. Picture courtesy of @childbodysafetyng on Instagram. These days, it's vital that as…
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#YNaijaEssays: A written history of Nigeria’s great film epochs
If we're being factually accurate, then Nigeria’s first contact with film was in 1903 when Herbert Macaulay invited Balboa and Company who was then doing an exhibition tour of silent films…
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[#YNaijaEssays] The good, the bad and the ugly: What the Nigerian elections really cost
There are few events that can come to define a nation's identity quite like how it approaches elections. This is because elections expose the priorities and motives of the men…
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#YNaijaEssays: The West wants the spoils of colonialism, guilt free and served on a platter, but if Africa will progress, there has to be a reckoning
As a presidential candidate, Macron painted a striking picture of a progressive thinker on western imperialism and other sundry African issues. He termed French colonisation a “crime against humanity” suggesting…
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#YNaijaEssays: Adeosun’s certificate scandal just shows she’s the typical privileged Nigerian child
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been riddled with scandal after scandal. Mainagate, grass cutting, budget padding are just a few of the scandals which have completely muddied the pristine white…
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#YNaijaEssays: Music is always political and protest music especially so
Falz’s This Is Nigeria seems to have become the de-facto counterpoint to Childish Gambino’s genre-bending self-examination as a black musician transitioning into mainstream spaces and having his identity suddenly become…
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#YNaijaEssays: Grief and tragedy are a constant in Nigeria, but how does it change us as people?
The past week was both unpleasant and horribly depressing for Nigerians. On Saturday the 23rd of May, 86 indigenes of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area according to police reports -…
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#YNaijaEssays: June 12 and the legacy of Nigerian Leadership III
Last week, Nigeria as a nation celebrated the post-humous honour granted to Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola and the recognition that was given to the 1993 elections. However, much of…
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#YNaijaEssays: June 12 and the legacy of Nigerian Leadership II
Last week, Nigeria as a nation celebrated the post-humous honour granted to Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola and the recognition that was given to the 1993 elections. However, much of…
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#YNaijaEssays: June 12 and the legacy of Nigerian Leadership I
Last week, Nigeria as a nation celebrated the post-humous honour granted to Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola and the recognition that was given to the 1993 elections. However, much of…
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#YNaijaEssays: Feminism is radically different today from its predecessors, and that’s a good thing
It is important to note that women have always fought against oppressive social structures. It is the very nature of humans to rail against perceived injustice and to act accordingly…
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#YNaijaEssays: Robbery and Fraud – Nigeria’s favourite side hustle
Last weekend, the internet went crazy about Yahoo boys, after information surfaced on the internet that some suspected yahoo boys had been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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#YNaijaEssays: How does your friendly neighbourhood Naija celebrity go bankrupt?
Isn’t it amazing how some people achieve remarkable financial success in a relatively short time and somehow plummet into bankruptcy in a shorter time than the money was acquired? Celebrities,…
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#YNaijaEssays: Laziness, rights, entitlement and privilege. This is how you create a #LazyNigerianYouth
The concept of human rights has its history in the creation of the United Nations. Following the devastation from the second world war, a war that involved more than 30…
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#YNaijaEssays: The intrigue, drama and politics of #BBNaija (READ)
As we are down to the last week of Big Brother Nigeria’s third season that has been trailed with controversy and conspiracy theories, sex and outrage. Why does Big Brother…
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#YNaijaEssays: Where are the women in Nigerian politics?
There is no easy way to say this, the reality of present-day Nigeria is this; there are only a handful of women in policy-making positions today, and a good percentage…
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#YNaijaEssays: These four Nigerian women have defied the odds
Nina Simone’s life and legacy looms across the world, and indeed Africa, to which she returned when she was at her lowest, disillusioned by racism and classism and misogynoir. Reports…
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#YNaijaEssays: The Future of Film in Nigeria is female
It was obvious from the very first promo images that the Wedding Party was going to be big. Everything about the film seemed big, from the extravagant bejewelled crown a…
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#YNaijaEssays: How does an opposition party rise to prominence?
The beauty of democracy is not exactly in the numbers or in the outcome of an election, but in watching the alternative prevail over the norm, in having a new…
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#YNaijaEssays: Donald Trump has found an unlikely ally in Nigeria
The man who promised to drain the swamp The single most polarising event in the last decade happened over the course of two days in November 2016. After months of…
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#YNaijaEssays: Joro Olumofin, Oloni, are part of literature’s most profitable industry
Before ever Joro Olumofin and his motley crew of assistants ever thought to put out that first Instagram post doling out advice to anonymous inquirers, John Dunton a British author…
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#YNaijaEssays: Beggars are all around us but do you really see them?
Lagos is besieged by beggars There is a slight wrinkle in Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s plans to transform Lagos into mega city beggars. Nigeria has seen a steady influx of refugees…
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#YNaijaEssays: Ignored by the government and abandoned by its famous sons, chaos is brewing in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
The North’s Hidden Belt In contradiction with its famous slogan, ‘Food Basket of the Nation’, Benue’s lands have been haemorrhaging blood for the better part of Governor Samuel Ortom’s administration.…
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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