Jude Feranmi: Suffering and smiling

If North Korea is the crying capital of the world, Nigeria holds the aces when it comes to smiling and laughing. – Tolu Ogunlesi * * * * * * * * “Nigerians are the most resilient people in the world”. This was a quote by the physiologist of the super falcons in the 2015... Read More

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June 27, 2015

Imam Imam: A manual for the spokesman

In this job of speaking for others, the spokesman must get his timing right. The role of a spokesman, especially for the government, has come under scrutiny since President Muhammadu Buhari announced the appointment of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the official mouthpiece of his administration. The voices of scrutiny recently went a notch... Read More

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Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu

June 27, 2015

Leading Ladies Africa Interview: Marcy Dolapo Oni

It takes a lot of courage and vision to step out and do new things, to recreate and totally re-imagine what others call normal. Media personality, Marcy Dolapo Oni, host of “The Marcy Project” helps us see why re-invention is absolutely essential. She is the Leading Lady Africa for the week, be inspired. Congratulations on... Read More

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June 26, 2015

The US legalizes gay marriage, Nigerian netizens react predictably

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of legalizing gay marriage across America’s 50 states. The news hit the Nigerian internet and well, you guys didn’t take it too well. From Linda Ikeji Blog, Nnenna Somto Esione: Chichi igbo shud change name to Chichi ekwensu ibife lilly-west: Oyibo don finish oooooo... Read More

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Gay marriage, Nigerian Netizen

June 26, 2015

Fuel Scarcity is coming

Brace yourselves, guys. There is another scarcity on the horizon. On Thursday, 25 June, SEPLAT MD, Austin Avuru admitted the nation was simply unable to pay for the subsidy. He revealed this at a forum tagged “Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)/ Bloomberg CEO Roundtable: Banking and Oil Industries” Bank chiefs at the forum urged the government... Read More

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June 26, 2015

Imam Murtada Gusau: A short reminder about the Holy Month

by Imam Murtada Gusau First Khutbah: In the name of Allah, the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy Alhamdulillah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our wrongdoings. He whom Allah guides, no one... Read More

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June 25, 2015

Movie Review: Iyore

African movie reviewer, Adenike Adebayo, reviews the movie ‘Iyore’ She describes the movie as a really good one with a high calibre of actors and actresses. She also pointed out the good chemistry between Rita Dominic and Yemi Blaq, and also between Rita Dominic and Joseph Benjamin. Adenike rates this movie a whooping 4/5! Synopsis:... Read More

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June 25, 2015

Radio Biafra: The President must do something

Not everyone can remember what it was then but some of our grannies and great grannies would remember the feeling of war but even for those who remember, the mention of Biafra gives them nightmares. In recent times, there has been a quiet resurgence of the Biafran movement and Radio Biafra has been at the... Read More

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June 25, 2015

Wats The Fuss: Gender roles, the male perspective

Gender roles are sets of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex. In this episode THE MEN discuss THEIR views on certain aspects, as they have experienced them or believe them to be. Wat’s The Fuss? is an online... Read More

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June 24, 2015

The real situation with the Nigerian economy and its debts

Nigeria is in deep wahala. Our debts are rumored to be about N11 trillion and in the 2015 budget, it was revealed that the country had a deficit of N911 billion. But in a recent revelation by the Chairman of the APC Transition Committee, Ahmed Joda, it seems there are new figures emerging. In an interview with... Read More

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June 24, 2015

Abang Dove: School of Parenting I

As children, most people were faced with lots of difficulties as a result of parental deficiencies while growing up. Some were as a result of the fact that they became orphans before they even knew their left from right, ended up in the hands of wrong guardians while others either missed the rebuke of a... Read More

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June 24, 2015

Opinion: Why Buhari will fail if fuel subsidy is not removed

by Dave Lafiaji Just as many other Nigerians have done at one time or another, I have sketched in this discussion, what I do believe are the pathways the Buhari administration might have no choice but follow, unless it is determined from day-one, to fail. God forbid! Barely six weeks after Nigeria received rare favourable... Read More

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June 24, 2015

Rotimi Fasan: It is time to Buhari to stop crawling

by Rotimi Fasan It may be too early in the life of this administration to begin to criticize it for being too slow. But Buhari must be careful not to fall into the lethargic pit that swallowed the Umar Yar’Adua administration which took over from Obasanjo in 2007. THIS week makes it the fourth since... Read More

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June 24, 2015

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Contraband lawmakers and N84.64 Billion counterfeit wardrobes

The contraband lawmakers in the National Assembly are like people who sit on a throne on the skulls of their enemies, the poor Nigerian captive wretches. The contraband legislators represent clear and present danger to the pursuit of happiness, life, liberty, and prosperity of our people. Shortly after the Bukola Saraki palace coup that crowned... Read More

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#UndressNASS, Bayo Oluwasanmi

June 23, 2015

Opinion: Nigerian leaders are “debt monsters”

“Sure to be judged is the king Who builds his palace using injustice, And treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.” -Jeremiah 22:13 (NET Bible) A few years ago when I was a teenager I got... Read More

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June 23, 2015

Uche Onyebadi: The Charleston Shooting and apartheid

by Uche Onyebadi There is hardly any plausible explanation of Roof’s love for the obnoxious apartheid system than the fact that he must have been indoctrinated into that racist philosophy that considered black people as sub-human beings. No one could have imagined that the ghost of “apartheid” would resurrect and become a factor in discussions... Read More

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June 23, 2015

Presidential Spokespersons: Between publicity and communication

By Yushau A. Shuaib Before the eventual announcement of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as spokespersons to the newly elected President Muhammadu, there had been wide speculations that either of the two would emerge. Their deserving appointments came with confusion and challenges. The two share the same portfolio but with different designations with Femi Adesina... Read More

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Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu, Laolu Akande

June 23, 2015

Seun Obasa: There was a Finance Minister…

by Seun Obasa The 2015 General Elections three months ago signaled the end of one political era in Nigeria and the start of one, and for the past couple of weeks, all eyes have been fixated on the new government of President Muhammadu Buhari, as they ought to be. The newspapers and social media is... Read More

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June 22, 2015

Opinion: 5 reasons Buhari should not accept ‘Bayajidda’ title

by Imam Ghazali Umar I hope the president will act timely to avoid political hullabaloo that may follow his turbaning as ‘Bayajidda’ by an emirate that appointed people like Saminu Turaki, Goodluck Jonathan and Ibrahim Shema in its traditional ruling system. We need a president not a Bayajidda! Daura is undoubtedly the hometown of President... Read More

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June 22, 2015

Notes on domestic violence and sexual exploitation in Nigeria

by Dolapo Aina According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s dictionary; domestic violence is defined as violence between members of the same family. It can also be defined as violence that/which occurs in the home or can be referred to as a pattern of abusive behaviour between intimate partners. In Lagos, acts that constitute domestic violence... Read More

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Dolapo Aina, Domestic violence, sexual abuse

June 20, 2015

#HistoryClass with Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria needs a Magna Carta

In Latin, the dominant language at the time, Magna Carta, means “Great Charter,” and it is the most significant influence on the historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law in today’s in the English-speaking world. The Magna Carta has its roots in a conflict between the King of England, John, and 40... Read More

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June 20, 2015

Of Time And Essence: Breaking the sickle cell cycle

Many people have lived with sickle cell all their life. They’ve never known anything else. They have the most severe form of sickle cell disease. While not all, many have been told they won’t survive past a certain age. They won’t live to see, for example, their 15th birthday. Sickle cell was like a death... Read More

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June 20, 2015

Kingsley Charles: The scourge of mobocracy

A fortnight ago, a man died. With his tongue clenched between his teeth, his charred body of mangled limbs lay sprawled across the sun-baked tarmac, in a tiny pool of his blood that seeped from the crevices of his mutilated brain. His horrendous state told of a man that had been administered a lethal dose... Read More

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June 20, 2015

Leading Ladies Africa Interview – Kelechi Anyadiegwu

African fashion is taking centre space on the world stage, largely due to the fact that it is readily more accessible than ever before. Kelechi Anyadiegwu, Founder of African-fashion themed online portal Zuvaa.com speaks candidly about life as an entrepreneur, the future of online retail, and how social media helped expand her business. Leading Ladies... Read More

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June 19, 2015

Stop comparing Rachel Dolezal and Caitlyn Jenner

YNaija prides itself on being accepting of all perspectives and we welcome all submissions. Some we agree with, some we don’t. Excuse me as I get a bit meta. As editor, it’s hard to sit by and watch terrible opinions get tossed on our pages without any response. This one, in particular, deserves a response. It was... Read More

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June 18, 2015

Wats The Fuss: Gender Roles

Gender roles are sets of societal norms dictating what types of behaviors are generally considered acceptable, appropriate or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex. In this episode THE LADIES discuss THEIR views on certain aspects, as they have experienced them or believe them to be. Wat’s The Fuss? is an online... Read More

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Wats the fuss

June 18, 2015

Is NairaStake a nairaSCAM?

Earlier this week, we received an anonymous tip about certain shenanigans at Nairastake, an Enugu-based online betting startup. Good day, Trust your day is going well. i write to you to report some horrible experience with one of these Nigerian betting sites. I have been using them for quite some time now and you can... Read More

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June 17, 2015

The other side of #UndressNASS

The N9 billion allowance issue has been generated a lot of controversy and discourse. So far, the other side of the fence hasn’t put forth rational justification. Until today, however. NASS allowance needs a review to reflect d state of d economy buy, just like during d subsidy protest, some here r misleading gullible ppl. —... Read More

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June 17, 2015

88% of Nigerians believe the Buhari administration will tackle corruption

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, conducted a Quick Poll on Buhari’s administration and the pertinent issue of corrpution. In the poll conducted via Twitter, she asked respondents questions on corruption, public sector remuneration, citizens action as well as poverty and unemployment. When the respondents were asked if they believe that the administration of President... Read More

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Jude Feranmi: Suffering and smiling

Imam Imam: A manual for the spokesman

Leading Ladies Africa Interview: Marcy Dolapo Oni

The US legalizes gay marriage, Nigerian netizens react predictably

Fuel Scarcity is coming

Imam Murtada Gusau: A short reminder about the Holy Month

Movie Review: Iyore

Radio Biafra: The President must do something

Wats The Fuss: Gender roles, the male perspective

YNaija TV: Does a career woman have to cook for her husband?

The real situation with the Nigerian economy and its debts

Abang Dove: School of Parenting I

Opinion: Why Buhari will fail if fuel subsidy is not removed

Rotimi Fasan: It is time to Buhari to stop crawling

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Contraband lawmakers and N84.64 Billion counterfeit wardrobes

Opinion: Nigerian leaders are “debt monsters”

Uche Onyebadi: The Charleston Shooting and apartheid

Presidential Spokespersons: Between publicity and communication

Seun Obasa: There was a Finance Minister…

Opinion: 5 reasons Buhari should not accept ‘Bayajidda’ title

Notes on domestic violence and sexual exploitation in Nigeria

#HistoryClass with Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria needs a Magna Carta

Of Time And Essence: Breaking the sickle cell cycle

Kingsley Charles: The scourge of mobocracy

Leading Ladies Africa Interview – Kelechi Anyadiegwu

Stop comparing Rachel Dolezal and Caitlyn Jenner

Wats The Fuss: Gender Roles

Is NairaStake a nairaSCAM?

The other side of #UndressNASS

88% of Nigerians believe the Buhari administration will tackle corruption

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