by Arome Ameh EPISODE 2 His favorite thing was to sit on my chest and hold a pillow over my face, he’d scold me, and “If you hadn’t done this, I wouldn’t have to punish you.” I heard his message loud and clear. -Read Episode 1 of this Compelling story [HERE] I left the hospital on... Read More
Travelogue: YNaija’s Alex Yusuf recounts his ultimate World Cup 2014 experience from Brazil (Part 2)
by Alex Zaqwan Yusuf Wish I could tell all of my experience, but I’m sure you get the picture. Fun all the way. – Read Part 1 of the story HERE My biggest task in Brazil was to order my first meal; I couldn’t speak a word in Portuguese, and the waiters couldn’t... Read More
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by Adedayo Ademuwagun Yet, if there’s anyone who should be doing more to make life better for the Nigerian people, it is Goodluck Jonathan. President Obama was speaking at an event last April to mark an anniversary in America. Then he told a story about former American president Lyndon Johnson. Lyndon Johnson was President John Kennedy’s vice before the... Read More
by S’ola Filani Four youths reportedly lost their lives on Saturday during a clash with policemen in Ajegunle, an outskirt of Ikorodu town. The clash resulted from an on-going fracas between two rival political groups, the now defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area. Leadership reports it thus:... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle We (by which I mean millions of his protégés, admirers, and friends of the literary world) affectionately and “possessively” refer to him as “Our own WS (as in William Shakespeare).” It is incredible but true that Professor Wole Soyinka turns 80 today, 13th July. Incredible because here is a man whose... Read More
by Oderinlo Abidemi My fear is not the right or wrong but tomorrow, how will tomorrow fair if the air we breathe today is filled with lies, deceit, corruption or should I call it “common stealing” as GEJ described it. To understand Nigeria, you must throw away notions like certainty and consensus. Instand, you have... Read More
by Femi Aribisala Then and now, it is these pastors that are the thieves and the robbers of God in our lives. Then and now, it is these pastors that are Jesus killers. It is these pastors that decided to sacrifice Jesus. And their descendants are the pastors currently running our churches. It is these... Read More
by Ayobami Oyalowo From a deluge of sponsored articles, to official verbiage in form of press releases, to innuendos… all in a bid to discredit the APC, the PDP has come all guns blazing. The most dangerous aspect of it is when security agencies join in the charade. In every political society, parties are unavoidable.... Read More
by Simon Kolawole I know many commentators and analysts think the problem with APC is that people do not yet see them as better than the PDP. Maybe. Maybe not. The fastest-selling narrative in Nigerian politics today is that if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wins an election, it is because of rigging; if the... Read More
by S’ola Filani The Nigerian Police has said there is a ‘credible’ intelligence information, indicating that terrorists are plotting to carry out fresh attacks in the Abuja motor parks. Police Spokesman, Frank Mba, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), said in a statement released on Saturday, that the attacks, which are intended to cause panic amongst... Read More
by S’ola Filani Malala Yousafzai, the girls’ education campaigner who was shot by the Taliban, arrived Nigeria yesterday night to campaign for the release of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno State on April 14. Ms Yousafzai, who was an early backer of the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign is scheduled to meet... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju On December 20, 2013, the fortune of Sara Steven Zira was altered forever as the life of her husband, Sergeant Stephen Zika was snatched by the forces of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, in an attack on 202 Battalion Army Barracks, Maiduguri. Sarah, who now resides in Yelwa Kakadama, a suburb of... Read More
by S’ola Filani A middle aged man, Rufus in Ogwashi-Uku community near Asaba, Delta State did the unthinkable on Friday by bathing his 20-year-old nephew, Ebuka Okonkwo with acid. DSP Celestina Kalu, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who disclosed this, said that the suspect carried out the act because the victim failed to... Read More
by S’ola Filani A 53-year-old U.S-based Nigerian man, Felix Okafor, who migrated to the U.S in 1981, has been sentenced to 263 years in prison for drugs and weapons distribution/sales and money laundering. According to Punch, Okafor purchased a convenience store in Benson, North Carolina, called “Flying Eagles Groceries,” which he ran himself. However, it was discovered that... Read More
by Mark Bassey Barcelona are seeking to have Luis Suarez’s ban reduced and the La Liga giants are “convinced” it will happen. Suarez, who completed his move from Liverpool this week, has been banned by FIFA for four months and nine international games, after he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. The Uruguayan striker has already... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju At this point in time, every Mario Balotelli hater should steer clear of him because the dude has just acquired a shotgun… which is probably loaded. The Italian footballer recently posted this photo on Instagram pointing a shotgun at his haters with the accompanying caption, “Big kiss to all the haters”. However,... Read More
by Adekanmbi Nofisat Omoyemi Pre-marital sex is like lethargy; hence youths should deviate from it. They looked like guilty-stricken couple – maybe Adam and Eve, foreheads wrinkled like a lizard’s elbow, hands clenched into fists as they stared fixedly with eyes smouldered with tears and shame at the grasses on the assembly ground. Some moments... Read More
by Cheta Nwanze One thing that cannot be denied by anyone in this err, geographical expression, is that political appointments tend to be made with later gains in mind. No, it is not this particular government, they have only continued a trend that was actually started by the Brits, and has gone on ever since.... Read More
Travelogue: YNaija’s Alex Yusuf recounts his ultimate World Cup 2014 experience from Brazil (Part 1)
by Alex Zaqwan Yusuf As the vehicle pulled out of the airport, initially I noticed that there wasn’t much difference from Nigerian cities… However, there was one distinct difference, the roads…Vehicles drove orderly and in lane, and that was when I realised it “Oh the danfo yellow buses in Lagos aren’t here”. There are trips,... Read More
by Mark Bassey Argentina captain Lionel Messi, has said that he would return all his personal accolades, if it means they will lift the World Cup on Sunday. Messi has scored four times as the Albiceleste progressed to the final of the tournament, where they will face Germany. The forward has won numerous individual honours,... Read More
by Paul Amayo ”You’re stronger than you know, you’re wiser than you imagine, and you’re more beautiful than you think.” It’s the month of July, which ultimately signifies the second half of the year, and we all, maybe not all but most of us have taken time to look back and review our... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju According to reports making the rounds, unknown gunmen have killed Mallam Yunus Ustaz, the General Manager of New Democrat Newspapers in Kaduna State. The journalist was reportedly shot dead by gunmen at his residence in Ungwan Dosa around 7:45pm on the night of Friday, July 11, 2014. One of his staff at... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju From the look of things, old friends, singer, Chris Brown and rapper, Drake must have buried the hatchet and made up. The talented artistes have been at loggerheads for almost two years after getting into a heated argument and a nasty brawl at a New York night club, supposedly because of Rihanna.... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Nigerian female celebrities are starting to warm up to skin-revealing clothing, and Fade Ogunro has definitely hopped aboard the bandwagon. Beat FM On-air-personality and ‘Film factory co-owner, Fade Ogunro had a fun night out with her girls yesterday, and was pictured in a ‘Belois couture’ skirt which according to her ‘had people... Read More
by S’ola Filani Muyideen Salaam, a 35 year-old apprentice at Aketegbo community in Seme, Badagry area of Lagos, has been arrested for killing a 13 year-old boy, Rilwan Amuda. In his statement, the suspect gave a chilling confession of how he not only killed the teenager but drained his blood for money ritual, after his... Read More
by Ifeanyi Uddin Attitude is essentially a question of individual dispositions. How one feels or thinks about anything. Reaction to external stimuli, if you will. I have heard expressed a preference for “attitude” over “aptitude”; and I have come to realise that this preference is contingent on a variety of circumstances. Attitude, for instance would,... Read More
by Mustapha Abiola When he was elected, using the three arrow symbolism to attract voter appeal, I reckoned the Japanese people began to believe in a method to his magic. Perhaps then, they were foolhardy, or just lazy in thinking that they’d receive “free food” from Abe. No matter, in December of 2012, he became... Read More
by Israel Jaiye Opeyemi So, don’t look too far for answers to why Fayemi may have lost all the local governments. It was money speaking! The Ekiti governorship election has come and gone, but certainly not its consequences. This is why in other climes, both the party that won and the one which lost the... Read More
by Zainab Suleiman Okino Their chilling narration of drinking their urine out of thirst and not being allowed to say their prayers, makes you wonder whether their tormentors are aware of the rights of citizens as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution. “If citizens of the same country have to carry IDs to be able to move... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju What’s going on between MGBN, Anna Ebiere Banner and hot music star, Flavour N’abania? Flavour put on his Instagram page, a picture of the current ‘Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Anna, rocking a Tee-shirt which his face printed on it with the caption ‘Mr Flavour’. The ‘Ada Ada’ singer also captioned the picture post... Read More