“Infertile, vague and puerile,” Farouk Lawan reacts to Channels TV audio

by Staff Writer Yesterday, Channels TV released what is purported to be the audio recording of a conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola over collection of an amount of money concerning a bribe (listen here, read here). Farouk Lawan, the lawmaker at the heart of the scandal reacted to the recording, calling into question the genuineness of the... Read More

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You have no choice: NYSC says corps members must go to the North

by Hauwa Gambo If you ever though the series of violent acts in trouble spots across the country would make the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exercise caution in posting young people that way? Well, perish the thought. According to a statement signed by the by the Director (Corps Mobilisation), Mary Kolajo, and available at the... Read More

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Be patriotic and buy Nigerian-made bullet proof vests, says Jonathan

Would you buy a ‘Made in Nigeria’ bullet proof vest? With the spate of bombings and the dire state of insecurity in the country, President, Goodluck Jonathan wants to tackle security from another angle: a bullet-proof vest production factory. Commissioned today in Kaduna, the factory is based at the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and according... Read More

Euro 2012 Final Review: Of a false nine and a true victory

by ‘Ifreke Inyang We eagerly anticipated a tight football encounter. What we got was ninety minutes of tiki taka. And at the end, Spain, were crowned the champions of Europe for the second consecutive time. You might be quick to remind me that the current crop that makes up La Roja is built around the... Read More

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Mario Balotelli’s former fianceé pregnant with his child

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Yes, he is Mario Balotelli, a troubled footballer whose next action can never be predicted. But even by such bizarre standards, it has been a rollercoaster week for him. He started off scoring two sublime goals against Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 and then ended up on the losing side... Read More

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Photo of the Day: Tell the president to wait – the Oba is busy

by Hauwa Gambo It’s not everyday that you see His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, waiting for a citizen of the country — apparently, unless that citizen is the Oba of Benin (O mo n’Oba Uku Akpolopolo Erediauwa). He was, in this case, with his deputy – Namadi Sambo. In case you were wondering? Of course the king met with the president…after... Read More

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Senator Albashir dies in car crash

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Former Nigerian senator and one time ANPP governorship candidate, Usman Albashir, died this morning in a car crash which occurred along the Kano-Zaria road. Although his destination has not been confirmed yet, Senator Albashir was reportedly travelling on the road between Kano and Zaria when the accident occurred. His driver and police orderly are said to be in a... Read More

SNAPSHOT: Rapper Freestyle in car accident

by Hauwa Gambo The rapper Freestyle was in a car accident yesterday morning in the Kaduwa area of Abuja. His car tyre exploded while he was driving. YNaija just spoke to him and he confirmed the accident: “It could have been worse,” he said. “I had two ladies and a kid in the car when... Read More

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Opinion: Grooming our presidents

by Basil Fadipe WHEN I saw our President on TV doing his media ‘dance’ last week, pity, not disgust, won the race in my emotions. When subsequent to the interview, I read the negative rating given our president, by a U.S.- based Ghanaian academic, I could empathise with his premises, not his logic. His logic... Read More

CNN’s Anderson Cooper comes out at last: I’m gay

After years of speculation and conjecture CNN Anderson Cooper of AC 360 finally came out of the closet, in a personal and heartfelt letter that explored his decision to keep his sexuality under wraps as a journalist. In a letter published on the Daily Beast website with Cooper’s permission read in part: The fact is, I’m... Read More

“Is there anybody you trust?” – Read transcript of alleged Lawan/Otedola $3 million conversation

by Doyin Jaiyesimi For those of you who have been asking for the famous Femi-Farouk bribe audio transcript, we have been working hard to bring it to you. Here you go – all of it! Otedola: How are you sir? I don’t want you to bring it to my house Lawan: Oh, you’ll take it to your... Read More

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Aderonke Adebanjo: Love is closer than you think!

Wetin dey for Sokoto, e dey for sokoto.” Pardon my vernacular but I have to go there! This is a saying we heard growing up in these parts and it basically translates as “What you are looking for in Sokoto (a state in Nigeria) can be found in your sokoto (pronounced shokoto: your trousers/pants).” In other words, what... Read More

“Charly Boy is gay and I have the tape to prove it”

by Hauwa Gambo Oh dear. So in case you aren’t up to speed on the entire Charly-Boy-is-gay-and-then-he-says-he-isn’t-gay-and-he-is-now-going-to-sue-his-interviewer-to-court, well catch up here and here and then here. So now, there is a new update. A blogger has spoken to the journalist who sparked the warfare, and, well, read on below: The controversial story linking the area... Read More

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BREAKING: Listen to the audio of Farouk Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million

by Staff Writer The $620,000 scandal hovering between oil business man and chairman of Zenon Oil Femi Otedola, and former head of the House of Representative’s committee on fuel subsidy Farouk Lawan gets a new twist: Channels TV released the audio of the alleged interaction, with Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million. The video of the interaction... Read More

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BREAKING: “My boy will pick the money up” – The #FaroukLawan bribe audio is about to drop (See some details)

by Hauwa Gambo We have just been informed that an exclusive audio conversation purported to be and Farouk Lawan soliciting Femi Otedola for $3 million has been obtained by Channels Television. According to our sources who have listened to the audio, Lawan allegedly asked for his $2.5 million balance from the oil chief, and noted that “his boy”, an aide, would pick it... Read More

Ondo says YES: Young people break down the figures

by Faith Olaniran The first Ondo State youth economic summit was held from 26th – 28th June with the theme, ‘Economic Awareness and the Relevance of the Youth to the Sustainable Development of the Nation’. The event saw over 2000 young minds gathering at the Adegbemile Cultural Centre Hall for three days under the tutorlage of Mr. Bode Pedro (CEO VEDA),... Read More

5 ways to Jump Start Social Media activities for your business

by Oluwatobi Soyombo So, you’ve heard about the numerous benefits of having an effective social media presence in today’s world. Now you’re suffering from information overload. You’ve read too many over-analyzed posts such as “Why your business should have a social media presence” but yet to figure out how to get started. Here are 5... Read More

Opinion: Mr. President, we do give a damn

by Eze Onyekpere Leadership and followership are two sides of the same coin. In a democracy, leadership emerges from the choice of the following with a mandate to improve the society in all its ramifications. This mandate is a sacred trust and forms the basis of the social contract. While leadership should provide direction, show... Read More

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We want to face Otedola – Farouk Lawan’s lawyers demand a confrontation (and uhm, what ‘cap banking’?)

by Hauwa Gambo This will be Survivor Nigeria! Senior Advocates of Nigeria – that would be four of them – who are legal representation for the Honourable-in-Crisis, Farouk Lawan have petitioned the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar – to demand a face-to-face with their client’s accuser. (Read “I collected money, not bribe” HERE) The lawyers are... Read More

WATCH: The Verge reviews Google Nexus 7 $200 tablet

by Staff Writer The Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook now look like clacking abacuses now that Google has swung into the lead with their awesomely specced Google Nexus 7.

Tolu Ogunlesi: “Simply and squarely a failure of …” (YNaija FrontPage)

It has been three decades since that Chinua Achebe’s ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’ appeared. That is the book in which Mr. Chinua Achebe, stumped by the state of his country, declares: “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.” Today, disagreeing with that line has since become a mini-industry of its... Read More

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Ruona Agbroko Meyer: Don’t blame family witchcraft: It’s your call (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Ruona Agbroko Meyer It is 2008. I am in the Microbiology department of the University of Lagos, Nigeria shaking a blackened test tube over a Bunsen burner. A classmate waves. I shift the wooden tongs to my less-used right hand, and hug her. We make small talk. It turns out Damilare is here to write... Read More

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Analysis: The user-friendly guide to being a good government critic

by Joachim MacEbong The now famous “I don’t give a damn!” line from President Jonathan’s media chat last week Sunday is not the only interesting aspect of his performance. He also commented on the criticism he gets on a daily basis: “Criticising Jonathan and the Jonathan administration is big business. When I took over as president, I... Read More

It’s Dangote again: Nigerian company tops Forbes list of West African companies

by Stanley Azuakola It’s not like Aliko Dangote needed any further justification. The man is now a regular on the Forbes list of the world’s richest men (wort $11.2 billion as at March 2012.) Now, Forbes Africa, in collaboration with ABN Productions has named his company Dangote Group as the top rated West African company. At a dinner event... Read More

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LISTEN: Ayo Olatunji’s alternativie R&B is smooth as silk

byStaff Writer The grandson of Grammy-winning drummer Babatunde Olatunji, Ayo Olatunji burst on to the American not-so-mainstream music scene as an independent singer-songwriter and producer, eventually getting a credit on Spike Lee’s movie, ‘The Inside Man’. He released his first mix-tape in June 2011 called ‘8 Bit Love’ and a year later he released three tracks from... Read More

Postponed: Government still not set for Third Mainland Bridge repairs

by Stanley Azuakola If you planned to use the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge as an excuse for resuming late to work this week, sorry, it won’t work. this is because the proposed repair work earlier scheduled to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday did not commence. Lagos Sector Commander of the... Read More

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Femke becomes Funke: Sex and closed draperies

One last time I take a look out the large window. I spent so many hours sitting in its sill, thinking, enjoying the view over the Utrecht houses onto the Dutch polder landscape. Then I pick up the last box, walk out the studio apartment and return the keys to the land lady who came to... Read More

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Worth the wait? Inside the new Petroleum Industry Bill

by Stanley Azuakola The wait is almost over. Years have gone by since the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) was first proposed. In fact, the last attempt, introduced in 2008 when Rilwanu Lukman was still Minister of Petroleum, died with the last assembly in 2011. President Jonathan who promised to re-submit that bill when elected has spent... Read More

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Analysis: First, “I am not a lion”, and now “I don’t give a damn” – The Trials of Brother Goodluck

by Stanley Azuakola There is something called the Goodluck Jonathan conundrum. This is how it is defined: Just when you think you finally understand Nigeria’s President, he does something else which breaks the mould; something that just doesn’t fit into your well plotted graph. That’s why as some pundits go to town touting a new (and... Read More

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Dear Nse: Rape took her away from me

maybe instead we would have been watching a movie starring you on the day she was raped. Or maybe if we were friends she would’ve talked to me about her depression afterwards. Maybe I could have convinced her that suicide wasn’t the way to go. Dear Nse, She is gone. The quiet, plump girl with stocky... Read More

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