Earlier today, May 25, 2012, IK Osakioduwa’s mother, Madam Felicia Oviawe passed away. Condolences to the family. May she rest in peace.
by Tolu Orekoya In days of yore in this country, when things were still good, Nigerian graduates with 2:1 and above automatically got offered a graduate assistantship within by their university. After a couple of years at work, they got offered scholarships to attend some of the best schools in the world – MIT, UCLA, Cambridge, Oxford,... Read More
by Seyi Lawal New track from Rayce titled ‘Figure 8’. The singer first brought us ‘Tested Ok’ and, then ‘Roll’. This track will suit the clubs so if you are in the partying mood, click here and listen: [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Rayce-Figure-8.mp3|titles=Rayce-Figure-8]
by Stanley Azuakola As noted by one of Ynaija’s Front Page columnists, Kathleen Ndongmo, in her piece this Friday, today is Africa Day, “that day in 1963 when the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), presently recognized as the African Union (AU) was founded.” To commemorate the day, here are the top five hits and top five... Read More
Joy Bewaji is presenter of The Breakfast Show on HiTV It chose me, really. I wasn’t thinking towards that line until I got a call for an audition. How long have you been in television? Only a couple of weeks. Before this, I had featured on New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda many years ago. Why... Read More
One of Nigeria’s leading NGOs, LEAP, recently held the seventh edition of its CEO’s Forum and it certainly was a day no one would forget in a hurry. LEAP, which provides leadership training programmes and executive coaching services for business owners, social entrepreneurs, and youth, brings some of the top executives in the country every... Read More
In case you missed it, an entertainment newspaper broke the news that the rave-of-the-moment 21-year-old EME artiste fondly called ‘Wizzy’ is now a father. A fan weighs in. This question must be answered in the affirmative: “Is Wizkid one of Nigeria’s firm favorites?” by Isioma Osaje What comes to your mind when someone mentions the... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola If this was a Nollywood movie, it couldn’t have been better scripted. And just like in most Nollywood staples, this is just the beginning … It came as a shock, when the police arraigned Mrs. Sefiat Adedeji, the wife of the Olusupare of Supare-Akoko in Akoko South West Council of Ondo State... Read More
At the close of trade today, 19 May, the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index had a market capitalization of N7,137,597,021,094.14 or $46,049,013,039.32 ($46b). That basically is the total worth of the company’s listed on the exchange as at today. Today, as well Facebook had its initial IPO and was valued at $104b. Yes,... Read More
Nobody just shows up by my front door, let alone a random guy that didn’t succeed at getting my phone number the first day. It’s bad behaviour. I find both funny and insulting that in this day and age, some guys still stand by the corner of a street, behind a (rickety) car, and wearing... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Here’s the first official video from Eva, Nigeria’s hot female rapper. The video was shot in Nigeria and directed by “MEX.” Watch it here:
This is the ultimate fashion forward statement. The chick even goes for matching colours – chin and heels are red. Fierce! Loving it! LOL (A reader sent this in.)
by Chinonso Ogbogu If there is one thing that experience thought me, it’s the fact that the fear of failure is a precursor to failure. The fear of failure, as a matter of fact, is the pathway to failure! My Internet subscription recently got expired and I had to use a cyber café a few blocks from my... Read More
by Anthony Othuke Ominiabors The little girl lying naked on the thin blood-soaked mattress on the floor could not be more than fourteen. She was curled in a fetal crouch, drawing up her knees to her chin. We barely escaped with our lives. But of course that wasn’t good enough for The Boss. “How could you... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Understanding the brains behind Nigeria’s most successful terrorist group is key to understanding the inner workings of Boko Haram. The BBC paints Abubakar Shekau, the current leader of Boko Haram who took the helms of leadership of the dreaded sect after its founder Muhammad Yusuf was killed, as an intense, intellectual man, who so deeply believes in... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Forget opposition and their plan to unite against President Goodluck Jonathan, elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark, has said President Jonathan will contest the 2015 presidential election as was the case with former presidents that ran for second term in office. ThisDay reports that Clark also lashed out... Read More
I’m fighting in Troy. I’m building up, and creating legacies. That’s what I’ve done. I fear old age as I fear death I welcomed it with a toast to myself, and to the friends I made just 15 minutes before midnight. 15 minutes beyond the birth of this new age, I was home over analyzing... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Two Nigerian leaders recently pinpointed bad leadership as Nigeria’s problem. An emotional Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, while delivering the keynote address at the NGF Governance Share Fair in Enugu yesterday, he observed that things had gone “completely” wrong in the country saying, “We have failed as a people.” Obi who is also the... Read More
by Chi Ibe The National Chairman of ANPP, Ogbonnaya Onu, has made a call to all-non PDP political parties in Nigeria urging them to unite in order to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election in 2015. Onu who made this pronouncement yesterday, 24 May, said although they (the opposition) have a plan, the... Read More
The Medical Guild has a right to sue the Lagos State government even though it is not a registered trade union. That was the verdict read today by Justice Benedict Kanyip, a judge of the National Industrial Court, who presided over the case between the Lagos State government and the doctors under the auspices of... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola It’s no longer news that Arsenal FC of England is scheduled to have a pre-season tour of Nigeria. Preparations are already in top gear, according to the chairman of the tour, Rasak Bello-Osagie, who also assured that the organisers were “putting everything in place to ensure the tour is successful. All the... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya D’Banj is just not content to stay in one spot. The last I heard, the singer was busy in the UK watching his single rise up through various charts. Now he’s in France? Why? Well, he’s currently kicking it with the rich and famous, as well as other members of the G.O.O.D. Music crew... Read More
First, she stepped out with her fiancé. Now, friends and family of Funke Akindele gathered at her home for the ceremony. Up next is the engagement ceremony this Saturday. Watch this space.
They say it’s going to be a day to remember, and they’re probably right. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (Apapa Family) would be holding the 5th edition of her Annual Excel Celebration on Sunday June 03, 2012. The event which is specially targeted to young people is themed CHANGE CATALYST. Ministering at the Epoch Making event... Read More
Talk show host/magazine editor/cable network owner (and several more slashes) Oprah Winfrey is set to team up with one of the most read websites on the planet, The Huffington Post, also known by its diminutive HuffPo. Oprah is unarguably the most influential talk show host in the world. With a reach that covers hundreds of millions if... Read More
One of the Ps in the P-square, Peter Okoye recently tweeted these pics of him in a private jet. Cool, right? We didn’t get to see Paul in it, but we know he’s there somewhere.
by Stanley Azuakola An Osogbo High Court presided over by Justice Oyejide Falola dismissed three out of the four charges preferred against the Alowa of Ilowa, Oba Adebukola Alli, who is standing trial on a four-count charge of rape, kidnap, assault and abuse of human rights of a member of the National Youth Service... Read More
What: IndiAfrica A SHARED FUTURE Press Conference. Where: Adna Hotel Ladipo Bateye GRA Ikeja-Lagos. When: 23 May 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.
by Tolu Orekoya There is a joke going around that lately on American Idol, only cute ‘white guys with guitars’ (WGWG) win the show. This season did not try to prove them wrong as yet another WGWG has won American Idol, for the fifth year running. The voting for the finale was outrageously massive, and this 11th... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya While former president Olusegun Obasanjo rants about the corrupt judiciary, there is real-world fall out and consequences due to an overburdened and underperforming legal system. There’s the heart-wrenching case of Blessing Effiong who is caught up in the legal system, and is currently being held without charge for the past three years. The young girl was originally arrested at the... Read More