by Chi Ibe Click below to listen: Ile_Ijo
In February, according to several media reports, the Federal Government (FG) was set to ban tinted windows in cars. Some time before then, the use of sirens by civilian vehicles and non-emergency vehicles was banned in the country. The recent escalating danger of terrorism in Nigeria, especially from Boko Haram, has led to an increased... Read More
The editing room of the Lagos based TV station was as loud as Ojuelegba under the bridge on a Friday afternoon. Market was down in the whole of Ibadan, and mostly when I passed the jewellery shops overlooking the 3SC Football Stadium, the Igbo salesmen by the side of the road were discussing what... Read More
A reader sent this in. Since when did believing in a miracle become so wrong? LOL
by Rotimi Fawole I would rather logic prevailed over intuition. They say the mark of having had a fulfilling time in the university is that not only do you pass through the university but it also passes through you. I’ve never quite been sure if that expression is anything besides a fluffy Nigerianism but, if the university passing through... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo That’s Genevieve Nnaji’s tightly kept secret: her beautiful daughter, Chimebuka. According to a NET report, “Chimebuka is already in her 20s, and currently undergoing national youth service.” You know you’ve always wanted to know. Go ahead – indulge the guilty pleasure!
by Seyi Lawal Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow 6.5 percent year-on-year in 2012, down almost one percent from 7.4 percent in 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported. Data revealed in a Reuter report recently showed that it was due to disruptions to oil production and on-going weaknesses in the economies of developed countries... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo One of the major desires of every blogger is to record tons of visitors on their site every day. We all love that moment when we experience increased site traffic. This doesn’t come easy, however. There are probably thousands of articles on the WWW that teach “how to grow your site traffic within... Read More
The ACN would do well to learn from the failings of the PDP, shun ethnic insularity, and curb a growing propensity for dictatorial behaviour. Joseph Chukwuyenum has been a “card-carrying” member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State for more than ten years. In that time he has risen to become a “Unit... Read More
Remember Yahoo!? It used to be the world’s most popular search engine back in the day. Now most people only remember it when they need to check their e-mail and to read up on the news. Well, to bolster their flagging fortunes after they fired their last CEO, Carol Bartz (who was notorious for using the F-word... Read More
Never p**s off a football fan, especially one of a team who’s been deprived of any silverware for several years now. Such was the lesson our very own FrontPager, the writer Tolu Ogunlesi had to learn firsthand when a series of tweets he sent out about Arsenal FC and it’s fans were quickly jumped upon by the trolls several... Read More
The only way anything that is going on in Nigeria makes sense is if it is looked at purely through the prism of organised crime. Something is inherently rotten in the state of Nigeria. A country with no pretence of governance, rule of law, where the corrupt are so untouchable it is deemed better to... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Bad news – at least for those who were getting excited at the prospects that indicted parties in the House of Reps fuel subsidy probe will be prosecuted; you may be getting your hopes up for nothing. The odds may not be in the favour of President Jonathan cracking down on those spotlighted by the... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Political feuds are nothing new in this country, or anywhere in the world for that matter. But we’ll all agree that whenever major parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party, the PDP choose to exchange words, the claws truly come out. A group has once again lashed out at the PDP, with the... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Based on his hit track, ‘Oliver Twist’, D’banj announced yesterday of his plans to introduce a dance competition. He urged aspiring contestants to record their own dance routines and upload it on his website. He also asked that they incorporate dance moves from the video. In a statement published by the Punch, he... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Regardless of what team you support, or if you couldn’t even be bothered to bat an eyelash over football at all, you’ll have to agree, yesterday was one for the books. From the glimmer of hope Manchester United enjoyed (or suffered, depending on how you want to look at it), to Arsenal clinching... Read More
by Chi Ibe At a recent workshop on ‘Low Vision’ for optometrists, ophthalmologists and ophthalmic nurses, Dr. Bassey Etim, estimated that about 1.13 million Nigerians aged 40 and above are currently blind. According to the Punch reports, Etim said this in Calabar, the Cross River State at the National Eye Health Programme in conjunction with the International... Read More
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by Wilfred Okiche Two states across Nigeria impressed us for taking trips into the future – combining technology and education to lethal effect “Within the next ten years, the state will produce professionals who will control the ICT world.’’ Allow us some ‘big words’ – it’s a towering edifice of epic technological proportions. It’s... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Click here to listen: Duncan-Mighty-Anyiabiakwala-Ozo-ft-Boy2Much
by Terence Sambo Colonial architecture in Nigeria evokes strong feelings for those with an eye on history and the future In other words, these buildings represent the hard work and diligence of generations past. A recent trip to Nairobi roused consciously buried thoughts about the decadent state of colonial architecture in Nigeria. On my... Read More
Waking up with a girl they don’t even remember and wishing she’d just simply leave, hopefully on another night they won’t recognize her weave, walk right past, on to the next one who’ll still believe. Standing there staring at the bottom of a brandy glass, some of my brothers live a life of misplaced class.... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr Today, there was no mischief, just heroism. And it felt damn good. It is not very often that one enjoys the privilege of an interesting bus trip, free of noisome pestilence. When the chance comes, embrace it, regardless of the form it takes. As usual, after boarding the bus to... Read More
I spent the better part of last week with a lot of non-Nigerians at the World Economic Forum and I always like to use that as an opportunity to sample international perceptions of my dear country. It helped a lot that there was a large African contingent there, which for me is usually better. Other... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has criticised the Nigeria’s government for lack of action to tackle a lead poisoning epidemic that has killed 400 children and poisoned ten times as many near a gold mine in Zamfara State. The MSN said the ministers of mines, environment and health were scheduled to attend a... Read More
After all, when the Scandinavian big-mouth told me he ‘yenerally played shess’, my Yoruba tongue thought it was ‘tohtally hawesome’. A few years ago, an otherwise sweet Scandinavian told me he didn’t understand my ‘dialect’. This would have been perfectly understandable if I had been speaking in Yoruba or pidgin rather than in... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Score one for women everywhere. Well, Nigerian women, at least. Actually, Nigerians everywhere. Councillor Kate Anolue has recently been officially unveiled as the new Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield in the United Kingdom. She was unveiled in a ceremony earlier this week where she took over from the previous Mayor, Christiana... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya It seems that Lagos State’s esteemed governor felt that the healthcare system was not good enough to treat his family. His father, Ademola Fashola, was sent abroad to treat an as of yet publicised illness. According to Daily Times, the governor’s father was escorted by two o doctors, and went to the US for further treatment.... Read More