By Gbenga Awomodu In the third year of Ahasuerus (also known as Xerxes), a king of Persia (486-465 BCE), Esther a Jewish orphan became the Queen of Persia. As palace intrigue unfolded, Esther – courageous and wise – dared to stand up for the salvation of her enslaved people from a planned genocide; risking at least... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Governor of Kwara State, and Senator representing Kwara Central, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Monday shunned an invitation by the Police Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton, Ikoyi, for interrogations regarding an alleged N11 billion loan scam involving Kwara state and the now defunct Intercontinental Bank. The governor had been invited last week... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Last Sunday, at an exclusive event, professional footballers in England voted Robin Van Persie and Kyle Walker as their Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year respectively. The FA also unveiled their Team of the Year, dominated by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspurs players. We do not completely agree... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo This is too cute. Just too cute. Photo courtesy: LIB
I reserve a special commendation to Hon. Farouk Lawan and members of his committee for defying the cabal’s inducements and threats, to come out with a report that though not being perfect President Jonathan promised Nigerians a breath of fresh air. Next month would mark a year since he started on fulfilling that promise. Considering... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju For the past couple of days, a certain joke has been making the rounds on online social network Twitter about Nigerian footballer Taye Taiwo and supposed lies about his age. The message says “Nigerian Football Star Taye Taiwo Turns 25 Today In UK & His Twin Brother Turns 33 In Nigeria” although... Read More
In a bizarre way of getting justice, Kelechi Orji, aka Kelly Hansome, posted this picture recently of an alleged journalist after stripping off his clothes. We are not sure the mode of punishment will solve anything as some have tagged Hansome a bully for this act. The artiste said he did this because the said... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN is being sued by a US based Nigerian lecturer for alleged plagiarism. Prof. Victor Dike, of the School of Engineering and Technology, National University of Sacramento, California, in a suit filed in an Abuja High Court on his behalf by Mr. E. U. Chinedum,... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Here we go! On 1 May, YNaija.com launches a brand new op-ed series called 30 Days, 30 Voices. “Through this monthly series, YNaija.com aims to delve into the hearts and minds of a still evolving generation,” says Tolu Orekoya, Subeditor for Y!/YNaija. “We want to know what makes them tick; beyond politics, beyond the economy.”... Read More
by Chi Ibe In line with the #DearArtiste vision of helping upcoming artistes attain their full potential, the group has put together an online freestyle competition for upcoming rap artistes to run between 22 April – 12 May. A three minutes instrumental produced by Tha Suspect of Capital Hill Music, will be downloaded from www.dearartiste.com... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The 2012 budget is now available online on the website of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC). President Jonathan had two weeks ago signed the bill into law, but on April 16th requested the National Assembly review the budget. He requested a review of allocations to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)... Read More
What: Lagos Aids Walk When: 21 April 2012 Where: Lagos Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
Over the weekend I was having a discussion with a female friend of mine and I was trying to explain to her how I think the superficiality of the average black woman in terms of preferences when it comes to men is a big issue for the gender but one that would take a super-conscious,... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The newly released report on the Mallam Farouk Lawan led House of Reps probe on the fuel subsidy scam incriminated several parties including 18 oil companies of mismanaging substantial amounts of fuel subsidy. The companies, which include Mobil Oil Nigeria, CAH Resources Association Limited, Crust Energy Limited, Stonebridge Oil Limited, Petrotrade, Lucky... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Last week, HP held a roundtable discussion last week to emphasise the vital role of intellectual property (IP) as a catalyst for economic, social and cultural prosperity in Nigeria. Themed ‘Intellectual Property & Innovation: A Virtuous Cycle’, the event was organised to mark the World Intellectual Property Day, which is celebrated on... Read More
I’m lost in the world I’m down my whole life I’m building a city And I’m down for the night – Kanye West ( Lost in The World) If you are a regular reader of this column, you may recall that last month, we started a special series within this column. This series aims... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Well, well, look what we have here. As you might notice, they appear to have police protection. Photos Courtesy of Omojuwa.com
Yes, we’ve all seen it, talked about it, tried to analyse it, laughed at it, and whatever else we could do with it. So let’s check out the top ten tweets on D’Banj finally breaking his silence on the Mo Hits break up. @Lagoshunter: I can see DBanj’s P Setting value rising rapidly. I can... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian National Petroleum Commission, NNPC, which was implicated in the report, had earlier this week spoken out against the report, describing it as “absurd”, and now the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, and the Group Managing Director of the NNPC have gone further to state that they will not resign from their jobs.... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken out about the newly released fuel subsidy probe report, stating that it is too early for him to take any decision, but promising that he will act “in the best interest of Nigerians”. The report of the Honourable Farouk Lawan led probe indicted several firms in the scam involving... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju So by now we’ve probably all seen and read the exclusive interview D’Banj granted theNETNg titled “How Don Jazzy Betrayed Me” and decided if we’re going to remain Team Don Jazzy or jump ship to Team D’Banj or just wish them both the best and go on not caring about the whole... Read More
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala seeks World Bank assistance in building database on the poor
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested the World Bank’s assistance to create a database to improve social safety nets in the country. Speaking on Sunday in Washington DC at the Spring Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, she stated the... Read More
What could be wrong with this company as despite showing strong earning growth they continue to churn out very poor profit margins? The answer probably lies in the cost of doing business. Five years ago, just after my wedding, my wife and I decided to spend our honeymoon in the Gold Coast popularly called Ghana.... Read More
; by Oluwatobi Soyombo I once had a PHP tutor in Agege, Lagos, who claims that he can put together all the codes used to develop Facebook. “There is nothing in Facebook, I can write the codes”, he often say to me. My tutor has a working knowledge of virtually all the programming you can... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Delta state governor, James Ibori was on the 17th of April sentenced to 13 years in prison for several corruption and money laundering charges. His sentence was delivered at the Southwark Crown Court in London, by Judge Anthony Pitts. He had, however, before being sentenced in the UK court, been tried... Read More
by Richard Odilu In August, 2011, Ice Prince asked for essays on Twitter titled ‘Everyone loves Ice Prince’. He didn’t get a lot of love. Do you think your career would have turned out differently if you were doing a different genre of music? I can’t tell. Yes and no, I guess. If I were... Read More
So at this point we’ve all heard so many different sides to the Mo Hits break up saga that one wouldn’t be blamed for not caring anymore. From arguments over who would win or lose, leaked emails revealing a certain someone wasn’t as much of a boss as we thought he was, and fans... Read More
Books hate Nigerians A committee set up by government to look into the immediate and remote causes of any problem of its choice, has submitted its report which revealed that Nigerians have “a mutually hateful relationship with the word ‘book.’” To buttress its point, the committee noted that “any process which involves books in Nigeria... Read More
My food processor could never compete. Proper bean cake calls for a proper grinder. Then I realise: for perfect Moin moin I have to get back to Lagos. I am counting the days. Auntie Feyi from Ibadan taught me how to prepare moin moin. Auntie Feyi lived on a quiet street in Bashorun with her two grown up... Read More