by Lekan Olanrewaju No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, that is indeed, an American police car on a Nigerian road. We’re just gonna assume this is the result of someone being a little too passionate about childhood dreams of playing cop. Unless it belongs to some kind of international police officer, driving from... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In news relating to the job she still holds, and not the one she didn’t get yesterday (as World Bank President), Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has declared that the growth collectible revenue estimated in 2012 budget was N9.692 trillion. She made this announcement at the 2012... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Stephen Oronsaye wants to save us some money. So he has recommended the scrapping of 38 government agencies, merger of 52 and reversion of 14 agencies to departments in the relevant ministries – in a move that will affect the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Independent Corrupt... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Well here’s a bit of… unpleasant news. While Nigerians trade theories over Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank presidency loss, the institution has given us one more reason to keep them in our conversations. A new report by the World Bank has claimed that 32 million Nigerians... Read More
by Chi Ibe Political corruption and lack of transparency have plagued Nigeria’s government in the past, discouraging investors. But now, some U.S. political and business leaders are expressing confidence in the current Nigerian administration. This was made known at the just concluded conference for business and political leaders which took place at Kansas in the... Read More
Before you think I’m a cave man who thinks women should be wrapped up everywhere they go, let me just say – I’m not It all started a couple of days back when I changed my Twitter app. The new app was recently developed and it had all the new techy features. One... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will come as no shock to most, and will probably be heartbreaking news to the few who had gotten their hopes up about some Obama “Yes We Can!” -style revolution in the World Bank, US candidate Jim Yong Kim has been named President of the organisation, effectively beating out Nigerian... Read More
What: Google+ experience in Lagos Where: The GET Arena in Lagos When: Thursday, April 12
Step aside PSuare, the TFO twins are in town. Tega and Fejiro Okri, the TFO duo recently released a new single: ‘I Like it’ The afropop/dancehall singers are the sons of the music crooner of the ’90s; Mike Okri. They are currently managed by CDK ENTERTAINMENT. Click here to listen:TFO: I Like It
by Lekan Olanrewaju Former Delta State governor today commenced the sentencing phase of his trial at the Southwark Crown Court in London. The suspect was brought into court at 11:15am wearing a grey suit, black tie and vest and was docked in a glass-covered cubicle. Queens Counsel and lead prosecutor, Sasha Wass, said that Mr. Ibori... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Many will be familiar with the story of Oke, a young man who suffered from diabetes and diabetic foot. For any who missed it, Okeoghene John Igwhiwotho is a 29 year old man who had been bedridden for 6 years due to the effects of diabetes melitus type 1 and 2. He... Read More
Anyway, I plan to do well at SKS Consulting today, so the boss won’t ask me those heart-breaking questions when he sees my expenses list for the day… Hi, I am Edwin Babatunde Alexander, the second guy in my boss’s one-man business, or “two-man business” like I call it. What do I do? Hmm…I do... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo A Saudi woman is offering A Saudi woman is offering to pay SAR5m (about $1.33m) to find a husband of her taste, local media are reporting. This marriage offer announcement was made in the Arabic language magazine Roa – though it did not mention her name, age, physical description or even location.... Read More
Introducing a new Monday ‘diary’ column by writer, Atilola Moronfolu. It covers the life of an average young and single working-class lady highlighting the challenges, highs and lows she faces on a daily basis. A peck on the cheeks, cheeks turned into lips and suddenly, I tasted ‘heaven’ and the world seemed to end at that... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju You know all that talk about Lagos supposedly being the largest African city in the world and Nigeria the 6th most populous nation on the planet? Turns out there might be some serious downsides to that, something that Y! has discussed before. A new report by the New York Times uses Nigeria as... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Jacob Zuma hasn’t been shy of doing what he wants, even if the world sees it as primitive – so he is now set to take another wife in addition to the four he has presently (making this the sixth woman he will marr)(, his spokesman confirmed today. The South African president,... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo So today, Mnet officially launched new AfricaMagic channels – including AfricaMagic Entertainment, AfricaMagic Family, AfricaMagic World and AfricaMagic Movies. The major AfricaMagic channel will be a multi-programme, able to compete on content as Mnet – and African shows such as Big Brother, Jacob’s Cross, Changes, Tinsel and Studio 53 Extra are moving to... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo For those of us who watch Tinsel religiously every week, sometimes it can be so frustrating to see if our favourite cast frustrate with all kinds of avoidable errors. The one I cannot get over however is the accents – and it’s time someone who loves them called them out. So here... Read More
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Those words got me thinking; in a sense insider confirmation of a massively altered reality. You’re a newly elected Governor, or newly appointed Minister, Governor of the Central Bank, or MD of the Niger Delta Development Commission (etc, etc). You have seen your life change overnight. The ‘share-price’ of your phone-number has risen by several... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan has asked an Abuja High Court to dismiss a suit which seeks to stop him from contesting the 2015 presidential elections based on the fact that he is already in his second term in office, having taken the Oath of Office of President twice. The suit was filed by... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 — one short of a football squad. The baby boy joins eight other kids strung from Cromartie’s lovers from the across the United States. It’s so many kids, the footballer even forgot their names on... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos state government has disclosed plans to increase power generation in the state. The state government announced that the state aims to meet a target of 150 MW by 2015. According to figures from the State Electricity Board, Lagos currently produces 12.5 MW of power from it’s Akure plant to supply electricity to... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, professor Lamido Sanusi has advocated for the full removal of subsidy on petroleum products, saying that the current system is not feasible, and could possibly lead the country to go broke. In a new interview with Reuters, he delivered something of a “prophecy of doom”,... Read More
by MaudlynE Ihejirika ‘Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Leader of the Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970. Died in the U.K. Age 78. Body being flown to Nigeria for burial with full military honors.” It was a small foreign item in the news last month, barely registering for many. But I was glued to the news... Read More
First Lady’s Thank you and peace advocacy tour. At the Eko Hotel Lagos. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Esho Wemimo Women in this country wear their hair in several styles, relaxed and straightened, natural or short cut hair. It goes further to keep the ‘natural’ hair from breakage and the sun, weaves are sown to the hair, and braids are woven into the hair. However having a nice weave on or braids... Read More
by Seyi Lawal I’m crazy about Charly Boy, there I’ve said it. This man… I mean boy or manboy, stole my life because I want what he has. The problem is that I don’t know what it is. He must be like 100 years old :), married to the same woman for over 30 years, that’s 60... Read More
by Saratu Abiola Nigerian sexually-explicit songs are more likely to use made-up words with sexual meanings, probably because of the audience’s unease with sexual topics. Among the first major female music acts in the current wave of Nigerian popular music, Tiwa Savage is in quite an awkward situation as a Nigerian woman, and it shows... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr Why some individuals think they need to be arrogant, ruthless b***hes to move ahead in the Fashion Industry is beyond me The pre-buzz for a certain fashion and music show that held in Lagos a few months ago became unbearable and rather annoying. I absolutely had to attend! Imagine my delight... Read More