What cry? It’s all joy for Timi Dakolo as he wed yesterday – See Photos

by Hauwa Gambo “When person marry, wetin dem dey do sef?” “I think I am getting married today…” With these typically humorous tweets, Timi Dakolo announced his wedding to the mother of his son, Busola today. The wedding held in Ilorin, Kwara State, in a low-key church ceremony with close family and friends. The singer of the touching ‘Cry’ and... Read More

Timi Dakolo, wedding

April 1, 2012

FaithNaija: Rev. Sam Adeyemi – “Hell is real!”

by Seyi Lawal In this 2011 message, Reverend Sam Adeyemi reminds Christians of eternity. “If they want to be skeptical, they will be skeptical; If they want to believe they will believe,” Pastor Sam, as he is fondly called, says in this gripping message about the existence of Hell-fire. “Every human being has the power of... Read More

faithnaija, hell, sam adeyemi

March 31, 2012

Report: Ex-Militant linked to $103 million government deal

by Lekan Olanrewaju A former militant leader in the Niger Delta has been linked to a security deal with the government. According to the Associated Press, Government Ekpumopolo, or Government Tompolo as he is known, been connected to a private security company which signed a $103 million deal with the government to patrol and protect... Read More

MEND, Niger Delta

March 31, 2012

Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration that is genuine. I have said it in many of my arguments, and I still say it—one of the major roots of Nigeria’s problems is our inability to harmonise our cultural differences. The perceived... Read More

culture, discrimination, hausa, igbo, nigeria, tribal conflict, Yoruba

March 31, 2012

Short story: The sex life of a Lagos mad woman

by ‘Seun Salami Only Rosco’s thing is sweeter than that Indomie and egg in this life, you have to believe me. This place is not my house, but I live here. It is not the type of place you want to call your home. Sometimes, I wonder how I have managed to call... Read More

Fashola, Lagos life, mad woman, rape, short story

March 31, 2012

“I am far from controversial; that’s just media imagination” – Full text of #YNaijaInterview with Toni Payne

Toni Payne is in many ways an entertainment industry guru, earning the titles of Manager, Publicist and now On Air Personality. She has been in the news this week for her new TV reality show, My Champayne Life and yesterday, Joy Bewaji (@joybewaji) took over our twitter and got her to talk about recent events,... Read More

March 31, 2012

Youth Marketer Converge: See Photos from Day 2 of the YMC event this week

Photography by Hycinth Iyereosa What: Youth Marketer Converge Series Day 2 Where: Rowe Park Yaba, Lagos. When: 28 March, 2012.

adebola williams, Emilia Aim-Ita, Youth Marketer Converge Series

March 31, 2012

From The Magazine: The Cover Interview with 2face Idibia – “He’ll always be here”

by Chude Jideonwo Since he took the name 2face in 1996, Innocent Ujah Idibia has led the way for his industry, for his peers, and for Nigeria. He has managed to out-last and out-shine without seeming to make an effort, and he shares a relentlessly inspiring tale. I focused on producing better music and doing my work.... Read More

2face, MOBO Best African Act, MTV Artist of the Year 2010, ynaija

March 31, 2012

Photo of the day: JAMB Registrar displays confiscated, er, “equipment”

by Lekan Olanrewaju JAMB Registrar, Dibu Ojerinde, is pictured above displaying footwear “equipped” with mobile phones and smuggled into examination halls by some candidates during the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination last week. Well at least the students were innovative about it.

JAMB. Examination malpracticd

March 31, 2012

Part 2: OLMECA Golden Sun at Liwkid Lounge holds today and you can be on that guest list

Seyi Lawal After the successful debut of the Olmeca Golden Sun party in Nigeria on 17 March, the gig is making a return for a second edition taking place today at the Likwid Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos. Just like its debut gig, this Sun party is going to be a fabulous night with great music,... Read More

DJ Sose, Gig, Omelca Tequila

March 31, 2012

Maxed out! 6 ways to wear this season’s Maxi skirt trend

by Wemimo Esho The maxi skirt is the opposite of the mini skirt. They are full-bodied, long, free-flowing and usually not as clingy. The maxi skirt is very weather appropriate right now because of the light material that they are made with. They come in plain patterns, floral and in animal prints too and of course... Read More

fashion, Maxi, trends, wedge

March 31, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JAMB results released; only 3 score above 300

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2012 UTME, revealing that only 3 candidates scored above 300. The JAMB Registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, and also revealed that the results of 27, 266 candidates out of the 1,053,931 which were registered... Read More

JAMB, UTME

March 31, 2012

Temie Giwa: “Motherhood is a death sentence for many women in Nigeria” (YNaija Frontpage)

The leadership in its infinite uselessness refuses to pass laws or create policies that might safeguard the lives of Nigerian women… The lives of women in Nigeria prove increasingly difficult day by day, and as a woman who happens to be Nigerian, I am especially bothered by that state of things. There is the horror... Read More

genital mutilation, Nigerian women, rape, violence, wife beating

March 31, 2012

“It is not witchcraft” – Health Minister speaks on autism

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian government has spoken out on discrimination against people with autism. Last Thursday, the Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, addressed the press in Abuja, saying that the government was concerned about discriminatory practices against individuals with autism, lamenting that some individuals end up being “locked in cages and fed like animals It is not... Read More

Autism, Health

March 30, 2012

Jonathan gets his mojo back? Mr. President is in the running for TIME’s 100 Most Influential People

by Hauwa Gambo “The twin imperatives of trying to end a bloody northern Nigeria Islamist rebellion led by Boko Haram and dismantle the fuel subsidies that are one of the country’s main sources of corruption (but are also, awkwardly, generally popular for keeping gas prices low) requires bold leadership of Jonathan, who is finishing his... Read More

Goodluck Jonathan, poll, time magazine

March 30, 2012

VIDEO: Joyful, Joyful! The wedding story of Abies Uzamere & Omo Ihenyen

by Lekan Olanrewaju Onye Ubanatu is a Cinematographer and Producer who has worked with the likes of ABC News, CNN, BBC, Hydra motors, Guinness Nigeria, Deageo, Cadbury , UBA, MTN, ZAIN, Lufodo Academy of performing arts, Moments With Mo and Chevron, just to name a few. He won the Future Award for Screen Producer of The Year in 2009... Read More

Onye Ubanatu, Videography, Weddings

March 30, 2012

Opinion: Tax ’em all!

by Lucas Togan What is this entire hullabaloo about Bishop David Oyedepo launching an airline? If Christians don’t make exploits as such on earth who should? How are you supposed to make the religion attractive to this material crazed generation we find ourselves in today? Society expects you to live the life of a rap-star... Read More

Men-of-God, Oyedepo, profitable business, Tax

March 30, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Beer in the morning? I would not dream of refusing

by Femke van Zeijl I enjoy being known. Migrating to another country is so fundamental a change, not because you have to get to know a new world. ‘Funkeeee!’ Immediately when I come walking around the street corner, they notice me. My neighbours in this little part of Ebute-Metta have not forgotten about... Read More

femke, Travel

March 30, 2012

N27 billion: FG approves subsidy for agriculture

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a 50 per cent subsidy of N27 billion for the supply of fertilisers to rural farmers in 2012. Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina made this known yesterday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo. “Agriculture in this country... Read More

agriculture, subsidy

March 30, 2012

The Weth Chronicles: The Four-eyed Monk

Anthony Othuke Ominiabohs This is the first instalment for The Weth Chronicles, which is authored by Anthony Othuke Ominiabohs. This story is (strangely) titled “The Four Eyed Monk”. … anyone crazy enough to venture this far must definitely have come from the South or so I had learned from my wanderings. There are things in... Read More

"The Four Eyed Monk"., Anthony Othuke Ominiabohs, The Weth Chronicles

March 30, 2012

Opinion: Think before you post! On the “battered woman” hoax

by Chi Ibe I saw the photo on the left yesterday, and I was enraged. The accompanying story that identified the woman in the picture as a victim of domestic violence. I sat in my office and thought, “Certainly, I have to publicise this picture.” No woman deserves that, and any man who does that deserves... Read More

Domestic violence, violence againt wommen

March 30, 2012

This one’s for the girls! 9 kinds of men you must NEVER marry

by Hauwa Gambo So you guys have had a field day over the past two days laughing over Jide Taiwo’s attack on women, eh? Well by popular demand, he’s going to get as good as he gave, so leggo ladies! The man with prospects When I am in school dating and searching for love, this is quite alright,... Read More

Thought Couture

March 30, 2012

Have government critics outlived their usefulness?

by Gabriel Ola For there to be change in Nigeria, there must be a revolution. If we won’t have a bloody revolution, then we must have the revolution of the mind This week has seen debate by several writers over the subject of young people joining political parties, especially the People’s Democratic Party. Far from... Read More

Dele Momodu, el rufai, omojuwa, tolu ogunlesi, toyosi akerele

March 30, 2012

Kathleen Ndongmo: “Why can’t women make the tough decisions ourselves?” (YNaija Frontpage)

Women are too often the candidate (waiting to be chosen), not the voter (with the power of choice). Recently, someone I know—let’s call her “Sally”—was lamenting having been fired from a kindergarten (abroad), for falling pregnant. She was particularly stung because it happened on International Women’s Day. The outpouring of support for Sally struck me as... Read More

hilary clinton, Power, role, women

March 30, 2012

N114 billion: House of Reps queries FG over unauthorised withdrawals from Stabilisation Fund

by Lekan Olanrewaju The federal government has been accused of illegally withdrawing a total of N114 billion over a period of eight months from the petroleum stabilisation fund. The House of Representatives yesterday ordered an investigation into allegations that there had been unauthorised withdrawals from the fund. A motion titled “Indiscriminate Withdrawals from the Stabilisation... Read More

FG, House of Reps, Stabilisation Fund

March 30, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Patience Jonathan arrives South Korea for prayer session

by Lekan Olanrewaju The First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan arrived yesterday in South Korea for a three-day working visit. She was received at the Incheon International Airport by the Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea, Desmond Akawor, his wife and wives of the ambassadors of South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire , Uganda, Gabon, Angola and Luanda amongst other... Read More

GEJ, Patience Jonathan

March 30, 2012

She might win this thing? The Economist and Financial Times endorse Okonjo-Iweala

by Seyi Lawal Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance has now received tremendous support for her nomination to become the next president of the Word Bank. Recently, The Economist described her as an orthodox economist whose CV is that of a formidable public economist, in a clear endorsement. It reports that for almost 70 years, the... Read More

Economist, Financial Times, Okonjo-Iweala

March 29, 2012

Osisiye Tafa asks: ‘Should education be a task or an adventure?’

No, education is about something much more important. It is about teaching people how to live, how to get on with one another, how to form relationships. During my time in the University of Lagos, I met Biola. He is a doctoral candidate who hikes, swims in the deep end of Olympic size pools and... Read More

University, World Citizen

March 29, 2012

“We play politics with everything”- Jonathan blames Boko Haram on politics

by Lekan Olanrewaju President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said that the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect could be blamed on the tendency of Nigerians to “play politics” with most issues. Speaking in Seoul at an interactive session with the Nigerian community in South Korea, after attending an international nuclear summit, he also stated... Read More

boko haram, GEJ, nigeria

March 29, 2012

Photo of the Day: The difference is… Goodluck! See GEJ before and after

by Chi Ibe Things are better now for our president. This before and after shots say it all. It was only yesterday I was telling a mate how rapidly Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama have physically aged since they got into power. Not so in Nigeria, here, it’s the ‘Benjamin Button Effect’... Read More

photo of the day, President Goodluck Jonathan

What cry? It’s all joy for Timi Dakolo as he wed yesterday – See Photos

FaithNaija: Rev. Sam Adeyemi – “Hell is real!”

Report: Ex-Militant linked to $103 million government deal

Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Short story: The sex life of a Lagos mad woman

“I am far from controversial; that’s just media imagination” – Full text of #YNaijaInterview with Toni Payne

Youth Marketer Converge: See Photos from Day 2 of the YMC event this week

From The Magazine: The Cover Interview with 2face Idibia – “He’ll always be here”

Photo of the day: JAMB Registrar displays confiscated, er, “equipment”

Part 2: OLMECA Golden Sun at Liwkid Lounge holds today and you can be on that guest list

Maxed out! 6 ways to wear this season’s Maxi skirt trend

#InCaseYouMissedIt: JAMB results released; only 3 score above 300

Temie Giwa: “Motherhood is a death sentence for many women in Nigeria” (YNaija Frontpage)

“It is not witchcraft” – Health Minister speaks on autism

Jonathan gets his mojo back? Mr. President is in the running for TIME’s 100 Most Influential People

VIDEO: Joyful, Joyful! The wedding story of Abies Uzamere & Omo Ihenyen

Opinion: Tax ’em all!

Femke becomes Funke: Beer in the morning? I would not dream of refusing

N27 billion: FG approves subsidy for agriculture

The Weth Chronicles: The Four-eyed Monk

Opinion: Think before you post! On the “battered woman” hoax

This one’s for the girls! 9 kinds of men you must NEVER marry

Have government critics outlived their usefulness?

Kathleen Ndongmo: “Why can’t women make the tough decisions ourselves?” (YNaija Frontpage)

N114 billion: House of Reps queries FG over unauthorised withdrawals from Stabilisation Fund

SNAPSHOT: Patience Jonathan arrives South Korea for prayer session

She might win this thing? The Economist and Financial Times endorse Okonjo-Iweala

Osisiye Tafa asks: ‘Should education be a task or an adventure?’

“We play politics with everything”- Jonathan blames Boko Haram on politics

Photo of the Day: The difference is… Goodluck! See GEJ before and after

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