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‘Chinese is possible language of the future’ – Fashola defends planned introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He defended the initiative saying it is not to discourage the teaching of indigenous languages. He said it is to give pupils functional education in consonance with current global realities. Fashola who said this at the... Read More

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#NewsFlash: No negotiations with Boko Haram – President Jonathan discloses

by Chi Ibe Last night, President Jonathan disclosed in a media chat which was broadcasted to the nation that the Federal Government is not in negotiations with the terrorists Islamic sect, Boko Haram. This comes as a surprise to many Nigerians as there have been reports from the Federal Government here, here, here, and here... Read More

Church pastor killed by gunmen in Borno, police inspector assassinated in Bauchi

by Isi Esene A police inspector and a retired pastor were yesterday gunned down by unidentified men. The inspector, identified as Babangida Danbaba, who is attached to the Bauchi State Government House, was said to have been trailed by his assailants just after observing his morning prayers in a mosque along Nasarawa road. Residents of... Read More

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Shocking: Reuters reveals videos showing ‘the killing of unarmed men by Nigerian solidiers”

by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken by a Nigerian soldier showing the killing of unarmed men in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Reuters reported on Sunday that the unnamed soldier as saying that he was present when the soldiers shot the... Read More

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PHOTO(SHOP): Meet the new King of Zamunda, Barack Hussein Obama

Isi Esene This obviously photoshopped photo makes Barack Obama look like something out of the classic Eddie Murphy movie, ‘Coming to America’; only Obama’s not just the King of ‘Zamunda’, he is the most powerful man in the world. Go figure!

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Ethno-religious violence: FG deploys soldiers to Taraba

by Akan Ido Witnesses have reported an escalation of violence in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba State in an ethno-religious crisis which has reportedly claimed an unconfirmed number of casualties. Reports say armed gangs have engaged in gunfights over some days, killing and maiming an unknown number of people. The Federal Government, today, deployed... Read More

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“Did Ayo Oritsejafor’s embezzle church money?” CAN chides Tunde Bakare

by Isi Esene The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has replied the convener of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, vice presidential candidate to General Buhari in the April 2011 elections, Tunde Bakare, over his statement, last week, condemning pastors’ acquisition of private jets. In its reaction to... Read More

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Opinion: Prayer Warriors: Between a prosperous church, mosque, and a backward nation

by Obinna Akukwe Some prayer warriors of Nigerian extraction have effectively prayed self out of poverty, lack, sickness, madness, infertility etc while the nation is still backwards, sliding deep into, poverty, insecurity, inequality, injustice and despair. The Nigerian praying system enthrones a prosperous church while the nation is in a state of backwardness. Some... Read More

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Aziza Uko: Com’on, let’s be real for once (Y! Superblogger)

When you know who you are and the power that you have, when you realise how God sees you – you’ll realise that all the things happening around you that are threatening to consume you and your happiness are nothing. When you get into an elevated level of knowledge, you will appear unreal to those... Read More

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How to do an oil deal in Nigeria: A tale of middlemen and millions

by Steve LeVine There are always are middlemen, multi-million-dollar fees, meetings in luxury European hotels, and hijinx, because at least one of the parties is usually rough around the edges. Suppose you want to do an oil deal—a colossal one—in Nigeria. One person you might think of engaging is a Russian middleman named Ednan Agaev,... Read More

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: The Abuja delusion/illusion (YNaija FrontPage)

I look at all these evidently important roads and wonder what really the government is doing. Then I realize that they’re actually busy constructing 10 lane highways from the airport to the city. Yes in Abuja of course; complete with bridges and street lights all the way through. I’m really not sure how to say... Read More

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Kene Rapu: It’s a man’s world? The rise of the fempreneur

Running a company has not been easy, especially in Nigeria where things are not always as straight forward as one may like them to be. However, with hard work, perseverance and doing what you love, the sky is the limit. From childhood I have had two identifiable giftings- an analytical mind and a passion for... Read More

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Opinion: Why you and I are badly losing the argument on pastors and jets

by Chude Jideonwo Rants are of course easier than research. But it is an insult to members of this church to reduce their shepherd to a false caricature, and the more we do that, the more they respond with matching disdain, and no one changes for the better. I attend Daystar Christian Centre, have been... Read More

Fuel shortage imminent as Capital Oil shuts down operations

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s fuel supply problem is set to worsen with the management of Capital Oil and Gas taking heed to a court order directing it to shut down its operations. In a press statement released by the company, it warned that the development could further cripple the supply of petrol in the country.... Read More

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Mass on girl’s back contained a breast, an arm with two fingers from undeveloped twin (Warning: Graphic Image))

by Rachel Ogbu A 11 years old girl had a life-changing surgery to remove a growth doctors have identified as part of an identical twin that had failed to develop and was enveloped by its sister. The mass on her back using an X-ray revealed abnormal curvatures of the spine which contained a breast, an... Read More

#WorldSuperPower: Meet the 7 men who will rule China (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu On November 15, China introduced to the world a powerful clique that will rule China. Headed by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and longtime presumed heir of outgoing leader Hu Jintao, the new 7 man Politburo Standing Committee was unveiled at the Communist-era Great Hall of the People.... Read More

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PHOTOS: LEAP Africa celebrates 10th anniversary and 9th annual Nigerian Youth Leadership (NYL) Awards

What: LEAP Africa 10th Anniversary and 9th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership (NYL) Awards. Where: MUSON Centre, Lagos. When: November 16, 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

#FashionAgainstCancer: Fashion Fantasia! fund raising event set to hold on November 25

by Rachel Ogbu The second edition of Fashion Fantasia will hold on Sunday November 25 at the Oriental Hotel Lagos. Fashion Fantasia is a benefit fashion show and fundraising for breast and cervical cancer. The objective of the event is to raise funds for 500 women to receive free breast and cervical cancer screening as well... Read More

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#SadStories: Newborn found dead in school hostel soak-away

by Akan Ido Students resident in an external hostel close to a tertiary institution in Imo State were shocked early Wednesday to find a newborn baby tucked in the hostel soak-away. Witnesses say the students were surprised to hear the cry of a baby which they traced to the soak-away. The baby, with placenta intact,... Read More

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Kingsley Iweka: Pieces of me (Y! Superblogger)

There’s too much to say, too much fire, and what can I do with these words if I can’t write them out. It is not just the writing. There is the burning. No. I will not use that form of address. That is a relic of childhood. This blog will convey details of my journey... Read More

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Uncle Solo, a short story by ‘Seun Salami

by ‘Seun Salami People who leave home for work very early in the morning in our area have also become used to picking Uncle Solo up from gutters where he would be sleeping comfortably. Uncle Solo looks nothing like the fifty something years he has spent on earth. He tries very hard to look thirty,... Read More

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Chinwe Njoku: Paying the price for the things that count in your life (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Unpleasant experiences are there for a reason, to mould our lives in God’s hands. What experiences seem unpleasant in your life now? Know that this too shall pass, trials come to make you strong, and it’s only for a season. ACT 1 Here I was with two (2) M.Sc. admissions to the UK and it... Read More

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The things we hear: Man approves incestuous relationship between his wife and son

by Akan Ido A man in Suleja, Niger State, was said to have approved an incestuous relation between his 39-year-old wife and his 19-year-old son. He reportedly said he sees nothing wrong with the arrangement. His wife and son also toe the same line of reasoning seeing nothing wrong with it. The middle-aged man, Audu... Read More

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I was a virgin till my father raped me: Harrowing story of an 18-year-old as her father heads to jail

by Rachel Ogbu 18-year-old Emily stood up in court yesterday and disclosed the heart wrenching tale of how her father loaded her with wine at his Derbyshire home before putting her to bed and then climbing in with her. She recounted how Robert Hawksworth, 54, her father raped her in a sickening attack... Read More

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UBA ordered to pay victim of bullion van accident N3.5 million in damages

by Isi Esene Samuel Chinedu Abana was recently awarded the sum of N3.5m by the High Court of Lagos State Ikeja Division, after winning a suit against a bullion van driver, Sunday Obiere, and his employer, the United Bank of Africa (UBA). The court awarded the amount to the plaintiff as special and general damages... Read More

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Temie Giwa: On self government (YNaija FrontPage)

America has its problems, many of them major and possibly fatal, however its democracy seems to work most of the time and when it doesn’t, it self corrects. So why is Nigeria so different? Would you consider that you are as responsible for the state of this country as anyone else is? Or does that... Read More

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