Photos: The Future Awards Nominees Reception

by Doyin Jaiyesimi On Saturday 4th August, the nominees of Season 7 of The Future Awards were recognised for their exceptional hardwork at the 2012 Nominee Reception which was took place at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island. The event which was anchored by BBA 2010 winner and Venita was a gathering of 168 leaders, innovators, change-makers, and... Read More

julius agwu, mai atafo, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, Uti Nwachuku

August 9, 2012

Report: Interswitch deal among biggest equity deals in 2011

by Stanley Azuakola Fresh from the release of its report which mentioned Nigeria as one of the three fastest growing markets in the world, Ernst & Young has released a new report, Private equity roundup – Africa report, which profiles five of Africa’s largest 2011 private equity deals. According to the report, over $3 billion... Read More

cp-africa, Ernst & Young, Helios, Interswitch, private equity

August 9, 2012

3 App types that increase your productivity

Really, a smartphone should make you smarter. The truth about this cannot be overemphasized. One of the major impacts of technology on today’s world is “Increased Productivity”. The problem is that many are not smart enough to take advantage of the tools at our disposal to become more productive. Today, I want to give a... Read More

apps, manager, productivity, smartphone

August 9, 2012

The first 41 people can win this! Introducing the Nokia 808 PureView 50% off promo

by Isi Esene Nokia is giving its loyal customers a 50% discount on its newly launched 41 mega-pixel Nokia 808 PureView. The phone, which boasts of an unparalleled 41 mega-pixel camera, also comes with a FREE magnetic Joby Gorilla Pod Tripod Stand to make your photo and video shooting experience very comfortable. The first 41... Read More

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August 9, 2012

Dead on arrival: Lagos Assembly soft-pedals on cremation bill

by Isi Esene The Speaker of the Lagos Sate House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has assured Lagosians that the House will consider their wishes when deliberating on the cremation bill which is presently being considered for passage into law. The bill which was sponsored by the Chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Health Care Services,... Read More

Adeyemi Ikuforiji, babatunde Fashola, cremation, Lagos State House of Assembly, Ramadan, Religion, Suru Avoseh

August 8, 2012

How to do Urban: Report from Rubbin’ Minds – July 19

by Isi Esene The July 29th topic on Rubbin’ Minds was ‘How to do Urban: The challenge of urban development’. The programme was sequel to our previous topic which focused on the contentious Makoko eviction which was forcefully carried out by the Lagos State Government. The panel of discussants which was made up of Tolu... Read More

Lagos State Government, Makoko, rubbin minds, Segun Giwa, tolu sangosanya, urban development, Yomi Kuku

August 8, 2012

Oby Ezekwesili to lead on African Economic Policy for George Soros’ foundation … focus on Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and others

by Hauwa Gambo People have wondered what the former minister of Education and vice president of the World Bank, Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili would be up to after leaving the Bank. Well, the widely admired leader could only go higher. The Open Society Foundations today announced that it has asked Mrs. Ezekwesili, a world-renowned expert on... Read More

August 8, 2012

WATCH: Woman grinds into Hillary Clinton’s crotch at dinner party

by Adeniyi Abdul The United States Secretary of State is shown in the video below dancing the night away at a party in South Africa. The party hosted by South African Foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. took place Tuesday night and at a point during the proceedings, a jazz singer performing moved over and began grinding... Read More

Hillary Clinton, south africa, US Secretary of State

August 8, 2012

2 months after: Lagos State to release bodies of Dana Crash victims to families

by Adeniyi Abdul It’s been over 2 months since the Dana Air crash took place, claiming the lives of all 153 passengers on board but the bodies of the victims are only just about to be released. The Lagos State Government has announced that the bodies are ready to be handed over to the families... Read More

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August 8, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: “I am way too grown to tweet that sh*t” – Wizkid attacks OK! Nigeria on D’banj tweet

by Adeniyi Abdul Star musician Wizkid has reacted to rumours about himself and D’Banj which have been floating around the web the past week. A tweet which was supposedly sent by Wizkid to D’Banj regarding the latter’s GOOD Music deal went viral but the former has officially shut down the talk. The tweet in question... Read More

D'banj, twitter., wizkid

August 8, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Kogi Governor in bullet proof vest to visit victims of shooting

by Adeniyi Abdul Kogi State Governor Idris Wada is shown above visiting survivors of the Monday attack on a Deeper Life church in Okene where unknown gunmen opened fire during a Bible study. The attack left 17 dead and several others wounded and the Governor went to offer his condolences yesterday, dressed in a bulletproof... Read More

Deeper Life shooting, Idris Wada, Kogi State

August 8, 2012

WATCH: #Dream4Naija video featuring Banky W, 2face, others

by Isi Esene The #Dream4Nija youth media project has released the first in its series of breakaways and short videos that is set to be released leading up to the launch of the documentary in September. The documentary video features established artistes like Banky W, 2face Idibia, Wizkid, el-Dee, Cobhams Asuquo, Niyola, and Toyosi Akerele... Read More

#Dream4Naija, 2 Face, Banky W, Cobhams Asuquo, el-Dee, Niyola, toyosi akerele, wizkid

August 8, 2012

Abuja building collapses killing three people and injuring nine

by Isi Esene An uncompleted building in Dutse Alhaji, an Abuja suburb, collapsed today killing three people and injuring nine others. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) head of Public Relations, Mr. Yushau Shuaib, confirmed the incident and adding that five injured people have been taken to... Read More

Abuja, collapse, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, nigeria

August 8, 2012

Photo of the Day: Oscar Pistorious races 8-year-old amputee

by Adeniyi Abdul South African Olympic racer Oscar Pistorious is shown in the picture above about to race a little girl named Ellie Challs. Pistorious is a double amputee who made it to the semi-final of the men’s 400m event at the ongoing London 2012 Olympic Games. He was 11 months old when doctors discovered... Read More

Ellie Challs, olympics, Oscar Pistorious

August 8, 2012

Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers

by Isi Esene Apparently as a response to the spate of terror attacks perpetrated by militant insurgents, almost daily in the northern part of the country, the Nigerian Army Counterterrorist and Counter-Insurgency (CTCOIN) Centre at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna, has trained 439 additional soldiers to be deployed to crisis-prone areas... Read More

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August 8, 2012

“I read with uncontrollable laughter the insult meted out to Jonathan” – Gani Fawehinmi’s son also wants GEJ to resign

by Adeniyi Abdul What is this – Bash-GEJ week? “Uncontrollable laughter” is not exactly a phrase which finds it’s way into every criticism directed at President Goodluck Jonathan, but for Mohammed Fawehinmi, son of the late Gani Fawehinmi, it is – as lawyers say – the fit and proper reaction. In a statement released earlier... Read More

boko haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Mohammed Fawehinmi

August 8, 2012

“The gunmen planned to kill us all” – Deeper Life attack survivors

by Isi Esene The survivors of the Monday attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church in Okene, Kogi State yesterday have narrated their harrowing experience during the attack on them during a service. The attack, carried out by unknown gunmen, has so far claimed twenty lives. A survivor who narrated his experience from the hospital... Read More

boko haram, Deeper Life Bible Church, Kogi State, Militants, Okene, survivors, victims

August 8, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Consumer power – New media is the kingmaker (YNaija Frontpage)

Change has never really been about big things and events, it has always been about seemingly small events amplified to immeasurable proportions. Rosa Park only sat in a bus. The chain reaction of her insistence has not stopped till today. The world has changed and is changing at an increasing rate. Power used to be... Read More

Airline, consume activism, lost ipad, New Media

August 8, 2012

Hurray? Nigeria achieves highest power output ever at 4,237MW

by Isi Esene Nigeria made power generation history (by our own standards) on Monday as the public power supply output reached a peak of 4,237MW. According to the Daily Trust Newspapers, the power generation feat was revealed yesterday by the minister of Power, Professor Bart Nnaji, at a meeting with the ministry’s directors. The statement which... Read More

Diezani Alison Madueke, Gas, Kainji, Minister, peak, PHCN, Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, Shiroro

August 8, 2012

Delta State judge abducted, whereabouts unknown

by Isi Esene A newly appointed judge of the Delta State High Court, Justice Marcel Okoh, was yesterday abducted by gun-wielding youths at Oria-Abraka on his way to the oil rich city of Warri. Justice Okoh was the former director general of Public Prosecution (DPP) of Delta State and the vacation judge for High Court... Read More

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August 8, 2012

Unknown gunmen strike in Kogi again, kill two soldiers

by Isi Esene The Kogi State governor, Idris Wada, yesterday ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the Central Senatorial District of the state. He announced this in a state-wide broadcast as a direct response to the killing of members of the Deeper Life Church in Okene on Monday. The governor also announced the donation of seven... Read More

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August 7, 2012

#MiraclesDoHappen: Expectant mother accidently delivers baby into pit toilet, baby survives

by Isi Esene Chinwe Amoloku, an expectant mother, obviously wasn’t expecting an early arrival of her baby when she decided to visit the convenience over the weekend at Umusan Ogbe, Kwale, Delta State. In the course of doing the needful, it was reported that she ‘accidentally’ delivered the baby in the pit latrine without the... Read More

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August 7, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: $75,000 Anzisha Prize to identify Africa’s young entrepreneurial leaders

by Adeniyi Abdul Winners of the 2012 edition of the Anzisha prize are set to be announced in Johannesburg, South Africa on the 29th August by the African Leadership Academy (ALA) and The MasterCard Foundation. he Prize which is now in its second year aims to identify exceptional young people between the ages 16 to... Read More

africa, Anzisha Prize, entrepreneurship, young people

August 7, 2012

NUC lifts suspension on three private universities

by Isi Esene Three out of the seven private universities whose licences were recently suspended by the National Universities Commission (NUC) have been let off the hook. The universities were suspended for violating its guidelines in physical facilities and academic programmes. The directive was contained in the commission’s bulletin released on Monday. It said the... Read More

Abuja, National Universities Commission, nigeria, nuc, private universities, Suspension

August 7, 2012

“My wife is fond of beating me” – Man tells court

by Isi Esene “My lord, I want an end to this marriage. My wife is impatient, domineering and lousy. She is fond of beating me over any minor issue.” This was the submission of Mr. Ayinla Kangu to the Ilorin Area Court on Monday pleading for the dissolution of his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede... Read More

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August 7, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Unjust miracles (YNaija Frontpage)

‘So sick of niggas “I want money like Cosby” (Who wouldn’t?) – Jay Z (Dead Presidents) Nigerians have always had this penchant for believing in the impossible. At one point, this ability to suspend reality and invent ours was “cute”, as my friends would say. Someone has to point out this “miracle seeking” behavior... Read More

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August 7, 2012

Death toll in Kogi Deeper Life Church attack rises by four

by Isi Esene Four additional victims of the shooting at a Deeper Life Church, Okene, Kogi State, have been confirmed dead. Gunmen attacked the church, yesterday evening, while a church service was in progress. The gunmen were reported to have blocked the exit of the church and started shooting indiscriminately at the worshippers. The attack... Read More

boko haram, Deeper Life Church, JTF, Kogi State, Military, Okene, terrorism

August 7, 2012

#Don’tLaugh: Robbers steal Defence Headquarters’ number plate

by Isi Esene The Defence Headquarters (DHQ)in Abuja yesterday alerted the public on its number plate, stolen from one of its official vehicles where it was parked on Sunday. It is suspected that the number was stolen so as to be used in perpetrating a crime in view of the high level of insecurity in... Read More

Abuja, boko haram, Defence Headquarters, Militants, Robbery

August 7, 2012

Lagos beggars ‘occupy’ LASG Secretariat, protest harassment

by Isi Esene Beggars in Lagos State yesterday expressed their displeasure over the unfair treatment which they are subjected to by the government. The beggars – came in their hundreds, carrying placards, singing solidarity songs – temporarily ‘occupied’ the Lagos State secretariat and the House of Assembly to make their grievances known to the state... Read More

beggars, detention, governor fashola, lagos state, traffic law, Tunde Panox

August 7, 2012

16 people killed in Kogi Deeper Life Church attack

by Isi Esene 16 people have been confirmed dead in a Deeper Life Bible Church attack in Okene, Kogi State on Monday night. The attack was carried out by unknown gunmen during a Bible study programme in the church, where an undisclosed number of people assembled. The gunmen were said to have invaded the church... Read More

Deeper Life Church, gunmen, Kogi Stata, Militants, Okene, police

Photos: The Future Awards Nominees Reception

Report: Interswitch deal among biggest equity deals in 2011

3 App types that increase your productivity

The first 41 people can win this! Introducing the Nokia 808 PureView 50% off promo

Dead on arrival: Lagos Assembly soft-pedals on cremation bill

How to do Urban: Report from Rubbin’ Minds – July 19

Oby Ezekwesili to lead on African Economic Policy for George Soros’ foundation … focus on Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and others

WATCH: Woman grinds into Hillary Clinton’s crotch at dinner party

2 months after: Lagos State to release bodies of Dana Crash victims to families

#InCaseYouMissedIt: “I am way too grown to tweet that sh*t” – Wizkid attacks OK! Nigeria on D’banj tweet

SNAPSHOT: Kogi Governor in bullet proof vest to visit victims of shooting

WATCH: #Dream4Naija video featuring Banky W, 2face, others

Abuja building collapses killing three people and injuring nine

Photo of the Day: Oscar Pistorious races 8-year-old amputee

Feel safer already? Nigerian Army churns out 439 more counter-terrorism soldiers

“I read with uncontrollable laughter the insult meted out to Jonathan” – Gani Fawehinmi’s son also wants GEJ to resign

“The gunmen planned to kill us all” – Deeper Life attack survivors

Japheth Omojuwa: Consumer power – New media is the kingmaker (YNaija Frontpage)

Hurray? Nigeria achieves highest power output ever at 4,237MW

Delta State judge abducted, whereabouts unknown

Unknown gunmen strike in Kogi again, kill two soldiers

#MiraclesDoHappen: Expectant mother accidently delivers baby into pit toilet, baby survives

#ThisShouldConcernYou: $75,000 Anzisha Prize to identify Africa’s young entrepreneurial leaders

NUC lifts suspension on three private universities

“My wife is fond of beating me” – Man tells court

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Unjust miracles (YNaija Frontpage)

Death toll in Kogi Deeper Life Church attack rises by four

#Don’tLaugh: Robbers steal Defence Headquarters’ number plate

Lagos beggars ‘occupy’ LASG Secretariat, protest harassment

16 people killed in Kogi Deeper Life Church attack

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