Akintunde Oyebode: Revolution 2.0 (YNaija FrontPage)

The lessons from Egypt were immense. It is now obvious that ordinary people can deliver extraordinary results. Whenever Wael Ghonim visits Nigeria, I will be honoured to buy him a drink for two reasons. Firstly, I have stolen the title of his book for this week’s article; secondly, he inspires me. Before 2010, Wael Ghonim... Read More

Akintunde Oyebode`, YNaija Frontpage

July 12, 2012

Hauwa Adbullahi-Booth: Life’s defining moments (30 Days, 30 Voices)

“My father once again beat me silly. He said to me ‘You are a Booth and we are strong confident people who face whatever situation we find ourselves in squarely.” I am one of the most complex yet simple people that I know; lazy but driven hard worker, confused yet focused. I know…it doesn’t make... Read More

Business, defining moments, hauwa abdullahi-booth

July 12, 2012

Another Facebook Casualty: TBN employee sacked after criticising bosses

by Chi Ibe Jonathan Rovetto, assistant station engineer of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), was sacked recently following controversial comments he posted on his Facebook wall, which criticized the ministry’s leadership. The Facebook comment drew the ire of founders, Jan and Paul Crouch, resulting in Mr. Rovetto’s dismissal. Here is Rovetto’s post: “TBN, why should... Read More

facebook, Jan and Paul Crouch, sacked, TBN

July 12, 2012

FG sets up Cassava Bread Development Fund

President Goodluck Jonathan has defied opposition from several quarters criticizing what they refer to as his fixation on popularizing locally produced foods like cassava bread and Abakiliki rice. The House of Representatives had earlier passed a resolution rejecting the policy which aims at making Nigerians take to cassava bread. Some lawmakers argued that the policy... Read More

bread, cassava, jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala

July 12, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Laziness photo-contest – Decide which lazy picture is the most creative

Seyi Lawal Help decide the winner of ofilispeaks.com laziness photo-contest. The winner gets $300 (or a blackberry 9930) while the runner up gets $200 (or an Amazon Kindle fire). All you have to do is take a picture with Ofili’s latest book “How Laziness Saved My Life” at work doing something lazy. Hurry…voting ends July 12 at 12 midnight (WAT). Click http://bit.ly/lazycontest to... Read More

“How Laziness Saved My Life”, ofili, photo-contest

July 12, 2012

Study: Pill to prevent HIV produces some results

by Chi Ibe The findings of three major studies in Africa recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show different results as trials examining the use of anti-retroviral drugs in healthy heterosexuals as a way to prevent HIV were conducted. The research has raised many questions about which groups would likely benefit and... Read More

hiv, PrEP, prevention

July 11, 2012

Cut, cut: Uncircumcised babies are prone to infections

by Isi Esene Does your baby have UTI? Ok, I knew you’d ask what UTI is. It’s Urinary Tract Infection, a disease tough to recognise in babies because they typically cause only vague symptoms, like a low fever. Baby boys who are uncircumcised have an increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) – whether their... Read More

cancer, circumcision, Urinary Tract Infection, uti

July 11, 2012

You go, girl! Senate confirms Aloma Mukhtar as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday confirmed Justice Aloma Muktar as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). She becomes the first female CJN. She is to replace outgoing Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who is leaving office on July 15, having reached the mandatory age of 70. She was nominated last week by... Read More

chief justice, jonathan, mukhtar alona, supreme court

July 11, 2012

An evening of spontinism: See Photos from the urban and digital art exhibition, IVIE

OZ What: Lizaad Presents IVIE, an exploration of spontinism. Where: Get Arena Lekki Lagos. When: 07-07-12. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.

Chuma Anagbado, Halifax, Michael Ebia, Obinali Okoli

July 11, 2012

Yeni Kuti, Niyi Osundare, Jimi Agbaje & others at the Save Nigeria Group ‘State of the Nation’ Lecture – See Photos

What: SNG, State of the Nation Lecture. Topic: Why we no longer blush; corruption as grand commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Where: Sheraton Hotel Ikeja, Lagos. When: 09-07-12. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa. lecture

Jimmy Agbaje, Prof Itsa Sagay(San), Prof Niyi Osundare, Tunde Bakare, Yeni Kutu

July 11, 2012

And another one! FG promises power in four weeks

by Isi Esene There’s a new deadline in operation in the power sector. The Vice President, Namadi Sambo, has directed that all challenges plaguing the transmission and distribution of electricity in Nigeria should be resolved in four weeks. He gave the directive during a meeting of the board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC)... Read More

Barth Nnaji, Namadi Sambo, National Integrated Power Projects, NIPP, PHCN, Power Holding Company of Nigeria

July 11, 2012

“Christians must accept Islam or they will never have peace” – Boko Haram

by Isi Esene The Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has described the declaration by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, that he is in dialogue with the leadership of its sect as a ‘new lie’. The deadly sect also claimed responsibility for the series of attacks attributed to Fulani herdsmen in several villages in Barkin Ladi... Read More

Abu Qaqa, boko haram, Gyang Dantong, Joint Task Force, JTF, plateau state

July 11, 2012

They do this in Russia: The 6th Annual Stiletto Race – WATCH

by Chi Ibe Women running as quickly as possible in high heels – it’s the perfect combination of danger and stilettos. Dozens of Russian runners have swapped sneakers for stilettos in Moscow’s sixth annual high-heel race. Watch video here:

race, Russia, stiletto, Video

July 11, 2012

Oluwaseun Fakuade: Women – Towering Strength (30 Days, 30 Voices)

“When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious” ~ Marianne Williamson Women! Women!! Women!!! What is the world without them? They come in different shapes, sizes; with different peculiarities, different idiosyncrasy. We have them, as sisters, girlfriends, daughters, aunts, cousins, grandmothers. Often times, I try but... Read More

women, YNaija 30 Days

July 11, 2012

It’s a wrap folks? Lufthansa terminates contract to maintain Air Nigeria aircraft

by Hauwa Gambo It’s like watching a train wreck in slow-mo – this matter of Jimoh Ibrahim’s Air Nigeria. The latest news is that Lufthansa Airlines has terminated its contract to maintain Air Nigeria aircraft, Thisday is reporting. This is soon after General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) withdrew its four aircraft from the airline... Read More

Air Nigeria, Aircraft, debt, jimoh ibrahim, Lufthansa

July 11, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Give the President a break… (YNaija FrontPage)

One would assume a lot of you are jealous of her Chris Aire blings but then I also know some of you have funny ideas about the house of corruption, otherwise called NNPC. Nigeria’s current ruler, Goodluck Jonathan would rank high amongst the most cursed Nigerian rulers in history. This is not just because there are... Read More

japheth omojuwa, YNaija Frontpage

July 11, 2012

They’re safe: FG says insists youth ‘corpers’ must go to troubled states

by Isi Esene The victory achieved by prospective corps members posted to troubled states and allowed to redeploy to any state of their choice appears to be short-lived. According to the Punch Newspapers, the Federal Government has overruled the National Youth Service Corps on the redeployment. The FG, through the Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji... Read More

FG, Inuwa Abdulkadir, Minister for Youth Development, National Youth Service Corps, nysc

July 11, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: You may not like these photos, but this is your country (Warning: Graphic Images)

by Rachel Ogbu The messages below are as posted – unedited – by the Anglican Diocese of Jos. THEY WERE MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THEY WERE DEFENCELESS. THEY WERE UNPROTECTED. THEY DIED WITHOUT KNOWING WHY OR HOW. SOME WHERE BUTCHERED ON THEIR BEDS WHILE MANY MORE WERE KILLED WHILE TRYING TO FLEE FROM THEIR ATTACKERS;... Read More

jos, killings, photos

July 11, 2012

We beat Oxford! Port Harcourt is Unesco World Book Capital 2014

by Chi Ibe The Unesco World Book Capital City in 2014 title has been awarded to Nigeria’s’Port Harcourt. Cue applause. Considering the caliber of cities bidding for the hosting right such as Oxford, England; Vilnius in Lithuania and Pula in Croatia, it seems a very big deal. But the founder of Rainbow Book Club, Koko... Read More

Oxford, Port Harcourt, UNESCO, World Book Capital City

July 11, 2012

Pictures Special: Arsenal resume training without Van Persie

by ‘Ifreke Inyang With less than six weeks to the new English Premiership season, Arsene Wenger’s men have resumed training. The players that reported for training included vice-captain, Thomas Vermaelen, Mikel Arteta, Abou Diaby, Andre Santos, etc. The noticeable absentees were Robin van Persie – who has released a statement that he will not be... Read More

arsenal, arsene wenger, emirates, gunners, manchester city, robin van persie

July 11, 2012

Drink Responsibly: Ronaldinho loses £500,000-a-year sponsorship deal … for drinking Pepsi

by Seyi Lawal £500,000 a year for a can of Pepsi? Exactly how much Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho lost in a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola after turning up at a press conference and sipping nonchalantly from a can of Pepsi. Ronaldinho stunned Coke chiefs at the Atlanta-based firm who immediately demanded that the plug be pulled on... Read More

coca cola, football, pepsi, Ronaldinho

July 11, 2012

A nation at war: More villages razed in Plateau

by Isi Esene After the attack on several villages in Barkin Ladi over the weekend which led to the death of several people including a senator, Gyang Dantong, the Special Task Force (STF) through its spokesman, Colonel Salisu Mustapha had assured residents of the safety of lives and property. Mustapha told reporters they have been able to neutralise 21 of... Read More

Barkin Ladi, Gyang Dantong, Jonah Jang, jos, plateau state, Special Task Force, STF

July 10, 2012

Population explosion predicted for Ogun State

by Isi Esene The National Population Commission (NPC) Federal Commissioner, Seyi Aderinokun-Olusanya, has alerted the Ogun State government of an impending population explosion in the state according to records available to the commission. She said this at a press conference organised to mark this year’s Population Day celebration. Aderinokun-Olusanya explained that the fast increase in... Read More

lagos state, National Population Commission, NPC, Ogun State

July 10, 2012

Slow and steady? Nigeria tops FDI charts

by Isi Esene This might sound a little difficult to believe, but the 2012 World Investment Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) confirms Nigeria as Africa’s biggest destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2011 with $8.92bn. This is good news considering the infrastructural deficit challenges that have constantly bedeviled... Read More

economy, investment, ngozi okonjo iweala, Olusegun Aganga, UNCTAD, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

July 10, 2012

Does this sound familiar? Atlanta mother scammed by fake landlord

by Isi Esene Some of you might have seen the funny but bizarre inscription on a house somewhere in the Lagos metropolis with the inscription: “This house is not for sale! Beware of 419, and my son, Kamoru”. The warning must have been necessitated by the activities of individuals who claim to be landlords of... Read More

Atlanta, landlord, occupy, Tocco Collins

July 10, 2012

Facebook woes: Man jailed for saying there is no God

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Alexander Aan, an atheist, has been jailed in a prison in West Sumatra for saying that God does not exist. The 31 year old Indonesian posted the comment on the Ateis Minang Facebook page which he created and the comment has garnered over 1.700 likes. In the post, Aan made reference to... Read More

atheist, facebook, God, Indonesia, jail

July 10, 2012

We will prosecute “subsidy thieves” – Adoke

by Isi Esene The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Muhammed Adoke, has said the trial of “subsidy thieves” will commence next week according to the Punch Newspaper. He gave this hint on Monday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He added that those found wanting would be... Read More

AGF, Attorney General of the Federation, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, President Jonathan, PROBE, subsidy

July 10, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: It’s time to take over from the cowboys (YNaija Frontpage)

It’s amazing that I made it through the maze that I was in Lord forgive me I never would’ve made it without sin – Free Mason (Jay Z) As an ardent student of Nigerian business, I have always found the successful Nigerian businessman a rather fascinating character. I don’t... Read More

businessman, competition, iyinoluwa aboyeji, nigerian business, Success, YNaija Frontpage

July 10, 2012

Ada Igboanugo: A writer’s Prison (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Just like the cause remains uncertain, the remedy remains a parody as well. It’s been like a cycle. Open word document app- stare at blank word document – watch the cursor key blink- type a word- delete the word- close word document app- leave- take a walk- come back- open word document app- stare at blank page! I’ll tell you what; a... Read More

writer's block, YNaija 30 Days

Akintunde Oyebode: Revolution 2.0 (YNaija FrontPage)

Hauwa Adbullahi-Booth: Life’s defining moments (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Another Facebook Casualty: TBN employee sacked after criticising bosses

FG sets up Cassava Bread Development Fund

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Laziness photo-contest – Decide which lazy picture is the most creative

Study: Pill to prevent HIV produces some results

Cut, cut: Uncircumcised babies are prone to infections

Photo of the Day: Don’t mind your wife!

You go, girl! Senate confirms Aloma Mukhtar as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria

An evening of spontinism: See Photos from the urban and digital art exhibition, IVIE

Yeni Kuti, Niyi Osundare, Jimi Agbaje & others at the Save Nigeria Group ‘State of the Nation’ Lecture – See Photos

And another one! FG promises power in four weeks

“Christians must accept Islam or they will never have peace” – Boko Haram

They do this in Russia: The 6th Annual Stiletto Race – WATCH

Oluwaseun Fakuade: Women – Towering Strength (30 Days, 30 Voices)

It’s a wrap folks? Lufthansa terminates contract to maintain Air Nigeria aircraft

Japheth Omojuwa: Give the President a break… (YNaija FrontPage)

They’re safe: FG says insists youth ‘corpers’ must go to troubled states

#InCaseYouMissedIt: You may not like these photos, but this is your country (Warning: Graphic Images)

We beat Oxford! Port Harcourt is Unesco World Book Capital 2014

Pictures Special: Arsenal resume training without Van Persie

Drink Responsibly: Ronaldinho loses £500,000-a-year sponsorship deal … for drinking Pepsi

A nation at war: More villages razed in Plateau

Population explosion predicted for Ogun State

Slow and steady? Nigeria tops FDI charts

Does this sound familiar? Atlanta mother scammed by fake landlord

Facebook woes: Man jailed for saying there is no God

We will prosecute “subsidy thieves” – Adoke

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: It’s time to take over from the cowboys (YNaija Frontpage)

Ada Igboanugo: A writer’s Prison (30 Days, 30 Voices)

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