I was meant to meet Tosin on Monday, but she never made it to Lagos; instead, I will be attending a service in her honour later today. My first visit to the FATE Foundation office was in April 2010; I was asked to speak to a group of entrepreneurs on “Planning for the Future: How... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The Presidency released a statement today, refuting rumours that attribute the Dana Air crash to the First Lady’s travel schedule. The rumours claim that the air space was closed for two hours with all planes in flight unable to land, causing the faulty Dana Air to lack where to land hence it had... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has revealed that he was supposed to board the ill-fated Dana aircraft, which crashed on Sunday. The Speaker testified on the floor of the House that he was scheduled to take the flight back to Lagos from Abuja where he’d gone to attend a meeting... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Nigeria might have its first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) up and running 7 years from now, according to an article published in The Guardian today. If the deal goes through, Russian Nuclear energy company RosAtom, according to its director Sergei Kiriyenko, will be building the nuclear plant with a look to 2019 as its... Read More
The president is not slowing down in his push to have the University of Lagos (UNILAG) bear a new name, Moshood Abiola University, Lagos. He asked the Senate on Wednesday, June 6 for its approval to rename not just the University of Lagos, but two other universities in the country. In a letter sent by... Read More
Dana Air released a statement yesterday, over the tragic plane crash on June 3, 2012, killing all 153 passengers and crew on board, and an unknown number on the ground. While not directly addressing the issues that may have led to the accident, the Chairman of Dana Air, Ramesh Hathiramani expressed that it was Dana’s responsibility to... Read More
Our widely popular YNaija FrontPage series has been syndicated to Leadership and Independent newspapers, on Saturdays and Sundays respectively. The YNaija Frontpage is a daily op-ed series on the sites front-end that presents exciting voices on national issues, from the perspective of young leaders. Taking direct inspiration from the wildly popular Thisday BackPage, it provides informed, authoritative opinions on current issues... Read More
Ever since the Dana Plane crash on Sunday June 3 in Lagos, there have been rumours especially in social media circles that the crash was as a result of the closure of the airspace to facilitate the movement of First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan who was in Lagos at the time. However, the Ministry of... Read More
by Mutiat OlagokeOn the 27th of May, 2012, I had a date at the Home for Destitute at Oko Baba, EbuteMeta, Lagos; an event I chose over going to the cinema, hanging out at a children carnival and the very blissful option of sleeping at home. Though for some unknown reasons, I was overly excited... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo I would start this post by saying this: Prezzo is a two-faced, back-stabbing liar! Yes, like we didn’t know already! Just yesterday, he nominated his new love interest Zainab saying she’s lazy and all sorts of things, and his ‘friend’ DKB saying DKB is a pain. I wish they knew how horrible he really is, because Zainab nominated Barbz for being... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Nigerian online media came alight, a day after the Dana Air crash of June 3, 2012 with what appeared to be a whistle blower’s story. The man in spotlight was Mr. John Nnorom, a former executive of Air Nigeria and he was putting his former employer on the spot. Nnorom damning statement... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Google Nigeria pays tribute to those who lost their lives on June 3, 2012 with a black ribbon. A simple but extremely thoughtful gesture.
The license of Dana airline has been suspended indefinitely. The spokesman of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Sam Adurogboye, made the disclosure today. He said that the suspension order was issued Monday night by the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and takes immediate effect. This is to enable the NCAA carry out its investigations.... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Reacting to Sunday’s Dana Air crash, the Senate has called for the grounding of the airline’s fleet until after investigations into the health of its fleet and operational standards is complete. The operational license of Dana Air has been withdrawn by aviation authorities ahead of this call from the Senate. At plenary... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The wrangling between the Lagos State government and its doctors is almost over. Thank goodness. The doctors, YNaija learnt on Sunday, are back to work but only treating emergency cases. The lengthy labour dispute between doctors and the Lagos State government has been on for several months, during which period, the government... Read More
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