Watch Video: Fired for being too busty and too hot, woman claims

by Tolu Orekoya 29-year-old Laura Oden is blonde and buxom; the perfect recipe for working at a lingerie company, right? Wrong, according to her employers, Native Intimates, a New York lingerie company owned by Orthodox Jews. Orthodox Jews practice a stricter form of Judaism. There are degrees of “orthodoxy” with some shunning modern society altogether, while others limit... Read More

Jew, sexist

May 23, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Is this the only solution to all Nigerian problems? (YNaija FrontPage)

It is high time these rulers stop using God as a currency for their own inefficiency and incompetence. No one should tell us “God willing, we will provide… Nigeria’s democracy is a choiceless democracy at best. When it comes to choices, the people of Nigeria are left with options that leave them with no options.... Read More

japheth omojuwa, Nigerian problems

May 23, 2012

Romeo and Juliet tragic end: Missing woman in Kano found dead with lover in a car

by Chi Ibe It still remains a mystery but none the less still tragic. On Monday, a couple’s decomposing bodies were found together in a parked Volkswagen car at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) Kano. Najib Aliyu Yunusa and Nadiya Sherrif Abdu Gwammaja had earlier been declared missing by members of their families but it was the smell coming from their already... Read More

death, kano, lovers

May 23, 2012

Omeyi Yangs: Pregnancy 101 – To dos, myths & after support (30 Days, 30 Voices)

‘For this our Naija, people sabi talk ehnnnnnnnn, once dey know say you get belle… Do this, don’t do that, na wa o. So pregnancy seems to be very much IN these days; but let’s face it; some women have it better than others. Some experience the dreaded ‘daily dose of morning sickness’, like it happens only... Read More

Omeyi Yangs, Pregnancy101, YNaija 30 Days

May 22, 2012

Usher cries in court – sad, mad for being called a bad dad

by Stanley Azuakola American R&B singer Usher Raymond broke down in tears today in an Atlanta court. The singer just couldn’t bear the insinuation from his ex-wife’s lawyer that he was a bad dad who cared more about partying than about the welfare of his children. Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster are locked in a custody... Read More

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May 22, 2012

Drogba leaving Chelsea, club confirms

After eight years and scoring the winning goal that got Chelsea FC their 2012 UEFA Champion’s League trophy, Didier Drogba said he will be leaving the Blues this June. The 34-year-old Ivorien footballer has helped the team win 10 titles, scored 157 goals, and made 341 appearances for the team after almost a decade with the team,... Read More

champions league, chelsea, China, didier drogba, uefa

May 22, 2012

VP Sambo beefs GEJ: Last week’s news… with a pinch of salt

Senate releases ethical statement The Senate has been criticised for its support of the death sentences handed down to six Nigerians in Indonesia for alleged drug trafficking and for its silence in the face of non-payment of corps members. But the Senate spokesman, Eyinnaya Abaribe, in a swift reaction has condemned its condemners saying the... Read More

Bolaji Abdullahi, Goodluck Jonathan, nysc, Sambo, senate

May 22, 2012

Fashion boys including Ouch! and Joseph Benjamin discuss Intimate Personal Violence by Bloke Magazine – See photos

by Seyi Lawal Mind Bending is a project raising discussions on Intimate Personal Violence (IPV). The event took place at the Murshy Place. The event which was organised by Bloke Magazine on 20 May, 2012, was also the launch the fourth edition of the magazine. ... Read More

BLOKE Magazine, Intimate Personal violence, Joseph Benjamin, Ouch!

May 22, 2012

Nollywood Review: Desmond Elliot’s ‘Timeless Passion’

by Chioma Ezekobe MOVIE TITLE: TIMELESS PASSION (PART 1) AND PASSIONATE HEART(SEQUEL) DSTV CHANNEL: 128 Susan Peters: Allow me kidnap this woman, allow me kidnap her… Monalisa Chinda : My mother-in-law is so kind and yet so weak. Some of us were born Nigerian movie fans. It is rather painful that nobody thanks us for our large... Read More

Chisom Oz-Lee, desmond elliot, Emem Isong, monalisa, nollywood, review

May 22, 2012

Ugodre Talks Figures: 7 Wonders of doing business in Nigeria

You need not open a bank account – I know this may sound absurd, but most Nigerian businesses have thrived for decades without passing through a regular bank account. According to a recent report FDI’s into Nigeria is expected to top $23b per year over the next five years. The Federal Government has also... Read More

Business, foriegn investors, nigeria, Taxes

May 22, 2012

Malian President hospitalised after severe beating from protesters

by Stanley Azuakola Diancounda Traore, the Malian interim president was hospitalised yesterday after protesters burst into his office and beat him up. Eyewitnesses report that the soldiers who stood guard at the presidential palace stood by and did nothing as civilians entered buildings on the compound. Some of the protesters even parked their bikes in rooms... Read More

Amadou Sanogo, Diancounda Traore, ECOWAS, mali

May 22, 2012

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

by Stanley Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. That’s because Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar has made an announcement which so many would be pleased to hear. Speaking in Alausa, Ikeja, when he visited Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, he said henceforth,... Read More

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May 22, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Imagine Lagos like Las Vegas (YNaija FrontPage)

The ballers dem a ball Angola like Atlanta A pure plane take off – Damian Marley & Nas (Land of Promise) In the first article in this series, we talked a bit about how communities like Gatiki in Kenya are building infrastructure for themselves given the government’s penchant for inaction in this... Read More

capital, emerging markets, infrastructure, investment

May 22, 2012

Obinna Patrick Aguh: Boko Haram – Overcoming the trauma (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Are you hurt? Injured? Are you fearful? We must learn new ways of managing emotions. Our nation has recently experienced a new wave of extremist religious militancy in which the group responsible, Boko Haram has taken to assassinations and bombing of public buildings leaving corpses and injured victims in their path. Even as Boko Haram... Read More

boko haram, emotinal stress, terrorism, trauma

May 22, 2012

Report: Another Chelsea death? UNILAG lecturer dies watching UEFA finals

by Seyi Lawal Barely a week after the University of Lagos lost its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tokunbo Sofoluwe, the school has been thrown into mourning again. A lecturer in the Creative Arts Department, Chief E. A. Bassey, died on Saturday evening while watching the finals of the 2012 European Championship between Chelsea and Bayern Munich, The... Read More

bayern munich, dead, UEFA champions

May 22, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: A fashionable twist to a race!

by Rachel Ogbu “Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery & apartheid, it is man-made & can be removed by the actions of human beings” – Nelson Mandela With the outpour of interest in all things Nigerian, from fashion to food and music, Path to Possibilities (P2P), a UK based charity passionately committed to transforming... Read More

charity, education in Africa, Path to Possibilities (P2P), race

May 22, 2012

Right on track: Western rail line to be up and running by the end of the year

by Lekan Olanrewaju Good news everyone; or at least everyone who ever wanted to travel across the nation by train; construction of the Western rail line will be completed by the end of the year. The rail line is expected to connect Lagos, Ibadan, Jebba, and Kaduna to Kano and is a double lane standard gauge... Read More

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May 22, 2012

“Do the right thing” – ACN asks President Jonathan to approve the reinstatement of Justice Salami

by Lekan Olanrewaju The proposed reinstatement of Justice Ayo Salami as chairman of the Court of Appeal has been met with opinions, generally divided, over whether or not the suspended judge should get his job back. The latest camp to weigh in on this matter is the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), which has called upon... Read More

acn, Ayo Salami, Court of Appeal, GEJ, Justice, NJC

May 22, 2012

“Colossal insensitivity”- Student sentenced to 30 days in jail for spying on gay roommate

by Lekan Olanrewaju A former student of Rutgers University, New Jersey has been convicted of bias crimes for spying on his gay roommate and he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Dharun Ravi had faced a maximum of 10 years in prison for spying on his gay roommate with a webcam while he had sex... Read More

Dharun Ravi, gay, Tyler Clementi

May 21, 2012

From the Magazine: Welcome to the African High Street

by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo With Le Petit Marche, Soko Stingo and L’Espace, the fashion industry is pushing the envelope. “One of the toughest challenges for anybody wishing to go into fashion in Nigeria is getting the word out, and LPM is a multi-brand platform that aims to do that at a very very low cost.” It... Read More

African High Street, from the magazine

May 21, 2012

Got beef with PHCN? Complain to @NERCNG on Twitter

by Tolu Orekoya NEPAPHCN has a Nigerian Electricity Regulatatory Commision (NERC), i.e. the Commission is supposed to put the Power Holding Company of Nigeria in check. The equavalent of the Commission in other countries takes power companies to task over power outages and unjust tariff increases. NERC has recently raised its profile by jumping on the... Read More

May 21, 2012

Breaking News: Man with grenades and ammunition attempts to enter Ministerial forum in Abuja (Updated with Picture)

by Stanley Azuakola Security operatives have arrested and detained a man who was found with a bag containing grenades and ammunition as he attempted to gain entrance into Radio House, venue of a ministerial forum that was to feature Minister of Information Labaran Maku, Minister of Aviation Stellah Oduah, and Minister of Youth Development Bolaji Abdullahi. The man,... Read More

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May 21, 2012

Photo of the Day: Nigerian Police – On active duty? Dream on

A reader sent this in. As part of transformational changes promised by Acting Inspector General of Police M. Abubakar, Nigeria Police now patrol Nigeria’s streets ‘ACTIVELY’ & in a state of HIGH ALERT! What the h*ll. Body no be firewood!

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May 21, 2012

Strange Crime: American man pleads guilty to sewing son’s buttocks shut

by Stanley Azuakola A 52-year-old American man, Randy Swopes, from the State of Illinois has pleaded guilty to one of the strangest of crimes – sewing his son’s buttocks shut with thread and needle. And no, it wasn’t because Mr. Randy was trying to protect his son from randy men who prey on... Read More

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May 21, 2012

What happens when you mix alcohol, sex, and a taxi in Dubai? 3 years in jail

by Tolu Orekoya Dubai is the new frontier for many a Westerner seeking wealth and fortune outside their home country. As the money flows, so does the alcohol, which leads to the loosening of inhibitions, and then trouble with the law. That’s what happened to Rebbeca Blake, 29, and her partner Connor McRedmond, 28. After a night... Read More

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May 21, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: ‘Idiot oyinbo woman’

I will have to get used to reading between the lines and to accept that what Western shrinks might have stamped ‘passive aggressive’, in the African context simply is polite behaviour. And I will have to find a proper way to respond… The editor of YNaija is worried for my wellbeing. After a couple of explicit comments... Read More

blog, femke, Lagos life, opinion, Travel

May 21, 2012

Can you feel it people? Kolade says subsidy savings are already working

by Stanley Azuakola Pinch yourself if you are not feeling it already. But as far as the Chairman of the Subsidy, Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), Dr Christopher Kolade, is concerned, the gains of SURE-P are already showing. In a released statement, Dr Kolade cited investments in provision of public mass transit service, construction and maintenance... Read More

Christopher Kolade, fuel subsidy, SURE-P

Watch Video: Fired for being too busty and too hot, woman claims

Japheth Omojuwa: Is this the only solution to all Nigerian problems? (YNaija FrontPage)

Romeo and Juliet tragic end: Missing woman in Kano found dead with lover in a car

Omeyi Yangs: Pregnancy 101 – To dos, myths & after support (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Usher cries in court – sad, mad for being called a bad dad

Drogba leaving Chelsea, club confirms

VP Sambo beefs GEJ: Last week’s news… with a pinch of salt

Fashion boys including Ouch! and Joseph Benjamin discuss Intimate Personal Violence by Bloke Magazine – See photos

Nollywood Review: Desmond Elliot’s ‘Timeless Passion’

Photo of the Day: Bouncy Baby Boy

Ugodre Talks Figures: 7 Wonders of doing business in Nigeria

Malian President hospitalised after severe beating from protesters

Good times are here: New police minimum wage now N50,000

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Imagine Lagos like Las Vegas (YNaija FrontPage)

Obinna Patrick Aguh: Boko Haram – Overcoming the trauma (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Report: Another Chelsea death? UNILAG lecturer dies watching UEFA finals

#ThisShouldConcernYou: A fashionable twist to a race!

Right on track: Western rail line to be up and running by the end of the year

“Do the right thing” – ACN asks President Jonathan to approve the reinstatement of Justice Salami

“Colossal insensitivity”- Student sentenced to 30 days in jail for spying on gay roommate

From the Magazine: Welcome to the African High Street

From the Magazine: Will women catch a break in this city?

More pictures of Radio House bomb suspect, John Akpabu

Got beef with PHCN? Complain to @NERCNG on Twitter

Breaking News: Man with grenades and ammunition attempts to enter Ministerial forum in Abuja (Updated with Picture)

Photo of the Day: Nigerian Police – On active duty? Dream on

Strange Crime: American man pleads guilty to sewing son’s buttocks shut

What happens when you mix alcohol, sex, and a taxi in Dubai? 3 years in jail

Femke becomes Funke: ‘Idiot oyinbo woman’

Can you feel it people? Kolade says subsidy savings are already working

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