“A temporary setback”: Jonathan issues statement as Police DIG dies in helicopter crash

Encomium White Gig: 2face, Funke Akindele, Sir Shina Peters, Wizkid, Genevieve prepare to dazzle

by Seyi Lawal Everything is set for annual The Encomium White Gig event holding this Sunday. In its 5th edition, the event aims to bring together the bright, the bold and the brave in an evening filled with Cognac cocktails, beautiful ballads and unbelievable fun. The “Take the steps, Walk the Talk” gig will hold at The... Read More

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Video: You must laugh! Seyi Law hits the UK this Easter with comedy show

by Chi Ibe On the 7th and 8th of April, Seyi Law will be hosting an Easter comedy show in the UK. The venue for the ‘You must laugh with Seyi Law’ event will be at the Discovery Centre in London on the 7th and the Bird Cage in Manchester on the 8th . It... Read More

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Patricia Omoqui: ‘Open ya eyes well well!’ Four powerful steps to improve your relationships

“What good thing is my anger keeping me from seeing?” This week a friend of our family had gone away for a few days and left her daughters and her two small grandchildren in charge of the house. She is a perfectionist when it comes to keeping her house clean. When she returned, she walked... Read More

Anger Management, Patricia Omoqui, Self Help, Thought Dr.

#ReviewingAMFW: What’s eating Emmy Collins?

by Lekan Olanrewaju Once upon a time, in a land far, far away -well in reality, not too far away but that’s really of no consequence right now- there lived a man; a man who was known for what some would call his stellar skills in garment making. This man was popular, and this man was... Read More

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Linda Ikeji, Susan Peters

Exclusive: “Venom spits from that blog” – Actress Susan Peters writes about Linda Ikeji

by Lekan Olanrewaju If you’re the type who has your ears to the ground on the cyberspace, or if you’ve simply not been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’ll more than likely be well aware of the “back and forth” that’s been going on between actress Susan Peters and blogger Linda Ikeji. It all started... Read More

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Your bill’s about to go up! Electricity tariffs increase by 51%

by Lekan Olanrewaju Last month, there had been reports of plans to increase Nigerian power tariffs by as high as 88%. The Senate Committee on Power, recently, met with the Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji in order to discuss the alleged 88% increase. However, the Minister responded saying that the tariff hike was around 51%, as... Read More

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: ‘It cannot be forgiven’- Afghan President to US soldier who killed 16 Afghan citizens

by Lekan Olanrewaju Just as the US concludes plans to pull out of Afghanistan and put an end to the 11 year war, a US soldier recently sparked a fresh outrage after killing several Afghan citizens, triggering new hostilities between the two nations. The Afghan parliament has called for the public trial of a US soldier who allegedly killed... Read More

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Japheth Omojuwa: We all want to blow! (YNaija Frontpage)

Nigeria must look at herself and ask if it has bred men who would rather blow through a just path or those who would through the path of evil. Whatever went through your mind when you saw the title of this piece is your business. My business is to make the body of this piece... Read More

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Funke Akindele’s the boss lady! As Issue 7 of Y! Magazine presents the ‘New Establishment’

by Hauwa Gambo Oh we totally love (well, what could we have said?)! It’s an edgy and sexy Funke Akindele on the cover of the influential pop culture brand Y! Magazine. The actress holds centre stage for the magazine’s 7th edition as it profiles the most exciting ideas across Nigeria — in technology, business, education, fashion,... Read More

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“Dbanj don kolo finish oo” – Check out yesterday’s top ten tweets

by Lekan Olanrewaju From talk on certain perplexing quotes from D’Banj to thoughts on Nigerian online commenters, check out what had everyone talking on twitter yesterday. @ogundamisi: With the list of committees so far, fault me if I say we need 17 days prayer vigil, 1 month dry fasting 4 GEJ. Mr President is NOT... Read More

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Man on a mast: Panic at Abuja High Court as suicidal man climbs telecoms mast

by Lekan Olanrewaju A middle-aged man yesterday climbed a telecommunications mast beside the Federal High Court in Abuja. He was first feared by some to be a bomber, but was soon realised to be suicidal as he threatened to jump down and kill himself. The man, Mallam Inuwa Musa Tawakalitu, who had earlier lodged a... Read More

Abuja, Atiku, court

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Asa now verified on twitter

by Lekan Olanrewaju Paris-based Nigerian soul singer, Bukola Elemide aka Asa has joined the enviable league of celebrities with verified status on the popular social network, Twitter. It is not clear when the account was verified but Twitter users began to notice the blue ‘good-tick’ badge, symbol of verification on her profile this morning. Asa... Read More

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This is strange! “I own Mo’ Hits and Don Jazzy is my artiste” – D’banj tells Ebony magazine

by Hauwa Gambo We told you! Two weeks ago we shared the story about a split between Nigeria’s hottest music ‘couple’ and some you doubted it, but now it’s (well, almost) official we’d say, something is amiss in the house of Mo’ Hits between D’banj and Don Jazzy. (See the story HERE) But don’t take... Read More

D'banj, Don Jazzy, Mohits, Music, nigeria

The piece everyone’s talking about! How To Become A Nigerian ‘Activist’ 101

by Elnathan John (Editor’s Note: Article is posted with author’s permission) You stare at the Nigerian on CNN; at his gleaming forehead. He is taking his time answering questions about Nigeria in an accent that is improved for export. After his name comes the title, ‘Activist’. This man has gone places with this title. You... Read More

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Two More Days To Be Part of History: Registration for The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders ends tomorrow! – Channels TV to broadcast event on Monday

by Hauwa Gambo The Central Working Committee (CWC) for The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders has announced that registration closes at 12 noon on Wednesday, March 14 2012. The Symposium on governance and leadership holds on March 19 & 20 – with the main event taking place on March 19 at the Shell... Read More

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: “Tear down this cement wall!” – Aliko Dangote and Nigeria’s Accidental Billionaires (YNaija Frontpage)

“I’m like Che Guevara with bling on, I’m complex” – Jay-Z (Public Service Announcement) Last week, Forbes released a report that showed Aliko Dangote’s personal worth of $11.2 billion actually constitutes 2.4% of the Nigeria’s GDP at $414 billion. Let us put these figures in some badly needed context: John D Rockerfeller,... Read More

“We will have no choice”: Another strike looms as NUPENG ultimatum nears expiration

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike with effect from Wednesday when a 72 hour ultimatum issued to the Federal Government is reached. Mr. Elijah Okougbo, the General Secretary of NUPENG, in a statement issued by the oil Union in Abuja on... Read More

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Report : CBN withdraws N150 Billion from circulation

by Lekan Olanrewaju In line with the new cashless economy policy, the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) this weekend withdrew a total of N150.1 billion from circulation, through sale of treasury bills. According to Bloomberg, the CBN sold N42.97 billion of 91- day bills at a yield of 14.81 per cent, one basis point higher than the 14.80 per... Read More

Cashless Scheme, CBN, Currency

“I am tired of talking about this country” – Check out yesterday’s top 10 tweets

by Lekan Olanrewaju Does Arsenal deserve the term “Comeback Kings” or not? The jury is still out on that one. The public seems to agree though, that their recent performances have been stellar, judging by tweets about yesterday’s game, that is. Check it all out, as well as more soundbites, in the top tweets from... Read More

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The Anzisha Prize competition, Wennovation Hub

$75,000 coming up for teenage entrepreneurs! The Anzisha Prize competition calls for entries

Seyi Lawal On 14 to 19 March, the 2012 Anzisha Prize Tour will kick start in Lagos, Nigeria. The Anzisha Prize is the African Leadership Academy Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership’s continent-wide youth innovation competition that promotes entrepreneurial projects amongst young people from age 15 to 20 in Africa. The will be a $75,000USD cast prize to be shared... Read More

Gbenga Sesan, Tolu Ogunlesi, Tosyn Bucknor and others speak at TEDxIfe

by Chi Ibe From 27 February to 27 April, 2012, TEDxIfe, an independently organised event, operated under license from TED will be held at the Conference centre, ObafemiAwolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state. The event which is themed “Create/Redefine/Change” features 12 of this nation’s leading thinkers, innovators, artists, and entertainers. The audience is made up of young... Read More

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Colour me spectacular! See photos from the ‘Eko With Love’ Exhibition

by Chi Ibe What: Eko With Love Exhibition Where: At Vice Versa Lounge Victoria Island, Lagos. What: 01 March, 2012.

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RISE Networks, The Guardian, Youth Speak

Great news for young people – You now have the Guardian back page! See details inside

by Lekan Olanrewaju With effect from 9 April, RISE Networks will be launching a unique initiative: the youth organisation “will be taking over the back page of Guardian newspapers to launch a new column known as Youth Speak”. According to RISE, this is particularly noteworthy as the Guardian does not have a tradition of back... Read More

Feyi Fawehinmi: We don’t need NOI to ‘watch’ our debt grow for us – we can see that from where we are sitting

I will be the last person and the President will also be the last person to subscribe to a situation in which we would pile up debts. – Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala A couple of days ago, the Finance Minister and ‘Coordinating Minister for the Economy’, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave an interview to Vanguard Newspapers where she spoke... Read More

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Tolu Ogunlesi: Government – to go in or to stay out? (YNaija Frontpage)

All too often we have seen ‘good’ men and women go into government and come out unrecognisable. It’s becoming a regular debate these days: should Nigerians who are keen on being agents of (positive) transformation have anything to do with / in government? There are generally two considered sides to that debate. First is the... Read More

corruption, government, Leadership, tolu ogunlesi

New Media, Reno Omokri, Special Assistant to the Presidency, twitter interview

“After President Obama, our President has the most presence online” – Full Text of #YNaijaTwitterInterview with Reno Omokri

Interview by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Reno Omokri is the Special Assistant to the Presidency on New Media. Sometimes a controversial figure, Omokri is consistent in his belief in the transformation agenda of the Jonathan administration. YNaija talks with him on his job, government and social media in democracy. In 2006 it was established that more youths are influenced... Read More