Opinion

January 14, 2017

Omojuwa says EXACTLY what needs to be said about the Disgraceful Ajimobi

When will Nigerian politicians learn that the whole idea of having a political position is to lead, not bully? Aggrieved students of LAUTECH, Oyo, protest the closing of their school for long months to their Governor, who should be their champion, but how does he respond? Like someone challenged him to a brawl in a... Read More

education, governors, LAUTECH, Leadership, nigeria, omojuwa, Oyo State

January 14, 2017

Feyi Fawehinmi: Limiting the powers of the Nigerian State

by Feyi Fawehinmi For the past couple of days, I’ve been involved a seemingly interminable debate with Dr. Joe Abah — the Director-General of Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR). The good news is that we have not been arguing about Kim Kardashian or Lionel Messi. The bad news is that neither of us... Read More

Feyi Fawehinmi, IDPs, Limited government, nigeria, opinion

January 14, 2017

Opinion: Blood thirsty Nigerian Police on rampage

by Bayo Oluwasanmi I knew this was going to happen sooner than later. Now that Aso Rock and the President’s men, the senators, the reps, and the judges are feeling the scorching heat from Sahara, they are crying and acting like puppies being taken away from their mother. Wednesday, January 11, 2017, SaharaReporters (SR) Publisher... Read More

blood thirst, corruption, Lekan Fatodun, nigerian police, sowore

January 14, 2017

YNaija Says: Shame on you, Governor Ajimobi. Shame on you.

For the past eight months, the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State has been shut down, the reason being that the staff were not being paid their salaries for up to 13 months because the two states that own the university, Oyo and Osun States were not providing the required funds... Read More

Featured, Opinion

Ajimobi, Disgraceful ajimobi, Governor Ajimobi, LAUTECH, lautech strike, YNaija Says

January 14, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria’s deadly monsters [Part 2]

by Femi Fani-KayodeIn his book titled “Concerning the Government of Our Country and Neighboring Countries in the Sudan”, Nigeria’s first Mahdi, Sheik Usman Dan Fodio, who is the father of the Fulani Caliphate and leader of the 1804 jihad that overwhelmed and conquered what is now known as northern Nigeria wrote: “The government of a country... Read More

Ethnic cleansing, Femi Fani-Kayode, Middle Belters and northern Christians, opinion, shiite muslims, Southern Kaduna

January 14, 2017

Timileyin Bondefaiye: Social media, the illusion of truth and political participation [NEXT]

by Timileyin Bondefaiye Social media is the collective of internet based communication channels dedicated to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration, computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share, or exchange information, career interests, ideas, and pictures and videos in virtual communities and networks. Social media since its inception has continually gained ground as a... Read More

January 14, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Communication and Technology Budget analysis

by Saatah Nubari In the course of analysing the 2016 and 2017 budgets, I have come to realise that people have this misconception about how bad we’ve had it. Let me correct this by saying that our budgets have always been riddled with frivolous line items, both at the state and federal level. Although it... Read More

2017 Budget analysis, and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST)., Federal Ministry of Communication Technology Headquarters, Ministry of Communication and Technology, Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited, opinion

January 13, 2017

Rotimi Fawole: Regulating competition the Nigerian way

by Rotimi Fawole Last week, history was made in Nigeria as Competition Law principles were rewritten in the telecommunications sector. The Nigerian Communications Commission directed the Mobile Network Operators to review their data charges based on a new price floor, for a variety of reasons, including giving new market entrants a chance to compete and... Read More

Competition law, ncc, Nigerian regulations, Rotimi Fawole, Telcoms

January 13, 2017

Opinion: How Africa Is working to empower women

by Calvin Ebun-Amu Although only two of Africa’s nine female heads of state and government were elected, it speaks of the growing confidence that the populace has in female leadership across the continent. Various African Union pronouncements have called for gender equality in democratic processes. These are among the reasons female representation in multiple sectors... Read More

africa, Calvin Ebun-Amu, opinion, Women empowerment Women in Business, Women’s Leadership Initiative for Stability in Africa

January 13, 2017

Is MMM’s return on Friday the 13th ill fated?

Let’s be honest. Oyinbos have their own jazz and superstitions. One of such is Friday the 13th. It is supposedly a day that brings ill luck. Or so they say. If you are one of those who believes in numerology, then you should know that according to the proponents, the number 13 carries with it... Read More

elnathan john, Friday the 12th, mmm, nigeria, Ponzi Schemes

January 13, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: I hate Obama for giving me hope (I was good until he came along)

by Ezinne Ukoha This time eight years ago — I bought the lie that America could be great again. I allowed myself to bask in the Hollywood ending that never really ends well once the director yells “Cut!” Barack Hussein Obama II came out of nowhere. I mean who was this guy? He looked like... Read More

American elections, Change, Ezinne Ukoha, hope, obama, Politics, Racism

January 13, 2017

The Thread: MMM’s mannequin challenge has come to an end

Ponzi scheme, MMM, has come out of the deep freeze it put itself under just before the holidays began. All is now well with the world again, and Mavrodians can truly say Happy New Year. See below reactions to the announcement: This one that MMM is back broda Ekatte and Sista Ceccila will go and... Read More

More, Opinion, Thinking Through

economy, mmm, nigeria, Ponzi Scheme

January 13, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Interior budget analysis

This, being the fourth piece in my 2017 budget analysis series, will focus on the budget of the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Interior has a 2017 budget of 545,630,780,046. Of this amount, 63,261,062,486 is the total capital budget, with 482,369,717,560 being the total recurrent budget. The total overhead budget is 34,234,537,935 and the... Read More

and the Police Formations and Command, Federal Fire service, Immigration, Immigration and Civil Service Board (CIPB); Customs, Interior Ministry namely: Federal Ministry of Interior Headquarters, Nigeria immigration service, Nigeria Prison Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; Civil Defence, Nigerian Police Academy, Pension Office (CIPPO), Prison

January 13, 2017

YNaija Says: On BBOG, this government still refuses to get it

Ever since the abduction of 287 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in April 2014, the group Bring Back Our Girls has emerged as a pressure group to sustain pressure on the Federal Government to not relent in efforts to rescue the girls. The constant embarrassment they caused the administration of former President Goodluck... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

#BBOG, APC, Borno, Chibok girls, FG, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, YNaija Says

January 13, 2017

Ore Fakorede: How to be an adult

by Ore Fakorede Note: It’s not easy. 1. Don’t be an idiot, generally. 2. If you’re going to drive, don’t drink. See 1 above. 3. When you’re driving, leave your phone alone. Snapchat can wait. 4. And leave it alone when you’re with people, the kind you can reach out and touch. 5. Ask... Read More

Adulthood, Life hacks, nigeria, opinion, Ore Fakorede

January 13, 2017

Harmony Levin: A toast to love [NEXT]

by Harmony Levin “If one wants to love and open up his or her heart to humanity the first step is in expressing compassionate love” My name is Harmony Levin, I am a speaker and social commentator; basically, I am gifted in the art of reading and writing, and I am a lover. I will... Read More

Compassionate love, Harmony Levin, Love, NEXT, relationship, self-love

January 12, 2017

The Thread: Obama hip hop moments | #Obama farewell

January is already on a roll. And what this means for America is that their President will soon become a private citizen again, and the White House will then be occupied by The Donald. And that scares a good percentage of Americans shitless. By the way, did you catch Obama’s emotional roller coaster of a farewell... Read More

#ObamaFarewell, America, donald trump, January 20, obama

January 12, 2017

The Thread: Might Mr Eazi have a point, though?

Music, generally, is fluid and dynamic and borrows from different cultures and places. This was the place Mr Eazi was coming from when he tweeted that “Ghana’s influence on present day “Naija Sound” cannot be over emphasized!!!” Of course there were dissenting voices to that opinion, but there were also those who agreed with Mr... Read More

azonto, Ghanaian music, Mr Eazy, Nigerian Music, Twitter fights, Wizkids

January 12, 2017

That epic Soulja Boy shade

This response to the rapper’s enquiry is epic. We thought to share. https://twitter.com/Jack_Talley21/status/819447012957495296 Oh, boy! These streets are rough.

bants, musicians, Soulja boy, Twitter America

January 12, 2017

The Thread: “Pretty Mike should just bear ‘Mikolo’ in his cell” | Top 5 quotes about Pretty Mike

When you’re bored with your life and have arrived, what’s the next thing to do? Get a halter and some chains and lead adults around. Even better, make sure they are women. That at least is what Pretty Mike, the owner of Club Uno did, to showcase his craft. Some say this is BDSM that... Read More

Bdsm, Club Uno, nigeria, Pretty Mike

January 12, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: A note on the Nigerian Army

by Pius Adesanmi. The Nigerian Army is threatening to sue Premium Times for publications they claim are hostile to them. My friends, Musikilu Mojeed and Ololade Bamidele, must be sweating after receiving a letter from the Army promising Premium Times a date in court with the lawyers of the Army. Allah be praised. This is... Read More

nigeria, Nigerian Army, Pius Adesanmi, Premium Times

January 12, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Mr Eazi, Pretty Mike, Premium Times and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Mr Eazi, nigeria, Premium Times, Pretty Mike, Senator Ben Bruce, Today's Noisemakers

January 12, 2017

Opinion: This is how Information Communication Technology can impact Agriculture in Nigeria

Agriculture is an important economic sector, since it provides income and food for a large segment of the population in developing countries. Youths and women go into agriculture now more than ever before because of its derivable benefits, which are job creation and food availability. Global attention is turning to agricultural and rural development as... Read More

agriculture, Information communication technology, nigeria, opinion

January 12, 2017

Opinion: Why we need a national Carrier

by Jennifer Nagu: “You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, but at the very least you need beer”. This tongue-in-cheek quote by Frank Zappa got me wondering about how much longer it would take us to float... Read More

airlines, arik air, aviation industry, national airline, opinion

January 12, 2017

The Thread: Mr Eazi’s apologizes to Nigerians for his gaffe, but the response is mostly “sorry for yourself”

Stage name: Mr Eazi Real name: Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade Occupation: Musician Nationality: Nigerian He of the above bio began the explosive Ghana vs Naija Music wars on Twitter today with what many have described as an insensitive statement, but when he received the verbal thrashing of his entire life, he held a crucial meeting with himself... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

Ghanaian music, Mr Eazi, Nigerian Music, twitter wars

January 12, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Twisted values

by Pius Adesanmi Yesterday, President Obama gave one of the most significant speeches of his life – his farewell speech. Sasha Obama, his youngest daughter, was missing in action. Naturally, the Americans needed and wanted to know the whereabouts of the young lady. The answer was swift in coming. In a democracy, a Presidency does... Read More

Buhari, nigeria, Pius Adesanmi, President Obama, Sasha Obama, The Nigerian Church

January 12, 2017

Opinion: As Obama readies to bow out

by Jideofor Adibe Barrack Obama, the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold the top American job, delivered his farewell address to Americans yesterday (January 10) from his adopted home state of Chicago. Speaking in front of a crowd of thousands in a speech he entitled: ‘It Has Been the... Read More

africa, America, obama, opinion, policy, Washington

January 12, 2017

Opinion: The NYSC Scheme and experience of a novice

by AbdulAziz M. Salisu I had looked forward to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme after my graduation from Faculty of Communication of Bayero University Kano. It was on Monday, November 21, 2016, when I received the thrilling news that Call-up letters of prospective members of NYSC, had been released online. Rather than accessing my... Read More

Abuja, Camp tales, nigeria, NYSC scheme, opinion

January 12, 2017

How ‘Mammy Market’ found around every Military Barracks nationwide got its name

Mammy Market is synonymous with military barracks spread across the country. It is a place filled with so much life especially in the night. Many Nigerians throng these place point and kill fish, smoked fish, bubbling music and assorted drinks and many more, but not many of them know how the market came about. Here, we... Read More

history, mammy markets, Military, mrs Ochefu, nigeria, officers

Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija

January 12, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Obazee, accountability and the Church

by Olusegun Adeniyi While only a few people would query the rationale for sacking Mr. Jim Osayande Obazee, the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), the timing of the decision has raised some fundamental questions, especially given the suspension by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechuckwu Enelamah, of the... Read More

Buhari, frc, Jammeh, jim obazee, nigerian church, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, Sall

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