Opinion

December 19, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Is the President sincere in his fight against corruption?

Last week, the senate indicted the SGF, Babachir Lawal, of corruption and mismanagement over the contracts awarded by the Presidential Initiative on the North East to companies for the benefit of the millions of Internally Displaced Persons in that oft-besieged part of Nigeria. The senate found that hardly any help was given to the IDPs... Read More

Featured, Opinion, Thinking Through

December 19, 2016

Opinion: The economics of ‘foneh’ ( foreign accent) syndrome

by Chuba Ezekwesili As with the uptick in Christmas lights and trees all over Lagos, I’ve also noticed a rise in the number of Nigerian IJGB- short for ‘I Just Got Back’. These are Nigerians who’ve recently returned to the country after some period abroad. A defining characteristic of the IJGB is the exquisite foreign... Read More

accent, fake accent, IJGBs, nigerians, opinion, radio jockeys, Westernisation

December 19, 2016

Aziza Uko: A tribute to The Oracle, Wole Sodipe

by Aziza Uko It is difficult to match the state of being dead with a towering personality like Wole Sodipe, one of the founding vice presidents of Platinum Bank, the man we affectionately called The Oracle. At about 3.05am on November 25, I was working in my study when I received an email from Emmanuel Amatokwu on... Read More

(which later became Bank PHB now Keystone Bank), commited, death, People investment, Platinum Bank, Tribute, Wole Sodipe

December 18, 2016

Chude Jideonwo: The content contest

by Chude Jideonwo Think about this for a moment: the young man called FalzTheBadGuy (Folarin Falana, 26). This one year, he won two of the continent’s most coveted culture prizes – the MTV Africa Music Awards and the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. In one year, he was both a top act in music and... Read More

Chigul, Chude Jideonwo, content, falz, jenifa, nigeria, social media

December 18, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Bob Marley and the wailing wailers

by Simon Kolawole There are many reasons you will never find me in politics — either by election or appointment. The one that is relevant to our discussion today is “groupthink”. Have you ever wondered why people are so reasonable and principled… until they join the government? And then a few weeks later they are... Read More

constructive criticism, groupthink, mmm, nigeria, Politics, simon kolawole, wailing wailers

December 18, 2016

The Thread: Grace has found you

Struggling with inferiority because of your past? Grace has found you. Wondering if you’re deserving of mercy and salvation? Yes, you are because grace has found you. This is what Charles Isidi would have you know. Do see below: "Grace has found you" I've been repeating the words all week until this morning when God told... Read More

Christianity, grace, Love, nigeria, salvation, Sin

December 17, 2016

Today’s noisemakers: Rapid Response Squad, @MrAyeDee, Yvonne Orji 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

holiday spots, Issa Rae, noisemakers, Relationships. Policemen, Resorts, Yvonne Orji

December 17, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: What is the benefit of breaking Nigeria up?

by Cheta Nwanze “Since 1914 the British Government has been trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the Nigerian people themselves are historically different in their backgrounds, in their religious beliefs and customs and do not show themselves any sign of willingness to unite… Nigerian unity is only a British intention for the country.”... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, nigeria, north, south east, South-south, war

December 17, 2016

Femi Adesina: The Gbagbo and Koroma treatment is inevitable for Yahya Jammeh

by Femi Adesina What a helluva week for a man who turns 74 today. In one day, in his birthday week, he flew from Abuja to Monrovia, from there to Freetown, and then to Banjul, in The Gambia. He held meetings lasting many hours, then flew to Freetown, again to Monrovia, and then returned to... Read More

africa, Birthday Tribute, Buhari, dictators, Femi Adesina, liberia, The Gbagbo And Koroma treatment, Yaya Jammeh

December 17, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: A note to Garba Shehu

by Pius Adesanmi So, Garba Shehu was tweet-gloating that Zahra Buhari’s entrance into the Indimi family via marriage, starting yesterday, “is a celebrity event.” Zahra Muhammadu Buhari's wedding to Ahmed Mohammed Indimi starting today is a celebrity event to savor any day. — Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) December 15, 2016 I am sorry for him. There... Read More

Celebrity events, Celebrity Weddings, Garba Shehu, indimi, Pius Adesanmi, reuben abati, Stella Obasanjo, Zahra Buhari

December 17, 2016

Okey Ndibe: Trump, Buhari and the crude art of wobbling and fumbling

by Okey Ndibe On November 8, 2016, Americans elected Donald Trump as their 45th president. By the time you’re reading this, Mr Trump would have named all his nominees for the leadership of various government departments. The president-elect, who will be inaugurated on January 20, 2017, has not only unveiled the lineup of his cabinet,... Read More

December 17, 2016

Ololade Ajekigbe: Six sets of people who need to repent in 2017

by Ololade Ajekigbe To say the year 2016 has been a tough one for the average Nigerian would be a gross understatement. This year has been nothing short of brutal, and anyone who still enjoys good health and can afford at least 2 quality meals a day should be thankful that they have made it... Read More

2016 review, artisans, Change, Internet Trolls, Solomon Dalung and the entire NFF, The Nigerian Government, Yoruba Demons

December 17, 2016

Don Pedro Obaseki: Urgently needed- a new reformed PDP

by Don Pedro Obaseki This is an honest opinion and I pray the leaders are reading or will listen. The Edo state governorship elections came and went. The Ondo state governorship elections came and went. Now the Rivers state legislative rerun also came, but many of us in Edo didn’t need to read a “Mene... Read More

Don Pedro Obaseki, elections, nigeria, pdp versus apc, Political party reformation, Politics

December 17, 2016

Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The silent minority

by Jude Feranmi “Know Thyself” – Socrates Last Week, in Ghana’s general elections, a 26-year-old Francisca Oteng became a Member of Parliament in what was a landslide. Apart from the fact that this reiterates the notion we are now getting used to, of looking up to Ghana to set the pace in West Africa,... Read More

Francisca Oteng, ghana elections, nigeria, NotTooYoungToRun, Political participation, Politics

December 17, 2016

Joachim MacEbong: Nigeria vs. goals

by Joachim MacEbong Since 2013, I have run over 400 times and covered at least 3,500 kilometres in the process. In the beginning, I never knew that running would turn out to be the all-consuming passion it became. That’s the thing, isn’t it? You only understand events in hindsight. In that time, on my own... Read More

Britain, COD United, joachim macebong, nff, nigeria, Nigerian Professional Football League, sports

December 16, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Zahra Buhari, Dokun Olumofin, @UcheIsClown 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

Dokun Olumofin, Ezekwesili, nigeria, noisemakers, twitter., UcheIsClown, Zahra Buhari

December 16, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: Conditions for praising Buhari

by Farooq Kperogi Buhari apologists say I have never praised Buhari since he came to power. Well, I am no praise singer. I am a scholar. But I have defended Buhari many times in the past when I thought he was unfairly attacked. For instance, in 2012 when news and social media pundits—and Jonathan’s media... Read More

Budget padding, Buhari, corruption, criticism, Farooq Kperogi, nigeria, Wailers

December 16, 2016

Opinion: The price of free

by Elutidoye Oluwagbenga Free is one of the most used adjectives on the internet because of our inclination for free things or services. We have at one time used the word on search engines for access to something “free” on the internet. We use free email addresses, free social media, free search engines, free applications, free operating... Read More

content, data, facebook, Google, information, Internet, opinion

December 16, 2016

Opinion: Aregbesola is an astute administrator and a source of hope in the face of a bleak Yoruba future

by Abiodun Komolafe A ‘nomics’ has been added to the world of economic policies and Nigerians should appreciate it’s coming from their part of the planet, especially, at a time the world is grappling with the depravity of politics and the captivity of politicians. In a paper presented at a Colloquium to mark his... Read More

Aregbesola, development, economy, opinion, Osun State, Raufnomics

December 16, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: El-rufai charges Buhari to punish soldiers involved in #ZariaMassacre

by Peregrino Brimah A year after the Zaria Massacre that saw hundreds of Muslims killed in a military action against protesting youth, the Kaduna state government led by Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has charged the Buhari government to punish the soldiers implicated in the massacre. During the days of December 12th to 14th of 2015, a military response... Read More

Buhari, el rufai, ICC Investigating, IMN, Peregrino Brimah, Zakzaky, Zaria Massacre

December 16, 2016

Opinion: African art should be documented in African languages

by Mathew B. Oyedele In the 19th century, the English language spread its arms across the world and most of the world’s documentation has been recorded with it. Large parts of the world today found themselves in their English-written histories and thereafter took steps to document in their mother tongues. For local consumption and perusal, African... Read More

african art, Benin art loot, Ife, Igbo-Ukwu, Nok, western world

December 16, 2016

Opinion: Why it is too early to give up on the Buhari government

by Jideofor Adibe This piece was motivated by the apparently growing disillusionment with the Buhari government, especially on his handling of the economy. Many people, including some of the passionate Buharists, seem to have given up hope that the President would be the expected political messiah who would lead the country to the Promised Land.... Read More

Alan Greenspan, Buhari, nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Attahiru Jega

Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija

December 16, 2016

Olusegun Adeniyi: Tales of the unexpected

by Olusegun Adeniyi SCENE ONE: In the course of a break-in at a local branch of the Central Bank (not in Nigeria), one of the robbers, holding a pump action gun in his hands, shouted to everyone: “Don’t move, if you don’t want to die. The money in this bank belongs to the government while... Read More

ECOWAS, mmm, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, nigeria, Olusegun Adeniyi, President Muhammadu Buhari, The Gambia

December 16, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria really one nation?

by Femi Fani-Kayode I love this country with every fibre of my being. For three generations before me, my forefathers, including my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father, have made solid and notable contributions to the development of this country in both the private and public sectors. My great grandfather, Rev. Emmanuel Adebiyi Kayode, studied... Read More

Buhari, Femi Fani-Kayode, history, nigeria, opinion, Religion, Unity, violence

December 13, 2016

Reuben Abati: The Yahya Jammeh problem

by Reuben Abati When President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia conceded defeat after the December 1, Presidential elections in that West African country of 1.9 million people, the gesture was widely hailed and described as an indication of great hope for democracy in Africa and particularly for The Gambia, which Jammeh had ruled with an... Read More

Buhari, nigeria, reuben abati, Yahya Jammeh

December 13, 2016

Opinion: Four challenges for Nigerian politicians proposing to form new opposition party

by Adedayo Ademuwagun There’s been some talk in the Nigerian media lately about a new opposition party taking shape in the background. PDP factional chair Ahmed Makarfi has set up a committee to liaise with politicians in other parties who might be interested in formation talks. Specifically, reports say the faction is working to join... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi, nigeria, PDP, political parties, politicians

September 19, 2016

The Thread: Is international exposure a prerequisite for change in Nigeria?

Social commentator and music analyst, Tola Sarumi who tweets as @AfroVII caused a bit of ruckus on Twitter today when she posted a thread about international exposure being a requisite for better leadership and governance. The conversation surrounding this thread is informed and worth being the topic of a discourse on a larger scale. Read... Read More

citizenship, conversations, international exposure, Leadership, nigeria, thread, twitter.

January 15, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Where’s the new National Youth Policy?

In 2001, when youth development policies and programmes of the Federal Government were still handled by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration drafted a National Youth Policy that was the first of its kind and was quite comprehensive. The policy had among its objectives the desire to ensure all... Read More

Featured, Opinion, Thinking Through

National youth policy, nigeria, Nigerian youths

August 23, 2014

“Everything is achievable if …” | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, founder of Lighthouse Network

by Fransesca Uriri Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, one of the founders of Lighthouse Network expresses herself with admirable candour. She speaks about what it really means for women to support one another; and how challenges are really opportunities for growth and development. She delivers a good dose of insight, inspiration and direction with her useful, practical advice.... Read More

fransesca uriri, Leading Ladies Africa, nkiru olumide-ojo

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