Category: Opinion

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Op-ed EditorMarch 6, 2017

The Thread: Why is consent is so hard to understand? | #BBNaija

Big brother Naija housemate TBoss was assaulted by Kemen yesterday and he was disqualified and given the boot. You should ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 5, 2017

The Thread: Kemen was not the only sexual predator in the #BBNaija house

Ekemini Ekerette, aka Kemen has been disqualified from the Big Brother Nigeria game for groping TBoss while she was asleep. ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 5, 2017

The Thread: #BBNaija proves Nigerians will always blame the victim

After today, Kemen’s name will be synonymous with pevert. Actually, if Twitter NG is anything to go by, majority of ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 5, 2017

Opinion: Territories, territorial spirits and spiritual warfare

by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti The chances are that most people already know that for political and administrative purposes, the entire world ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 5, 2017

Hooked on drugs, addicted to sex, I wanted to die but Jesus saved me

by Gaza Knigami Precious I’ve been scared to share my testimony People (in church most especially) knew me as that ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 5, 2017

Opinion: Millennials, has the Church failed us?

by Jesse Dan Yusuf More and more millennials are leaving the church in America, reports the 2015 survey conducted by ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 4, 2017

The Thread: Oge Okoye and all the other hilarious moments from AMVCA2017

We are still talking about the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, and it is clear that the viewers are opinionated ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 4, 2017

The Thread: The #AMVCA fashion this year has us terribly confused

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards is ongoing. Ladies always use this opportunity to work what their mama gave them. ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 4, 2017

Opinion: Wanna write a proposal? Think love letters!

by Olufemi Babalogbon I like love letters. LOL. They are the typical example of what a proposal should be. The ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 4, 2017

The Thread: How to live happily ever after on Twitter

Twitter can be a harsh, unforgiving land, but only if you haven’t figured your way around it. Thankfully, @WoleOdeleye has ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 4, 2017

Opinion: I am not a Geek, but I need a job too

Maintaining relevance in this 3rd era of automation by Benjamin Dada   For real, this is me on a normal ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 3, 2017

Eketi Edima Ette: The single girl’s guide to house hunting in a Nigerian city

by Eketi Edima Ette Are you a single girl? Are you or have you been searching for a house? Are ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 3, 2017

Opinion: How I survived police brutality

  by Okwy Anazodo Have you ever been faced by a mob of gun-toting strangers and you felt that in ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 3, 2017

Opinion: South Africa:  Xenophobia or ‘Afro-Asiaphobia’?

by Jideofor Adibe   The recent upsurge in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa has renewed concerns about the episodic wave ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Oby Ezekwesili, Babatunde Gbadamosi, Tunji Andrews and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: There is no excuse for making people work for free

Binju (@UPNEPA) is not taking it lightly with Nigerian CEOs who are making a case for unpaid internships, and refusinv ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: Rachael Dolezal, who pretended to be black, is even more nuts than we thought and here’s the proof

Remember the professor whose parents outed her as having being born white after she had successfully persuaded everyone, including the ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: Young people need to look beyond money when getting employed

Experience, they say, is the best teacher. And that experience doesn’t have to be your own. Amara Nwankpa has nothing ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: Sometimes, working for free is a great thing

Last month, a debate began on Twitter over the value of internships in Nigeria. Nigerian employers, particularly in the tech ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Funmi Iyanda: Theory of death- In conversation with my mother

by Funmi Iyanda Funmi: So, Did you die? Yetunde: Yes. Funmi: That’s a relief; I spent too long thinking you ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Letter to the son of man: Buhari’s absence has offered us a glimmer of hope

by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal   Dear Son of Man,   My conscience bleeds this morning for my country. Not ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Tunde Leye: Why has Africa refused to evolve?

by Tunde Leye In Africa, we like to say that we work very hard. We also have this history nostalgia, ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Opinion: Before it is too late- My second epistle to bitter Wendell Smilin aka Reno Omokri  

by David Iyofor My Dear Wendell Smilin aka Reno Omokri, If you are astonished that I am writing you a ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Opinion: Facebook, Saraki, and the era of digital governance in Nigeria

by Akorede Shakir   No one knew it would end up winning an international accolade… One of the greatest online clampdowns ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: Is it too late for Nigeria to save itself from corruption?

Nigeria will never exhaust the topic of corruption. How we became so corrupt? Who introduced us to corruption? How, if ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Opinion: Reno Omokri continues to make us question his sanity

by Solomon Okocha “The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Reno Omokri: Rotimi Amaechi- Leave trash for LAWMA

by Reno Omokri Again, Nigeria’s Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has left the issues raised by my response to his ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Opinion: Why should Mathematics and Science subjects be taught in local languages in primary schools?

 by Awosanya ‘Yinka How interesting will it be if mathematics and other subjects like basic science or computer studies are being ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Olusegun Obasanjo at 80

by Olusegun Adeniyi Despite our own personal failings and inadequacies, we expect our leaders to do everything right—from finding solutions ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 2, 2017

The Thread: Much ado about questions by customer care personnel

Twitter is threads and threads are Twitter. At least that’s what this tweep (@Sasen_Aro) thought about Twitter’s utility when she used ...

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