YNaija Editorial: Of course, President Jonathan can – and should – contest

This needs be clear – the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is not an impartial, objective organization.It is a sworn enemy of President Goodluck Jonathan and has been an equal-opportunity condemner of everything he has done – from the state of emergency to the national conference.It is against this backdrop that its demand for our missing Chibok girls to be... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Opinion: The danger of a single tweet – What Mayowa got very wrong about #Sugabelly

by Ikemesit Effiong So Twitter (or more appropriately, social media) has been all the rage over last Wednesday’s edition of a popular relationships discussion session, No Holds Barred Interactive – or to use its more recognisable hashtag, #NHBi, and its virulent, and viral aftermath. Now, you may be forgiven for not knowing what #NHBi is... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Uche Okorie: This is a generation of political cowards (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie My generation is all of these things I have described and perhaps more, but has this one tragic flaw. We are political cowards. That is simply what we are. I belong to a tech savvy generation of political cowards whose crème de la crème is accomplished in many respects. Accomplished in Theatre... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Nana Nwachukwu: That ‘harmless’ prank may land you in jail! (Y! Legal)

by Nana Nwachukwu We have seen kids sent to jail for April fool jokes et al. You know those pranks you send out on your smartphones? Those ones that end up killing people? Yeah, you might end up in jail for recklessness for a long time. So we woke up one morning and a lot... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Demola Rewaju: 12 ways to keep fighting with your spouse (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju Since you like fighting so much, never be the spouse who tries to settle issues by giving in or giving up in a fight. Do not be the one to apologise or say a kind word – those are for those who don’t like fighting. 1. Come Into The Marriage With Some... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Opinion: Dear Ribadu, leaving APC is not the problem

by Gabriel Femi-Olatunji The same lack of values and ideology is the reason a top civil servant will resume on a Monday morning and ask the accountant to write that the windows of the office were broken (when they are not) and they have all been replaced, just in a bid to loot money. How... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Chris Bamidele: Places in my dream- Episode 2 (Y! Fiction)

by Chris Bamidele I could see pain in Dad’s eyes now and I noticed he was not happy talking about mum’s family, but I wanted to know more. “So how did you convince them to allow you marry mum” I asked as I buried my fists in his large palms – he squeezed them... Read More

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August 20, 2014

You will NOT believe what this Nigerian graduate did to get a JOB (LOOK)

by S’ola Filani After applying for 300 positions since graduating, without success, this Nigerian graduate, Alfred Ajani, decided to try a different approach. Determined to land his dream job, 22 year old Alfred, who studied Marketing at Coventry University and graduated with a 2-1 in May this year, decided to hand out CVs to company bosses commuting... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Edward Israel-Ayide: Rebranding- A coat of paint or soul searching? (Y! Business)

by Edward Israel-Ayide “Brand is not a product, that’s for sure; it’s not one item. It’s an idea, it’s a theory, it’s a meaning, it’s how you carry yourself. It’s aspirational, it’s inspirational.” ... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Eight policemen move up the food chain

by Betty Onwochie Eight new Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIG) have been approved for the Nigeria Police by the Police Service Commission (PSC), the agency that regulates the Force. Six of the new DIGs were previously Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG), while two were Commissioners of Police (CP). The officers are Dan’Azumi Doma,... Read More

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August 20, 2014

“Nigeria should sanction America over Dr Adadevoh’s death”: Top 10 tweet tributes (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju As first reported by YNaija, Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh of First Consultants Hospital has died from the Ebola Virus Disease. Since the news of her death hit the public sphere, social media users have been writing tributes about the doctor who single-handedly saved the country from the Ebola epidemic by refusing to... Read More

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August 20, 2014

Man rapes seven-year-old girl, damages her private parts

by S’ola Filani A 29 year old Lagosian, Julius, who lived in a rented apartment on Obafalabi Street, Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, has been arrested by the Lagos state police command for raping a seven-year-old girl, damaging her private parts and distorting her urination. According to reports, Julius tricked the little girl (a primary... Read More

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August 20, 2014

This is biased reporting – DHQ responds to allegations by British media

by James Sambo The Defence Headquarters has faulted an Independent newspaper of London report which accused the Nigerian military of various human rights abuses including committing “war crimes by terrorizing some of its citizens in the war against insurgency” in northern Nigeria. In two separate statements posted on the DHQ Website, the military described the... Read More

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