by Sylvester Akhaine What is the plot of the irredentist centre under the watch of President Jonathan? The plot is to subvert the above values by huge monetary inducement, all foul stratagems and in particular the use of force I write this piece on the gubernatorial elections holding in Osun state. Its objective is basically... Read More
by Adedayo Ademuwagun 10 years ago, a young Nigerian based in London returned to Nigeria and did a song. The song became a hit instantly, and a few years later he became the biggest and most popular pop artiste on the whole continent. That young Nigerian was D’banj. Social scientists and marketing experts have... Read More
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by Raymond Inkabi Now in as much as there is that burning desire to win a competition, the use of performance enhancers is a very bad idea. When I learnt that 16 year old weightlifter Ms. Chika Amalaha had won gold in the women’s 53kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, I was... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju After one year of creative hibernation, the man some have called Nigeria’s finest lyricist, Vector is ready to offload! The rapper celebrates his 30th birthday today, 7 August 2014 with the release of the very first song produced by Licious Crackit off his mixtape titled #A7. “It’s been a roller-coaster ride... Read More
by Grace Efezokhae These set of people are just dumb, they just want to feel among. Abeg, if you want to lie, lie with your common sense intact not all these kind of crap: If we take a slow ride down memory lane we will remember how telling a lie as a kid was kind of... Read More
by Bisola Bakare At the stakeholders forum held yesterday, the 6th day of August, 2014, at the Leisure Spring Hotel, Osogbo, the Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, originally stated that no polling Agent would be allowed within 300 metres from the polling booth before later recapitulating. It is important to note to that... Read More
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by Tonye Altraide Last weekend, my brother-‐in-‐law and I were having a discussion over a glass of wine at dinner at a Chinese restaurant. I had asked him where his vote will go in the next elections if he had the chance. I already knew what his reply would be as he was apathetic... Read More
by Adedunmade Onibokun Note that there are 2 types of nuisance, Public nuisance, which is a crime and actionable by the Attorney – General is committed where a person carries on some harmful activity which affects the general public or a section of the public So everyone knows one person or the other who... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Life House proudly presents the fourth edition of the Lights, Camera, Africa!!! Film Festival, which shares with Lagosians the best and most original works coming out of African cinema. Created in 2011, the festival will once again hold over the Nigerian Independence Day holidays from Thursday, 25 September to Wednesday,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The jobs and employability portal Aiki.ng, powered by The Future Project and Microsoft held another of its offline empowerment programmes in Port Harcourt last week. The Aiki.ng Employability & Entrepreneurship Conference was held at the Atrium Hall on 26 July 2014. It was presented by Nigeria Dialogue, an organisation aimed to... Read More
Writers’ workshop on fiction with Chika Unigwe. PHBF 20133 by David Cyril The city of Port Harcourt now in its 3rd month as UNESCO World Book Capital has launched various programmes to fulfil the World Book Capital (WBC) mandate as expressed in the winning bid. Programmes that have kicked-off include Reading Tree and Book Clubs,... Read More
by David Cyril Set to be staged from 2 – 3 October 2014, at the prestigious Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos, REAL ESTATE UNITE—the International Business-to-Business event that convenes all aspects of Nigeria’s real estate industry—will once again gather stakeholders to address this year’s theme “Igniting the F.I.R.E, Where Lies The Key?”. Organised by 3INVEST... Read More
2-3 october 2014, 2014 registration open, 3invest ltd, Africa's largest gathering, Akon Eyakenyi, Andrew Alli, Awards ceremony and an Exhibition, CEO Africa Finance Corporation, Hakeem Ogunniran Managing Directo, International Business-to-Business event, prestigious Intercontinental Hotel in Lagos, real estate unite, Simon Walley Senior Housing Finance Specialist of the World Bank, UPDC
by Kolapo Olapoju A 31-year-old man, who allegedly strangled Njideka Lizzy Nzewe, his 39-year-old business woman lover to death in her apartment at Green Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, says that he killed her out of sheer jealousy. The murder suspect, Kelechi Williams, was paraded yesterday, 6 August, at the Lagos State Police Command, after he... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The #BringBackOurGirls campaigners in Washington DC, gathered in front of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, venue of a reception for the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan to remind him of his mandatory duty to rescue the abducted Chibok girls. The protest for the girls who have been missing for 105days, was also attended by a... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju We doubt if the United States ‘ White House has ever hosted a bigger star than the Kokomaster. He struts around the White House grounds in his larger than life demeanor, almost as if he owns the place. D’banj is presently in Washington DC alongside several Nigerian government officials and entertainers,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Nigerian comic, Julius Agwu posted on social media an election campaign banner of himself, with the caption, “Our moment of change”. He says he wants to be the next Governor of Rivers state. We take him very seriously.
by David Cyril Charity Atoe is the mother of Timothy, a 3-year-old boy who was born without genitals at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, and whose father has since run away. She said that after giving birth to her son and discovering that he had no man-hood, the doctors explained to... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Apparently, there is something called ‘fire challenge game’. People pour gasoline, alcohol, nail polish remover or any other inflammable liquid on their skin and then set themselves on fire, while someone else records it. However, a video has recently surfaced on the internet where a boy set himself ablaze while trying to... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju When the boobies say they need air, who can say no? Not Kim, for sure. The leading Kardashian recently stepped out in a revealing outfit for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel live, and she gave more than an EYEFUL of her assets.
by Adedayo Ademuwagun The second semester is ongoing at the Osun State University. However, the main campus in Osogbo is now empty. Students have fled the place in fear of possible violence during the gubernatorial election coming up this weekend. Most of them who are based in Lagos and other states outside Osun have travelled... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The video for Olamide’s single, ‘Story for the gods’ hit the web a week ago, and some people think he might have gone too far with the lesbian scenes and general lewdness. Although, Olamide claimed that the video was leaked, but it was released via his verified Vevo channel. Even YouTube... Read More
by Mark Bassey The Super Eagles might begin their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series under a caretaker manager, as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are still locked in talks with Stephen Keshi over a new deal. Nigeria play Rwanda next month, but Keshi, who led the Eagles to winning the AFCON trophy last year,... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju According to reports filtering in from Lagos State University, Ojo, the school fees of the insitution has been reverted back to the old amount, N25,000, by Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola. The Governor made the announcement while speaking at the university’s 19th convocation ceremony, today, Thursday, 7 August. YNaija confirmed... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe In a statement released to the press today, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has alleged that the PDP has perfected plans to rig Saturday’s elections. The party alleged the clandestine movement of millions of ballot papers into Osun in a bullion van by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from... Read More
by Olusegun Dada Our dear country, Nigeria, is definitely witnessing distressingly interesting times. While the populace lives in agony of terrorism, it is disappointing to see the lunatic gusto for power being exhibited by federal government officials elected or appointed to protect the interest of the distraught masses. In the past few days, the... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, Fatai Akinbade, has shrugged off his poor rating in a voters’ survey ahead of the polls as a “mere academic exercise”. In a statement circulated yesterday, Mr. Akinbade said that his poor placement at the survey would... Read More
by David Cyril According to FrontPage Africa, Patrick Sawyer, the Ebola infected Liberian-American who died in Lagos, was alleged to have urinated on the health workers who attended to him at the Catholic Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. According to the doctors at the hospital, Mr. Sawyer when asked denied any prior contact with an Ebola... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Sule Jimoh, a 22-year-old man, has drowned in the Lagoon River on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, after a picnic outing with his friends on Sunday, 3 August. His friends and witnesses of the incident, Seun Atoyede, Habeeb Balogun and Adewale Adigun, initially attempted to run away from the scene of... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Mohammed Zakari, the self proclaimed “Chief Butcher” of Boko Haram who was recently captured, says he has slaughtered five persons since he joined the Islamic sect in 2012. 30-year-old Zakari said it takes him two minutes to slaughter a person, while other members of his gang would tie the victims. He... Read More
by Tunde Leye Omisore jumped up with hands behind him until he got to the microphone and then dramatically brought out two cobs of roasted corn, took a bite from each and waved them in the air. Baba Risi surveyed the crowd and smiled. Rosco had done a good job mobilizing and organizing this... Read More