Photo of the Day: This is why Nigeria needs the fashion police

by Akan Ido Forget all you think you know about fashion because the guy above knows far more. You can fault his photoshoot location (and a little bit more) but it’s hard to deny that his style his cutting edge (pun intended). Whatever you do though, don’t let the fashion police spot you in this, the jail... Read More

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July 3, 2014

So sad: Daughter of Sudanese woman born disabled because mother’s legs were chained

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for being a Christian and marrying one has received even more bad news after she was prevented from leaving Sudan. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim gave birth to a daughter while in chains in a Sudanese prison after she refused to renounce her faith. Due to... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Alcoholic hallucinations – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze I like alcoholics, they have a way of keeping it real even when they have to trek home deep into the night because Lagos does not have an effective mass transit system. Scratch that, Nigeria does not have an efficient mass transit system. As a result of this, anyone, everyone, makes an... Read More

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July 3, 2014

‘What the Nigerian president should have written’: The Washington Post rips Pres. Jonathan’s article apart

by Isi Esene After publishing a piece written by President Goodluck Jonathan last month, The Washington Post’s Karen Attiah has penned down what, in her opinion, the Nigerian president should have written. In a reaction to claims by Nigerians, and many key-players in the international community, that his administration is doing next to nothing to rescue the... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Opinion: Climate change and the whirlwind of political levity

by Raymond Inkabi The effects of climate change can be curtailed, however, this depends on honest attitudinal change by us, economic growth and political will. Sea levels are rising world wide for two sole reasons – water expands as it warms or gets heated by incoming solar energy, and also because the ice present at... Read More

July 3, 2014

Garba Shehu: “Jews (Read: Northerners) unwelcome” – The dangers of ethnic/religious profiling

by Garba Shehu Profiling of citizens in accordance with their religion and ethnicity is wrong and condemnable. As the Nazi leaders quickened their preparations for the European war of conquest that they intended to unleash, anti-Semitic legislation in Germany and Austria paved the way for more radical persecution of Jews. These, as the reader may recall,... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Demola Rewaju: Between Ekiti and Lagos voters – Where Fashola got it wrong (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju Frankly, it would be a waste of time to study the Ekiti people and their voting pattern as Fashola, Fayemi and Lai Mohammed have uncharitably suggested – they are not strange. Still reeling from the shock defeat of the June 21st #EkitiDecides election, Gov. Raji Fashola and his band of APC southwest... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: The tyranny of the elite

by Rudolf Okoknkwo From the East to the West and the North to the South, the Nigerian masses are beginning to see that the elite are not motivated to solve their problems but only interested in protecting their privileges. Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state is a thorough-bred elite. He lost an election and conceded... Read More

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July 3, 2014

16 oil thieves arrested, 50 illegal refineries destroyed in Delta

by S’ola Filani Sixteen suspected illegal bunkers have been arrested by the Joint Military Taskforce (JTF) operating in Abbbi, Kwale and Obiaruku communities in Delta State. The suspects were allegedly caught with barrels of illegal oil including bunkering apparatus when JTF operatives closed in on them in the thick forest of Okpai community on Wednesday.... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Boko Haram has united Nigerians even more – Soyinka

by S’ola Filani Despite the great carnage Nigeria has suffered at the hands of the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka says the insurgency has served to unite Nigerians making the country’s break-up even less likely. Speaking to the international news organisation, Reuters at his home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Soyinka... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Like a boss: D’banj lounges with the world’s richest man, Bill Gates

by S’ola Filani Bill Gates knows his name! Over the weekend, music star, D’banj got to meet with Microsoft founder, Bill Gates to discuss his Agricultural project – targeted at creating 750,000 young entrepreneurial farmers in Nigeria. The Kokomaster posted the photo some moments ago with the caption “Inspiration New song *BILL GATES KNOWS MY... Read More

July 3, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: Abacha’s loot & Mohammed’s deal

by Olusegun Adeniyi I have met Mohammed Abacha on a number of occasions and I consider him a likeable person. I also believe that whatever might have been his father’s transgressions as a leader, Mohammed should be judged on his own merit. Apparently taken aback by what it considered a crooked deal by the Federal... Read More

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July 3, 2014

‘He was left in pieces’: Man’s death results in Tiv/Fulani clash in Taraba

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Tiv man in Taraba has lost his life after a minor disagreement between him and a Fulani man resulted in the former being butchered. His death is then said to have caused a full scale battle between two factions of the affected tribes. The incident occurred in the Bantaji environs of the... Read More

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July 3, 2014

Abimbola Adelakun: Fayose’s politics of ‘grass-roots politics’

by Abimbola Adelakun So, I wonder, is this what “grass-roots politics” in Nigeria is all about or what we are witnessing is a subversion of a good idea? Where are the moral conservatism and a sense of collective values that, ideally, drive what is called grass-roots politics? This piece is not intended as another commentary... Read More

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July 3, 2014

4 women arrested for kidnapping girl and selling her for N650,000 (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The police in Lagos have arrested four women after they allegedly kidnapped a 9-year-old girl and sold her off. Fausat Ogidan, Abibat Oresanya, Bola Obajuruwa and Idiyat Abass were arrested over the deal which saw the child, identified simply as Blessing, being sold for N650,000 The women were arrested last month after... Read More

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