Opinion: A case for small businesses in Nigeria

by Albinus Chiedu Economists have over the years blamed the persistent high unemployment rate in Nigeria on the violation of the principle of economic development that holds in high esteem the impact of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises on national economic development. As at 1974 and 1978, people without basic education accounted for over 76... Read More

July 5, 2012

PHOTOS: DJ Jimmy Jatt raises the roof at the ‘Jump Off’ with DJs Sose, Humility and others

What: DJ Jimmy Jatt ‘Jump Off’. Where: Get Arena Lekki Lagos. When: 01-07-12. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.

AY, Dj Humility, DJ Sose, Kally Ikpe, Karin Igho

July 5, 2012

One week, one trouble: Air Nigeria creditors re-possess 4 of its aircraft … staff to be laid off

by Doyin Jaiyesimi Since the ill-fated Dana plane crash, airline operators have not been having the best of days. Air Nigeria in particular has found itself moving from one trouble to the other in quick succession. General Electric Commercial Services, a renowned United States aircraft leasing company, has announced that it intends to repossess four... Read More

Air Nigeria, Aircraft, creditors, debt, jimoh ibrahim, London, route

July 5, 2012

Ali Baba Blogs: There are ‘runs’ and then there are ‘runs’

This is nothing. If you see the other two friends they can make you think of being a lesbian. Act One- Scene 1 A 4 Bedroom Duplex in Parkview, Ikoyi. Its morning and three ladies are in different stages of getting ready for the Sunday morning- KEMI: (Knock Knock) Nkechi!!! Are you still sleeping?... Read More

aristo, love and relationships, prostitution

July 5, 2012

Short story: The last time I had pleasure was with my father

by Kenechi Uzochukwu All my preparations and quivering anticipation was to have ended in bliss, the kind only my father could give me… I was my father’s lover and he was mine. Everything was perfect. I didn’t cry. It was painful what he did, but I didn’t cry. He said it was ok. I didn’t... Read More

incest, love and relationships

July 5, 2012

Opinion: President Jonathan’s principled defense of corruption

by Ogaga Ifowodo If you ever wonder what goes on in the heads of our rulers, then you must be “grateful” for the answer you got on Sunday, 12 June 2012, from the president himself, Dr Goodluck Jonathan. I say grateful hesitantly because if you are like me, then you must have been saddened beyond... Read More

assets, jonathan, transformation, transparency, yaradua

July 5, 2012

Ugodre Talks Figures: Are you giving TJ a call too?

For some of us, who fortunately or unfortunately do not get to be TJ, we can only have ourselves to blame for allowing our leaders enslave us and brainwash us to the point where heinous crimes are discussed in beer palours… The tweet from my friend @ricdizzle last night cracked me up so much I... Read More

corruption, loot, Ugodre

July 5, 2012

NUC suspends seven universities – Is your alma mater one of them?

by Isi Esene The National Universities Commission (NUC) has suspended the operational licenses of seven private universities for violating its guidelines in physical facilities and academic programmes. The universities affected are Achievers, Caritas, Joseph Ayo Babalola, Lead City, Madonna, Obong and Tansian. One would actually be forgiven for not knowing about some of these institutions... Read More

National Universities Commission, nuc, Professor Julius Okojie, Suspension

July 5, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: Lessons from Accra (YNaija FrontPage)

There were two things constant in my life as a child, books and music. One of the effects of this early introduction was a child-like obsession with Madonna. For me, she was the ultimate woman; beautiful, stylish, and a voice from God. That obsession... Read More

accra, Ghana, Madonna

July 5, 2012

Health minister plans to save 1 million lives

by Hauwa Gambo We don’t know what to make of this. Ali Pate, who is the Minister of State for Health, yesterday gave a report to the Federal Executive COuncil on how his ministry will save the lives of at least one million NIgerians. To do this, the minister is meeting with the commissioners of... Read More

fec, Health, lives, Minister, states

July 5, 2012

Don’t touch it – Justice Adah says Unilag name stays

by Isi Esene The suit filed by some UNILAG students and Alumni at the Federal High Court in Ikeja is enjoying favourable ruling one more time from Justice Stephen Adah who ordered that the UNILAG name should subsist pending the conclusion of hearing and final determination of the suit challenging the renaming of the school... Read More

democracy day, Maulag, UNILAG, University of Lagos

July 5, 2012

Lolade Sowoolu: Twitter, my social reality (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I can’t help but notice that Twitter is different things to different people. From notice board, to village square, battlefield, law court, morality court, elders’ forum, dating site, chat room, vent room, directory, diary, campaign ground and even firing squad. One of the really frustrating moments for a writer is when (s)he’s indecisive about the... Read More

30 day, 30 voices, journalism, life, nigeria, twitter., writer

July 5, 2012

Life’s a beach! Police close down Kuramo

by Hauwa Gambo “We are closing down the beach for one week; a team of security agents will continue to raid the beach to rid it of criminals,’’ said Adegoke Fayode, who is the Divisional Police Officer, Victoria Island Station, as the Nigeria Police force informed the public that it has closed down the popular... Read More

hoodlums, kuramo beach, lagos, police, squatters

July 5, 2012

Oil company rejects subsidy report, sues government

by Isi Esene An oil company, Integrated Oil and Gas Limited got a temporary reprieve from a Federal High Court yesterday barring it from prosecution on the alleged wrongful claim of N13.2 billion fuel subsidy funds. The company, owned by a former Internal Affairs Minister, Capt. Emmanuel Ihenacho (rtd.), sued the House of Representatives, Farouk... Read More

AGF, EFCC, farouk lawan, fuel subsidy report, House of Representatives, IGP, Integrated Oil and Gas

July 5, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria steps out in NYSC gear

by Hauwa Gambo We hear the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2012, Isabella Ayuk, chose her one year of national youth service to the Miss World competition. God save the Queen!

Isabella Ayuk, MBGN, nysc, Silverbird

July 5, 2012

Opinion: Once the toast of the world, Jonathan is now diminished

by Sabella Abidde In early January 2010, I attempted to craft a profile of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in an essay entitled Goodluck Jonathan: The Emerging Profile. I did so because many Nigerians had wondered what type of a man he was, and what type of a President he was going to be. Yes, he had... Read More

America, disappointment, failure, jonathan, mediocity

July 5, 2012

Jamboree, Interrupted: FG says no “official Nigerian delegation” to London Olympics

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday’s Federal Executive Council meet was one for action movie fans. There, the minister of defence declared that Nigeria now produces bullet-proof vests, the minister of health promised to save 1 million lives and Labaran Maku was there to inform Nigerians that youth corps members will be safe in volatile states. And... Read More

Bolaji Abdullahi, delegation, jamboree, london olympics, nigeria

July 5, 2012

PHOTOS: Adesuwa, Tara Durotoye, Ireti Doyle and others looking fabulous at the TW Magazine High Tea Party

Adesuwa Onyenokwe, ireti doyle, Tara Durortoye, Zaki

July 5, 2012

At last: NYSC bows to Reps, to re-post ‘corpers’ sent to troubled states

by Hauwa Gambo The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has given in and and will now be re-posting those 14, 850 corps members sent to volatile Northern states. According to Punch, it has directed the affected corps members to report at the NYSC headquarters for redeployment to states considered safe. “A statement by the Director-General... Read More

boko haram, corpers, House of Reps, north, nysc

July 5, 2012

At last: NYSC bows to Reps, to repost ‘corpers’ sent to troubled states

boko haram, corpers, House of Reps, north, nysc

July 5, 2012

Don’t laugh: We will expose corruption, says House of Reps

by Hauwa Gambo No, we’re not spoofing you. The House of Representatives – yes, the same one that has been bouncing some hundreds of thousands of dollars, still un-found, between two of its chairman, one named Lawan and the other named Jagaba – has now assured Nigerians that it will continue to fight corruption in... Read More

corruption, fight, House of Reps, lawan, lower house, otedola

July 5, 2012

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Win a BlackBerry Playbook in the first ‘SeunWrites’ End the Story Competition

Short story writer, editor and author of ‘The Son of your Father’s concubine’, ‘Seun Salami, introduces his first writing competition – End the Story. The competition which is proudly supported by Bookvine, publishers of Salami’s book, is aimed at challenging the creativity of young Writers of African origin in order to improve their art.... Read More

Blackberry, competition, Playbook, SeunWrites’

July 5, 2012

Stop fretting, you guys are safe – FG tells corps members

by Hauwa Gambo Worried that you might not be safe in any of those volatile states where bombs have been going off, people have been dying in their homes, churches and on the streets, and curfews have been imposed? The president and his executive council have three words for you: “come off it”:. At its... Read More

bullet proof, corpers, kaduna, youth corp members

July 5, 2012

Opinion: Robin van Persie will not leave Arsenal as a legend

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Rumours, especially those about football transfers, can be very tedious. And so even before Robin van Persie’s 2011/2012 contract ends, sports journalists had already filled up newspaper columns with different angles to the story. Nothing however bore any semblance to the truth until yesterday. The Dutchman released a statement on his personal... Read More

arsenal, arsene wenger, emirates, gunners, manchester city, robin van persie

July 5, 2012

31 ways to live life on your own terms

by Tiphany N. Montgomery I was born on the Fourth of July… 31 years ago. When I was little my mom told me that all the red, white, and blue shenanigans were just for me. The fireworks, she confessed, were a gift from President Reagan, and he had called every American, on my behalf, to... Read More

America, fourth of july, freedom

July 4, 2012

Call me, baby: I have the phone numbers of Boko Haram members, says Dasuki

by Hauwa Gambo First the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was reported to have promised a Boko Haram ceasefire by the Ramadan prayers, and then soon enough he was denying that statement. But then there’s more where that came from, even as he continues to insist that dialogue with the violent organisation is the only... Read More

July 4, 2012

One injured in Kaduna blast

by Hauwa Gambo A man is reported injured in Kaduna after after an explosive device on the road went off and destroyed his car windscreens in Dankande village, Zaria Road, Kaduna. Officials confirm that the victim, who was injured by the pieces of glass from the explosion has been taken to the clinic, while his... Read More

blast, Bomb, car, explosure, injured, kaduna

July 4, 2012

WATCH: Davido enjoys the Florida Keys in ‘Overseas’ video

Is there a package deal for Nigerian artists making videos in Miami? Davido just released his ‘Overseas’ video and the Floridian city is once again featured. The last time he was there, he filmed ‘Ekuro’. ‘Overseas’ is the fourth official video, and is being released in anticipatio of his upcoming ‘O.B.O: The Genesis’. OBO stands for ‘omo baba olowo’ for... Read More

July 4, 2012

“You have a case to answer,” judge tells Herman Hembe

Former Chairman, House Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions, Herman Hembe, has lost his bid to stop his trial, as an Abuja High Court dismissed his application asking the court to quash the criminal charges against him, Daily Times reports. In a court ruling presided over by Justice Abubakar Umar on Wednesday, Hembe’s application was turned down alongside that of... Read More

July 4, 2012

Opinion: The conversion of a Jonathan critic

by Ikeogu Oke Following the publication of my article titled “Jonathan as Nero: a Misplaced Analogy,” on page 66 of Saturday Sun of June 23, 2012, I received six reader’s responses by text message. Four of the responses commended the article while two condemned it. The article was my response to the barrage of attacks... Read More

boko haram, critic, criticism, government, heartless, jonathan, north, SMS, Travel

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