by Isi Esene Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. The £10,000 ($15,700) prize was given for his short story ‘Bombay’s Republic’ (read here) about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during World War II. “It is about liberation and how a character can have his world widened,”...
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Which begs the question: why don’t these guys (40-60) date their female age-mates (40-60)? Why the small-small girls? You hear excuses like, the older babes have passed their prime. They prefer young blood. Bla bla bla. All lies. A lot of guys in my generation (40-60+) are messing up the perception of life, moral and cutural values...
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by Isi Esene Nine construction workers, working on Shehu of Borno Central Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, were yesterday murdered. They were reportedly slaughtered in their sleep. The reason for the killings could not be immediately confirmed. The increased lack of security around Maiduguri has forced a few Islamic scholars to employ the services of security escorts in open pick-up vans filled...
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by Tolu Orekoya When 4-year-old Madeline McCann went missing while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007, it sent shockwaves throughout the United Kingdom and Portugal. The toddler vanished without a trace and while investigations continued for more than a year, with many leads and sightings, all have turned out...
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by Tolu Orekoya Whether or not the president cares to divulge his assets to the Nigerian public has been debated about in the media since the now infamous “I don’t give a damn!” comment made almost two weeks ago. In light of Nigeria’s foreign affairs relations, it may have put the country in a somewhat dicey situation, and now,...
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Hanging out with the big boys…
by Isi Esene The Rivers State police command have smashed a syndicate which specialises in selling new babies. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Ben Ugwuegbulam, who confirmed the development, said the Police arrested two suspects, a husband and his wife, involved in the illicit trade. He said the two are specialised in kidnapping...
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by VICTOR OGIEMWONYI The recent debate of the proposed bill by both chambers of the National Assembly aimed at restricting the independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria needs to be set in the context of the importance of the CBN as a national institution that needs to be kept independent. If you look around the country, the problems...
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by Tolu Orekoya Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has a conversation with Fly TV as he built up to his 50th birthday.
…when instant information is valued over in-depth expertise, not only is it possible for every Tom, Dick and Harry (or Temi, Dumi and Hakeem) to become instant mini celebrities with half a dozen titles, it is also only natural for a new generation of Toms, Dicks and Harries to seek fast fame. by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo “Fast money,...
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Mobile money has come to stay in Nigeria. Mobile money is a financial service inspired by tech which allows users transfer and receive money with their mobile phones. This service is one of the tenets of Central Bank’s recent cashless policy. One of the pioneers and leading provider of mobile money in Nigeria is Paga....
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According to the statement released by the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, “the palace would like to make it clear that the Omo N’Oba did not shun President Jonathan and the PDP members that came with him. “In fact, it is the respect and love Omo N’Oba has for the president that made...
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by Staff Writer Yesterday, Channels TV released what is purported to be the audio recording of a conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola over collection of an amount of money concerning a bribe (listen here, read here). Farouk Lawan, the lawmaker at the heart of the scandal reacted to the recording, calling into question the genuineness of the...
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by Hauwa Gambo If you ever though the series of violent acts in trouble spots across the country would make the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exercise caution in posting young people that way? Well, perish the thought. According to a statement signed by the by the Director (Corps Mobilisation), Mary Kolajo, and available at the...
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Would you buy a ‘Made in Nigeria’ bullet proof vest? With the spate of bombings and the dire state of insecurity in the country, President, Goodluck Jonathan wants to tackle security from another angle: a bullet-proof vest production factory. Commissioned today in Kaduna, the factory is based at the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and according...
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by ‘Ifreke Inyang We eagerly anticipated a tight football encounter. What we got was ninety minutes of tiki taka. And at the end, Spain, were crowned the champions of Europe for the second consecutive time. You might be quick to remind me that the current crop that makes up La Roja is built around the...
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by ‘Ifreke Inyang Yes, he is Mario Balotelli, a troubled footballer whose next action can never be predicted. But even by such bizarre standards, it has been a rollercoaster week for him. He started off scoring two sublime goals against Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 and then ended up on the losing side...
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by Hauwa Gambo It’s not everyday that you see His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, waiting for a citizen of the country — apparently, unless that citizen is the Oba of Benin (O mo n’Oba Uku Akpolopolo Erediauwa). He was, in this case, with his deputy – Namadi Sambo. In case you were wondering? Of course the king met with the president…after...
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi Former Nigerian senator and one time ANPP governorship candidate, Usman Albashir, died this morning in a car crash which occurred along the Kano-Zaria road. Although his destination has not been confirmed yet, Senator Albashir was reportedly travelling on the road between Kano and Zaria when the accident occurred. His driver and police orderly are said to be in a...
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by Hauwa Gambo The rapper Freestyle was in a car accident yesterday morning in the Kaduwa area of Abuja. His car tyre exploded while he was driving. YNaija just spoke to him and he confirmed the accident: “It could have been worse,” he said. “I had two ladies and a kid in the car when...
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by Basil Fadipe WHEN I saw our President on TV doing his media ‘dance’ last week, pity, not disgust, won the race in my emotions. When subsequent to the interview, I read the negative rating given our president, by a U.S.- based Ghanaian academic, I could empathise with his premises, not his logic. His logic...
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After years of speculation and conjecture CNN Anderson Cooper of AC 360 finally came out of the closet, in a personal and heartfelt letter that explored his decision to keep his sexuality under wraps as a journalist. In a letter published on the Daily Beast website with Cooper’s permission read in part: The fact is, I’m...
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by Doyin Jaiyesimi For those of you who have been asking for the famous Femi-Farouk bribe audio transcript, we have been working hard to bring it to you. Here you go – all of it! Otedola: How are you sir? I don’t want you to bring it to my house Lawan: Oh, you’ll take it to your...
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Wetin dey for Sokoto, e dey for sokoto.” Pardon my vernacular but I have to go there! This is a saying we heard growing up in these parts and it basically translates as “What you are looking for in Sokoto (a state in Nigeria) can be found in your sokoto (pronounced shokoto: your trousers/pants).” In other words, what...
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by Hauwa Gambo Oh dear. So in case you aren’t up to speed on the entire Charly-Boy-is-gay-and-then-he-says-he-isn’t-gay-and-he-is-now-going-to-sue-his-interviewer-to-court, well catch up here and here and then here. So now, there is a new update. A blogger has spoken to the journalist who sparked the warfare, and, well, read on below: The controversial story linking the area...
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by Staff Writer The $620,000 scandal hovering between oil business man and chairman of Zenon Oil Femi Otedola, and former head of the House of Representative’s committee on fuel subsidy Farouk Lawan gets a new twist: Channels TV released the audio of the alleged interaction, with Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million. The video of the interaction...
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by Hauwa Gambo We have just been informed that an exclusive audio conversation purported to be and Farouk Lawan soliciting Femi Otedola for $3 million has been obtained by Channels Television. According to our sources who have listened to the audio, Lawan allegedly asked for his $2.5 million balance from the oil chief, and noted that “his boy”, an aide, would pick it...
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by Faith Olaniran The first Ondo State youth economic summit was held from 26th – 28th June with the theme, ‘Economic Awareness and the Relevance of the Youth to the Sustainable Development of the Nation’. The event saw over 2000 young minds gathering at the Adegbemile Cultural Centre Hall for three days under the tutorlage of Mr. Bode Pedro (CEO VEDA),...
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by Oluwatobi Soyombo So, you’ve heard about the numerous benefits of having an effective social media presence in today’s world. Now you’re suffering from information overload. You’ve read too many over-analyzed posts such as “Why your business should have a social media presence” but yet to figure out how to get started. Here are 5...
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by Eze Onyekpere Leadership and followership are two sides of the same coin. In a democracy, leadership emerges from the choice of the following with a mandate to improve the society in all its ramifications. This mandate is a sacred trust and forms the basis of the social contract. While leadership should provide direction, show...
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