by Tolu Orekoya There may be moves by the legislative arm of the government to add six additional states to equalise each geo-political zone to 7 states each, according to, Uche Ekwunife, member of the House of Representatives representing Anambra State. She revealed the decision to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday to say that 36 states was not enough to... Read More
This democracy is closer to kleptocracy than it is to any genuine democracy I have seen elsewhere. To say otherwise would be to lie to you and to do that would be to do exactly what the president did in his “Kleptocracy Day” address yesterday. Yesterday, was officially Nigeria’s Democracy Day. It is a democracy... Read More
PLEASE BE WARNED, PHOTO IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC by Tolu Orekoya On May 26, 2012 the Miami (Florida) police were called to what was supposed to be a fight – where they were greeted with a grisly scene. A naked man (now identified as Rudy Eugene, 31) was seen chewing off the face of another human male, the... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo These guys mean business. Photos by Unilag Campus Correspondent, Odia Akhibi
Like Boko Haram and The Nigerian Police, cult groups and anti-cult groups across various Nigerian campuses have always engaged themselves in some sort of war of attrition. And it took three bullets to snuff the life out of Chuks by cultists. I was one of three political science students at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, chilling... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo You know how it is – artistes’ve got to keep the buzz going. But considering Iyanya’s image as steady, cool, non-dramatic – are these new public photos ‘werking’? Yay or nay – we think Iyanya is hugely talented (no, that wasn’t a pun). (Watch his Kukere video HERE)
NATIONAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON DEMOCRACY DAY, MAY 29, 2012 Fellow Nigerians, One year ago, I was privileged to stand before you, to take the oath of office as President of our dear country, the third to serve you as President since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Today, I... Read More
by Chi Ibe The New York Times recently reported that “more than half a dozen former Apple software and hardware engineers who worked on the iPhone, and one who worked on the iPad,” have been hired by Mark Zuckerberg to work on a Facebook phone codenamed “Buffy”. Zuckerberg does not want Fcebook to exisit just as... Read More
by Chi Ibe For the students, alumni, and stakeholders of Moshood Abiola University, formerly University of Lagos, yesterday, Democracy Day, May 29, was akin to January 1 when the nation awoke to the shocking news of the fuel subsidy removal. Only this time, it was the name of their school – University of Lagos –... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya It seems Ri-Ri can’t seem to stay out of the headlines. If people aren’t discussing her videos, her behaving like every other man in the industry by choosing who she dates, or being defended by Russell Simmons, it has to be an off day. Well yesterday, rapper Meek Mill (who, you say?... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Seriously, the MAUL (Moshood Abiola University, Lagos) saga just seems to be the (c0mic) gift that keeps on giving. This is just as the protests against the name change continue this morning. Credit: Afolabi Legunsen
by Stanley AzuakolaThe protest at the University of Lagos over its renaming to Moshood Abiola University on Democracy day by President Goodluck Jonathan is showing no signs of abating. The students have mobilised once again this morning and have blocked the entire University Road. No cars or bikes are being allowed to pass through the... Read More
by Seyi Lawal To mark the president’s first year in office a press release titled Major Achievements of the Jonathan Administration listed over 100 accomplishments by his administration in various sectors of the economy. Probably in a bid to outdo the president’s list, the Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun announced his plan to construct the first pedestrian bridge... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The family of the late M.K.O Abiola is shocked by the negative reactions that have trailed the announcement by President Jonathan that the University of Lagos is henceforth to be named Moshood Abiola University. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, son of the late politician, Mr. Abdul Abiola said there was nothing wrong with... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo If you’ve worked with the Nigeria Television Authority, or you’re a keen watcher of NTA’s iconic Newsline, then you know the reporter Sele Eradiri. In terms of global comparisons, she brings to mind America’s tough-as-nails Andrea Mitchel – Eradiri always followed a story to the end; no question too tough to ask,... Read More
In the seemingly endless battle for the soul of Nigeria (whatever and wherever that is), both sides – or all the different sides – seem to have settled upon an unwritten consensus; that untruths and exaggeration are legitimate tools for engagement. We’ll take you on an uncomfortable journey through a few of them. It is... Read More
Benny Ark is an on-air personality with Cool FM 96.9 Abuja How long have you been on the radio? Six years now. How did you get on the radio? Through an audition. It was a reality radio competition called ‘The Broadcaster’ on 96.9 Cool FM Abuja. I’d always been a radio listener growing up, and... Read More
More pictures from Unilag (MAUL?) protests this morning and afternoon. Why were they protesting? As one of the students told our reporter: “Na for Unilag dem kill MKO? Why change our skill from its attractive naem?” See here for our coverage and here for more pictures. Photography by Hycinth Iyereosa
by Denike & Ifedayo Lady May signed a warning note to Roki, who came in the ladies’ room to check Maneta, that no boys should come around as it wasn’t their chilling room. Our West African, English speaking brethren are in trouble as Ghana and Botswana became the 5th and 6th countries to be nominated last night.... Read More
by Chioma Ezekobe Film Title: A christmas Passion DSTV Channel: 128 A Charles Novia movie MNET is sprinting on a track we barely know anything about. It beats my imagination why a Christmas movie was shown in this rainy month of May but anyway, here is a review of A Christmas Passion. Passion (Kate Henshaw) is engaged to Biodun (Charles... Read More
by Chi Ibe Our famous kid, Wizkid releases this new freestyle single titled ‘Zombie’. Click here to listen: [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Wizkid-Zombie-Freestyle.mp3|titles=Wizkid-Zombie-Freestyle]
by Stanley Azuakola At the UNILAG main gate, a yellow danfo bus parked just opposite the bold UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS inscription served as a makeshift podium for the protesting students. One of the protesters, with a loud megaphone, led the students in a hearty rendition of “Another challenge-o, a greater challenge-o.” It was clear that Unilag students are not... Read More
Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa The democracy day announcement about the change of name of the University of Lagos (Unilag) the Moshood Abiola University, sparked unrest on the campus, sending waves of unhappy students into the streets. Here are some of the pictures. More as they arrive. More pictures here.
by Gabriel Olatunji I’m sick of young people telling me politics is dangerous and that’s the reason they are staying out of it I will like to tell you that staying out of it is more dangerous. Life is sweet, life is pleasurable, and life is desirable while death is ‘detestable’. You do not... Read More
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of The Future Awards has announced the start of Season 7. The event will launch on Democracy Day, May 29 at an invite-only media and VIP event at The Coral Reef, Lagos. Referred to by the World Bank as “The Nobel Prize for Young Africans”, The Future Awards continues... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Make up and power bikes usually don’t appear in the same sentence unless the sentence refers to Charly Boy, one of Nigeria’s longest running “shock jock” entertainers in the business. His deliberately outlandish personality and affection for guyliner have many Nigerians afraid that he is both illuminati and … gay. Rumours popped up on the Internet late... Read More
Cool as ice and twice as stylish, Ohimai Atafo was the creative mind behind Funke Akindele’s one-of-kind sleeveless wedding dress. A three-day marathon from idea to first fitting, the stunning outfit on her wedding day was well worth it as the actress glowed in her dress. Ohimai Atafo, the designer and owner of Weddings by MAI (Mai Atafo Inspired) is also the... Read More
by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo The European Film Festival recently berthed in the city of Abuja, Nigeria. Arts and movie critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was there and is reviewing all 21 movies screened at the festival. There are a number of movies that show snapshots of several lives intersecting in unexpected ways: last year alone Hollywood made two that were little more... Read More
by Kayode Ogundamisi President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in his ‘democracy day’ broadcast renamed University of Lagos after Late Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola . For those who may not know him, Abiola was a pan-African. He was a Nigerian businessman turned politician, whose influence cut across, not just Nigeria, but Africa. He was known as ‘the... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Cry me a river, students, and alumni of the University of Lagos (now, as you please, the Moshood Abiola University, Lagos, or MAUL), but it seems like some people somewhere have moved on while you moan and protest over the change in name by the president in this morning’s Democracy Day broadcast.... Read More