by Seyi Lawal Mind Bending is a project raising discussions on Intimate Personal Violence (IPV). The event took place at the Murshy Place. The event which was organised by Bloke Magazine on 20 May, 2012, was also the launch the fourth edition of the magazine. ... Read More
Niger State Assembly is fast gaining a reputation as one that changes its leaders as quickly as a man changes underwear. Barely a week after it impeached its former speaker, Mohammed Tsowa Gammunu, on the grounds of incompetence, the assembly impeached the new speaker, Honourable Isah Kawo. That was quick. Kawo was impeached after a... Read More
by Chioma Ezekobe MOVIE TITLE: TIMELESS PASSION (PART 1) AND PASSIONATE HEART(SEQUEL) DSTV CHANNEL: 128 Susan Peters: Allow me kidnap this woman, allow me kidnap her… Monalisa Chinda : My mother-in-law is so kind and yet so weak. Some of us were born Nigerian movie fans. It is rather painful that nobody thanks us for our large... Read More
A reader sent this in. It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, no it’s SUPER BABY!!
by Tolu Orekoya The Federal Government of Nigeria might once again be embroiled in a billion dollar scandal. According to a suit filed in US court, the FG paid out $1.1 billion to Malabu Oil, a company owned by disgraced former Minister for Petroleum Dan Etete. Etete who has been convicted for money laundering in France... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo The rate at which the housemates gossip these days is just alarming! Jeanette (the fake virgin) seems to be the biggest gossip in Downville and as for Upville, it’s Maneta and Mampi! The Downvillers say Jeanette is trying too hard to fit in so she goes from group to group, gossiping and gathering dirt! So... Read More
You need not open a bank account – I know this may sound absurd, but most Nigerian businesses have thrived for decades without passing through a regular bank account. According to a recent report FDI’s into Nigeria is expected to top $23b per year over the next five years. The Federal Government has also... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Diancounda Traore, the Malian interim president was hospitalised yesterday after protesters burst into his office and beat him up. Eyewitnesses report that the soldiers who stood guard at the presidential palace stood by and did nothing as civilians entered buildings on the compound. Some of the protesters even parked their bikes in rooms... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya For those who know and love Tiwa Savage, they are well aware that she is a songwriter as well, with an ensemble Grammy nomination in her back pocket. Tiwa Savage has had a busy year, in between releasing songs like ‘Love Me x 3’ and ‘Kele Kele Love’, she threw in writing a song for... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Police officers would soon be smiling big time; who knows, the police might finally become our friend. That’s because Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar has made an announcement which so many would be pleased to hear. Speaking in Alausa, Ikeja, when he visited Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, he said henceforth,... Read More
The ballers dem a ball Angola like Atlanta A pure plane take off – Damian Marley & Nas (Land of Promise) In the first article in this series, we talked a bit about how communities like Gatiki in Kenya are building infrastructure for themselves given the government’s penchant for inaction in this... Read More
Are you hurt? Injured? Are you fearful? We must learn new ways of managing emotions. Our nation has recently experienced a new wave of extremist religious militancy in which the group responsible, Boko Haram has taken to assassinations and bombing of public buildings leaving corpses and injured victims in their path. Even as Boko Haram... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Barely a week after the University of Lagos lost its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tokunbo Sofoluwe, the school has been thrown into mourning again. A lecturer in the Creative Arts Department, Chief E. A. Bassey, died on Saturday evening while watching the finals of the 2012 European Championship between Chelsea and Bayern Munich, The... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu “Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery & apartheid, it is man-made & can be removed by the actions of human beings” – Nelson Mandela With the outpour of interest in all things Nigerian, from fashion to food and music, Path to Possibilities (P2P), a UK based charity passionately committed to transforming... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Good news everyone; or at least everyone who ever wanted to travel across the nation by train; construction of the Western rail line will be completed by the end of the year. The rail line is expected to connect Lagos, Ibadan, Jebba, and Kaduna to Kano and is a double lane standard gauge... Read More
by Chi Ibe The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of its Constitution Review Committee, Emeka Ihedioha, announced in Abuja yesterday that a new constitution for the country will not be due until April 2013 At a news conference, Ihedioha said about 75 proposals had been received from Nigerians and various... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The proposed reinstatement of Justice Ayo Salami as chairman of the Court of Appeal has been met with opinions, generally divided, over whether or not the suspended judge should get his job back. The latest camp to weigh in on this matter is the Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), which has called upon... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju A former student of Rutgers University, New Jersey has been convicted of bias crimes for spying on his gay roommate and he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Dharun Ravi had faced a maximum of 10 years in prison for spying on his gay roommate with a webcam while he had sex... Read More
by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo With Le Petit Marche, Soko Stingo and L’Espace, the fashion industry is pushing the envelope. “One of the toughest challenges for anybody wishing to go into fashion in Nigeria is getting the word out, and LPM is a multi-brand platform that aims to do that at a very very low cost.” It... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya NEPAPHCN has a Nigerian Electricity Regulatatory Commision (NERC), i.e. the Commission is supposed to put the Power Holding Company of Nigeria in check. The equavalent of the Commission in other countries takes power companies to task over power outages and unjust tariff increases. NERC has recently raised its profile by jumping on the... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Their remix to WizKid’s ‘Pakurumo’, made them popular and now they have returned with the 2nd release off their upcoming project, remixing again, this time it’s Dr Sid’s ‘Chocolate’. Click to listen:[audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/01-Me-U_2.mp3|titles=01-Me-U_2]
by Tolu Orekoya What does the woman married to the most powerful man in the world work out to? Well she’s got quite an eclectic mix, from Willow Smith to Beyoncé and some classic Stevie Wonder. I’m kind of sad she didn’t have any song she could ‘dougie’ to. She was so good! From the... Read More
A reader sent this in. As part of transformational changes promised by Acting Inspector General of Police M. Abubakar, Nigeria Police now patrol Nigeria’s streets ‘ACTIVELY’ & in a state of HIGH ALERT! What the h*ll. Body no be firewood!
by Stanley Azuakola A 52-year-old American man, Randy Swopes, from the State of Illinois has pleaded guilty to one of the strangest of crimes – sewing his son’s buttocks shut with thread and needle. And no, it wasn’t because Mr. Randy was trying to protect his son from randy men who prey on... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Dubai is the new frontier for many a Westerner seeking wealth and fortune outside their home country. As the money flows, so does the alcohol, which leads to the loosening of inhibitions, and then trouble with the law. That’s what happened to Rebbeca Blake, 29, and her partner Connor McRedmond, 28. After a night... Read More
by Chi Ibe Titled ‘Gbogbo Hustling’, this new single from Tha Suspect features femcee Zee, Bigmaxx, Tesh Carter and patois spittin’ femcee – Cynthia Morgan. Click here to listen: [audio:http://static.ynaija.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tha-Suspect-Presents-Zee-Bigmaxx-Cynthia-Morgan-Tesh-Carter-Gbogbo-Hustling.mp3|titles=Tha-Suspect-Presents-Zee-Bigmaxx-Cynthia-Morgan-Tesh-Carter-Gbogbo-Hustling]
I will have to get used to reading between the lines and to accept that what Western shrinks might have stamped ‘passive aggressive’, in the African context simply is polite behaviour. And I will have to find a proper way to respond… The editor of YNaija is worried for my wellbeing. After a couple of explicit comments... Read More