by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will most likely come as welcome news to many female Nigerians out there, this young Brazilian girl is set to shave her head and sell it. According to The Sun, 12 year old Natasha de Andrade is said to be parting with her locks for a sum of almost N1... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Nollywood superstar, Ini Edo is a triple threat on the cover of Exquisite magazine’s latest issue. The fierce beauty opens up on her career and marriage and how she has successfully combined both. The beauty and fashion pages have tips for the ladies on how to apply blush and how to dress to... Read More
Eromo Egbejule I was not built to clone twitter. Remember that local adage: “That which you seek in Sokoto is already in your sokoto?” The case of Ahmad Mukoshy, 22, makes a mockery of this rule as he developed local URL shortener, Yrn.me and social platform, Yarnable all from the city of Sokoto where he resides. In... Read More
Get a Job in Nigeria: Here, every other day, you’ll find the latest jobs in Nigeria. Please Note: To apply for any of the jobs below, click on the job of your choice, do not reply! Newspaper Company recruiting in 8 Positions outsourcing and Facility Management Company recruiting in 4 Positions Vacancy for Experienced ASP.... Read More
by Ifada Johnson If Messi is regarded as the best footballer, can he ever be a better defender that Baressi? His name may be Messi but he shows no mercy and leaves his opponents messy. 234 goals at only 24 years of age, and he still has a lot of years ahead to shatter all the... Read More
by Joy Isi Bewaji A publicist is a cheerleader; his job is to make you look good even when you have vomit all over your shirt. In the ideal world, you (the celebrity) have great skills, many fans, and loads of money to back up the fame. In the real world however, you say all the... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche You know him as eLDee the don, now see him in a different light as the rapper covers the latest issue of Motherhood In-Style magazine alongside his wife and daughter. The fab family paint an endearing cover picture and Mr and Mrs Dabiri discuss parenthood and how they manage to juggle work... Read More
Consciously or unconsciously, they present themselves to their partners as being difficult to trust. A lot of decent, amazing women I know have stayed single for way too long and most of them have at one point or the other come to me to ask why? I’ve thought up a few answers. Here goes… Emotions... Read More
Gossip hurts. A sinking feeling in the stomach, a knife in the back, an ache in the heart-these are among the results of learning you’ve been gossiped about. It can ruin reputations, destroy friendships, damage marriages and wound those we say that we love. If you’ve been the brunt of gossip, you know how awful... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced it will begin to clamp down on tax offenders from the 1st of April. At a news conference in Ikeja, the Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Taxation, Bola Shodipo, announced that the government would begin to prosecute tax evaders and defaulters. “Out of about 20 million people living... Read More
by Akintunde Oyebode “…pregnancy is not a disease” but our mothers keep dying due to ignorance.” – Onyema Afulukwe of the Centre for Reproductive Rights. Every year, on Mother’s Day, the church nominates a young person to deliver the sermon. It was my sister’s turn this year, and as I listened to her speak, the topic for... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The coordinating Minister of the economy, and finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has being named amongst the candidates to be nominated for World Bank presidency. She was nominated alongside former Colombian finance minister, Jose Ocampo. Okonjo-Iweala and Ocampo, are said to pose a threat to the US as they possess credentials as both economists... Read More
by Eromo Egbejule The Future Awards Symposium had fulfilled its aim of re-awakening consciousness. At 10:17am, proceedings at the Day 2 of The Future Awards Symposium kicked off. As the organisers stated, it was a low-key workshop sponsored by EnoughisEnough Nigeria to dissect practically recent calls for a Sovereign National Conference. The turnout... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju As expected, the new developments in the SEC “Mealgate” saga have kept it a hot topic. And of course there’s also the small matter of UK taxes. Check out the top tweets from yesterday. @ogundamisi: No need traveling abroad, pleased to announce that UNILORIN teaching hospital now offering cosmetic surgery & kidney... Read More
by Henry Okelue I have read with interest the many articles that have found their way onto the internet about the travails of Mo’ Hits records, with titles like “Mo’Hits Break up, Why Don Jazzy Stands to Lose”. The coincidence in title and sense of these articles has led me to one, possibly subjective, conclusion,... Read More
by Hycinth Iyereosa What: Nigeria symposium for young and emerging leaders (Day One) When: 19 March 2012. Where: Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Victoria Island. Lagos.
by Lekan Olanrewaju By now we’re probably all aware of a certain video from rising star Davido’s concert in Malaysia. If you missed it, check it out below. The video, as you can see, features the musician getting a little, em, risque (to put it one way) with some female fans on stage. From 5:15... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju A memo presented before the House of Representatives on Tuesday by Chairman of the House Committee on Capital Markets, Hon. Herman Hembe, has proven that the SEC management initiated and offered the House Committee on Capital Markets the sum of N30, 000, 000. The sum according to the memo would cover the... Read More
by Seyi Lawal It was an amazing mix of music on Nigerian Idol last weekend as the four remaining contestants on the show performed hits that made it into the American billboard top 100 of all time. As Honey left the competition earlier in the week, it was up to Joe Blue, Najite, Mercy and... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Nigerian music videos on youtube have recently been announced to have accumulated over 200 million views! This milestone was announced by Obi Asika of Storm 360 who pointed out that interestingly, most of the views are from outside Nigeria. Speaking on the achievement, and announcing the top 15 musicians with the most... Read More
Violence against women is just not right. There is no other way to say it. Its 4:15am, and HE and SHE are at it again. He has just slapped her and I heard something break. I also heard soft cries followed by another slap. SHE is crying louder now. From the mosque opposite, the Imam... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Forget the D’banj/Don Jazzy separation and all the brouhaha about who may or may not lose out. On second thought don’t forget it, (how can you anyway?) just stop thinking about it for some minutes to remember these 5 other music superstar teams that hurt us with their eventual break up(s). The... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In the aftermath of The Future Awards Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders, tweeter @OKShorty1 (Kehinde Shote, who moderated the Private Sector session) shares lessons he learned from the event. The hashtag soon became a trending topic on Twitter. Have a look at them below. Celebrity activists and lone rangers can’t get us anywhere. @OKShorty1: #lessonsfromTFAsymposium... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Nnamdi Okore-Affia, has issued a statement in which he gives advice to corps members on their dressing. He warned corps members to desist from indecent dressing that could insult the sensibilities of their host communities. In a statement issued in Abuja by the NYSC management, he specifically called... Read More
The Future Award Symposium is also a positive I picked recently. You can never have any good relationship without talking. It has not been all bad news for Nigeria these past few days. It is not all about Senators who have had a stomach full who now want to have more just to prove to... Read More
Let’s keep walking & talking The freedom of speech is so important in democracy, but in our case, we have not been able to refine the idea behind it, nor have we given it the time and careful nurture to make it meaningful. Perhaps Talking has become the only viable industry that has come to... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Monday stated that the N74bn meant for the rehabilitation of ex-militants from the Niger Delta region, made public in the recently announced 2012 budget was not enough. He insisted that more money be allocated to the programme, as the country’s oil production had... Read More
Original Speech Title: What if we are not the Turning Point Generation? This is the full text of the Opening Address given by Chude Jideonwo, Executive Director of The Future Project, at the Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders 2012, held on March 19, 2012 at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos Let me... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju South Africa is reportedly set to deport 56 Nigerians. The deportees have over-stayed their visas and applied for asylum based on the alleged ongoing “political crisis” in Nigeria. It is unclear which of the nation’s political crises they based their requests on. Their applications were however, rejected. According to The Nation, a source... Read More
Our inability as a society to follow up stories to a logical conclusion was a main point in the third session, with Osita Nwoye saying that we have the attention span of flies. It has been said that where two or three Nigerians are gathered, Nigeria’s problems will be discussed. The Future Project managed to... Read More