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November 29, 2018

Nigerian Army releases casualty figure from attack by Boko Haram on Metele

Following the report by Reuters that over 100 soldiers were killed in an attack by the Islamic West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram on a military formation in Metele, Borno on 18th November, the Nigerian army has on Wednesday released an official statement containing the casualty figures from the incidence. According to the... Read More

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The Thread: Demola Olarewaju wrestles and knocks out Peregrino Brimah over party politics

Virtually every day of this week, we have witnessed fights between members of Twitter Nigeria. There was Hushpuppi versus Davido, Elnathan John versus Kayode Ogundamisi and now Demola Olarewaju versus Peregrino Brimah. Demola simply cannot abide the random fence jumping some Nigerians do around political candidates and parties. Do see below: Peregrino Brimah: Covetous cabal... Read More

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December 21, 2016

FG assigns portfolios to 47 career ambassadors

The Federal Government has assigned portfolios to 47 career ambassadors approved by the Senate, Daily Trust reports. According to the newspaper, the FG listed the envoys and their portfolios as Abia: Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Togo), Adamawa: Salisu Umaru (Senegal), Paragalda Ilyasu Audu (Turkey), Akwa Ibom: Inyan Udo-Inyang (Gabon), Anambra: Okeke Vivian Nwunaku (Spain), Nonye Udo... Read More

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October 28, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: The vocabulary of a development worldview [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji Rarely is the term “third world” used in popular media and texts today. It is possible that that market is not completely wiped out, but it has reduced significantly in scale and frequency. “Third world peoples.” “Third world problems.” “Third world women.” “The (under)development of the third world.” Anyone not familiar with political... Read More

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September 7, 2016

How policemen kidnap, sexually assault innocent young women

The story below is nothing short of infuriating. What should have been a birthday celebration, turned into a nightmare at the hands of men of the Lagos State Police Command. So we would like to ask: what the heck is going on with the police whose duty it is to protect citizens? What measures have... Read More

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August 30, 2016

Opinion: Communal parenting

By Káyòdé Oyèró Whatever happened to the adage, “four eyes sire a child, thousands eyes train a child,” I don’t know. Around me here somewhere in the rowdily interesting city of Lagos, South-West Nigeria are daily occurrences of wives who throw tantrums at each other because woman A mildly “corrected” woman B’s pikin who had... Read More

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September 16, 2015

That scary moment when a Danfo bus almost fell off Oshodi bridge (See Photos)

In what seemed to be another case of a near-fatal accident on Wednesday, a bus was seen to be hanging loosely between falling off a bridge or staying put, in Oshodi. How the bus got into that situation is still unknown. A Twitter user however, caught the moment on camera, as it happened. Just now on oshodi... Read More

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.@Ekyshirley: My reality makes me an authority (Y! Superblogger)

by Eky Shirley Yes, everyday people. And no, I am not about to burst into the popular “Arrested Development” song of the same title. This is a rant of very many different subjects that affect us; make that me (since they are mostly my thoughts anyway). Let’s begin! Now over the last weekend, I had... Read More

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September 24, 2014

@DemolaRewaju : Do real men kiss a** ? (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju I once said that I would move on from my fascination with Chimamanda’s new novel – AMERICANAH but it seems the lessons in the book just keep popping up at some strange turns. One of the turning points of the book was when the heroine’s (Ifemelu’s) father got sacked from his job... Read More

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February 4, 2014

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Jonathan should find a better way to waste our time

by Sam Nda-Isaiah If you see a snake, just kill it. Don’t form a committee on snakes. Jonathan’s national conference has dominated discussions lately and I really wonder why. I do not know what can be achieved by an unconstitutional national conference and I wonder why some people want to participate in what is clearly... Read More

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January 30, 2014

Michael Orodare: APC and the burden of a mega-party (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Pardon my digression, the APC crises is no longer looming, it’s now a big threat to the less than a-year-old marriage of strange bed fellows, which might result in a shipwreck as being predicted by the truly politically inclined. On Boxing Day, while signing out of this column for the year 2013,... Read More

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January 28, 2014

Olusegun Dada: How to become a successful Nigerian politician (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada The reason why most fail in politics is, they come into politics without a dime and they hope to be reckoned with. This is impossible! ‘Initial gra-gra’ money is required. Dull not, I urge thee. This manual should ordinarily cost millions of Naira to purchase, but because I am an observant Nigerian... Read More

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January 25, 2014

Dele Momodu: A tale of 3 political parties

by Dele Momodu Since we cannot import saints from heaven, we would have to manage the ill-assorted bunch that comprise the opposition which we have on parade at this difficult moment. Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to share my views with you on why it is easy for bad politicians and incompetent leaders to thrive... Read More

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January 19, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: 12 Years A Slave and MKO Abiola’s fight for reparation

by Tunde Fagbenle It was my opinion on the current hit movie, 12 Years A Slave, the latest reminder of the gory years of slave trade, the sad lot of the Blackman, and the historic injustices the “White” world had meted out to Africa and her peoples. I posted something on my Facebook (FB) status... Read More

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January 19, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: Don’t be deceived, Obasanjo is PDP, and PDP is Obasanjo

by Sonala Olumhense This is why anyone who believes Obasanjo and Jonathan are really at war does not understand strategy. Were they truly to go to war, the PDP would certainly surrender the presidency, and many of the thieves who run the PDP would go to jail. Mr. Jonathan may not appreciate this nightmare but... Read More

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January 10, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: FCT Abuja ‘Park N Pay’ policy is simply a cheap fraud

by Gimba Kakanda I don’t like Lagos, this you need to know, which is why I endorse timely traffic regulation systems that may protect us from disorganised population growth likely to decongest Abuja roads. But this ‘Park N Pay’ policy is not meant to be true. I don’t have to spell this out, even to... Read More

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January 5, 2014

7 things that ruin a perfectly fine relationship

by Mumbai Mirror It has been a while since the two of you are dating, and you have been waiting for him to propose marriage since the day you met him. Then, you would probably be waiting for the rest of your life. 1. Stop nitpicking This is the first relationship red flag. If you... Read More

December 31, 2013

Listen & learn: 5 sure ways to save your dying relationship

by MENSXP Team To communicate with your partner is probably the toughest thing to do when you are going through a bad phase. You both need to behave like adults, show maturity and not yell or fight when you sit to talk. 1. What’s the problem? You cannot save anything unless you know what is killing it.... Read More

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December 13, 2013

Demola Rewaju: Like Muslims, Christians have killed unbelievers too

by Demola Rewaju Historically, Christianity has its own dark era where wars were fought and people killed simply because they refused to accept the gospel of the Christ. As recently as a century ago, people were burned at stakes simply because they refused to confess Jesus as their saviour. Truth be told, if bombs and... Read More

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November 17, 2013

15 reasons the world is LOVING Pope Francis

by Timothy McGrath Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church and the big boss of Vatican City. There are plenty of reasons that might get your hackles up. But — so far, at least — Pope Francis seems pretty hip. Either that’s the truth, or he has the world’s greatest public relations firm on... Read More

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