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Yakubu Gowon says Nigeria is not an easy place to govern | YNaija.com

Roqeebah September 26, 2016

Gen. Gowon’s memoirs are out next year – here are 5 things it must address in detail

General Yakubu Gowon was the military Head of State of Nigeria between August 1966 and 1975. It goes without saying that a lot of the blame that has gone around…

Op-ed Editor September 2, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Destroying the North-east’s social fabric

by Cheta Nwanze During Nigeria’s civil war almost half a century ago, there was a food crisis in the battle area. Eventually, the war ended, but the social conditions did…

YWriter August 21, 2016

We had a civil war once in Nigeria before – and 3 other reasons we should be following the story of Omran, the Syrian boy

by Tolu Omoyeni When photos of a little Syrian boy who had just been rescued from the rubbles of a bombed building in Aleppo surfaced on the internet on Thursday,…

Azeez August 3, 2016

I never planned to rule Nigeria – Gowon

Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has said he never planned to rule the country, stating that his ascension 50 years ago was by accident. Gowon said this…

Akin Osuntokun-YNaija

Isime Esene July 24, 2016

Akin Osuntokun: Let’s talk about the unity of Nigeria

Beyond polemics, the fact is that the unity of Nigeria started being negotiated and renegotiated right from its amalgamation in 1914, and it has to be so, since the inhabitants…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 11, 2016

Niger Delta Avengers are calling for another civil war – Arewa

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has labeled the actions of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers as 'madness' and an invitation to another civil war. Speaking to The Nation on Friday,…

Mazi Emeka June 1, 2016

Why there’ll always be violence, deaths in pro-Biafra protests

Monday, May 30 was the forty-ninth anniversary of the declaration of Biafra, a single action that sparked off a three year long civil war, which led to the death of…

Azubuike Azikwe May 30, 2016

Pro-Biafrans are celebrating something today

While Nigerians marked Democracy Day on May 29, pro-Biafrans from all over the world are expected to celebrate the fallen heroes and heroines of Biafra on Monday, May 30. A…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 16, 2016

‘People have committed worse offences than Nnamdi Kanu’- Orji Uzor Kalu

A new lease of hope has risen up for incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu as former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has promised to…

Kolapo Olapoju November 24, 2015

‘No nation goes to civil war twice and survives’ – Bode George

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George, has implored the pro-Biafran agitators to have patience and table their frustrations before the federal government. George said on Monday, that no nation has…

Kolapo Olapoju November 1, 2015

Nigeria is free, but many of us are not free – Pastor Adeboye

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says Nigeria would have been enmeshed in another civil war, if not for God's intervention. Adeboye says…

Op-Ed Editor May 22, 2015

Opinion: Dear Igbos, this is how not to produce an Igbo President

by Tope Oriola First, do not reach out to the North. There are many legitimate reasons for Nd’igbo not to want to reach out to Northern Nigeria. This piece is…

Op-Ed Editor November 21, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Poverty of Nigeria’s history

by Akin Osuntokun Following upon the publication of the column penultimate week titled ‘Unfounded Fears of Revanchist Igbo’ I have been inundated with requests to write a companion piece on…

Kolapo Olapoju October 23, 2014

‘Deny men sex to end civil war’ – South Sudan women believe this is the way out

by Chidi Okoye South Sudanese women have decided that the best way to end the civil war in their nation is to deny the men sex until they stop fighting.…

YEditor September 13, 2014

Benjamin Adekunle is dead

by Godwin Akanfe Benjamin Adekunle, a retired Civil War hero, popularly known as ‘Black Scorpion’ is dead. According to his wife, Folake, he died this morning in Lagos. Born in…

June 20, 2014

Opinion: Like Jonathan, Abraham Lincoln was also called a drunk tyrant

by Fortune God'sSon Alfred Like GEJ many manufactured problems (including a War on Boko Haram Terrorism) Lincoln had his Civil War to worry about. His entire Political destiny relied on…

June 20, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: The South-west Vs The core North

by Akin Osuntokun To the extent that the South-east was degraded and the South-west left relatively unscathed by the civil war, it is logical to infer that the latter remained…

April 29, 2014

Opinion: Frank thoughts on the non-certification of Half of a Yellow Sun movie in Nigeria

by Henry Onyema The physical shooting ended in 1970 but the war continues by other means. I should be proven wrong with the unbanning of this film in Nigeria. But…

March 11, 2014

Perry Brimah: The long history of fighting between Hausas and Igbos

by Perry Brimah You read Hausa handles call Igbo’s ‘baby factory products,’ ‘wife-killers,’ ‘armed robbers,’ ‘traitors,’ and the like and on the other side, you read Igbo-sounding handles labeling Hausa-like…

March 4, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos

by Femi Aribisala Even the bitterest adversaries of the Igbo cannot but admit that, as a people, they are very resourceful and ingenious. Indeed, this has often been the cause…

September 14, 2013

Syria civil war: Assad’s thugs butchered and beheaded like animals in front of children (Viewer Discretion)

The sword rests briefly on his neck as a blindfolded man kneels under a clear blue sky. Moments later, the executioner raises his right arm, slashes downwards and the prisoner…

August 23, 2013

Chuka Odom: Truth, bigots and purveyors of ignorance

by Chuka Odom The Third Mainland Bridge and virtually all major roads in and out of Lagos were all constructed and some are still being constructed by the federal government…

August 18, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)

by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D'Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi…

August 11, 2013

GRIPPING VIDEO: The story of the ‘Asaba Massacre’ during the Biafran War (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Chinua Achebe's 'There Was A Country' recently reignited the Biafra War debate and the involvement of the other major ethnic groups; the Hausa/Fulani and Yorubas. Arguments have…

August 11, 2013

Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate

by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other parts of Nigeria just as others need Lagos and the…

August 8, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting that there is no other country in the world in…

August 4, 2013

Dele Sobowale: Gen. Alabi-Isama versus Obasanjo – Will a duel follow?

by Dele Sobowale From the gang-up at the book launch, it would appear that Baba Iyabo is on his own. For once, OBJ has my sympathies and if there…

June 5, 2013

Syrian conflict: Horrific pictures reveal slaughter as gov’t forces capture key town (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Horrific pictures today revealed the scale of the ongoing slaughter in Syria after government troops regained control of a strategic border town from rebel fighters. The graphic images purported to…

April 15, 2013

A failed amnesty for Boko Haram may lead to the 2nd civil war – Former justice minister, Bola Ajibola

by Rachel Ogbu Ajibola Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, has urged the leaders of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram to see reasons in embracing…

March 25, 2013

“Nigerians will lose Nigeria to a civil war” – Ribadu calls for amnesty for Boko Haram

by Rachel Ogbu Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu has voiced his support for amnesty for members of Islamic sect, Boko Haram. On Saturday, Ribadu warned that if President…