by Jesse Herriott So, whenyou are searching for employment and can’t find full-time work, you may have to be a bit more creative; you may find that the payoff suits you better. Typically, when you tune into conversations about having multiple streams of income, you’d expect the average young adult or middle-aged American to be... Read More

cnn, economy, employment, Jobs, NY Times

November 24, 2012

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Opinion: The Gaza we know lies within

by Ejike Alphonsus Kanife Of course we understand that out of fear of both Boko Haram and the JTF, citizens in Maiduguri, Potiskum et al dare not be seen talking to the media, but what then is the use of the Internet if not for circumstances like this? I’d have loved to say funny how... Read More

al jazeera, cnn, damaturu, Gaza, journalism, maiduguri, Mubi, nigeria, Potiskum

November 14, 2012

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Opinion: Plagiarism and the Nigerian writer

by Chiagozie F Nwonwu Can we change the system? I don’t know, I can’t say, but I know it is time we call the people who indulge in intellectual property theft by their real name: THIEVES. Having earned my living from stringing words together for the last four years, I can say without fear of... Read More

AFP, BBC, bloggers, cnn, Media, plagiarism

November 5, 2012

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Piers Morgan: Why Sandy may have won the election for Obama

by Piers Morgan A few years later, Labour leader Harold Wilson came up with his own version: “A week is a long time in politics.” The point being that no politician, however brilliant, can ever plan for stuff happening that’s completely beyond his or her control. A week ago, if you’d asked me who was... Read More

cnn, Hurrican, Mitt Romney, piers morgan, president barack obama, sandy, superstorm, US Presidential Elections

August 17, 2012

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TICKER: Fareed Zakaria to stay at TIME, CNN

Time magazine and CNN both announced today that they will continue to employ Fareed Zakaria, following temporary suspensions after he admitted to plagiarizing a paragraph from The New Yorker for a recent Time magazine column. “We have completed a thorough review of each of Fareed Zakaria’s columns for Time, and we are entirely satisfied that the language... Read More

cnn, Fareed Zakaria, plagiarism, time

August 13, 2012

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Opinion: Fareed Zakaria Is bitten by his own tale – How he helped create the system that bit him back

by Eric Zuesse When Fareed Zakaria was suspended on Friday from Time and CNN, for plagiarism, this wasn’t merely justice, it was poetic justice: it rhymed. What it rhymed with was his own lifelong devotion to the global economic star system that he, as a born aristocrat in India, who has always been loyal to... Read More

cnn, Eric Zuesse, Fareed Zakaria, time

July 24, 2012

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Reporters killed by Boko Haram honoured at CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards – See full list of winners

by Adeniyi Abdul The ceremony for the 2012 edition of the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year was held this weekend in Zambia with Kenyans Tom Mboya and Evanson Nyaga clinching the top prize. Mboya and Evanson were named overall winners for their work ‘African Tribe in India’, which aired on Citizen TV, Kenya... Read More

africa, awards, cnn, Journalist of the year, Multichoice

July 15, 2012

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Lucky Drag: CNN captures the Nigerian Whitney Houston

by Isi Esene A Nigerian Whitney Houston impersonator has been mistaken for the real deal by none other than the Cable News Network (CNN). The mistake was all the more awkward because the impersonator shown performing is not even a woman! In a Piers Morgan interview with multi-platinum rap artiste, LL Cool J, CNN producers... Read More

cnn, Ikenna Amaechi, LL cool J, nigeria, piers morgan, Whitney Houston

April 7, 2012

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WATCH: “I am not daunted” – Okonjo-Iweala speaks to CNN’s Richard Quest

by Lekan Olanrewaju The World Bank is set to make a decision on its presidency on April 16, and with the “day of reckoning” drawing closer, Nigerian candidate, and coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has sat down for a talk with CNN’s Richard Quest on the issue. Speaking from Delhi, India,... Read More

cnn, Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank

March 17, 2012

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Move over iPad! CNN profiles Nigerian Android tablet

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will probably come as good news to Nigerian tech enthusiasts everywhere (unless of course you’re holding some kind of epic grudge) CNN recently profiled what it described as “Africa’s own version of the ipad”. The device, known as the Inye (meaning “first”) is a 7 inch tablet mobile internet device made by... Read More

Android, cnn, Inye, ipad

March 13, 2012

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The piece everyone’s talking about! How To Become A Nigerian ‘Activist’ 101

by Elnathan John (Editor’s Note: Article is posted with author’s permission) You stare at the Nigerian on CNN; at his gleaming forehead. He is taking his time answering questions about Nigeria in an accent that is improved for export. After his name comes the title, ‘Activist’. This man has gone places with this title. You... Read More

#OccupyNigeria, activist, cnn, elnathan john, nigeria

March 1, 2012

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CNN presents the 10 African technology voices to follow on Twitter

by Chi Ibe Just as we conclude on our “Power List” of under 35 young Nigerian achievers in various sectors, CNN also recently highlighted 10 leading technology voices from different African countries. Each one comments on the role technology plays in boosting entrepreneurship and empowering communities in Africa. Here is a list of the top... Read More

African technology, cnn, twitter.

January 26, 2012

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Trying to understand Jonathan? CNN’s Stephanie Busari talks to people who know him

Culled from CNN Monday Profile “Nigerians should allow him time to focus on what he wants to achieve. He has not been in power for a long time.” He is the son of a canoe-carver, a mild-mannered academic who wears a fedora but eschews the flowing robes and bombastic brashness that often characterize Africa’s “Big... Read More

cnn, Goodluck Jonathan, President Goodluck Jonathan, Stephanie Busari

January 17, 2012

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Piers Morgan celebrates one year on CNN after Larry King

by Rachel Ogbu It almost seemed no one was cabable of replacing Larry King and then Piers Morgan came along. At the time, the critics reigned supreme but it’s been exactly one year since Morgan went live on CNN and what an eventful one it’s been. At first when news began to spread... Read More

cnn, Larry King, Piers Morgan Tonight

January 16, 2012

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Former CNN reporter Christian Purefoy detained by Security in Ojota… Now released

Early this morning YNaija first broke the news that Christian Purefoy, former CNN Lagos correspondent and now founder of online video startup Battabox, was picked up by government security operatives at Ojota. From his Twitter timeline, we gather that he first began to encounter Military road blocks at Orile Iganmu, and passed through four such checkpoints... Read More

Amebo, Battabox, Christian Purefoy, cnn, occupy nigeria, Ojota

October 20, 2011

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Gaddafi confirmed dead!

by Ifreke Inyang Former Libyan President, Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in a gun battle at Sirte today October 20, 2011. The dictator has been hunted by NATO coalition forces and revolutionary forces in Libya. These new developments come as the revolutionary forces captured his home town, Sirte. Initial reports from CNN and the revolutionary... Read More

al jazeera, cnn, gaddafi, libya, rebel forces

Is part-time the new full time in this economy?

Opinion: The Gaza we know lies within

Opinion: Plagiarism and the Nigerian writer

Piers Morgan: Why Sandy may have won the election for Obama

TICKER: Fareed Zakaria to stay at TIME, CNN

Opinion: Fareed Zakaria Is bitten by his own tale – How he helped create the system that bit him back

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Reporters killed by Boko Haram honoured at CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards – See full list of winners

Lucky Drag: CNN captures the Nigerian Whitney Houston

WATCH: “I am not daunted” – Okonjo-Iweala speaks to CNN’s Richard Quest

Move over iPad! CNN profiles Nigerian Android tablet

The piece everyone’s talking about! How To Become A Nigerian ‘Activist’ 101

CNN presents the 10 African technology voices to follow on Twitter

Trying to understand Jonathan? CNN’s Stephanie Busari talks to people who know him

Piers Morgan celebrates one year on CNN after Larry King

Former CNN reporter Christian Purefoy detained by Security in Ojota… Now released

Gaddafi confirmed dead!

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