Opinion: Why Nigerians do everything by the grace of God

by Chuks Okeibunor Recently I hosted a friend for a couple weeks; though Nigerian, he hadn’t been to Nigeria in more than 20 years. As his visit wound down, he remembered some last minute items he needed to get done and we needed help if he was going to achieve them…so we decided to call... Read More

Christianity, culture, islam, nigerians, Religion

October 8, 2016

The Thread: What’s Twitter feminism good for? Absolutely everything!

We love it when events on Twitter culminate in learning moments. Following the brouhaha (who uses that word?) about Izien, over a period of three days, Joachim MacEbong, who tweets @je_mc2 is laying out lessons feminists on Twitter have taught him. See below: I used to query women who kept their last names after marriage. No longer... Read More

culture, feminism, injustice, patriarchy, twitter., women's challenges

October 4, 2016

Opinion: Why you should not run a ‘Nigerian’ business

by Ore Fakorede If you’re inclined to start a business in Nigeria, by all means do. Sell whatever you want. Build anything. Just don’t run a ‘Nigerian’ business: 1. Profit margins are a priority and the welfare of staff isn’t. *Which is so ironic that it’s actually stupid. 2. The entire concept of work-life balance... Read More

culture, employees, Internet, Nigerian bosses, Nigerian businesses

September 13, 2016

Opinion: 15 things you can do as a youth to make Nigeria better overnight

by Jude ‘Feranmi “Nigeria can be DIFFERENT if we decide to DO what it takes and I believe that Young Nigerians can Make Nigeria Better Overnight if we so wish!” – JFK I decided to quote myself at the beginning of this article not just because it serves as a perfect preamble to this piece... Read More

culture, gold, grow, Leadership, money, Nigerian, Politics, protest, youths

September 2, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Hausa language as a tool of conquest

by Femi Fani-Kayode In the northern part of Nigeria two vessels were used as vehicles for conquest by the Fulani: religion and language. Islam was imposed by the force of arms and the use of the sword by Sheik Usman Dan Fodio whilst hausa, the language of the conquered people of the old Habe kingdom, was... Read More

Apartheid, culture, Femi Fani-Kayode, hausa, kings, language, Religion, south africa

August 19, 2016

SPECIAL REPORT: Let’s break down just how big betting has become in Nigeria

by Mazi Emeka In our special report this week, we look at the cultural force the gambling has become for a helpless citizenry. Nigerians love their football. Local or international. Everyone knows that. And in the past few years, they have been putting their monies where their mouths are. In less than six years, Nigeria... Read More

Featured

1960bet, betting, culture, economy, gambling, gaming, industry, nigeria, special report, sticky

August 5, 2016

Laolu Sebanjo, Damilola Elebe, Adenrele Sonariwo… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Culture

The annual #YNaijaPowerList enters its 5th year, and we bring you the most influential young Nigerians under 40 who are rocking the culture space and making something out of nothing. From art gallery owners to publishers, photographers and curators, these bright young things have taken up the onerous task of preserving our heritage. And they make... Read More

#YNaijaPowerlIst, Featured, The News Blog

#YNaijaPowerList, #YNaijaPowerList2016, culture, lakin Ogunbanwo, Laolu Sebanjo, lists, Pop-Culture, Seun Salami, sticky, Toni Kan, Victor Ehikhamenor, Wana Udobang

July 22, 2016

Opinion: Why must I conform to these standards?

by Ayodotun Rotimi Akinfenwa As human existence has evolved through the centuries, our thinking and lifestyles have followed suit. We have formed and reformed archetypes on how life should be lived and how things should work. These ideals established by the highly intellectual human species, have been passed on from generation to generation. Many of them... Read More

culture, dictate, feminism, life, opinion, says, standards, women

June 13, 2016

‘Niger Delta militants will continue destroying pipelines until…’ – Kachikwu

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said the effects of the destruction of gas pipelines and oil installations would still be felt in the country in the next 15 to 20 years. Kachikwu said this on Monday at the town hall meeting set up by the ministry of information and culture in Uyo,... Read More

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culture, Depot, information, Kachikwu, Minister, modular refineries, Petroleum, town hall

June 7, 2016

Opinion: The fantasy of love and the reality of marriage

From a young age, I have always known I would marry for love and nothing else. I have grown to discover that is not enough. I also have to use my head. The reality is the heart will always want what it wants at all cost logical or illogical. Be WISE! Nowadays, love is not... Read More

blogger series, Church, culture, Love, Marriage, relationship, wedding

May 14, 2016

Here is Lai Mohammed’s defense on N13m loan

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has defended his request for N13 million from the NBC to facilitate a trip to China. The request was made public when a memo written by NPD Dama, the Director of Public Relations and Protocol, of the Ministry requesting for the said funds was leaked from the office of the... Read More

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13 million, China, culture, information, Lai, Mohammed, NBC

May 13, 2016

Opinion: Are we all Biafrans?

In a few weeks, precisely on the 31st day of May, 2016, the writer and political activist, Chido Onumah will present his latest book, “We are all Biafrans- A Participant-Observer’s Intervention in a Country Sleepwalking to Disaster”, to the public. The book is a deserved addition to his two previous books, “Time to Reclaim Nigeria”... Read More

Abdul Mahmud, biafra, class, culture, nation, nigeria, Onumah, socity

November 19, 2015

“Government-owned media houses are not credible” – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lambasted Federal Government-owned media organisations. Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, November 19, said the staff of public owned media houses have no regard for professionalism and editorial independence, which has led to them being considered as unreliable. He made the statement in Abuja during his first meeting with the... Read More

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APC, Change, culture, information, lai mohammed, Media, NTA

December 17, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: Why @DoyinOkupe is a bastard

by Pius Adesanmi What’s in a name? Nothing, says Western culture, for a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. Everything, say the cultures of Africa, for every name is a messenger, running errands of family history and circumstances of birth for its bearer. That is why an African seldom jokes with... Read More

bastard, culture, Doyin Okupe, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, ynaija, Yoruba

October 5, 2014

Blame Lord Lugard for the problems and challenges facing Nigeria – Walter Carrington

by Kolapo Olapoju A former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, has stated that the problems and enormous challenges facing Nigeria as a nation, can be traced back to 1914, during the colonial rule of the British empire. Carrington says the colonial administrator at that time, Sir Frederick Lord Lugard, is directly responsible for... Read More

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September 3, 2014

Maxwell Fabilola: Why African culture is superior to Western Culture (Y! Culture)

by Maxwell Fabilola Having read and researched about culture and its development (particularly our languages) for years now, I have come to the conclusion that people have no idea the abyss we are staring into or the nature of the world we are leaving for our children to endure and most people don’t seem to... Read More

africa, culture, Ebola, mazwell fabilola, opinion, y! culture, ynaija

August 5, 2014

Why we must not trade our mother tongue [READ]

By Adedayo Ademuwagun Language is an important part of any society and a principal component of a people’s culture. It is not only a means by which people communicate, it is also a distinct part of their identity. In Nigeria, there are more than 200 indigenous languages. There are concerns though that fewer and... Read More

culture, Department of Sociology, english, language, University of Lagos

May 12, 2014

Opinion: #NigerianGayLaw – Understanding the nature of the sexually confined

by Oyin Oludipe But what if a culture that flourishes polygamy, tacitly permits its conceit, can argue that world efforts to resuscitate public health by restoring the dehumanized their robbed poise will ruin its sovereign identity in the global sphere; or what if a diverse colony of humans claim that their existence lies on... Read More

culture, gay men, opinion, oyin oludipe, polygamy, pseudo dervishes, ynaija

April 27, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: Lagos is the emerging city of culture and excellence

by Tunde Fagbenle The transformation of Lagos into a veritable centre of culture and excellence is happening before our very eyes, slowly, surely, and amazingly. This is Lagos. What is happening in and to Fashola’s Lagos cannot but fill one with joy, with each day seemingly ushering in something new. Last Monday was Easter Monday... Read More

centre, culture, lagos, opinion, Raji Fashola, tunde fegbenle, tunji oyelana, ynaija

December 14, 2013

Iweka Kingsley: How hope can set the Nigerian youth free (Y! Superblogger)

by Iweka Kingsley “Cultural legacies are powerful forces. They have deep roots and long lives. They persist generation after generation, virtually intact, even as the economic and social and demographic conditions that spawned them have vanished, and they play such an important role in directing attitudes and behaviours that we cannot make sense of our world without them.”* – Malcolm Gladwell.... Read More

November 25, 2013

Incredible: Angola becomes ‘first country to ban Islam’, dismantles mosques

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Announcing plans to eradicate the world’s fastest growing faith from its territories, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Isalm and has taken preemptive steps to enforce it by actually destroying mosques. This action comes by popular demand of the Angolan people because “they see what Muslims are doing to non-Muslims,... Read More

November 17, 2013

Opinion: Ndigbo and their battle for the soul of Yorubaland

by Francis Ojo Ndigbo is aggressive and determined in pressing their agenda with deliberate focus as they buy up indigenous family homes,concubinate with Yoruba divorcees, marry their children and jubilate triumphantly around town all with dirty money. My determination to keep well away from insult from current conversations between Ndigbo and the Yoruba was so... Read More

barbarian, battle, commerce, culture, dirty money, education, female, Femi Fani-Kayode, fransic ojo, history, igbo, land, Marriage, men, money, Ndigbo, people, population, Power, soul, women, Yoruba, Yorubaland

October 17, 2013

Alkasim Abdulkadir: After trade and railway, China to export culture to Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir China he said will continue to make efforts to balance bilateral trade and train talents for Nigeria; he also called on Nigeria to create favourable conditions and a fair environment for Chinese companies. China has concluded plans to export some of its cultures to Nigeria. This is aside the railway construction and bilateral... Read More

Alkasim Abdulkadir, China, culture, export, nigeria, railway, trade, Y! Frontpage

October 13, 2013

Opinion: Why do married women retain maiden names?

by Joseph Igbinovia Foremost sprinter, Mary Onyali, also stuck to her maiden name until recently when she hyphenated her husband’s family name, Omagbemi. In the past, a surname change naturally followed every wedding, particularly in this part of Africa. In fact, the name change was anticipated by every single-lady because it was considered the most... Read More

culture, Joseph igbinovia, maiden names, Marriage, married women, ngozi okonjo iweala, omotola jalade ekeinde, study

September 26, 2013

Opinion: Is the African culture really dead?

by Olaniyan Israel Young men and women now treat their cultural ways of dressing with utmost disdain. They probably share the view that it is local and parochial. “Our culture is dead” says the Yoruba boy who probably prefers a shirt, trousers and a tie to his native ‘aso-oke’. The Igbo girl who still tolerates... Read More

African, aso-oke, culture, dressing, olaniyan israel, western, Yoruba, youth

September 15, 2013

Gimba Kakanda: The true meaning of African culture

by Gimba Kakanda The worse contradictions were the reactions of some Igbo Christians to the recent conversion of an Igbo monarch to Islam, which to them was against the culture of the Igbo – when did Christianity become the culture of the Igbo? Amadioha must not hear this! Ignorance has always been a variable in... Read More

africa, Amadioha, christian, culture, Gimba Kakanda, igbo, Yoruba

September 4, 2013

Temitope Isedowo: I envision a more united Nigeria (30 Days 30 Voices)

by Temitope Isedowo “…but I keep asking myself if I did not notice this over-zealousness because my mind was prepared beforehand to notice it” Embarking on my first international trip brought a measure of excitement so emotionally encompassing. As a poor student, flying cross-continent involved going through an agonizing process of visa application and enduring... Read More

#AnyBodyCanWrite, 30 days 30 voices, Cultural tolerance, culture, I envision a more united Nigeria, language, nigeria, Temitope Isedowo

August 13, 2013

Okey Ndibe: A culture of low expectations

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria is cursed with “leaders” who intone that they’re “moving the nation forward.” But they neither know what “forward” means nor how to move in its direction. One of the most tragic aspects of Nigeria’s aborted promise is that too many Nigerians have now imbibed a terrible culture of low expectations. They... Read More

America, barack obama, Ben, culture, Goodluck Jonathan, Kayode Ogundamisi, London, Low expectations, nigeria, Okey Ndibe, olusegun obasanjo, opinion, ynaija

June 22, 2013

Opinion: How language is being transformed by the way we type, rather than the way we speak

by Tom Chatfield The rise of social media has put “conversation without speech” at the centre of millions of lives Where once speech was the driving force behind language change, we are moving into an era where writing – or, more precisely, the act of typing on to screens – is a dominant form of... Read More

culture, language, Texting

June 18, 2013

On Don Jazzy, champagne bottles, and a culture of reaction

by Olalekan Olanrewaju Last weekend once again saw people leave their homes and traverse in droves to buildings where they would meet and share space with other human beings who had once again come to reacquaint themselves with a saviour. This saviour who left his home world, and his real father to come to our... Read More

Alexaander Amosu, champagne bottles, culture, Don Jazzy, nigeria, Sofia Coppolla, Superman., theatre

Opinion: Why Nigerians do everything by the grace of God

The Thread: What’s Twitter feminism good for? Absolutely everything!

Opinion: Why you should not run a ‘Nigerian’ business

Opinion: 15 things you can do as a youth to make Nigeria better overnight

Femi Fani-Kayode: Hausa language as a tool of conquest

SPECIAL REPORT: Let’s break down just how big betting has become in Nigeria

Laolu Sebanjo, Damilola Elebe, Adenrele Sonariwo… See the #YNaijaPowerList for Culture

Opinion: Why must I conform to these standards?

‘Niger Delta militants will continue destroying pipelines until…’ – Kachikwu

Opinion: The fantasy of love and the reality of marriage

Here is Lai Mohammed’s defense on N13m loan

Opinion: Are we all Biafrans?

“Government-owned media houses are not credible” – Lai Mohammed

Pius Adesanmi: Why @DoyinOkupe is a bastard

Blame Lord Lugard for the problems and challenges facing Nigeria – Walter Carrington

Maxwell Fabilola: Why African culture is superior to Western Culture (Y! Culture)

Why we must not trade our mother tongue [READ]

Opinion: #NigerianGayLaw – Understanding the nature of the sexually confined

Tunde Fagbenle: Lagos is the emerging city of culture and excellence

Iweka Kingsley: How hope can set the Nigerian youth free (Y! Superblogger)

Incredible: Angola becomes ‘first country to ban Islam’, dismantles mosques

Opinion: Ndigbo and their battle for the soul of Yorubaland

Alkasim Abdulkadir: After trade and railway, China to export culture to Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: Why do married women retain maiden names?

Opinion: Is the African culture really dead?

Gimba Kakanda: The true meaning of African culture

Temitope Isedowo: I envision a more united Nigeria (30 Days 30 Voices)

Okey Ndibe: A culture of low expectations

Opinion: How language is being transformed by the way we type, rather than the way we speak

On Don Jazzy, champagne bottles, and a culture of reaction

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