Tag: culture

Opinion: Constitutional amendment – A case of the ruling class and the rest of us

by Theophilus Ilevbare The cancerous plague of the hydra-headed nature of sleaze that has brought the nation to its sorry state requires a more decisive and deft approach to solve…

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Bee Azubike: The escape (30 Days, 30 Voices)

This generation isn’t reading. Nigerians don’t read. These days, there are so many attention-stealing, time-wasting activities considered ‘it’.  As a child, reading was my life. I was a tomboy and…

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Chidera Dimude: It’s indeed a man’s world (30 Days, 30 Voices)

If this is truly a man’s world, why can’t we fight for it to be a woman’s world too instead of throwing ourselves at the feet of men? My belief…

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Shade Lawal: Abortion – A woman’s right to choose (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Last month, tweets about abortion swarmed my timeline on twitter. I aired my views on the issue at the time, but the limit of 140 characters made a comprehensive discourse…

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Opinion: Is your work ethic affecting your health

by Marcelle Pick I'm certainly not saying that work isn't good. I simply think that some of us are taking it too far. I'm in the process of writing a…

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Opinion: What’s in a name

by Sam Sommers "Your first name's white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don't know who you are." So reads an article…

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Promoting business and unity between Africa and India: IndiAfrica press conference holds in Lagos- See Photos

  What: IndiAfrica A SHARED FUTURE Press Conference. Where: Adna Hotel Ladipo Bateye GRA Ikeja-Lagos. When: 23 May 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa. Udita Das (Theideaworks)   Pranjal Sharma  …

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Colours, Culture, Couture – See Photos from the spectacular Lagos Carnival 2012

by Seyi Lawal The commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos was in celebration as the Heritage Carnival came to town on 9 April. This was carnival with a difference as it fell…

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Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

 Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration that is genuine.   I have said it in many…

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Femke becomes Funke: “A terrifying dream”

femke-funke It gets better! YNaija introduces you to Dutch writer and journalist, Femke van Zeijl who has been traveling across sub-Saharan Africa for about 10 years. Now she trades, um, her nomadic…

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