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Isime Esene January 23, 2015

Must Reads: But why aren’t the Japanese f__king?, Fast track on drug for Ebola has faltered + more

Last year America sent Special Ops Forces into almost 70% of the countries in the world. MotherJones Did Facebook just finally kill off hoax news? Big Think Why aren’t the…

Kolapo Olapoju January 20, 2015

“GEJ is very scared of Osinbajo” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Fayose, the APC ambusher. The opposition party is wary of Ayo Fayose... for he may be planning to ambush Buhari's convoys. The APC alleged that Fayose had already…

Ada Igboanugo January 19, 2015

United Nations declares Mali free of Ebola

by Chinwe Okafor As the fight against Ebola continues in African countries, it's always a relief to hear some good news. The United Nations on Sunday, January 19, publicly declared…

Ada Igboanugo January 13, 2015

Female football star asked to strip… to prove she’s not a man

by Chinwe Okafor Genoveva Anonma became one to watch when during the Ebola epidemic, she called for the 2015 African Cup of Nations to be cancelled to avoid the vast…

Isime Esene December 31, 2014

Dr. Wilfred Okiche profiles Dr. Stella Adadevoh: She is the good doctor (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Wilfred Okiche Dr. Stella Adadevoh For 21 years, Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh, consultant endocrinologist, and consummate physician reported to work every day at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, a…

Isime Esene December 31, 2014

Japheth Omojuwa profiles Babatunde Raji Fashola: There is something about this man (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2014 Nominee)

by Japheth Omojuwa The giant of Lagos politics, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would love to be credited with many successes, but except he succeeds in helping Nigeria get a president who’d…

Kolapo Olapoju December 28, 2014

Second time lucky: Ex-footballer, George Weah wins senate seat in Liberia

by Mark Bassey After losing to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in the 2005 presidential election, erstwhile world footballer of the year, George Weah has defeated her son in the senatorial elections of…

Isime Esene December 27, 2014

People’s Choice: Stella Ameyo Adadevoh is voted YNaija Person of the Year 2014… editors to announce final choice 30 December

Sola December 22, 2014

Pastor Kumuyi heals Ebola victim through a phone call (Report)

by Anike Jacobs Over the weekend, General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi revealed how his prayer healed an Ebola patient in one of the Ebola…

Op-Ed Editor December 20, 2014

Freeman Osonuga: This is how to survive the Ebola virus disease

by Dr. Freeman Osonuga Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) which is also known as Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, is a deadly viral disease caused by Ebola Viruses. It was in the year…

Op-Ed Editor December 16, 2014

Opinion: Buhari V. Jonathan, let us compare

by Bala Muhammed The All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their Conventions to elect/confirm their respective presidential flag-bearers. In the two parallel events held…

Kolapo Olapoju December 13, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. It is with immense regret we announce that Christmas has been cancelled.....at least in Sierra Leone. The spread of the Ebola virus disease may be over…

Sola December 8, 2014

#Ebola: @LindaIkeji spends N1 million on Lanre Da Silva Ajayi’s dress at #TFAA2014

by Anike Jacobs We told you we would bring you all the juicy details from Africa's biggest youth concert, the Future Award Africa 2014 which held yesterday at the Intercontinental…

YEditor December 2, 2014

Lagos will not pay doctors for strike period

by Jewel Stephen The Lagos State Government has faulted claims it was owing medical doctors in its employ, saying it has always paid the salaries of all its employees, doctors…

Op-Ed Editor November 23, 2014

@rumanio: Now that Ebola is gone, where is your hand sanitizer?

by Wilson Rume Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has come and gone in Nigeria. During the outbreak of the virus, many Nigerians were greeted with fear due to the means of…

Op-Ed Editor November 15, 2014

How Australia has become the centre of an international storm over #Ebola

by Gemma Hunt Australia has become the centre of an international feud over the best way to manage Ebola outbreaks that have affected communities in Africa. They drew adverse criticism from health workers…

Isime Esene November 13, 2014

UBA commits $1million to the Ebola fight, Elumelu urges corporate Africa to take up the challenge

by Isi Esene The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Board Chairman, Tony O Elumelu, has announced the donation of $1million, to assist the fight against Ebola, currently present in three…

Kolapo Olapoju November 11, 2014

CAF disqualifies #Morocco from AFCON 2015 over refusal to host tourney

by Mark Bassey The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has stripped Morocco of the right to host next year's African Nations Cup, while also disqualifying the North African nation from participating…

Sola November 11, 2014

This American singer thinks #Ebola is a music band (WATCH)

by Anike Jacobs This has gotta be the joke of the year! American reality TV star Amy Child has clearly been living under a rock lately. When she was approached by…

Sola November 6, 2014

Two Sierra Leone based Nigerians contract #Ebola

by Anike Jacobs Two Nigerians - 27-year-old indigene of Abia State and 22-year-old indigene of Edo State - who reside in Freetown, Sierra Leone have tested positive to the deadly…

Isime Esene November 3, 2014

Hello, Lagos! The Future Awards Africa holds on 7 December, launches campaign for 1million young Africans to fight Ebola

by Isi Esene The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the date and host state for the 2014 edition of…

Sola October 29, 2014

Reps tell FG what to do about Adadevoh and #Ebola

by Laila Ibrahim The Federal Government has been urged by the house of representatives to immortalize late Dr Stella Adadevoh by naming a medical institution after her. Adadevoh was the…

Sola October 28, 2014

Have you seen this viral hilarious video showing the difference between UK & US Coverage of #Ebola

British comedian Russell Howard has finally given the world something to Laugh about on the deadly Ebola virus. He has comically explored the difference between the UK & US coverage…

Op-Ed Editor October 28, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless (Part 3)

by Femi Aribisala READ: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless (Part 1) READ: Is Goodluck Jonathan really clueless (Part 2) It is increasingly apparent that if Jonathan is “clueless,” his “cluelessness”…

Op-Ed Editor October 28, 2014

@diiwana Live in Liberia: This is the good side of #Ebola

by Dayo Olugbemi I guess you're wondering how there could possibly be a good side to this Ebola Virus mayhem. Well this is it, since the spread of the disease and subsequent…

Kolapo Olapoju October 27, 2014

Nigerian cocaine smuggler left to die in Madrid airport over Ebola fears

by Chidi Okoye A Nigerian man was left to die at Madrid’s international airport over fears that he had the Ebola virus disease. The incident occured at about 5 pm on…

YEditor October 27, 2014

The border where anyone can get in, even if they have Ebola

by Adedayo Ademuwagun After the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, people feared that the outbreak would overpower the healthcare system and result in a pandemic.…

Kolapo Olapoju October 25, 2014

Meet the man who tamed Nigeria’s most lawless city – @TundeFashola profiled by UK’s @Telegraph

by Jewel Stephen Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola has been profiled by UK news platform, 'The Telegraph', over his accomplishments in transforming Lagos and most recently, his leadership in…