by Alexander O. Onukwue In the second paragraph of the address made by President Muhammadu Buhari to the nation, he said the following: “I was distressed to notice that some of the comments, especially on social media, have crossed our national red lines by daring to question our collective existence as a nation. This is... Read More

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April 29, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: There will be a country – Achebe’s last prophecy (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Corruption is now a staple in our homes. Tribalism -acknowledged or not- is now a seam in our national fabric. I finally read Chinua Achebe’s “There Was a Country” and I have to admit it really is a work of art. The master storyteller, as we have come to know Achebe, did... Read More

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December 31, 2012

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Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

by Isi Esene We brought our readers a whole bunch of topical stories in 2012. That’s why it’s quite difficult choosing the our top stories for the year. We can assure you though, that this list represents the choice of many who have keenly followed “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians!” 1). Bianca Ojukwu’s touching... Read More

Bianca Ojukwu, D'banj, Dana, Don Jazzy, Emeka Ojukwu, Folorunsho Alakija, nlc, occupy nigeria, Oprah Winfrey

December 10, 2012

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Tolu Ogunlesi: May things continue to fall apart in Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)

They buy jets and fund projects from the sweat of the bottom-billion, who know that one day Jehovah Lojiji, the God of Suddenly, will make an Expressway where bushpaths used to be. Calm down, it’s not a curse. It’s a prayer. A prayer for the good of the country that we all love dearly but... Read More

Daboh, Emeka Ojukwu, Goodluck Jonathan, olusegun obasanjo, Rotimi Amaechi, Tarka, tolu ogunlesi, Yakubu Gowon, YNaija Frontpage

December 10, 2012

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Opinion: Biafra and the Up-NEPA generation

by Hounge We should learn to tolerate each other and stand firm as one, just like we did during Occupy Nigeria. A crisis created by the ego trip of men must not dictate relations of today. As a Nigerian, I believe you know a little about Biafra, however lopsided the story is, you must have... Read More

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December 9, 2012

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Report: The secret life of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s love-child, Tenny Hamman

by Isi Esene Nigerian Civil War rebel leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu recently shocked many even in death when it was revealed in his will that he had a love-child – Tenny Hamman. Since the will was made public in an Enugu court with some members of his family present, speculations have been rife about her identity... Read More

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December 9, 2012

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Igbos are their own enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

A close associate of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Ayo Adebanjo in his interview with ALLWELL OKPI, refutes the claims of Chinua Achebe in his recent memoir. He speaks of Nigerian politics before and after the civil war and the relationship between the Yoruba and Igbo. Achebe’s ‘There was a country,’ accused late Chief Obafemi... Read More

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December 4, 2012

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Nigerians only have sex, and more in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

It is no surprise then that despite all the noise about Vision 20-20-20, our real economy is simply not growing. One thing that I will have to give to our forefathers is that sexually, they were out of control. Forget all those rumours those days being days of “decency”, “purity” and all that, those guys... Read More

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December 4, 2012

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The Ojukwu Wars: Bianca cannot be a director of OTL – Transport firm insists

by Isi Esene A director of the Ojukwu Transport Company Limited, Ifeukwu Ojukwu, has stated that Bianca Ojukwu, the widow of the late Biafran warlord, Emeka Ojukwu does not have any business being a director of the company. He said late Ojukwu cannot dictate who represents him on the board of the company since the... Read More

Bianca Ojukwu, Emeka Ojukwu, Emeka Ojukwu Jnr, Emeka Onyemelukwe, Ifeukwu Ojukwu, Sir Louis Odumegwu-Ojukwu

December 3, 2012

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Up NEPA! and some hot gist – in today’s news round-up by Cheta Nwanze

Life, that thing which all of us possess, and can be snuffed out in an instant as has become a Sunday-Sunday ritual in parts of the country north of the River Niger. A few minutes before I settled down to type this morning tonic, my neighbour’s generator choked, spluttered, coughed, and then gave up the... Read More

Borno State, Cheta Nwanze, Debe Ojukwu, Emeka Ojukwu, NEPA

December 3, 2012

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My father’s love child was a “hidden agenda” for the North – Debe, Ojukwu’s first son

by Isi Esene Late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s first son, Debe, has revealed that Tenny Harman whose name was mentioned in his Will among the inheritors of his property is his father’s biological daughter. He reportedly said his father told him about her long before now. According to Debe: “That is his daughter, I knew about her;... Read More

Emeka Ojukwu, Sylvester Ojukwu, Teny Herman, Will

December 2, 2012

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Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants

…we cannot be building a new Presidential Banquet Hall at over N2 billion and be complaining about “no money”. A few years back when I was in the UK, my wife wanted to do a course. She needed a waiver on council tax, as a student. We went to the council office. An officer attended... Read More

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November 27, 2012

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Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Adewale Sogunro I was hoping that he would look beyond the ethnic divisions, while rendering language to heal the wounds between ethnic groups in Nigeria from the Biafra war. Upon hearing the public uproar sparked by Chinua Achebe’s book in various social circles, I immediately saw it befitting for me to purchase and reserve... Read More

‘There Was a Country’, biafra, chinua achebe, civil war, Emeka Ojukwu, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, olusegun obasanjo, Yakubu Gowon

November 17, 2012

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Ken Wiwa reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Ken Wiwa “…I had to be careful about the way I handled someone else’s words or opinions… Even when there was strong disagreement, one had to remember to be discordant with respect.” Early in this long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian Civil War, Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s most famous and respected writer, recalls a conversation between... Read More

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October 28, 2012

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Gowon on Achebe, “He is talking from a position of ignorance”

by Isi Esene Nigeria’s Civil War president, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd.), has hit renowned writer, Chinua Achebe, very hard over the content of his recently released book on the Nigerian Civil War saying Achebe was writing from a position of ignorance. The ex-president reportedly said this yesterday while speaking to newsmen on a visit to... Read More

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October 7, 2012

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Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”

by Noo Saro-Wiwa But many Nigerians resented it, and Achebe admits that the Igbo could be cocky, brash and materialistic, though he rejects the popular suspicion that there was a pan-Igbo agenda to control Nigeria – his people have too strong an “individualistic ethic”. No writer is better placed than Chinua Achebe to tell the... Read More

biafra, chinua achebe, Emeka Ojukwu, hausa, igbo, independence, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Wrar, Yoruba

August 31, 2012

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I will deliver on my election promises in 2013 – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan called on Nigerians to be patient with his administration promising to deliver on his promises before the end of his tenure. He said this, Thursday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, during the inauguration of the N4.6bn Onitsha River Port Complex. During his visit, the president also inaugurated oil drilling activities... Read More

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#NationalRedLine: How far did Buhari go in crossing it?

Debo Adejugbe: There will be a country – Achebe’s last prophecy (Y! Politico)

Professor strips naked in class, the Ojukwu tribute, our very own Hauwa Gambo… See the Top 10 YNaija stories of 2012!

Tolu Ogunlesi: May things continue to fall apart in Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)

Opinion: Biafra and the Up-NEPA generation

Report: The secret life of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s love-child, Tenny Hamman

Igbos are their own enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

Nigerians only have sex, and more in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

The Ojukwu Wars: Bianca cannot be a director of OTL – Transport firm insists

Up NEPA! and some hot gist – in today’s news round-up by Cheta Nwanze

My father’s love child was a “hidden agenda” for the North – Debe, Ojukwu’s first son

Simon Kolawole: Beyond sacking civil servants

Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

Ken Wiwa reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

Gowon on Achebe, “He is talking from a position of ignorance”

Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”

I will deliver on my election promises in 2013 – President Jonathan

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