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Let us call failure by its proper name

With the elections less than a year away and Nigerians sorely disappointed by the performance of the present leadership and apprehensive for the future, there is the temptation to refuse to acknowledge that in some ways, we all have failed. Chude Jideonwo’s new essay couldn’t be more timely, because it asks us to examine just... Read More

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October 16, 2017

Kaduna teachers fast over planned sack after examination failure

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch will on Tuesday begin three days of fasting and prayers over the planned sack of 20,000 primary school teachers. Background: 68 per cent of the teachers had failed an examination conducted by the Kaduna State Government. The teachers failed to pass the primary four pupils’ exam at excellent level. What is happening:... Read More

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September 23, 2017

If I was marking Nigeria’s script at 57, I will grade her a failure – Ango Abdullahi

Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi has said Nigeria is a failure, 57 years after it gained independence. In an interview with The Sun, Abdullahi said Nigeria has failed, if compared to other countries who gained independence at the same period. “If I was a teacher marking Nigeria from 1960, or a teacher... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Excuses for failure will no longer be acceptable – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said the present administration will not allow excuses on its quest to deliver sustainable socio-economic development to Nigerians is not possible. Osinbajo spoke at a retreat on the Economic Recovery Growth Plan and the 2018 Budget preparation. He said, “The excuse that it won’t work here, the Nigerian factor, or... Read More

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Politicians’ failure to fulfil promises causing agitations – Abdulsalami

The National Peace Committee led by former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has said the failure of politicians to fulfil their promises led to the agitations in the country. The NPC stated this in Abuja on Tuesday in a statement signed by its chairman, Abubakar, and the Convener, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah. The group... Read More

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Ololade Ajekigbe: 5 solid reasons why you should embrace failure

by Olalade Ajekigbe It’s at the top of our prayer point list – Failure be gone! Nobody wants to be associated with failure. A word that is synonymous for everything bad, everything that spells defeat and rejection and an inability to succeed. No one likes to fail. I certainly don’t. However, I strongly believe that... Read More

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“No politician has been treated worse or more unfairly” – Pres. Trump

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump warned graduating Coast Guard cadets, Wednesday that life is unfair. Trump said “Over the course of your life, you will find that things are not always fair. You will find that things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted.” This comes in... Read More

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Reps probe failure of customs to auction seized goods

The House of Representatives has ordered the probe of the Nigerians customs service (NCS) under the leadership of Hameed Ali, comptroller-general of the service. The lower chamber of the national assembly on Thursday directed its committee on customs and excise to investigate the failure of the agency to auction confiscated goods. Prestige Ossy (Abia-PDP), had... Read More

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February 28, 2017

You failed Nigeria, not your generation, Fayose blasts Obasanjo

by Dolapo Adelana Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop blaming others in his generation for the nation’s problems. The governor, who was reacting to a statement credited to Obasanjo in which he said his generation had failed the nation, said the former president had a huge chunk of the... Read More

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February 14, 2017

Harmony Levin: Ever Wondered How To Quit Rejection? Here’s How [NEXT]

by Harmony Levin The first time I faced the sour experience of being rejected was on a hot September afternoon, sometime in 2002 or 2003. The place was Harbour Road, Port Harcourt. School has just resumed after a long vacation and I remember resuming with lush anxiety hovering over me, I really wanted to... Read More

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December 1, 2016

Kehinde: Private insecurities

by Kehinde There is a certain kind of shame that comes with having attended one of the best schools in Nigeria and not looking anything like it. That shame is the reason why when filing out a form I’d tick student, better to have people think of me as a student, and that, without me... Read More

Nigerian Voices

failure, fear, Insecurity, life, shame, stuck

December 1, 2016

Afam Ade-Odiachi: Pick you, choose you, love you [NEW VOICES]

by Afam Ade-Odiachi My friend, the one I call the second avenger, looked at me as we walked to the car after drinks in our local bar and said, “I was just wondering why you’re here?” He let the silence that followed breathe. I was confused at first. I thought it was the prelude to... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Olumodeji Shola: The rude awakening

by Olumodeji Shola You paused for a second, with your legs stiffed and cramp with indecision; and your consciousness endlessly trying to keep pace with the cascade of event around you, as though you’ve lost touch of reality. Your eyes glisten with joy and an ‘out of this world’ feeling surged through you as it dawned... Read More

Nigerian Voices

corruption, failure, Prison stories, Success

November 27, 2016

Rachael Uzor: Making lemonade

by Rachael Uzor Some emotions make you feel downright horrible, and depression is one of the worst of them, if not the worst. Right now, I’m depressed. I heard news today that Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (Funaab) had already conducted their post utme exams and my brother was not invited for the exercise. Why... Read More

Nigerian Voices

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Femi-Aribisala-YNaija

November 20, 2016

Femi Aribisala: Good and bad success

by Femi Aribisala To overcome defeat, we have to be defeated. To overcome poverty, we have to be poor. To overcome death, Christ had to die. Failure is written into the very fabric of the gospel. When a man is determined to trust in God, he has to be ready to be a failure. He... Read More

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October 17, 2016

Orowale Samuel Kolapo: I did not quit [Nigerian Voices]

by Orowale Samuel Kolapo I was at home on that day in February 2011, lost in my thoughts as usual. I didn’t go to the football field that day like I always did. I was a failure. It wasn’t news anymore. I left secondary school 10 years ago with flying and colorful results, made my O’levels... Read More

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education, failure, Nigerian Navy, Success

August 15, 2016

YNaija Editorial: There is a better way to channel frustration over Buhari’s ‘failure’

Elections are about choices. A choice about whether to continue with a particular politician or political party. Before casting a ballot, every citizen has to confront the question of whether his or her interests are best served by the same party or politician, or a different party or politician. At the next election cycle, the... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Opinion: Is Vice President Osinbajo really an intellectual in government?

by Jideofor Adibe How has Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Professor of Law at the University of Lagos fared as an intellectual in politics? The role of intellectuals in politics is often a controversial one. Do intellectuals do well in politics or do they just see the public realm... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Before Feyi Fawehinmi there was Gbenga Sesan – fed up with Buhari (TWEETS)

Barely 15 months into his much celebrated presidency, some key supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari have turned coat to apologise for ‘misleading’ the populace into voting for him. Feyi Fawehinmi, in an article reproduced HERE declared that he was fed up with the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government even as he compared President Buhari’s leadership style... Read More

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You are a failure | APC Chieftain to Buhari

The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Hussaini Mairiga, on Monday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as a total failure. Mairiga, who spoke with journalists in Kano, said “from the looks of things, President Buhari has betrayed the confidence of the Nigerian masses who voted for him massively into power.”... Read More

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Deji Adeyanju: How President Buhari bankrupted 34 Nigerian states in 1 year

In about 1 year, Nigeria that used to be the largest economy in Africa and number one investment destination in Africa is now number 13. Inflation rate that was below 9% when GEJ handed over on May 29th, 2015 is now at 15.6% under Buhari in 1 year (double digit inflation rate). Our GDP was... Read More

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10 reasons why OJB’s kidney may have collapsed again…according to reports

by Chinwe Okafor Nigerian music producer and singer, Babatunde Okungbowa popularly known as OJB is reportedly on admission at the General Hospital, Lagos following a relapse of his kidney ailment. OJB, who had a successful kidney transplant in India donated to him by his first wife last year apparently had a relapse two weeks ago,... Read More

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Being divorced doesn’t make me a failure – Kate Henshaw

by Chinwe Okafor There is a certain aura of stereotype that comes with being divorced in Nigeria. Apparently, one goes around with a certain tag of failure. But Kate Henshaw has come to say she isn’t about that stigma. Since the actress’ divorce, the mother of one hasn’t been on the dating trail or seen with... Read More

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October 10, 2014

@blinkingam: Why Yero should not stay beyond 2015 (Part 1)

by Abubakar Musa One of my long-term established virtues has been school and hospital visitations, every now and then. Recently I happened to visit some schools within Kaduna State and what I saw were unimaginable. One of the scenarios was more perplexing than worrying – children (boys and girls), in their hundreds, sat mediating what... Read More

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August 11, 2014

Demola Rewaju: 7 habits of those who do great things (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju The fear of failure is the single biggest reason many people never become great. From childhood, we are trained to get marks only when we get it right – Add to this the fear of public ridicule when you get things wrong and it will be more understood why many never try.... Read More

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Tunde Leye: For young people, this is how to remove the stigma of failure (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye As a nation, we are at the point where we need people who will take tremendous risks in the economy to break barriers, build industries and cause this nation to fulfill its potential. People will fail when they take risk. This is as inevitable as the sun rising. In Nigeria, there is... Read More

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Listen & learn: 7 things standing in the way of achieving your dreams

by Alicia Fannin Achieving your dreams can be a challenge but it shouldn’t seem impossible. However, sometimes it seems there are insurmountable things standing in the way of achieving your dreams. If you can relate to that, this article is for you. It can offer you help and hope in achieving your dreams.... Read More

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Hannatu Musawa: The failure of a people

by Hannatu Musawa There is not one of us out there; not one, that is not someone’s parent or someone’s child. So, whether we like it or not, this tragedy is each of us and each of us is this tragedy. While we go about our normal daily activities, lamenting about this issue privately, we... Read More

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Dele Momodu: The anatomy of PDP and APC

by Dele Momodu It would be uncharitable not to salute the modest efforts of some of the wiz kids who form the nucleus of APC today even if they are not perfect. Fellow Nigerians, are you still in doubt that the race towards the 2015 Presidential election has started in earnest? Please, perish the notion.... Read More

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