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Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now

by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge, the real problem lies with the gluttonously selfish ruling class, whose collective misadventures in ruling over us has combined to convert the selfish act of... Read More

February 18, 2014

Perry Brimah: The ’missing’ $20 Billion abomination

by Peregrino Brimah The Yar’adua government stood-out separate from the Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan administration as relates to this monstrous scam. Yar’adua was disgusted by this humongous theft of the people’s money and he gave an executive directive as documents reveal, to stop the nonexistent subsidy. Nigeria’s Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has declared... Read More

CBN, corruption, failure, Goodluck Jonathan, nnpc, olusegun obasanjo, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yar'dua, ynaija

December 17, 2013

Father in court as daughter absconds crime charges

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Godwin Nnadi, a 56 year-old, has been brought before an Enugu magistrates’ court for failure to produce a wanted robbery suspect, his own daughter. He was arrested by the Enugu State Police Command and arraigned on Monday for bailing his daughter, Gloria Nnadi, accused of stealing N4 million belonging to a drilling company at... Read More

November 30, 2013

Opinion: It’s such a pity Jega has failed this test

by Chioma Gabriel Just before the election, allegations of INEC ‘s high level of incompetence in registering voters, compiling, maintaining, revising and updating voters register on continuous basis which would disenfranchise many from voting were rife. It was the picture of Tony Nwoye, the PDP gubernatorial candidate in Anambra gubernatorial election on the front page... Read More

anambra, APC, chioma gabriel, defector governors, ecc, elections, failure, INEC, Jega, kano, opinion, PDP, Sokoto, Tony Nwoye, ynaija

November 28, 2013

Anjola Ogunsanwo: Stop waiting for a ground breaking moment (30 days, 30 voices)

by Anjola Ogunsanwo ” You can’t reach for the stars merely by looking at them at night. You reach for them by soaring up to them” Those of us who haven’t exactly been there, (I mean up at the top) are probably still waiting for that ground breaking moment. That moment when we just... Read More

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November 25, 2013

Opinion: It’s a pity Jega failed this very important test

by Chioma Gabriel And so, I wouldn’t support anybody calling for cancellation of results. Dr Chris Ngige knows this truth. And so also do Tony Nwoye and Ifeanyi Uba. Nwoye couldn’t have expected to win an election where he was cleared to contest only ten days to the election. The controversial issues in his own... Read More

Anambra State, APC, APGA, chioma gabriel, failure, INEC, Jega, Ngige, PDP, Tony Nwoye

November 22, 2013

Opinion: Another election, another blunder by INEC!

by Levi Obijiofor Would Jega accept responsibility for the botched governorship election in Anambra State? No, he won’t. It is just not his style. He is too perfect to be faulted by anyone. As chair of INEC, he perceives himself as a superstar and an infallible man The Anambra State governorship election that was conducted... Read More

November 2, 2013

Opinion: Celebrations of a Banana Republic

by Solomon Dalung If Chief Tony Anenih, at 80, is still chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, while the former national youth leader of the ruling party came to office at the age of 61, where lies the future for the youths? Fifty three years ago, the Union Jack was lowered for the green-white-green... Read More

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October 26, 2013

Washing your hands makes you HAPPIER – Study

It seems you really can wash away your pain, as the song lyrics go. A new study has found that the ritual of cleaning makes us more optimistic after failure. Dr Kai Kaspar, from the University of Cologne, examined how physical cleansing affects us after a bad event. Does hand washing boost self esteem? People... Read More

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October 14, 2013

18 habits from childhood that affect your relationship now

by Oprah People who are afraid to show emotion or, for that matter, initiate conversation—might be described as wallflowers. 1. Abandonment People who cling to others because they’re afraid of being left and don’t feel important relationships will last. They’re usually attracted to partners who cannot be there in a committed way 2. Emotional Deprivation Most... Read More

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September 26, 2013

Opinion: Our leaders perish for lack of selfless advisers

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi The Arab Spring teaches many lessons. One is worthy of emphasis. Feelings of alienation balloon when the people’s development is outside a leader’s orbit of interest. Widespread latent hostility, which easily triggers violent revolution, is near inevitable when leaders luxuriate in enclaves of splendour, while their followers pine in misery in... Read More

Arab spring, dictatorship, failure, leaders, Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi

September 16, 2013

6 things women do that push men away

by Sarah Foulkes When women are disloyal to other women, it tells the man they will be disloyal to them, too. 1. Wanting a Man to Change Many women get in a relationship thinking they can change the man. If a man makes a change for a relationship, the benefit must outweigh the consequences of... Read More

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September 2, 2013

10 (simple) ways to motivate yourself

by Seema Sinha 1. Ask mood uplifting questions in the morning like what makes you happy, what are you happy and excited about in your life currently. This is a good exercise to bring in positivity in you when you start your day.2. Make a deal with yourself. You can even make a small deal... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Jason Njoku: The story of Brash magazine, my most epic failure (1)

by Jason Njoku It was all egos. The editor and I were friends from the first year at university, but there was always a certain level of dislike there. It was all jolly when money wasn’t at stake, but at Brash. Things got real. brash /braSH/ Adjective Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo: Don’t mind us Celestine, just keep moving

by Chude Jideonwo The feeding frenzy is on. If you’ve followed YNaija’s excellent technology pages, or that fine blog TechCabal, you would know about the Nigerian tech space’s trending issue at the moment: an enterprising young man called Celestine Ezeokoye wrote a post about a grant he received for his idea/business, Ticketmobile. [READ: Celestine Ezeokoye’s... Read More

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9 effective ways to handle failure

by Tanvier Peart Once you experience a failure, it is important you re-commit yourself to finishing what you started. Everyone has their own definition of a failure and what it means to them. Some are so distraught that it becomes quite difficult to pick themself up and try again. Others, however, see it not as a... Read More

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Jonah Ayodele Obajeun: Even till now, I’m still failing (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Before I started winning, I have failed and my failures set me up. Don’t be like my haters, they failed but they refused to be set up by their failures. Even till now, I am still failing. Yet I hate to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln, the grandfather of failure. But a time came... Read More

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November 20, 2012

Rukky Ladoja: We need to talk about failure (30 Days, 30 Days)

“The main reason why youth development is so slow is that no one talks to them about failure…No one tells them to expect it as one of the steps to success… Failure is just another step to success provided you don’t let it define you” Earlier this month, I gate crashed the annual Mo Ibrahim... Read More

Business, entrepreneur, failure, generation y, Rukky Ladoja, Success

November 4, 2012

5 life-changing keys to overcoming your fears and finally chasing your dreams

by Henrik Edberg What is stopping you from getting what you want in life? Your friends? Your family? A sense that failure – or success – might change your life and that feeling uncomfortable? A sense that the people around you might disapprove of you aiming for what you want, of you succeeding or failing.... Read More

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October 31, 2012

6 things that will surely make you a loser in life

by Paco Arespacochaga These people, who go out of their way and of their day, only give you words of wisdom. Words of wisdom have NO PLACE in the world of failure. You’ve probably read news articles and even self-help books on how to succeed in life. You’ve probably bought and downloaded various self-help audio... Read More

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September 3, 2012

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Why the FG is not pressing for N30 billion fine from Bi-Courtney

by Stanley Azuakola If the exact letters of the contract is to be followed, then Bi-Courtney, the Nigerian consortium charged with fixing the Lagos-Ibadan expressway would have been asked to cough out fines in excess of at least N30 billion for its failure to deliver on the terms of the concession of the road. When... Read More

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Opinion: Once the toast of the world, Jonathan is now diminished

by Sabella Abidde In early January 2010, I attempted to craft a profile of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in an essay entitled Goodluck Jonathan: The Emerging Profile. I did so because many Nigerians had wondered what type of a man he was, and what type of a President he was going to be. Yes, he had... Read More

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Opinion: How I failed my UME woefully – Please, don’t repeat my error

by Chinonso Ogbogu If there is one thing that experience thought me, it’s the fact that the fear of failure is a precursor to failure. The fear of failure, as a matter of fact, is the pathway to failure! My Internet subscription recently got expired and I had to use a cyber café a few blocks from my... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: Yes, it’s time for someone to sue JAMB

Over the past few days, there has been ridicule and laughter over a news report that some candidates for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination are suing the organising body, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for N1 billion. They allege that the body has substituted their actual results with random scores, their results have... Read More

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