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Opinion: The Lagos ‘Babaloja’ impunity
by Ochereome Nnanna Igbo traders in Ladipo Motor Spare-parts Market kicked against the imposition of Oki as the leader of a market in which Yoruba traders and artisans form the…
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Simon Kolawole: The Republic of Southern Nigeria
by Simon Kolawole I hereby predict that the proposed “Republic of Southern Nigeria” would be a political disaster. It is wishful thinking to suggest that the Igbo and Yoruba will…
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Opinion: Is Femi Fani-Kayode the new Yoruba spokesman?
by Oguwike Nwachuku No, never will Fani-Kayode qualify to speak for the Yoruba, no matter how hard he tries. For one thing, well-educated, well-trained, and well-mannered Yoruba people known to…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Yoruba, Igbo and the media warriors
by Olusegun Adeniyi I am an admirer of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola but I believe that his approach to dealing with vulnerable people in Lagos State is wrong-headed; and as…
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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)
by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D'Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi…
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Tunde Fagbenle: My memories of childhood
by Tunde Fagbenle We used to sleep over at each other’s house interchangeably. And our families were so close. We didn’t see one as Igbo and the other as Yoruba.…
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Simon Kolawole: How to spend money (and be happpy)
by Simon Kolawole Most of our attention is usually on the Federal Government, especially Presidency. We hardly scrutinise what states and councils waste on frivolous items in a country where…
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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode and his blackmail of the Igbos
by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu Chief Kayode should utilize his wisdom and intelligence to make useful contributions that will promote the national unity instead of releasing statements that will cause Nigerians to…
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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web
by Henry C. Onyeoma Second, Fani-Kayode's essays, especially the second one, turned history on its head. It should not be unchallenged because it is a beautiful mixture of half-truths and…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater
by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking and who have called me a ‘’scallywag’’ and all manner…
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Opinion: This deportation ‘imbroglio’ must end
by Donu Kogbara Last year, Abia State Government ruthlessly purged its civil service of non-Abians. And I can’t even describe this nastiness as ethnic cleansing because, bizarrely, some of the…
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Opinion: Deportations, ethnic jingoism and political opportunism
by Is'haq Modibbo Kalu So almost on cue, the most chauvinistic vermin crawled out of the darkest crevice of ethnic jingoism. The action of the Lagos administration became elasticized into…
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Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate
by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other parts of Nigeria just as others need Lagos and the…
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SK Johnson: On Fashola’s ‘deportation’ of Igbos; people need to calm down for a moment
by SK Johnson The past couple of weeks have seen a slew of stories flood the media about the 'deportation' of Igbo people from Lagos State by Governor Fashola. 'By…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo
by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting that there is no other country in the world in…
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The Lagos ‘deportation’ controversy is political – Fashola
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said the ongoing controversy trailing the decision of the government to send some Igbos back to their villages is political. The governor said…
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Opinion: Tribes and prejudices – My experience with an Igbo phone repairer
by David Olamide Craig So perhaps there is some truth in the prejudices you have heard. Perhaps Yoruba men are randy. Perhaps Ijebu men are stingy. Perhaps Efik girls are…
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5 things SK Johnson took away from ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ trailer (WATCH)
by SK Johnson The trailer for the Biyi Bandele directed (and written) film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun, debuted yesterday ahead of it's presentation…
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Music Review: Ego’s ‘Firsteps’ are confident, sure and steady
by Wilfred Okiche She endeared herself to us as a member of Lagbaja’s band where her soaring vocals easily distinguished her and set her apart for future stardom. Her appearances…
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Area father: Charly Boy steps out in fur looking regal? (LOOK)
by Akan Ido Charly Boy is no stranger to controversies, so your thoughts about him wearing a fur-like material draped around him like an Igbo chieftaincy title holder doesn't count.…
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“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)
READ: “Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (part 1) by Adegoke Oyeniyi, for YNaija "...but do Nigerians care? We love freebies," Adebambi…
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“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)
One of the easy success stories from Nigeria’s evolving technology space, Jason Njoku can’t stop talking about how successful he has been become. So we dig just a little deeper…
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Opinion: The 12 top reasons why Igbos and Yorubas should not marry
by Vera Ezimora Whether you are aware of it or not, many inter-tribal relationships have died an untimely death because of the tribal differences between the couple. Parents, elders, and…
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“Dokubo-Asari cannot fight any war” – David-West goes hard on ex-militant leader
by Akan Ido Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West has told anyone who cares to listen that the utterances of the former militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on the state of the…
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APC merger: The Yorubas are committing political suicide – Asari Dokubo
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujadid Asari Dokubo, has declared that the emerging merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with Congress for…
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Opinion: ‘’Don’t speak Igbo in this house’’
by Ucheoma Onwutuebe The moment I eventually sat up in my grammar was when I turned ten and had to go to a Unity school, where all the girls formed,…
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Opinion: Beyond our ethnic and religious differences
by Abd’Raqeeb Salako The unfortunate thing is that the moment we start fighting these ethno-religious battles, we are winning the war for those who are bent on seeing the country…
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‘Ola Ndi Igbo’: How to celebrate the best of our own
by Nkiru Okpareke Realizing that we stood on the shoulders of some giants to get to where we are, we also recognized some of these our people who had died.…
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Opinion: Who stole my tongue? Who told us green apples are better than mangoes?
by Chijioke Victor Uche It is hard, almost impossible for an Igbo person to make a complete sentence without at least an English word in it. “The white man came…
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Simon Kolawole: There was a legendary Iroko
by Simon Kolawole In his civil war memoir, There Was a Country, which turned out to be his last work, he maintained his age-old assertion that the rest of Nigeria…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy