Opinion: Nigeria needs a ministry of corruption

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Nigeria may never be home (YNaija FrontPage)

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji You’ve been put on this earth to be all you can be, like the reserves. – (Jay- Z) Lost Ones. I couldn’t help noticing the kidnap of Ngozi Iweala’s mother’s dominate the headlines this week. It is just one of many stories of how like a murderous sow, Nigeria continues to... Read More

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December 10, 2012

Opinion: Nigerian girls should be mad

by Chiagozie Nwonwu Nigerian girls should be mad, but they are not, they are okay with playing supporting cast. In the last decade, since the Plantation Boys and Remedies before them began a revival of Nigerian music’s fortunes, Naija music has eclipsed Africa and is presently showing the world that Africa has got some groove.... Read More

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Opinion: Corruption – The 37th State of the Federation

by Theophilus Ilevbare “Corruption has become a state of the Federation, drawing its weekly and monthly allowances from the Federation Account unabashedly” – Lawyer, Fred Agbaje Lately, the Nigerian media has been awash with opinion, analysis and editorials on the spiralling rate of corruption especially under the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration. The war against... Read More

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GEJ is not gay… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Government must first prove that the combined IQ of the entire executive arm is more than 22 as is obtainable in other countries. Nigerians Agree To Support N2.2b Banquet Hall AFTER their initial outrage, Nigerians have finally decided to support the federal government’s decision to build a N2.2 billion banquet hall... Read More

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Report: Nigeria will lose oil revenue to Angola, Ghana

There are indications that many international oil companies are considering leaving their Nigerian assets for those in Angola, Ghana and some other African countries where they feel the business environment is more predictable and friendly, an investigation has shown. A top official of one of the IOCs told our correspondent in Lagos on Friday that... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: We’re killing industry in Nigeria softly, steadily

But this is Nigeria and you always suspected there must be a downside. A friend visited me during the week. He is a young Nigerian full of hopes and dreams. His parents had wanted him to study Medicine or Pharmacy, but he had always been fascinated with Agriculture, so he put in for Agric Economics... Read More

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Surely, you’ve heard of BudgIT? Public finance app set to launch mobile version

by Akan Ido BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic startup is launching a mobile version of its website which will be accessible via multiple smart mobile devices. BudgIT’s efforts at communicating complex issues relating to budget and public finance has transformed the discussion about the budget on social media and offline gatherings. The company has worked... Read More

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Tope Olofin: Guys, you’re not husband material if you’re not on this list (Y! Superblogger)

We are willing to respect and even acknowledge that, but you need not remind us every five seconds. After all the Lion is the king of the jungle and he doesn’t remind the lizards about it every blessed minute. The male specie is always ranting about the list of qualities a babe must have in... Read More

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Ezekwesili? Okonjo-Iweala? Bakare? D’banj? Who will be YNaija Person of the Year 2012? Vote now!

by Akan Ido Mimiko? Bakare? Okonjo-Iweala? D’ban’j? Who will be YNaija Person of the Year 2012? It’s that time of the year when YNaija chooses its Person of the Year – as always, following from the tradition of the TIME Person of the Year, we are focused on the news-makers of the past 12 months,... Read More

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Opinion: Yes, let’s castrate the rapist

by Abimbola Adelakun And this is why I think castrating the rapist is important, not in the act of mutilation this time but cutting off the rape act where it begins: the mind. Osun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Adetoun Adegboyega, recently denied advocating castration for rapists. She said she was... Read More

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Opinion: The pungent potpourri of evil spirits in Nigeria

by Sandra Nwadi See all the successful people in Nigeria and all around the world are driven cum made by the Evil Spirit’s fellow team players, the Illuminati. Evil spirits are behind Facebook addiction, quarrels, disagreement, boredom, piracy, stalking, broken relationships and marriages, bosses -snooping –on- employees, toasters checking, assaults , killings, immaturity, depression, notice–me-pass-the–others-pictures-angers... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Kemi Adisa: Don’t pad your resume, tailor it! (Y! Superblogger)

Perhaps it is time to make a mental shift and start thinking about our careers as a portrait of who we are professionally, and not just as a job. It starts as a little white lie, you often tell yourself “there is no harm in it, besides everyone is doing it…..and employers rarely check or... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Opinion: Boko Haram the series: Season 2, Episode 1

by Mustapha Rabiu More than anything, this FG has been incompetent, and trigger-happy to blame others. There’s a certain numbness that fills the void in-between the promises made by President Jonathan, and the rampant onslaught brought upon by Boko Haram. There was a brief intermission, however. Somewhere right around the August, where a couple of... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Focusing the sun on our activism (YNaija FrontPage)

I call this the National Distraction Album in Nigeria. This is the predictable tactic of those in government to always divert attention from one issue to the other till they end their mandate on a platter of promises delivered on nothing. In Nigeria, when it rains it pours. There are just more than enough issues... Read More

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Kay Aishida: Stemming the Yuletide (Y! Superblogger)

There’s another new breed of irritating extortionists we have out there now. These group are the youth carnival organizers. It’s December again peeps and I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Month! Let’s face it, 2012 has been a year of radical reforms in the area of transportation and if you’re a Lagosian... Read More

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Chioma Agwuegbo: Who is to blame for the high unemployment in Nigeria?

by Chioma Agwuegbo Why hasn’t any government made creating jobs a priority instead of promising roads and bridges they eventually don’t build? A young woman struggles through university, enduring a few strikes, disreputable advances from cultists, depraved lecturers and other similar low-life and manages to graduate with a second class upper degree, maybe even a... Read More

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Joachim MacEbong uncovers another kind of policeman in Agege & Adeniji-Adele

by Joachim MacEbong A lot of physical abuse goes unreported and steps have been taken to make victims able to come forward and receive care. On the wall at the entrance to Adeniji-Adele police station, the number of the D.P.O. (Divisional Police Officer) is prominent, to enable residents get in touch with him. At the... Read More

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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 3, 2012

Tope Olofin: The current Nigerian youth are incompetent! Say what? (Y! Superblogger)

There are too many first class degree holders that are out on the street begging for employment, and their flaw is that they don’t know anybody. “Tope would you like to go with me to meet a prospect tomorrow? Lunch is on him.” This was the first question my colleague asked me when I walked... Read More

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December 3, 2012

“Get ready for dirty work” and 5 other things young Nigerian lawyers should know

by Rotimi Fawole When I quit my old job to go into solo practice, I looked for every single piece of advice I could find, to be sure I wasn’t being foolish. There was a lot of material on the internet about “flying solo” but it was all from the UK and the USA, which is fine... Read More

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December 2, 2012

Leke Alder: Nigeria’s ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ image

Citizens don’t idolise a nation that subtracts from their worth, or shuts the door of opportunity against them, or makes them a pariah at international borders. Nigeria’s Yahoo Yahoo image is killing her economy. Things are spiralling out of control and sociological wreckage is being wrought. It has often been said that Nigerians are not... Read More

citizenship, EFCC, internet fraud, Leke Alder, nigeria

December 1, 2012

Temie Giwa: It’s hard out there for a girl (YNaija FrontPage)

Thousands of women are sexually assaulted each year, and even more are just plain assaulted. It is hard out there for a girl, and it is harder still in Nigeria. It is hard out there for a girl. It has always been hard for girls in every society and it still is in most. Women... Read More

abuse, childbirth, gender, Health, Maternal Mortality, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, rape, Zulai Buhari

November 30, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)

by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes more than a pen and a clean sheet. It takes guts! It takes conscience! It takes plan! Borders are demarcations separating two countries. Even continents have borders, but they are not visible, largely due to... Read More

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November 30, 2012

African City Monopoly Games comes to Lagos this December

by Rachel Ogbu Bestman Games prepares to launch the first African city edition of the game Monopoly. Bestman Games said come December 11, 2012, the City of Lagos Edition of Monopoly will portray the strength of the city through one of the most famous board games in the world. With the support of the Lagos State Government, First Bank... Read More

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November 29, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: For love or country (YNaija FrontPage)

Many skilled Nigerians are torn between their determination to remain in the country and the lure of endless possibilities around the globe. Despite the best intentions of the government, the emigration figures presented earlier will only get worse. Arturo Sandoval is one of my favourite jazz trumpeters, but I might never have heard of him... Read More

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“No amount is too much”: Police to spend N2 billion to fight terrorism next year

by Rachel Ogbu Caleb Olubolade, minister of police affairs announced new year plans to fight terrorism in Nigeria, recently he said the Nigeria Police Force has reserved N2 billion for logistics, intelligence gathering, and purchase of anti-terror equipment. Out of N319 billion in its 2013 budget Olubolade during his presentation at the 2013 budget defence... Read More

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#CynthiaOsokogu: House of Reps endorses anti-cybercrime bill

by Rachel Ogbu Following the death of Cynthia Osokogu, lured to Lagos, raped, robbed and killed by some “friends” she made on the Internet, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading of a bill seeking to provide for penalties for persons involved in cyber-crimes. Sponsor of the bill, Hon. Aisha Modibbo (Adamawa/PDP) said... Read More

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Opinion: Baba Obasanjo must be careful

by Demola Rewaju This time, Baba is walking where angels fear to tread yet with the confidence of a trapeze artist. From his body language and posturing in recent times, I’d suspected it all along but was never sure until a major newspaper, not known for frivolities carried the headline yesterday that OBJ was moving... Read More

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