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Opinion: Between Nigerian Igbos and Biafran agitators – A Northerner’s perspective

by Yushau A. Shuaib The sweet memory of my youth service year in an Igboland of Asaba, Delta State in the 90s, is what I have continued to relish whenever a discourse on tribalism, sectionalism and the likes are on the front burner in my beloved country, Nigeria. As non-indigenes, especially young Northerners, we were... Read More

Arewa Youth, biafra, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Northerners, opinon

The Thread: “Talk is cheap” “Can a leopard change to squirrel overnight”? | Nigerians call out IBB

Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida has come out to say that Nigeria needs to be retructured. He is the latest in the swelling line of people who believe Nigeria cannot continue on its current trajectory without consequences. According to this Channels TV report, IBB said as follows: “Restructuring has become a national... Read More

Arewa, biafra, IBB, nigeria, Restructing, The Thread

Today’s Noisemakers: Serena Williams, Steve Harris, Dangote and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

Dangote, nigeria, noisemakers, opinion, Serena Williams, Steve Harris, Tola Sarumi

The Thread: “We’ll never have a Dangote in our generation”. Here is why

The picture below has generated conversation on Twitter NG as to the success of Donald Duke’s 2019 Presidential aspirations based on the individuals surrounding him: Otedola, Dangote and others. Our true leaders are not in Abuja, they are on Lagos yachts. Sharing one table. My uncle was always right. pic.twitter.com/sdNLEUgYh4 — Osaretin Victor Asemota (@asemota)... Read More

Dangote, nigeria, opinion, otedola, Politics, wealth creation

The Thread: From “gyratory circus” to “roundabout” | A fascinating story of how BBC English came to be

One of the most prized possessions of a Nigerian is the British accent. Hardly surprising, since Nigeria was once a colony of Britain and the nation’s official language is British English. English is quite a fascinating language itself, comprising different forms and of course, accents. You’ve heard of Queen’s English and perhaps BBC English. This... Read More

BBC English, Inventing words, nigeria, The Thread

Poetry: Depression

by dijiaderoGBA Sometimes, I want to talk. Sometimes, I want to cry. Two sides of life. One for the pain. Other for the pain. Who will listen ? Who will I talk to? Depression is a friend. I smile. I cry. I pretend. I wish I could speak. I wish you could listen.... Read More

depression, mental health, nigeria, opinion

Rejoinder: Governor Yahaya Bello is Kogi state’s biggest political blunder

by Shehu Audu On the contrary, one of the biggest political sacrileges yet in Nigeria’s democratic set-up, was the imposition of Mr Yahaya Bello as Kogi State governor by the ruling All Progressive Congress [APC] in connivance with power brokers in Abuja. When I saw Mr Isa Eneye Mubarak’s title, I had inferred he has... Read More

Kogi State, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Yahaya Bello

Opinion: Nigeria is dissoluble!

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Last week, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo met with governors at the Presidential Banquet in Abuja. Obviously, the recent three-month ultimatum by northern youths to Igbo to vacate the north and IPOB’s Kanu renewed agitation for Biafra were on his mind. Osinbajo advised the governors to protect lives and properties of all citizens... Read More

Dystopia, economy, nigeria, opinion, Politics

Opinion: Nigeria’s careless dance to the drumbeats of disintegration

by Nduka Odo It is obvious to all that Nnamdi Kanu and his Indigenous People of Biafra disparage a continued existence of one united Federal Republic of Nigeria. Their agitations for the secession or restoration of the sovereign state of Biafra from Nigeria landed him and others into Kuje prison under the hands of President... Read More

Arewa Youth, biafra, nigeria, opinion, secession, Tribal politics

Election

Reuben Abati: Buhari and the Hausa language

by Reuben Abati “Baba just fall my hand! Ha, wetin.” “Which Baba?” “Baba Bubu, the President of all Nigeria.” “In the spirit of this season, may Almighty Allah (SAW) grant him good health and quick recovery. It is part of our duty to pray for our leaders. Only infidels pray for evil.” “My friend, the... Read More

Buhari, nepotism, nigeria, opinion, reuben abati, tribalism

Opinion: The place of a woman in Nigerian marriages today

by Izuchukwu Okafor It’s pretty regular for people to associate the past with being more sane, more organized and essentially better than the present. The Good old days. Closer to home, there is an understanding being perpetuated that marriages in the time past, the unions of the 60’ to 80’s were the periods where there was... Read More

Marriage, nigeria, opinion, orange culture

Moses Ochonu: This simple innovation can help Nigerian universities raise revenue

by Moses Ochonu Such is the rot in Nigerian universities that the system needs deep, disruptive reforms to become compatible with the educational trends and needs of the 21st century. I have identified the problems of Nigerian higher education in many forums, problems ranging from poor teaching and research to a lack of accountability on... Read More

21st Century, education, funding, innovation, moses ochonu, nigeria, opinion, University

Ayo Sogunro: Making power uncomfortable in Nigeria

by Ayo Sogunro The continuing mystery of President Buhari’s illness and the handling of the saga by his aides is more evidence that Nigeria’s political system works almost independently of the individual nominally in charge. If we had a responsive and functional political system in Nigeria, the independence of the system from political actors would... Read More

Ayo Sogunro, Buhari, Cabal, nigeria, opinion, political power, yaradua

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria a free nation or a conquered vassal state?

by Femi Fani-Kayode “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves”- Harriet Tubman How can anyone describe Nigeria as a free nation when Sheik Othman Dan Fodio, the hero of the core Muslim north, the father of the Fulani Caliphate and the first Mahdi... Read More

biafra, Femi Fani-Kayode, Hate Speech, Islamic bias, nigeria, opinion, Religion, tribalism

Opinion: Powerful women make better mothers

by Stan Ekezie Ksc In order to show my kids who is in charge, I have had to overrule my wife’s decision a few times on almost every aspect of our family life, not in a malicious way though. Just enough to show the kids that I am in charge and my consent or refusal... Read More

child rearing, motherhood, nigeria, opinion, parenting, raising children, sapiosexual, women

Opinion: Where are our fathers?

by Pastor Ferdy I walked into the classroom and there was only one Dad sitting in the middle of 15 children. My son’s school had reached out to fathers some days before, asking us to come read to the kids on Thursday, as a prelude to Father’s day. But here we were. Just two... Read More

Emotional availability, fatherhood, nigeria, opinion, parenting, raising children

Tunde Leye: “Touch not my anointed” is one of the most abused scriptures in Nigerian christianity

by Tunde Leye I wrote this a while ago, but with recent events like the videos of Pastor Ashimolowo that trended on twitter, Pastor Ibiyeomie and how the Kemi Olunloyo matter was handled and many others, I thought to share again here. One of the most abused verses of scripture is found in 1st Chronicles... Read More

bible, Christianity, nigeria, opinion, scripture interpretation, touch not my anointed, Tunde Leye

“I moved my kids out of America. It was the best parenting decision I’ve ever made” | 5 things we learned from Wendy DeChambeau’s astonishing story

America, the land of the free and the brave- and primarily of capitalism- is a country many, especially Nigerians, are jostling to get into. On any given day, take a stroll past the American embassy in Lagos and see the sea of people waiting impatiently to be told “yes”. According to Tunde Leye, Nigerians are... Read More

5 Things We learned, Ecuador, nigeria, opinion, parenting, The American dream, theweek.com, Wendy DeChambeau

Manasseh Egedegbe: We need more motherf_kers in Nigeria

by Manasseh Egedegbe Enough of all the political correctness. We need more motherfuckers in Nigeria. We need more people who don’t give a flying fuck about the system. The system in this country has been designed to crush ideas, and any attempt to challenge the status quo. Nigeria is stuck in the agrarian age, and... Read More

breaking the system, economy, education, Institutional, nigeria, opinion, technology, thinking outside the box

The Thread: Nigeria’s underground drug culture is destroying our youth

Drug abuse and addiction is a rarely talked about subject, but apparently it is blooming into an epidemic without proportions. @segalink’s thread is meant to sensitize Nigerians about drug addiction and what can be done to curb it. See below: Nigerian Medical Association over the years have been sensitizing the public over the abuse of... Read More

drug abuse', Drug culture, escapism, nigeria, Nigerian Youth, Northern Nigeria, The Thread

Opinion: Basic Education- An absolute necessity for national development

by Seye ken Education is a fundamental empowerment which any nation can give to her citizen. Education improves the standard of living of any society. The sober truth is that a nation can’t develop more than the quality of education obtained by the inhabitants. Education shapes people’s perception, ideology and moral values. Formal education is... Read More

development, education, nigeria, opinion, schools

The Thread: How Yoruba demons set P in Church

The legend of the Yoruba demon is alive and kicking. It was only last week a young lady on Twitter NG revealed how a Yoruba demon screwed her over with his girl friend of 5 years. Now we hear Yoruba demons are plying their trade in Church? See below: https://twitter.com/tocynaj/status/878529886285160448 Reactions Reminds me of... Read More

Christians, evangelism, fornication, gist, nigeria, setting p, The Thread, Yoruba Demons

Nkem Ndem: The wahala of dating outside your social class

by Nkem Ndem We grew up watching classics like Cinderella, Coming to America, Pretty Woman, Nollywood’s Violated and a couple of other movies where love conquered the social class divide. Fast forward to 2017, the Internet rules; anyone can meet anyone, and nobody kicks up a fuss about cross-class relationships or marriages anymore. It is... Read More

dating, Life hacks, nigeria, Nkem Ndem, opinion, Relationships, social class

Reno Omokri: El Rufai, Tunde Bakare and the groove from Timex Social Club

by Reno Omokri I never thought I would live to see the day that Sahara Reporters would publish a story alleging, together with supporting documents, that a person reputed to be one of its benefactors, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the under-performing Governor of Kaduna State, has been systematically engaging in acts of corruption by way of... Read More

el rufai, lai mohammed, nigeria, opinion, Politics, prophecies, Reno Omokri, Timex Social Club, Tunde Bakare, Yemi Osinbajo

Red, Chude

Chude Jideonwo: Here is what the #HallelujahChallenge is really saying to Nigeria and Nigerians

by Chude Jideonwo Who would have thought: that one of the things the Twitter Outrage Machine – a small minority of vocal people who are easy to quote, and quick to offer judgement – would eventually turn on something as innocuous as a group of young people coming together to worship? Of itself, it sounds... Read More

Thinking Through

Christianity, Church, Faith, Hallelujah Challenge, nigeria, The Church Blog

Dele Momodu: Biafrans, hear the voices of reason and wisdom

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I’m sure you’ll agree with me that this is a season of acute paranoia and schizophrenia in our dear beloved country. But we must not give up. We have more to gain in an atmosphere of peace and unity and more to lose in a condition of war and lawlessness.... Read More

Arewa, biafra, IPOB, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Northern youth, secession, self determination

Today’s Noisemakers: 9ice, Bolanle, Osi Suave and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More

9ice, Bolanle, falz, nigeria, noisemakers, Osi Suave, trending

Opinion: 7 things wrong with the new ‘generation shift’ mantra

by Jideofor Adibe Since the election of Emmanuel Macron, 39, as the youngest President of France, several Nigerian writers have suddenly rediscovered an old mantra: ‘generation shift’. With Buhari’s official age at 74, these writers warn that Macron is an emphatic indication that the ‘old order’ is crumbling fast, and that the ‘new generation’... Read More

Emmanuel Macron, nigeria, not too young to run, opinion, Youth participation inpolitics

Melaye’s recall necessary for Nigeria’s democracy

Alexander O. Onukwue Democracy, the world over, is founded on one fundamental principle: that the source of the authority of the Government is from the people. As it is popularly defined, a Government based on the principles of democracy should be of the people, by the people and for the people. More often than not,... Read More

Story of the day, Thinking Through

democracy, dino melaye, government, nigeria, Story of the day

The Thread: “9ice tin shashe” “Is everything okay in Nigeria?” | Falz is Twitter NG’s punching bag

For speaking out against making crime glamourous, Falz has more or less become a by-word. Not surprising, this backlash. Eldee wasn’t spared when he dared to speak out against Amber Rose’s slut walk, either. Twitter NG flung receipts about like confetti, Nigerians reminded him of his double speak, practically everyone descended on him without restraint.... Read More

clapbacks, Evans multibillionaire kidnapper, falz, kidnappers, nigeria, The Thread, trending, Twitter NG

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