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Opinion: Why should Buhari resign?

by Saheed Animashaun Na wa oo…African leaders and their sit-tightism” “E wo la tun rigbo oo” “Na your baba na!” “Which baba are you talking about?” “Your demi-god, Saibaba” “I have told you to stop taunting me in that manner; Buhari is not my Baba, he is our president. Anyway, what accusations have you levelled against him again,... Read More

Buhari, Buhari's health, nigeria, opinion, Politics

Opinion: The significance of Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia

By Ahmad Fagge It is no longer news that US President Donald Trump has arrived in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of his first foreign trip since becoming US President, what is news is what are the derivable benefits of his visit to one of the most important Muslim countries. One can boldly state... Read More

donald trump, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, opinion, saudi arabia, US-Middle East relations

Peregrino Brimah: Right of reply | Evidence that GEJ recovered most towns from Boko Haram before Buhari

by Peregrino Brimah In an attempted rebuttal of my recent article, “Jonathan defeated Boko Haram while Buhari mopped up,” a certain “Anthony Kolawole,” wrote the article captioned “Boko Haram: Of sugar coated lies and poisonous potions” which has unusually successfully appeared in Nigeria’s top mainstream dailies including the Vanguard and TheNation. In this piece, I attempt to further the... Read More

boko haram, Chibok girls, GEJ, nigeria, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, terrorism

The YNaija Editorial: A coup in Nigeria must not be allowed

Last week, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai issued a warning against politicians who have been meeting army officers with a view to inciting them to carry out a coup against the Nigerian government. This warning was informed by numerous intelligence reports that the military had received on such activity, which is... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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“The only thing limiting you or your business is you. What you think is what would manifest.” | Lady Boss Just Ibe answers #LLA’s 10 questions

When Just Ibe started out on the path of entrepreneurship, it seemed next to impossible that her brand could stand tall amidst already established competitions. Today, she has not only built her brand, but has also become a life-saver for emerging and already established companies alike. We ask her how she has pulled it off... Read More

African entrepreneurship, Interview, Just Ibe, Leading Ladies Africa, nigeria, Women in Business

The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: You haven’t seen worship like this before

Called ‘The Return and held at the University of Lagos in December 2016, this is one of the most beautiful worship set we have ever seen. It’s almost 3 hours, so you can take it for days, or all at once. God bless you.

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Opinion: 4 ways Samuel Ortom can save his disastrous governorship of Benue state

by Chris Tion Image Blues The past couple of weeks hasn’t been the best for the image of my dear state, Benue. First, it was Governor Nyesom Wike calling out the Benue State Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom, over his inability to stem the murderous tide of violence in the state. Governor Wike, while addressing... Read More

benue state, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Samuel Ortom

The Thread: Epic moments from the Lagos Eyo Festival (PHOTOS)

The popular Lagos Eyo Festival took place yesterday and Nigerians were on ground to capture the incredible moments. Do see below: The Venue Venue for the Eyo Festival happening today is already set. Who's coming through to TBS today? #EyoObaElegushi2017 #EyoFestival pic.twitter.com/MVslXmKdNC — Nejeeb Bello Oyarese (@NejeebBello) May 20, 2017 This year's Edition of Eyo Festival is... Read More

Celebration of culture, Eyo festival, Lagos at 50, nigeria, The Thread

Simon Kolawole: What happened to transparency?

by Simon Kolawole I need your help please. At the annual Nigerian jamboree to the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of state for petroleum resources, told a “world press conference” on May 5, 2017 that Nigeria’s refineries would soon have new investors. He said 26 investors had indicated... Read More

Buhari, Eni, Governance, nigeria, northern elders, Oando PLC, Politics, simon kolawole, transparency

The Thread: #Nepawahala | NEPA takes major L on Twitter NG

Our electricity problems in Nigeria looks like it’s been from time immemorial. With each new Minister of Power, our electricity woes get compounded. At this point, Nigerians are convinced constant electricity is rocket science. There can be no other valid explanation. With this in mind, Nigerians descended on Twitter with savage bants, designed to portray... Read More

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Opinion: Is content really King?

by Tenu Awoonor Recently I was thinking of the increase in adoption OTT players have gained and the consequent dilemma it’s wrapping around operators who now have to grapple with the concern of who owns and influences the consumer. This also got me thinking about something else we tend to hear a lot, that term... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: Jonathan actually defeated Boko Haram while Buhari mopped up

by Peregrino Brimah For posterity, it is important that we are honest in recording accounts of the day. When we are partial and political, we only do injustice to ourselves now and permanently to future generations. The history of Boko Haram is sad and painful and one we wish to soon forget, however it is important... Read More

boko haram, Buhari, Chibok girls, jonathan, nigeria, Peregrino Brimah, Politics, security

The Thread: “Shooting blanks” | All the ways men cause female infertility

Stories abound of mother-in-laws terrorising their son’s wives because they can’t give birth and husbands throwing their wives out of the house because she can’t give him a child. In cases where the husband is experiencing severe’brain touch’, the husbands throw the wives out of the house because they can’t produce a son for the... Read More

infertility, Marriage, Men tare to blame for female infertility, nigeria, pregnancy, The Thread

Farooq Kperogi: Xenophilia, fake sovereignty and Nigeria’s slavish politicians

By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometime in 2012 at the height of Goodluck Jonathan’s unnerving incompetence amid rising Boko Haram insurgency, I made a tongue-in-cheek suggestion that Nigeria’s governance should be privatised. I got a swift pushback from a motley crowd of humourless, dewy-eyed “nationalists” who thought I was advocating the recolonization of Nigeria. But does... Read More

Farooq Kperogi, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Obasanjo, politicians, Politics, Xenophilia, yaradua

Ebola: We are on top of the situation – Health minister

by Azeez Adeniyi The Minister of health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has said the Federal Government is ready to ensure the recent outbreak of Ebola virus in Congo does not spread to Nigeria. In a recent interview with Punch, Adewole said the government has the situation under control, while stating that passengers are being screened at... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Ebonyi lawmaker, Maria Ude Nwachi needs to get herself together and stop being a joke

What in the world is going on with this Ebonyi legislator, Maria Ude Nwachi? And worse off, why do most people think she’s hilarious? How is it anywhere near funny that an elected lawmaker goes on Facebook to write an ode to a mobile phone brand and like that’s not silly enough, she films herself... Read More

The Legislative Blog

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Opinion: Understanding the need for sex education

by Stand to end rape (STER) Initiative Sex education is coaching on matters generally relating to human sexuality. These issues include emotional relations/responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual abuse and violence, sexual/reproductive health, consent, sexual/reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence. The topic of sex education is a sensitive one globally,... Read More

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Ololade Ajekigbe: No, men are not trash

Ololade Ajekigbe “Yoruba men are demons” “Short people have an inferiority complex” “Feminists don’t make good wives” “Ijebu people are stingy” “Northerners are dirty” “Whites hate Blacks” …and now “Men are scum/trash” All of the above statements are only a few of the popular generalizations many of us are familiar with. They probably started as a... Read More

battle of the sexes, Domestic violence, feminism, Men are scum, Men are trash, nigeria, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion

Opinion: The truth of Biafra and the Nigerian state

by Akintunde Hareef AKERELE Following the bail granted to Nnamdi Kanu the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a lot continues to run through my mind in respect of the agitation by this group for secession from the Nigerian state. The agitation by this group might be valid considering the deprivation that has been... Read More

biafra, civil war, IPOB, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, Politics, secession

The Thread: The upsides and downsides of NYSC posting

Call-up letters for the Batch A stream of Youth corpers have been released and are a cause for much rejoicing, yea? Depends on how much you loathe the National Youth Service Corps scheme or how excited you are to finally start earning 19,500 as a government worker. Whichever side of the divide you’re on, this appreciation... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: Rumours of coups and the internal power tussle at the presidency

by Peregrino Brimah The Senate fought the Executives; DSS fought EFCC, Judiciary fought the Executives and now the Executives are fighting the Executives. There is a war in the Presidency. This is what some of us have been warning about and pleading with President Muhammadu Buhari to come clean on the cause, year of onset and... Read More

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FG’s poor policies led to an avoidable recession – Soludo

by Azeez Adeniyi Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo on Thursday said Nigeria went into recession because of poor ideas by the Federal Government’s policy makers. Soludo said this in a paper he delivered at the 2017 International Conference of the Department of Business Administration of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra... Read More

CBN, Charles Soludo, economy, nigeria, policies, poor decisions, recession

Shocking! The lengths Nigerians will go to avoid paying their debts

by Eketi Edima Ette This world is coming to an end, I kid you not. Have you ever loaned money to someone? Have you ever asked for that debt to be repaid and had the debtor abuse you because of it? I have. More than once. He said, “Eketi, I’m owing other people and you’re so... Read More

debt, debtors, life, nigeria, opinion, wickedness

Today’s Noisemakers: Governor Ortom and his many wheelbarrows, Juliet Kego and Six Brown Chicks

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

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Nigeria’s housing deficit – We must act now or we are doomed

by Chima Christian I recall, with a copious mix of laughter and feelings of disappointment, a fable I circumstantially heard repeatedly and believed. I can’t trace the origin of such a tale but I recall coming in contact with it when a section of a major road that runs through my town failed. The road... Read More

Housing deficit, lagos, nigeria, opinion, overpopulation, Politics

Opinion: What if Buhari does not want to continue?

by Jideofor Adibe Secrecy, as they say, creates confusion and opens up space for wild speculation and conspiracy theories. Nigerians believe fervently in the adage that nature abhors a vacuum. So the more secretive the government becomes about President Buhari’s health status, the more some Nigerians move in to feel the void with their... Read More

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Ayo Sogunro: Yes, Nigeria needs an ideological political sysytem, but how?

by Ayo Sogunro For some reason – one I suspect is connected with my recent articles on the Nigerian political system – I have had several young Nigerians, people in their 20s and 30s, send me messages proposing or requesting ideas on the reform of Nigeria’s political system. Some of these ideas include organising an... Read More

Ayo Sogunro, nigeria, opinion, political systems, Youth in politics

Need a loan to start a business or project as a Corper? Apply for Credit Direct ”EmpowerTheCorp” loan today

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Corp members complete the mandatory one year service to the nation and set out to add value to the society and create the life of their dreams. Some of these young, brilliant and enterprising Nigerians get gainfully employed, while others start their own enterprises. However, due to the high... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Nigeria and the story tellers

by Olusegun Adeniyi Save for posting my column and the occasional Tweets, mostly football-related, I am not much on the social media. But because I am on several listserv and get hundreds of mails and WhatsApp messages every day, I don’t believe I am missing much. I especially enjoy the WhatsApp stories because many of... Read More

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Combined wealth of Dangote, Adenuga, others can end poverty in Nigeria – Oxfam

by Azeez Adeniyi Oxfam International on Wednesday in its report stated that the combined wealth of five of Nigeria’s richest citizens could end extreme poverty in the country. The agency said 112 million Nigerians live in abject poverty, while stating that the combined worth of the richest persons stands at $29.9bn. Quoting Forbes, the agency... Read More

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