Opinion: The shape of the new Biafra

by Chilee Agunanna. At the risk of sounding vulgar, I wish to apply this Igbo proverb here: “Kinsmen are like the hairs around the anus, they can neither be shaved or pulled.” The Igbos fighting for Biafra are like those hairs, they are going about it the wrong way for now and dying unnecessarily, but... Read More

Opinion

biafra, Charly Boy, economy, nigeria, Politics, South East agitations

January 28, 2017

The Thread: This true life marriage story will break your heart

February 14th is just around the corner, so we are wondering why the internet is abuzz with stories of love and heartbreak. Yesterday’s story was about a baby mama, and today is about a married woman. We can’t let the cat out of the bag; do see below: A very sad and touching story of... Read More

Opinion

heartbreak, Love, nigeria, Relationships, The Thread, trust

January 28, 2017

Opinion: How control affects a growing child

by Oluranti Fatoye In psychology-related slang, the term control describes a person who attempts to dictate how everything is done around them. Controllers are often perfectionists defending themselves against their own inner vulnerabilities in the belief that if they are not in total control they risk exposing themselves once more to childhood angst. Such persons manipulate and pressure others to change so as to avoid having to... Read More

Opinion

abuse, Conditioning, control, effects of control, nigeria, opinion

January 28, 2017

Opinion: Why Buhari may remain dead to Nigerians

by Ehi Ekhator The speculation making rounds that the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari who was claimed to be on vacation in the United Kingdom is dead has proceeded in spite of a few communiqués by the Presidency to debunk it. In their separate posts, published on their Twitter handles, Femi Adesina, the special adviser... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Death rumours, nigeria, opinion, Politics

January 28, 2017

Reno Omokri: From Commander-in-Chief to Clearer-in-Chief- The doublethink of President Buhari

by Reno Omokri I used to think that the creators of the Mavrodi Mondial Movement, aka MMM, were smart people going by the fact that they were able to come up with such a brilliant Ponzi scheme that enabled them make off with people’s money as the ultimate pen robbers, but I have since been... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Politics, Reno Omokri

January 28, 2017

Feyi Fawehinmi: The colonialists stopped us from killing ourselves to glory

by Feyi Fawehinmi Constitutional Monarchies Think of 5 peaceful well governed countries you'd like to live in around the world. How many of them are constitutional monarchies? — tyro (@DoubleEph) January 23, 2017 So I ran a poll on twitter recently. As you can see, a clear majority of respondents fancy constitutional monarchies — Canada,... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

colonialism, democracy, Feyi Fawehinmi, Monarchies, nigeria

January 28, 2017

Dele Momodu: Who wants President Buhari dead?

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please allow me to say wherever two or more Nigerians are gathered these days the topic of discussion must, naturally, dovetail to our dear President’s state of health and the consequential suggestion that our country is ailing as a result. This controversy didn’t start today. I remember how Governor Peter... Read More

Opinion

APC, Buhari, Death rumours, Dele Momodu, Leadership, nigeria, osibanjo, Politics

January 28, 2017

“I want to be remembered as an advocate for global health policies” | Dr. Irene Okech, co-founder, Imbako Foundation speaks to Leading Ladies Africa

Education is her passion, health is her calling and her mission is to engender healthcare policies in the global landscape that will provide quality and equal access to healthcare to all. Meet Dr Irene Kenya, a consultant in health policy and the Co-Founder of Imbako Public Health /Imbako Foundation. In our interview with her, she... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

africa, Imbako foundation, Irene Okech, Leading Ladies Africa, LLA, nigeria

January 27, 2017

The Thread: How to build wealth in the Nigerian church

The church has a role to play in society besides providing spiritual comfort and direction. That’s why this thread is so profound. Believers have got to move from making big men to building common wealth, to the point where we can bail out needy countries . See more below: https://twitter.com/c_ukonne/status/825016501128327172 This is what is missing from Nigerian... Read More

Opinion

Christianity, nigeria, Religion, The Thread, wealth creation

January 27, 2017

Today’s noisemakers: Sugabelly, Audu Maikori, RMD 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 even just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from... Read More

Opinion

Audu Maikori, nigeria, noisemakers, opinion, rmd

January 27, 2017

The Thread: Are we playing politics with Southern Kaduna?

Twitter saw an uproar yesterday over the credibility or otherwise of Southern Kaduna killings as exposed by Music Chocolate City Group boss, Audu Maikori. In one camp, the school of thought was Audu lied about the origin of the pictures, therefore he lied about all. In the other camp, the prevailing response was they must... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, el rufai, nigeria, Southern Kaduna, The Thread, twitter wars

January 27, 2017

Opinion: What aileth thee, O DSS?

by Abayomi G. Omotayo Preamble: Two wrongs don’t make a right Regardless of the validity of reasons, war and violence do not represent a better alternative. If in doubt, consider Syria. The Security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of Government – Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution of the... Read More

Opinion

Apostle Suleman, Buhari, DSS, National unrest, nigeria, opinion, Religious violence, Southern Kaduna

January 27, 2017

Opinion: The horror of being black and African

by Nimi Princewill To the wider world, being ‘black’ first identifies you as human, but further categorises you as a “special grade” of human, fortified with great physical gallantry, but a reduced level of brain power. Well, as a black man and an African, I do not entirely agree, although the views of the... Read More

Opinion

africa, experience, life, nigeria, opinion

January 27, 2017

Opinion: “Hate” Speech | Between Apostle Suleiman and the Sultan of Sokoto

by Jude Ndukwe At a two-day conference organized by the International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID), an inter-governmental organization that promotes dialogue to build peace in conflict areas, the Sultan of Sokoto, in a veiled reference to the recent calls on Christians by Christian leaders to defend themselves against the unabated and murderous attacks of genocidal magnitude... Read More

Opinion

Apostle Suleman, Hate Speech, nigeria, Religious violence, Sultan of Sokoto

January 27, 2017

Opinion: Reality check- Nigeria’s sense of entitlement cannot stand empirical examination

by Jideofor Adibe This piece was inspired by the transcript of a speech given by Princeton Nathan Lyman, former US Ambassador to Nigeria (1986–89) and South Africa (1992–95) at Chinua Achebe Colloquium at Brown University in December 2009. The speech was entitled, “The Nigerian State and U.S. Strategic Interests.” Though the speech was delivered more... Read More

Opinion

Ambassador Lyman, Jideofor Adibe, nigeria, opinion, Reality checks

January 27, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Cafe Neo, stimulating a tech-centric revolution

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

#InnovationSeries, Cafe Neo, cchub, Chijioke Dozie, coffee, Idea Hub, Magazine, National Theatre, Ngozi Dozie, nigeria, technology

January 27, 2017

N4.7 trillion withdrawn through ATMs in 2016

The Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) has said Nigerians withdrew N4.7 trillion through Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in 2016. The report indicated that the value of ATM cash withdrawals rose by 22.5 percent to N4.7 trillion from N3.97 trillion in 2015. President Bank Customers Association of Nigeria (BCAN), Dr. Uju Ogubunka said the figures showed... Read More

The News Blog

2016, ATMS, N4.7 trillion, nigeria, withdrawal

January 27, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?

by Cheta Nwanze Let’s talk very briefly about the boiling frog. The boiling frog is an illustration of death by a thousand cuts. Basically, the anecdote says that if you take a frog and put it in boiling water, the animal will jump out immediately. However, if you take the same frog and put in... Read More

Opinion

benue, biafra, Buhari, Cheta Nwanze, civil war, Fulani herdsmen, Katugal, nigeria, opinion

January 27, 2017

Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche My first encounter with Buchi Emecheta’s work was as a secondary school student growing up in Lagos, anxiously waiting for my sister to be done with the novels and plays in her Literature syllabus so I could take my turn with them. Shadowing my sister like so, informed my eventual decision to... Read More

Opinion

Buchi Emecheta, feminism, New Voices, nigeria, Wilfred Okiche, Women liberation

January 27, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Lawyer Fashola has started stealing again oh!

by Peregrino Brimah Nigerians knew this would happen. When former Lagos state governor Tunde Fashola was quizzed during his confirmation hearings on the reported looting of millions of dollars Lagos state funds, he ridiculed the nation by saying, “I am only trained in law and I did not personally sign the cheques.” The pretentious governor,... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, corruption, Fashola, Ministry of Power, nigeria, opinion

January 27, 2017

#Impact365: “Society doesn’t train young people to believe in themselves” | Joyce Onwumere of Ola Foundation discusses youth empowerment

Youths in Nigeria possess the potential to build the nation, improve the quality of their own lives and change the narrative that has existed for a while now. Most of these potentials are largely untapped, youths are mostly unemployed and a large population of the employed are unskilled. Founder of Ola Foundation, Joyce Onwumere sits... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

NGO, nigeria, Ola Foundation, skills, unemployed, young

January 27, 2017

Charly Boy: This illusion called Biafra

by Charly Boy I guess it’s about time I break my silence on this matter. From 1967 to 1970 my youth was scandalised with the horrors of the Nigerian civil war. I was never on the front line as a fighting soldier, but I was in the boys’ brigade transmitting from the naval headquarters then... Read More

Opinion

biafra, charlyboy, economy, industrialisation, Namdi Kanu, nigeria, opinion

January 27, 2017

YNaija Says: On Southern Kaduna killings, Audu Maikori is not the problem. The government is

For the past few months, the communities of the southern part of Kaduna State have been turned into killing fields due to attacks by militias of Fulani herdsmen followed in some cases by reprisal attacks by the locals. Like previous attacks by these militias in parts of Benue and Nassarawa States, many Nigerians have protested... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

#SouthernKaduna, Apostle suleiman, Audu Maikori, Chocolate city, Femi Fani-Kayode, kaduna, mali, Muhammadu Buhari, Nasir el-Rufai, nigeria, senegal, twitter., YNaija Says

January 27, 2017

The Church Blog: Just watch, Apostle Suleiman is going to ‘blow’ after this

We run a church blog here, yeah? Anyone who has read this blog knows that we are fully engaged especially on Protestant matters, with special experience in Pentecostal Christianity, with more than 50 years post born-again experience between us. Yet only one of us had heard about Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries... Read More

Church Culture, Thinking Through

Apostle suleiman, Ayo Fayose, Church, Ekiti, Fulani, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, RCB, The Church Blog, Tunde Bakara

January 26, 2017

The Thread: An ethnic crisis is brewing on Twitter and Audu Maikori is in the crosshairs

Twitter NG is feeling the tremors over alleged deliberate falsehoods by Chocolate city boss, Audu Maikori. Some persons allege that the stories he’s told and the pictures he’s used to buttress those stories and canvass support for Southern Kaduna crisis are all false. He has been lumped in the same category as Femi Fani-Kayode and... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

Audi Maikori, Ethnic cleaning, nigeria, Religious violence, Southern Kaduna, twitter wars

January 26, 2017

The Thread: Audu Maikori defends himself

Earlier today, @jag_bros surfaced on Twitter and began fact checking pictures Audu Maikori, chocolate city boss, had use to highlight the crisis rocking Southern Kaduna. Soon enough, @Ayourb and others joined in, saying that Audu was spreading false information, inciting hatred and religious mayhem and should be picked up by the DSS. In fact, one... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

Audu Maikori, Fulani herdsmen, Music, nigeria, religious crisis, Southern Kaduna

January 26, 2017

The Thread: Twitter wars | Audu Maikori is accused of spreading falsehood about Southern Kaduna genocide

This came out of left field, we swear, although the tweet directly below says something about a meeting of northern social media influencers. Hell Ruffy invited APC social media influencers to Kaduna recently. The uncoordinated attacks on @Audu is the outcome of the visit pic.twitter.com/5ONVbenh6O — IKECHUKWU (@iykimo) January 26, 2017 @Ayourb and @ jag_bros... Read More

Opinion

Audu Maikori, nigeria, Southern Kaduna, The Thread, twitter wars

January 26, 2017

Why Nigerian students fail English Language – Post-Master General

Nigeria’s Post-Master General, Adebisi Adegbuyi has attributed the mass failure of English Language to the use of mobile phones by students. Adegbuyi spoke at the presentation of awards to the winners of the 2016 Letter Writing Competitions organised in Plateau. He said students are used to communicating with short codes on their phones and are... Read More

The News Blog

English language, nigeria, Post-Master General, Student

Tunde Leye: Your Naija activist checklist

Opinion: The shape of the new Biafra

The Thread: This true life marriage story will break your heart

The Thread: Social media rules of engagement

Opinion: How control affects a growing child

Opinion: Why Buhari may remain dead to Nigerians

Reno Omokri: From Commander-in-Chief to Clearer-in-Chief- The doublethink of President Buhari

Feyi Fawehinmi: The colonialists stopped us from killing ourselves to glory

Dele Momodu: Who wants President Buhari dead?

“I want to be remembered as an advocate for global health policies” | Dr. Irene Okech, co-founder, Imbako Foundation speaks to Leading Ladies Africa

The Thread: How to build wealth in the Nigerian church

Today’s noisemakers: Sugabelly, Audu Maikori, RMD and others

The Thread: Are we playing politics with Southern Kaduna?

Opinion: What aileth thee, O DSS?

Opinion: The horror of being black and African

Opinion: “Hate” Speech | Between Apostle Suleiman and the Sultan of Sokoto

Opinion: Reality check- Nigeria’s sense of entitlement cannot stand empirical examination

#InnovationSeries: Cafe Neo, stimulating a tech-centric revolution

N4.7 trillion withdrawn through ATMs in 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Is Nigeria on the verge of another 1966 crash?

Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

Peregrino Brimah: Lawyer Fashola has started stealing again oh!

#Impact365: “Society doesn’t train young people to believe in themselves” | Joyce Onwumere of Ola Foundation discusses youth empowerment

Charly Boy: This illusion called Biafra

YNaija Says: On Southern Kaduna killings, Audu Maikori is not the problem. The government is

The Church Blog: Just watch, Apostle Suleiman is going to ‘blow’ after this

The Thread: An ethnic crisis is brewing on Twitter and Audu Maikori is in the crosshairs

The Thread: Audu Maikori defends himself

The Thread: Twitter wars | Audu Maikori is accused of spreading falsehood about Southern Kaduna genocide

Why Nigerian students fail English Language – Post-Master General

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