by Simon Utsu Soyinka finally unveiled himself as a disrespectful hypocrite when he said a few days back that the green card he claimed he had destroyed (on his own terms) was given to him by President Jimmy Carter. Is that how to ridicule a gift? At least you should have waited for Jimmy Carter... Read More

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October 14, 2016

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5 things to know about Bob Dylan, 2016 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

“The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition…” The announcement made by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm was met with applause, surprise and slight criticism from some quarters. For many Nigerians, the Nobel Prize in Literature is familiar mostly... Read More

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December 4, 2014

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Abimbola Adelakun: Dear Jonathanians, nobody is afraid of Jonathan

by Abimbola Adelakun Those selling the Jonathan-for-second-term project will no doubt promote the viability of their product to the highest possible limit – even if this means stretching the truth beyond its tensile strength. I do not think there is much anyone can do about this considering that political advertisements are not always the best... Read More

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October 7, 2014

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Three scientists win ‘Nobel Prize for Medicine’ for discovering the brain’s internal GPS

by Kolapo Olapoju American, John O’Keefe and Norwegian couple, May-Britt and Edvard Moser, won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, 6 October, for discovering the brain’s ‘internal positioning system’, which assists human beings in finding their way and giving clues to how strokes and Alzheimer’s affect the brain. The Nobel Assembly awarded the... Read More

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August 8, 2014

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Why do people, and things, become popular? | A YNaija Investigation

by Adedayo Ademuwagun 10 years ago, a young Nigerian based in London returned to Nigeria and did a song. The song became a hit instantly, and a few years later he became the biggest and most popular pop artiste on the whole continent. That young Nigerian was D’banj. Social scientists and marketing experts have... Read More

May 18, 2013

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INTERVIEW: Achebe was no father of African literature – Wole Soyinka has all guns blazing (and we mean, blazing!)

by Hauwa Gambo SaharaReporters sat Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka down for an interview – and results is, like some will say, epic. He speaks honestly about his late friend, Chinua Achebe his last book There Was A Country, late Biafran leader Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the matter of the Nobel Prize Achebe never got, and more.... Read More

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October 9, 2012

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TICKER: And the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to…

French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for inventing methods to observe the bizarre properties of the quantum world, research that has led to the construction of extremely precise clocks and helped scientists take the first steps toward building superfast computers. Serge Haroche of France and American David Wineland opened the door... Read More

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September 17, 2012

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Tolu Ogunlesi: Haters gon’ hate – An open letter (YNaija FrontPage)

How can you have a National Honours ceremony in which there are no medals to be given out? And then to crown it all, this year it has emerged that the government will not be providing any hotel beds for the distinguished necks to rest in preparation for the ceremony. The government has indeed gone mad!... Read More

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