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October 24, 2013

Opinion: The case of the Osun Monarch and Corper’s rape

by Wale Sokunbi Without any prejudice to the facts of this particular case, how easy is it for a woman to show her private part to anyone to confirm the…

October 17, 2013

Is’haq Modibbo Kawu: When 89 per cent of corps members cannot write a letter

by Is'haq Modibbo Kawu And because this trend has been with us for a very long time, there is a gradual erosion of ability to communicate all around us. In…

October 11, 2013

SAD NEWS: Youth ‘corper’ dies in car accident on his way to POP in Nasarawa (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

by 'Jola Sotubo A sad end has come to the sojourn on earth of a young man who had just completed his one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…

October 9, 2013

Osun monarch accused of raping NYSC member acquitted of charges

Justice Oyejide Falola of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun on Tuesday discharged and acquitted the Alowa of Ilowa-Ijesa, Oba Adebukola Alli, over a charge of raping…

September 27, 2013

BUSTED: 8 fake youth ‘corpers’ arrested and sent to prison

by Oge Okonkwo File photo The law finally caught up with eight persons who were reportedly posing as members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), after they were arrested, charged…

September 21, 2013

Naomi Lucas: The upside of getting my fingers burnt during my NYSC days

by Naomi Lucas To cut a long story short, accounts were never reconciled, I didn’t see our third partner until we left camp; and till this day, I can’t tell…

September 14, 2013

Residents, corps members panic as renewed clashes erupt in Nasarawa

by 'Jola Sotubo Renewed clashes among youth in Nasarawa State has led to mayhem and left 65 youth corps members trapped. The corps members are caught in the crossfire in…

September 13, 2013

Hounge: What’s the value of your degree? (Y! Superblogger)

by Seun Hunge The Nigerian environment has made things pretty difficult for the youth. First, you are equipped with zero entrepreneurial skill/training in the course of your education, yet the government…

September 1, 2013

YNaija Editorial: Rejoice, the minister of youth is gone

Every Nigerian administration has its obvious stars, even though the proportions have not increased with democracy's return to Nigeria. The reasons for this are not elusive - with political considerations…

August 28, 2013

Sad news: Female youth ‘corper’ dies of pneumonia in Zamfara

by 'Jola Sotubo A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has lost her life while serving the nation in Zamfara state. Bibiana Zira, 29, died after contracting…

August 11, 2013

#JoinTheDebate: ‘Why I would never move back to Naija?’ Controversy as Nigerian gives reasons for choosing America over her country (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Many Nigerians will tell you they can't wait to return to the country of their origin but a few others can even bear the thought of living…

August 9, 2013

Tragic news: Female NYSC member drowns in Ondo boat mishap, body recovered

A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member serving in Ondo State drowned in a boat mishap yesterday in Igbokoda in Ilaje Local Government. It was learnt that the incident occurred…

August 9, 2013

‘She struggled with us’: Police arrest 2 suspected attackers of youth ‘corper’ in Bayelsa

By Isi Esene Two people have been arrested in connection with the gruesome attack of Folakemi Akinbode, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Bayelsa state. The 26-year-old lady…

August 7, 2013

GRUESOME: Female youth ‘corper’ attacked by suspected cultists in Bayelsa (PHOTO)

A 26-year-old National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member serving in Bayelsa State, Miss Folakemi Akinbode, is now struggling for her life at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, following…

August 1, 2013

Opinion: The imperatives of conducting free and fair polls in 2015

by Ado Umar Abubakar Imagine the recent debacle in Rivers State involving the police, which followed hard on the heels of the “16-is-greater-than-19” election that produced Governor Jonah Jang of…

July 7, 2013

Police intensify search for kidnapped NYSC corps members

by Rachel Ogbu Police are still searing for the three corps members who were abducted from their lodge in Ogonokom, Abua/Odual Local Government Area on June 29, 2013. Corps members…

July 6, 2013

Fake ‘youth corper’ caught in Lagos, to serve in prison (PICTURED)

Opeyemi Ajala, 34, a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been arrested by the police at Dolphin Division, Ikoyi, Lagos and charged to court. The suspect allegedly told the police…

July 3, 2013

NYSC: Islamic group calls for separate camps for male and female corps members

by Lucas Togan At the end of the Peace and unity conference for Muslim scholars in Kaduna State, the Secretary General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) - Dr. Khalid Abubakar - called on…

July 1, 2013

Eky Shirley: My encounter with sexual harassment (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I was stunned into silence when he said, "You really are a looker: baby fat and all". I thought I heard wrong, maybe I was dreaming.... I had just finished…

June 6, 2013

Opinion: You only serve once – A case for retaining the NYSC

by Popoola David A feeling of importance started creeping in on us, the green khaki and the white shirts made us a “no-commoner”. In pain and sadness, we bid our…

June 3, 2013

Someone recollects: The terrifying moment when the Dana plane crashed

by Ahmed Adeyanju One year after, my personal anguish is lessened by time. Not so for those whose loved ones died. Not so for the aviation authorities and the emergency crew…

May 16, 2013

Ajayi Aanuoluwapo: Knights of Ilishan (30Days, 30Voices)

Despite the chaos in his state of affairs, Junes “Batman” was always immaculately dressed. Dude loved to go for waistcoats and tight shirts looking like a modern day James Bond.…

May 9, 2013

#ThisActuallyHappened: 4 NYSC members taken to court for noisemaking

by NAN The police have complained about the noise-making of the corps members during court hours. Four NYSC members were on Thursday dragged before an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting…

April 18, 2013

Former NYSC member, now an amputee blames the corps for missing right leg (PICTURED)

by Rachel Ogbu Unogu Photo: Punch A former National Youth Service Corps member, Emmanuel Unogu, who had a ghastly accident while on his way to Oron where he served in Akwa Ibom…

April 3, 2013

Poor work conditions: “Youth corps doctors are unwilling to serve here” – NMA Akwa Ibom chapter

by Rachel Ogbu Youth corps doctors are unwilling to serve in Akwa Ibom State because of extreme poor conditions in health sector coupled with zero payment of the youth corps doctors by…

March 17, 2013

Corpers fear for their safety as snake finds way into hostel (SNAPSHOT)

by Isi Esene Members of the National Youth Service Corps undertaking their orientation exercise at the Ondo state camp now live in fear for their safety as a black snake…

March 10, 2013

“Teacher Chike and the tuber of yams” – See 10 hilarious tweets on Jim Iyke’s #AMVCAs shorts

by Isi Esene Award ceremonies all over the world are opportunities for celebrities to show off their smartly designed clothes but some take it a notch higher by showing their…

February 5, 2013

Opinion: Serving your nation in tears and pain

by Akin Ogungbe Why should ordinary registration of a foreign student for the NYSC scheme be made so expensive and cumbersome? Why should all foreign students go to Abuja…

November 26, 2012

“NYSC is a failure” – Rochas Okorocha calls for a scrapping of the scheme

by Rachel Ogbu The governor of Imo State maintains that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has run its course and government needs to forget it and find new avenues…

November 23, 2012

Tragic Thursday: How the building collapsed on us – Mother of dead sisters

by Akan Ido There are conflicting reports over the circumstances leading to the building collapse which happened early Thursday morning at Flat 6, Block M20 of Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa, Isolo…

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