Dele Momodu: Why I’m not President Jonathan’s fan

by Dele Momodu There is neither the will nor the resolve to create positive change. Like all others who love Nigeria, President Jonathan’s friend and confidant must be cringing at the shambles that “Oga” is presiding over. Is this how they hope to spend their nine years in power? Fellow Nigerians, the story you’re about... Read More

Abuja, Dele Momodu, enough is enough nigeria, fuel subsidy, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, ohimai amaize, opinion, Politics, This Day

February 24, 2013

Opinion: As 2015 beckons – lessons from the blunders of 1959, 1979 and 1999

by Tunji Ariyomo The Nigerian people have been pushed to the wall. The level of poverty and insecurity in the land is unprecedented despite unmatched income from crude oil and other sources. All things being equal, it is safe to predict that 2015 is the terminal date for the set of rulers that took over... Read More

2015 elections, opinion, party merger, PDP, Tunji Ariyomo

February 24, 2013

Aderonke Adebanjo : The man code

by Aderonke Adebanjo I remember talking about the Girl Code a little while ago – those unspoken rules among women that affect women. But this time around, I wanna talk about the guys and the code that guides and informs their actions. I have to say, it can be a little frustrating dealing with guys... Read More

deronke Adebanjo The man code, opinion, The Love Chest

December 29, 2012

Oria Iyayi: Was this a country?

by Oria Iyayi We do not teach the War in our schools, most times we act like it never happened. I never witnessed events of the Civil War having been born about a decade after the last shot in anger had been fired. I heard some accounts of the war from various people. I heard how... Read More

Biafran troops, chinua achebe, civil war, ojukwu, opinion

December 27, 2012

Opinion: Bayelsa Crash and the matter of government ‘kabu-kabus’

by Rotimi Fawole The fatal helicopter crash of the past weekend has caused many people to question the propriety of using a naval helicopter to ferry guests between Port Harcourt and Oronto Douglas’s village. I grew up in what possibly remains, the sanest, most morally upright university campus in Nigeria – the University of Ibadan. I... Read More

navy helicopters, opinion, Owoye Azazi, texthelaw, yakowa

December 27, 2012

Shola Okubote: 7 things that can save your marriage from financial stress

by Shola Okubote Money plays an important role in marriage, and an overwhelming financial stress can create strains that affect the expression of our love, not always because we want to be materialistic or selfish, but because we innately desire an all round stability in our relationships. The extent we can go to meet this need and... Read More

Financial Stress, Marriage, opinion, Relationships

December 17, 2012

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu …what should preoccupy the NLC is how the federal government can cut its wage bill without causing social upheavals and throwing more people into the labour market My biggest problem with the labour movement in Nigeria is that it is prone to playing to the gallery. Even when some of... Read More

corruption, ijeoma nwogwugwu, labour movement in Nigeria, Nigeria Labour Congress, nlc, opinion

December 16, 2012

Simon Kolawole Live!: Such a hard road to travel

But despite all the work being done over the years by FRSC, we are still battling the scourge of road crashes. What if there was no FRSC? Is it me or are we not losing too many lives on our roads? Maybe I’m a bit emotional about this because of my... Read More

Featured, Hard Road, opinion, simon kolawole

December 12, 2012

Opinion: 3 ways to renew your energy

by Akan Inyang As we go through phases at work and generally in life, we have to renew and get rejuvenated to face new challenges I’m often reminded of my teenage years and my adventures into adulthood. If I learned anything from my physics classes back in secondary school, it had to be the fact... Read More

business performance, job dissatisfaction, new challenges, opinion, poor work, positive energy, Work

December 10, 2012

Shola Okubote: 7 things you should do when you break up with a friend

I know how to move on after breaking up with a lover, I don’t need to have a truck-load of experience to know it, every lifestyle magazine I know has published an article with tips on how to move on after break-ups. You see, breaking up with a lover is a painful thing and many... Read More

a lover, breaking up, friend, Love & Relationships, opinion, Shola Okubote

December 6, 2012

Rotimi Fawole: Your side-mirror has become an endangered specie (in Lagos)

by Rotimi Fawole 73% of Lagos-based cars find it harder to concentrate for the first 13 months after an assembly-line mirror is replaced. The Lagos side-mirror is endangered and someone has to do something about it. Every car comes off the assembly line with two unique side-mirrors, the beginning of a life-time ménage a trois.... Read More

MirrorMax, opinion, side mirrors, texthelaw, traffic lights

November 2, 2012

Opinion: 6 things rich people need to stop saying

by David Wong All of a sudden, it’s like you can’t make huge amounts of money without people getting all pissed off about it. And it’s only going to get worse — with the election coming up and the weather getting warmer, this whole “Occupy” movement is probably going to come back strong. The 1... Read More

opinion, wealthy

October 31, 2012

More opinion! More issues! More debate! YNaija.com introduces the Y! Superbloggers – See List

by Isi Esene In line with the Y! brand essence that focuses on issues and ideas that central to the informed and engaged young Nigerian, from November 1, YNaija.com brings you the Y! Superbloggers Series, another milestone in the life of what has become Nigeria’s leading youth brand. This series will feature an ultimate 100... Read More

articles, economy, opinion, Politics, Superbloggers, Y! Superbloggers, ynaija

October 26, 2012

Looking for Mr. Right? 10 men that are right under your nose

Is it better to have a great guy,who may seem boring to some people, or is it better to be with a flashy guy with swagger and….not much else? by Nomalanga Mhlauli-Moses Many women complain that finding the right partner is a challenge. Some women feel that it is so hard that they just give... Read More

idealman, love and relationships, opinion, single

October 26, 2012

Elnathan John: How to run a Nigerian NGO

by Elnathan John Do one of two things: One, give your NGO a broad name that can cover two or more areas. The more the merrier. Everything in Nigeria is a hustle. Government, politics, religion- all a hustle. And the Nigerian god helps those who help themselves. The key to survival is understanding the rules... Read More

DFID, elnathan john, NGO, opinion, UN

October 7, 2012

Opinion: My degree is better than yours

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Many Nigerian students want to school abroad, but their return can cause tensions in the workplace. My friend’s niece has been sulking and shedding tears. She does not want to attend university in Nigeria. Government officials here send their children abroad to school. Families that can afford it also do the... Read More

degree, education, graduate, nigeria, opinion, united kingdom, University

September 28, 2012

Akin Akintayo: No vexatious customer

by Akin Akintayo Social media can at once be both aggressive and effective. Many have put it to good use and organisations are slowly relearning the hard lesson of the customer being king. It is important Looking at issues to do with Problem Management some things are becoming quite evident. Seth Godin in his short blog a... Read More

Akin Akintayo, Customer service, facebook, opinion, twitter.

July 25, 2012

#CareerHelp: 5 Common mistakes you make during job interviews

by Maria Lloyd The best way to get a job is to fight for it with your confidence, your experience, your professionalism and your perseverance. Having worked in HR for three years, I’ve conducted various in-person and over the phone interviews with people from diverse backgrounds and ethnic groups. I’m thankful that I am now... Read More

interviews, Jobs, Maria Lloyd, mistakes, opinion

July 5, 2012

Olusegun Adeniyi: N422 billion – The real Subsidy Scam exposed by Aig-Imoukhuede

by Segun Adeniyi The more the investigations into what passed for fuel subsidy payments, especially in 2011, the more the revelations about how some Nigerians simply took the nation for a ride by sharing among themselves hundreds of billions of Naira of pubic money. Unfortunately, Nigerians do not seem to be paying much attention to... Read More

fuel subsidy probe, Imoukhuede report, opinion, segun adeniyi

July 4, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria? This house must stand!

by Oma Djebah Nigeria is going through a rather rough patch. At the heart of the country’s current political turbulence are the attacks by Boko Haram – a militant Islamic sect whose ferocity of attacks has alarmed the public and caught our security forces both surprised and seemingly unprepared. The objectives of the sect appear to be as much about causing... Read More

break up, divide, nigeria, opinion, ThisDay

July 3, 2012

Alibaba: Slippers get size: Aristos and the young babes

Which begs the question: why don’t these guys (40-60) date their female age-mates (40-60)? Why the small-small girls? You hear excuses like, the older babes have passed their prime. They prefer young blood. Bla bla bla. All lies. A lot of guys in my generation (40-60+) are messing up the perception of life, moral and cutural values... Read More

alibaba, aristos, babes, nigeria, older men, opinion, young women

July 1, 2012

Femi Owolabi: Is the Pentecostal dress-sense invading the Catholic Church?

I may not be theologically correct, but at least I should make a little sense, morally speaking—or writing. The ubiquitous public display of women’s bodies leaving virtually nothing to the imagination has never been my worry—trust me, I’ve met ladies in public places and seen how they make deliberate efforts at promoting their cleavage. I have been... Read More

Church, dress sense, modesty, nigeria, opinion

June 28, 2012

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: I’ve got questions… Who’s got answers?

Maybe I’ll just keep observing from a neutral angle. Maybe a prostitute really has genuine reasons, maybe marriages usually get sour after a while. Maybe I’ll never know. For a very long time now I have had questions. Questions about general and/or random acts of people. Perhaps not totally random, but acts that I have... Read More

girlfirends, Love, Marriage, opinion, Relationships

June 26, 2012

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Can connections change Nigeria? (YNaija FrontPage)

I have always wondered what Nigeria would look like if more business people co-operated to lobby government for policy that benefited business in Nigeria as opposed to fight each other to be government’s anointed monopoly. So, so I “JFK” Join forces with the kings and we ate all day – Rick Ross “Free Mason” The... Read More

connections, Military, nigeria, opinion

June 25, 2012

Story of My Life: ‘I slept with my driver just to have children for my husband’

When the twins were born, the girl took ill for some time. Philip and I insisted that blood test be carried out on them to determine their blood group… I am not a loose woman. I am just a woman who loves her husband very much and didn’t want to lose him. I just did... Read More

confession, love and relationships, opinion

June 24, 2012

Opinion: Choose to be happy

by Gloria Ogunbadejo ‘A man is what he thinks all day’ – Emerson Of recent, there has been so much reporting of tragedy, hurt, pain, and suffering that I have found myself joining the familiar mantra of gloom, misery and despair that friends and colleagues repeat on a regular basis. It now almost feels obscene... Read More

happy, nigeria, opinion

June 22, 2012

Kathleen Ndongmo: Service Delivery Woes: We pay, they play (YNaija FrontPage)

Until this point, I had always thought we had a sensible regulator. A watchdog; until I realized that the “watchdog” needs a watchdog. Excessive “attitude” giving in the hospitality industry, poor banking services, an over-hyped cashless policy within a defective e-channel environment, non-existent electricity, uncollected refuse, award-winning potholes, comatose customer call centres, health services... Read More

bad service, dropped calls, opinion, PHCN, phones, telecommunications

June 20, 2012

Opinion: We are the cause of our own problems

Of course, every leadership is a product of its citizenry. They do not fall from the skies. It is from amongst us that we ‘elect’ them. Chinedu Anarado The mood pervading the country is quite gloomy. Everyone whose origin can be traced to the geographical entity called Nigeria can be said to be in a somber mood. Indeed, it... Read More

CBN, corruption, dana crash, june 3, nigeria, opinion

June 18, 2012

Opinion: Bridges and Barricades- Music in Africa

by Onyeka Nwelue Today, I return to Portugal, a country that has very strong colonial ties with Nigeria. This is very visible in everything we do, yet, Nigerians are not dramatically bureaucratic as Portuguese. Back in the university, I had so many dreams. One of them, was to own a record label. I would sign... Read More

african music, onyeka nwelue, opinion