by Stanley Azuakola Hajiya Zainab Umar is a teacher in Modern International Secondary School, Jigawa. One of the students in her class happened to be the son of a member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Nasiru Mohammed Sparrow. It is the fall-out of that relationship which has now pitted Hajiya Umar and Hon Sparrow in court. Trouble started when Hajiya Umar... Read More

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June 2, 2012

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Report: Former minister of finance Oba Olashore passes away

by Tolu Orekoya The Punch reports on its website the passing of the Aloko of Iloko-Ijesha in Osun State and former minister of finance, Oba Oladele Olashore. He was 77 years old. According to the paper: Although PUNCH could not ascertain the cause of his death as the state government had yet to issue a statement on the matter, it... Read More

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February 24, 2012

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And the attacks continue; another primary school set ablaze in Maiduguri

A primary school in Maiduguri was yesterday set on fire. This comes in the same week in which another non-denominational school was attacked in the Kolumgna suburb of the north-eastern state of Nigeria. Reporters say it bears the hallmarks of an attack by the Islamist Boko Haram group, which has recently threatened to attack non-Islamic schools. The education officer... Read More

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June 2, 2011

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Runz emerges as the NextBigThing!

by Taiwo Damilola Obiora Ohazurume aka Runz has emerged winner in the first edition of the YNaija NextBigThing Competition, ahead of Sugar Boy A1 and Sopheeyah. Voting came to an end on 30th of May, and Runz’s single ‘Buga’ came in first with 44% of the votes. Sugar Boy A1’s ‘Shenobe Ashawo’ came second place... Read More

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May 5, 2011

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Who’s TheNextBigThing? Vote for your favourite upcoming artiste!

by Taiwo Damilola At YNaija we love music, and we are especially committed to shining the spotlight on young artistes who have the potential and grit to make the big leagues. Hence we unveil our TheNextBigThing Competition! In this first edition, we present to you Sugar Boy A1, Runz and Sopheeyah. Sugar Boy A1 is... Read More

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