Japheth Omojuwa: The seamy side of Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

Nigeria is critical to the rest of the continent and if Nigeria does not get it right, Africa will really not make more progress. – President Barack Obama Nigeria is not just the most populous black nation, it is indeed the heart of Africa. This is not just by its geographical positioning and expression but... Read More

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February 7, 2013

“The little black boy…” – AC Milan boss under fire over Mario Balotelli

Silvio Berlusconi and his brother Paolo are getting heat over maverick Italy striker Mario Balotelli, with one accused of racism and the other of signing him for their club AC Milan only to win votes in this month’s national election. Paolo Berlusconi, AC Milan’s vice president, was lambasted in social media after calling former Manchester... Read More

ac milan, football, manchester city, mario balotelli, Paolo Berlusconi, Racism, Silvio Berlusconi, social media

January 23, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: For bloggers only – Part 2 | #SaveBagega (Y! FrontPage)

The power of new media realities is that everyone who cares to have a voice now has a voice. The world has not only changed, that change is in itself increasingly changing. While survival in the old world depended on how well one could think outside of the proverbial box, these days to be at... Read More

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January 16, 2013

Opinion: I am an activist… so what?

by Damola Adegun To be honest, some of the most satisfying moments of my life have been when I have confronted oppression, extortion and shades of vices that continue to mortify our prospects as a nation. In recent times, I have noticed attempts to label some very active good governance advocates on the Nigerian e-sphere... Read More

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January 13, 2013

“A note of warning to the so-called blogtivists”: Nwachukwu Egbunike replies Mark Amaza

by Nwachukwu Egbunike …Let none of us that assume that being a young blogger makes us the megaphone of this country. That would be a delusion of grandeur. I read Mark Amaza rejoinder to my article with considerable interest. First, let me start by thanking him for the very detailed attention he gave to reading... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Lai Labode: Participate, stop complaining (Y! Politico)

by Lai Labode “The future of every nation is written many years earlier in the hearts of its youth.” – Lai Labode I became the Chairman of the PDP Youth Circuit after a difficult but successful merger with the League of Young Democrats led by Chief Raymond Dokpesi jnr, a true patriot who later became... Read More

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January 11, 2013

Next question: Is there really something called a ‘Youth Agenda’? (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo How did it turn out, for instance, that Lamidi Adedibu was making leadership and governance decisions for the likes of your parents and mine in Oyo State? One of the things that have riled me in my journey through youth development is the nebulous concept of a ‘youth agenda’. Time and again,... Read More

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December 5, 2012

Jamie Bartlett: Does Social Media make us nasty?

There is growing evidence that ‘hate speech’ online is growing quickly: including sustained, targeted attacks on individuals and groups. The morality of technology is one of the oldest debates around – see Socrates moaning about how paper would ruin young people’s memories. Most recently optimists and pessimists have argued over whether Twitter is turning us... Read More

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December 2, 2012

Really? Study reveals text message abbreviations, blogging, and social media is good for you

Many have branded text messages as the bane of modern-day writing, claiming that the widespread use of abbreviations and slang is chipping away at basic writing skills. Yet a study by a research team for the Department for Education has found that text messages, blogging and social media can actually help hone the skills of... Read More

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November 24, 2012

African social network, Afroterminal launches $3,000 ‘I love Africa’ video competition

by Akan Ido To celebrate the launch of its new ‘Communities’ feature, Afroterminal.com – a African Social Network, has partnered with OH TV (a UK TV Channel) to launch the $3,000 ‘I Love Africa’ video competition. Afroterminal.com, touted by Forbes in 2012 as one of Africa’s hottest tech start-ups, is an online social network focused on creating... Read More

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November 19, 2012

You’re a hypocrite: President Jonathan’s special assistant goes on the offensive against El Rufai on Twitter

by Akan Ido The social media cold-war between the special assistant to the president, Reno Omokri, and the former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai, is getting a little more intense as Omokri during the weekend took it to the next level. He fired a number of tweets specifically directed at El Rufai casting doubts on his... Read More

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November 14, 2012

Do not add my wife on Facebook – Governor Fashola warns

by Isi Esene The Lagos State government yesterday released a statement dissociating First Lady Abimbola Fashola from several social media accounts purported to be operated by the wife of the governor. In a release by the special assistant to the governor on media, Hakeem Bello, the government made it clear that the governor does not... Read More

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November 5, 2012

Opinion: Who are we? We are no longer normal

by Dolapo Aina Justice most of the time is sold to the highest bidder and the law is simply a mirage. “Who are we? We are no longer normal…. Nigeria is a giant embarrassingly trapped in dwarfish height.” –Dr Oby Ezekwesili (the immediate past Vice-President, Africa Region of the World Bank), guest speaker at the... Read More

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