Demola Rewaju: You voted for change? Dont lose faith, please (Y! FrontPage)

by Demola Rewaju Tolu Ogunlesi came up with the tagline “Breath of Fresh Air” for Jonathan in an article at that time, Chude Jideonwo organised programmes for him, Ogundamisi was heavy in condemning the so-called ‘Turai Cabal’ (which by the way included a certain Dambazzau who struts majestically in Buhari’s Aso Rock these days) and... Read More

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May 2, 2015

Ikemesit Effiong: Nigerian youth and the ‘get rich quick syndrome’ (Y! FrontPage)

by Ikemesit Effiong This problem is especially acute among young people, especially the youth in today’s inter-connected, hyperventilating world (no thanks to social media for taking the peer comparison game to whole new levels). One of the cardinal factors that aid, or kill the development of an attitude of delayed gratification are cultural factors. Let’s... Read More

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May 1, 2015

Tunde Leye: This is what will happen when Nigeria’s oil finally dries up (Y!FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye We recognize the need to prepare for a world where oil is no longer important. Even oil companies are getting prepared for this. Oil has not been important for a very long time. When we see the behemoth-like companies that are involved in the oil trade worldwide now, and the way the... Read More

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April 21, 2015

Suraj Oyewale: Bad Muslims and the rest of us (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale I do read the statements of Boko Haram leaders as published in newspaper reports and what I find most worrying is that these people appear convinced that their activities are act of piety and they are doing their religion service by those acts. Like any other adjective that borders on morality, the... Read More

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April 7, 2015

Suraj Oyewale: Boko Haram will be Buhari’s biggest problem (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale My biggest fear for Buhari presidency, I must confess, is the Boko Haram menace. After four attempts, former military leader, Muhammadu Buhari, will finally be getting the opportunity to rule Nigeria under civilian dispensation as the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) declared him the winner of the 2015 presidential poll.... Read More

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December 18, 2014

@Toksero: Why Nigeria militant leaders should be closely monitored (Y! FrontPage)

by Toks Ero A responsible government cannot allow such people to thrive except they are in collusion with them to deprive Nigerians of their common wealth. British philosopher – Thomas Hobbes hypothesized about an imaginary state of nature where life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short; a world or society where the philosophy of... Read More

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December 17, 2014

Tope Fasua: How Nigeria’s “middle class” work for private schools (Y! FrontPage)

by Tope Fasua I was with some very bright young men and a woman a few days back and we discussed several hot topics under the auspices (sponsorship) of the great Dike Chukwumerije. I came off with a ‘takeaway’ (apologies to Fashola), about a much-misconstrued issue, more and more like a cliché, called middle class.... Read More

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December 11, 2014

@ToksEro: Oil, Nigeria’s economy and the future (Y! FrontPage)

by Toks Ero Nigerian youths of today must rise up to the challenge of being the unselfish leadership that will strive to bring Nigeria out of the doldrums. Past and present leaders have by their kleptomania and profligacy created problems that the youths will continue to bear the brunt of if they do not take... Read More

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December 10, 2014

@Diiwanna: Dwindling oil prices- a blessing in disguise (Y! FrontPage)

by Dayo Olugbemi On Monday, 1 December, I read Nwobodo Chidiebere’s article, titled Dwindling Oil Price: A blessing in disguise. I would love to share my thoughts on it. While I think the man made perfect sense I just wonder if he is aware of the people he just tried to address. The writer of that article showed his... Read More

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December 2, 2014

@diiwana: Is the reverse always the case in this land? (Y! FrontPage)

by Dayo Olugbemi For years, economists, activists, professionals and even ordinary citizens have clamoured for a diversification of the Nigerian economy. For years, the Nigerian government have ignored the warning. Enter this present government that promise to be the game changer, the government that promised fresh air but instead made available a still, poisoned one. The stance they took... Read More

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November 28, 2014

@Toksero : Nigerian National Assembly: Theatre of the absurd (Y! FrontPage)

by Toks Ero On Thursday the 20th day of November, 2014, Nigerians and indeed the whole world were audiences to what can varyingly be described as a tragedy, a tragic-comedy, a reality show, a horror, etc. A summary of the day’s event in a probable order of sequence to dispel any accusation of side-taking was... Read More

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November 24, 2014

@TundeLeye: 2015 elections- There will be no excuses for Jega (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye The freest and fairest election in the history of Nigeria had a 35% voter turnout. We need to let that sink in. Quoting American observer Peter Lewis, this is how Martin Meredith’s seminal book, The State of Africa, describes it. “To everyone’s surprise, the election of 12 June (1993) was possibly the... Read More

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November 6, 2014

@Diiwana: How Nigeria got disrespected in Liberian museum (Y! FrontPage)

by Dayo Olugbemi I was checking out some amazing works of art at a gallery beside the US embassy when … yea, the US embassy in Monrovia is kinda … sorry, back to the matter at hand. Where was I? Oh, yea! The gallery. So there were some really great stuff at this gallery and... Read More

@diiwana, dayo olugbemi, liberia, nigeria, opinion, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

November 3, 2014

@Tundeleye: GEJ has failed the people in the North-East (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye In the North East, we have lost territory. We cannot keep our citizens’ lives and properties secure there. What is worse, the government announces dubious ceasefires with the insurgents when it is evident to all that they have been dealing with charlatans. One of the worst things that a country can be... Read More

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November 1, 2014

@GimbaKakanda : Still on the Niger State gubernatorial election (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda My expression of cynicism last week, in my take on the generational chaos that is the contest to succeed Governor Aliyu in 2015, has sparked a torrent of reactions, fierce from the devastated camps and patronising from like-minded Nigerlites. The defenders of the former group have savaged me with accusation of mine... Read More

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October 31, 2014

@AristotleJames: Not Atiku, not Buhari; Only Fashola can defeat Jonathan (Y! FrontPage)

by Immanuel James Watching the endless barter of skirmishes on the social media between President Jonathan’s supporters, and those of General Mohammadu Buhari, one easily reaches the conclusion that many Jonathanians don’t know what is good for them. Rather than celebrate that in General Buhari, their principal has an easy access to electoral victory in... Read More

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October 29, 2014

@VoicingNigeria: Who really are Governor Amaechi’s enemies? (Y! FrontPage)

by U.S Seth Saturday October 25th 2014 marked the 7th year anniversary of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. In celebration mood, the governor invited all his friends and well wishers to this eventful occasion which was held at the yet to be completed stadium lavishly constructed by his administration. The high point of this occasion was... Read More

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October 27, 2014

@tundeleye: Dear @Telegraph, calling @followlasg lawless is rude! (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I had a little bet with the YNaija! Op-Eds editor, Ayokunle Odekunle, to write serious, ideological pieces surrounding how I believed Nigeria should run, avoiding current topical issues and see if you, the readers would still read as much as you would read the more topical pieces. So my last two articles... Read More

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October 25, 2014

@Gimbakakanda: Niger 2015 – Who let the boys out? (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda Niger State, without a doubt, is passing through the darkest phase in its political evolution. This is not about the failed development plans of the incumbent Governor or his foundationally flawed visions of having the economy of the state ranked among the three most developed in the country. This foreboding darkness is the chaos stirred up by... Read More

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October 22, 2014

Tope Fasua: Nigeria’s middle class is an illusion, it doesn’t exist (Y! FrontPage)

by Tope Fasua I was with a few very bright young men and a woman few days back and we discussed several hot topics under the auspices (sponsorship) of the great Dike Chukwumerije. I came off with a ‘takeaway’ (apologies to Fashola), about a much-misconstrued issue, more and more like a cliché, called middle class.... Read More

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October 21, 2014

@Oddy4real: You failed the last Bar exams? Stop moaning! (Y! FrontPage)

by Ayokunle Odekunle Caveat This is not an attempt at deriding anybody or a set of people. This also isn’t to make anybody feel bad. I however cannot guarantee that you will feel happy after reading this. I intend saying things as they are. Sorry if you feel bad. And no sorry. Here we go.... Read More

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October 20, 2014

@TundeLeye: About Africa’s leadership crisis (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye Africa is in dire need of leaders with strong, clear ideologies. As has been shown by experience in Africa, at the point of birthing a nation, the most important factors are the presence of a strong leader with a clear ideology and sense of how they want to run the country, and... Read More

@tundeleye, africa, leadership crisis, Tunde Leye, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

October 16, 2014

@Uchekorie: Why have our value systems become so broken? (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie I am not sure exactly when it happened. But it must have been surreptitious, creeping up on us ‘like a thief in the night’. I am not sure when our values became totally hollow. I vaguely recall in my childhood as well as the early part of my teenage years between the... Read More

@uchekorie, nigeria, opinion, uche okorie, values, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

October 12, 2014

@JudgeIyke: The #Chibok girls and Malala’s legacy (Y! FrontPage)

by Ikemesit Effiong Early in 2013, long before talk about her became the new sexy in the West’s media circus or Nigerian social media circles, I asked a salient question, Where are our Malalas? A move to the United Kingdom, a global speaking circuit gig, United Nations endorsement, many a media interview and a Nobel... Read More

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October 11, 2014

@GimbaKakanda: Re-understanding political opportunism (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda One mystery that amused as much as it confused me was the audacity of the political aspirants who join the race for elective positions aware of the impossibility of victory. Not because they’re unqualified nor is this about political or social discrimination. Rather, this is in consideration of the absence of structures... Read More

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October 9, 2014

@Alkayy: This is why Nigerian girls are still in trouble (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir It is no longer news that approximately 10.5 million kids are out of school in Nigeria, in proper context 1 out of 7 school children are out of school at the moment. This is one of the highest out of school figures globally; however, the odds are still greater against the girl... Read More

@alkayy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Borno, education, girl child, nigeria, ratio, Y! Frontpage, ynaija

October 6, 2014

@TundeLeye: Nigeria’s oil is drying up, and when it does, this is what will happen (Y!FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye Oil has not been important for a very long time. When we see the behemoth-like companies that are involved in the oil trade worldwide now, and the way the global economy seems to revolve around the price of oil, many of us will find it very difficult to believe. But oil has... Read More

@tundeleye, gunpowder, revenue, Tunde Leye, Y! Frontpage

October 4, 2014

@AristotleJames: The petrol drunks and the couple in Ashafa (Y! FrontPage)

by Immanuel James There is no popular monument to aid the description of that street, Ashafa, lying dusty in the heart of Ajegunle, Lagos. Whatever it was that had taken this writer to that part now defies recollection, perhaps repressed by the drama that was staged that day, one that has remained a permanent acquisition... Read More

@aristotlejames, Chris Oyakhilome, Immanuel James, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, tale, Y! Frontpage

October 3, 2014

@Alkayy: The warden, the steward and the taxi driver (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir If Nigeria had a credible and consistent poll in the form of the Gallup poll, the measurement index will have shown that President Jonathan’s popularity spiked momentarily in the wake of the recent national honours. Citizens took a momentary break from the regular discontent with his leadership to hail this gesture, which... Read More

@alkayy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, driver, National Honours, steward, Y! Frontpage

September 26, 2014

@AristotleJames : Ifeoma – True story of a ‘baby-witch’ (Y! FontPage)

by Immanuel James Some months ago, a Faceboook friend shared the photo of a little boy he found begging on the streets of Victoria Island, Lagos. He was not mad, little Bassey. Having been certified a ‘witch’ back home in Calabar, he was driven to Lagos and disgorged on the streets, rejected by his parents... Read More

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