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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Learning the long-term game in a short-term Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)
Having a long term view to things requires a sophisticated understanding of how the world has and continues to evolve. I belong firmly in the school of thought that believes history…
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Tolu Ogunlesi: “Simply and squarely a failure of …” (YNaija FrontPage)
It has been three decades since that Chinua Achebe’s ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’ appeared. That is the book in which Mr. Chinua Achebe, stumped by the state of his country,…
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Ebuka Obi -Uchendu: Nigerians give a damn (YNaija FrontPage)
A few people fell as one girl screamed; “I knew I should have left for London today. I knew it.” Was that a bomb I had just heard? I…
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Temie Giwa: The change we need (YNaija FrontPage)
We begin this week with the recent media chat held last week by the President. Many Nigerians tuned in and attempted to ask the president many pertinent questions. Previously, I…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Dear President… before we all go to hell (YNaija FrontPage)
One of the greatest challenges of your person is that you care more about what the feelings of those around you are, than you care to think about the…
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Tolu Ogunlesi: Nigeria, rocket science, and other life’s mysteries (YNaija FrontPage)
At that time I remember thinking to myself: with bomb disposal expertise like this, who needs bombers? Last week I got into an extensive back-and-forth on Twitter (oh yes, Twitter…
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Akintunde Oyebode: A few good men (YNaija FrontPage)
A few weeks ago, Farouk Lawan was the darling of many Nigerians, an example of what legislative powers should be. There are two military characters Hollywood brought to life. Colonel…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Can Nigerians be aroused…again? (YNaija FrontPage)
As a people we must come to realise that we are on our own. We must come to see that except we re-distribute political power by empowering ourselves nothing will…
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Nigeria and the tortoise (YNaija FrontPage)
It’s tough to keep up with shocking news in Nigeria. I don’t even understand how things spiral anymore. Something really sad and shocking happens one day; then while you’re still…
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Akintunde Oyebode: The beatification of an area boy (YNaija FrontPage)
I always wanted to use a Soyinka play as the title of my Thursday junk, thanks to the bees in Abuja, I finally have the chance. The Beatification of an…
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Temie Giwa: Making tragedy count (YNaija FrontPage)
Tragedy is an opportunity to do better, to create better systems and a better world. What do I add to the silence here? About 200 people died for no apparent…
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Akintunde Oyebode: For those who left on Sunday (YNaija FrontPage)
I was meant to meet Tosin on Monday, but she never made it to Lagos; instead, I will be attending a service in her honour later today. My first visit…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Why live long when you can live forever? (YNaija FrontPage)
As someone who has been close to death and dying more than I really should, I don’t believe this culture of sweeping death under the all-encompassing rug of euphemism is…
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Ebuka Obi- Uchendu: Goodluck, good promises and good lies
I need to state how much I hate myself right now for even discussing an election that is 3 full years away. Nothing can be more distracting and in Nigeria,…
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Temie Giwa: Quick wins (YNaija FrontPage)
And so here we are, on Democracy Day, Mr. President is suffering from the withdrawal that often comes from aspirational elections, especially among young urban Nigerians, who had loved him…
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Akintunde Oyebode: A storm in a teacup (YNaija FrontPage)
It was a speech lacking the conviction of a man speaking from the mountain top; and was filled with the usual anecdotes of plans and phantom achievements.. One of my…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Democracy Day? But whose democracy? (YNaija FrontPage)
This democracy is closer to kleptocracy than it is to any genuine democracy I have seen elsewhere. To say otherwise would be to lie to you and to do that…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Dear Nigerian employer, welcome to your first taste of global competition (YNaija FrontPage)
It’s twice as hard to get a job that’s paying them So I ain’t paying attention to what you’re saying. - Jay- Z (Say Hello) Nigerian businesses have…
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Dying for the English (YNaija FrontPage)
The announcement that Arsenal FC will be in Abuja this year, already shows that we might be in for even crazier times. “Buahahaha!!! See ur dead boys. Eyaah, I know…
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Akintunde Oyebode: Avengers Assemble! (YNaija FrontPage)
We thank Tony Abulu for his patriotism; but it is easy to recite the National Anthem when the government pays for your microphone. After a week of incessant social media…
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Temie Giwa: Women at work in Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)
It is time to start a rigorous data based conversation about the future of Nigerian girls and it is our collective responsibility to get women working again. Nigerian women and…
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Japheth Omojuwa: The Fuel Subsidy Scam: Rewarding the big thieves again (YNaija FrontPage)
“Payment of N999m to unnamed entities 128 times to the tune of N127.872b” The above line is one of the shocking details from the recently released Nigerian House of Representatives’…
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Tolu Ogunlesi: The road mess travelled… (YNaija FrontPage)
They may never have heard of Twitter, or the term ‘Occupy Nigeria’, but they, like me and the multitude of social-media-active persons I know, all share in the nagging sense…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Much ado about abortion (YNaija Frontpage)
We in the belly of the beast And she thinking about abortion - Lil Wayne (Abortion) It is no secret that Nigeria has the second highest maternal…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Is our government out of control? (YNaija Frontpage)
“Hard to be humble when you stunting on a jumbotron” - Kanye West A few weeks back, I wrote at length about why our best and brightest should…
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Akintunde Oyebode: Governor Rotimi Amaechi and the trouble with Nigeria (YNaija Frontpage)
AKIN OYEBODE What really surprised me was how much the governor missed the memo. He failed to understand the call for change did not mean his generation should step aside.…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The People’s Conglomerate – “Let me tell you the story of a small community in Kenya…”
"The way we run shit See we're kind of like the government, So just repect my conglomerate" -Busta Rhymes Conglomerate As many of you who read…
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Tolu Ogunlesi: “Okonjo-Iweala for President” (YNaija Frontpage)
What are you up to this time? I’ve seen you making frantic phone calls and generally appearing busy Oh boy, tings are happening. Campaign don start o Campaign? Isn’t 2015…
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Kathleen Ndongmo: This unhealthy burden (YNaija Frontpage)
Kathleen Ndongmo Public health has to be the responsibility of public administrators. A government that forces its citizens to fester in neglected agony is a government that has fallen…
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Tolu Ogunlesi: Government – to go in or to stay out? II [YNaija Frontpage]
Last week I wrote about the “Stay-outers” versus “Engagers” conundrum: the questions that many well-meaning (emphasis on that) young Nigerians will increasingly have to face and deal with in the…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy