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Femi Falana: How a defective judicial system freed Al-Mustapha

by Femi Falana SAN But suffice it to say that under the criminal justice system, only the poor are successfully prosecuted for murder and sundry offences because they lack the…

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Opinion: Ladoja and the parable of the cowpeas

by Tunde Ayeleru As we all know, ACN is giving a serious opposition and criticism to the PDP-led federal government, how come the same party in Oyo State is too…

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Opinion: Entrepreneuship as the way out of Nigeria’s massive youth unemployment

by Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin My sincere advice is this: rather than be a from-company-to-company job seeker, you should learn and strive to engage in business ventures to secure financial autonomy,…

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Opinion: How the Egyptian crisis escalated

by Nader Bakkar Generally, the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t neglect a single opportunity to make enemies with all their opponents and any group that might have a different stand. I belong to…

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Dele Sobowale: Gen. Alabi-Isama versus Obasanjo – Will a duel follow?

by Dele Sobowale   From the gang-up at the book launch, it would appear that Baba Iyabo is on his own. For once, OBJ has my sympathies and if there…

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Opinion: Boys to men – The truth about adolescence

by Perry Brimah Ultimately our youth must be brought to the discussion table now and individually at their time. Youth must never under any social or religious circumstances be forced…

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Opinion: Saving the Catholic Church from Nigerians

by Erwin Ofili We must all act now to prevent the same disease that has afflicted the Nigerian government from infecting the Church. We must save Nigeria and the Church…

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Tunde Fagbenle: The tacky business of domestic deportation

by Tunde Fagbenle ...what is called for is the necessity for other states to hold their governors responsible for the development of their states and the creation of an environment…

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Femi Aribisala: Christians, confessing you are healed will not heal you

by Femi Aribisala The church is a hospital.  Imagine you walked into the General Hospital, only to find all the patients singing at the top of their lungs: “God’s report…

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Simon Kolawole: Now that the APC has been registered

by Simon Kolawole With the fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the emergent APC is still less…

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Opinion: Time to ‘fix’ the North or ‘bury’ it

by Muhammad Sani Dattijo The leaders of the north have a decision to make today. And it is more important than who becomes President. It is a decision to fix…

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Opinion: Of Okotie’s FRESH party and INEC deregistration

by Juli Ashiru Selective justice is a subversion of the democratic process... Every Nigerian has a right to belong to a party of his choice regardless of the size, financial…

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Opinion: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – A prophet without honour in her country

by Omolara Williams And the surprising thing is that, even while our legislators and other not-so-informed people at home are busy maligning her, the world keeps celebrating her. Thus making…

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Opinion: Sen. Yerima and the self-professed progressives

by Muyiwa Adetiba I would also have loved to know how many daughters Senator Yerima has and what the fate of those girls are. The interview granted by Senator Sani…

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Dele Momodu: Now that the APC has come alive…!

by Dele Momodu  But APC should not be over-confident. What binds PDP together is very strong, access to power and money, a surfeit of it for that matter. Fellow Nigerians,…

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Opinion: Arsenal, Suarez and the end of football’s moral high ground

by Adebayo Kareem However footballing ability alone has never been and should not form the basis of signing a footballer, especially for AFC. There must be other higher and purer…

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Opinion: Transformation Agenda – We have so far failed in politics and economics

by Adisa Adeleye A glaring weakness of the economic transformation programme is its stubborn reliance on paper growth based on the mortal fear of rising prices.  Of what is the…

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Tunji Olaopa: Taking youth development to the next level

by Tunji Olopa What is the nature of the youth strategy required to harness the youth in Nigeria? What is to be done is clear: We need youth development programmes…

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Opinion: MASSOB – When the blind leads the blind

by Tochukwu Ezukanma He is neither a scholar nor an intellectual; a philosopher nor a deep thinker; a sophisticate nor a cosmopolite. He is a homespun boyish looking man, with…

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Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party

by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani Abacha to rape the potential of Nigeria, so ideologically comfortable…

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Opinion: Dikko, Dickson and the ‘judases’ in the PDP

by Uche Igwe As an aside, who are those supporting President Jonathan with political permutations and strategies? Do they really love him and  have interest in his political progress?  Must…

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YNaija advertorial: Think of it as a broadsheet

by Isi Esene YNaija.com, one of Nigeria's most influential and popular platforms has unveiled it's ad campaign underscoring its identity as “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians.” “We’ve very excited to…

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“It is almost impossible to find any young leader presently who hasn’t been influenced by The Future Awards” – Aziza Uko speaks on ‘Conversations with Mercy Abang’

by Mercy Abang For the Conversations with Abang Mercy for the week, Aziza Uko, the Chief Operating Officer of the Future Awards Africa talks about the awards – In seven…

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“Nigerians are not ready for change; we deserve whatever government we get”: Dele Momodu speaks exclusively to YNaija (Conclusion)

by Wilfred Okiche At various points in his life he has been a teacher, journalist, public speaker, business man and presidential aspirant. In the conclusive part of the no-holds barred…

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“When I say I want to run this nation, I know what I am saying”: Dele Momodu speaks exclusively to YNaija (Part 1)

by Wilfred Okiche Dele Momodu runs a pretty tight schedule. For 17 years, he has been the show runner of Ovation international magazine, the publication that changed the face of…

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#DivorceDrama: My husband neglects me in bed but sleeps with our neighbour – Wife

by Rachel Ogbu A 39-year-old woman asking the Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her 11-year-old marriage has narrated how her husband had abused her for…

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#DivorceDrama: He’s jobless and doesn’t perform well in bed – Ex-Dana Airline staff tells court

by Rachel Ogbu Jobless and flaccid, these were the complaints a woman made against her husband in court recently seeking an end to her seven year marriage. Grace Oguche, a…

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Human conductor: Meet the man who can light a bulb with his body (PHOTOS, WATCH)

A tenth of an amp is enough to kill an ordinary human being, but Raj Mohan Nair is anything but ordinary. This human conductor is able to withstand several amps…

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Sore loser? Saudi prince sues Forbes for estimating his fortune at ONLY $20 billion

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's wealthiest businessmen who owns assets including London's Savoy hotel, has launched a libel action against the business magazine Forbes over…

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Classy of trashy? Singer, Dencia’s outfit leaves nothing to the imagination (LOOK)

by Chi Ibe Cameroonian singer, Dencia brought all the boys to the yard with her milkshake which was on display thanks to the daring outfit she wore to Industry Nite…

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