@Adunnibaby: Akpabio is a monumental money-waster

by Abimbola Adelakun Friday last week, President Goodluck Jonathan, accompanied by Presidents John Mahama of Ghana and Alassane Quattara of Cote d’Ivorie flew to Akwa Ibom State and inaugurated the 30, 000-capacity Akwa Ibom International Stadium, called the “Nest of champions.” The project was wholly financed by the state government. Days before the event, some... Read More

@adunnibaby, Abimbola Adelakun, Godswill Akpabio, opinion, stadium, ynaija

November 13, 2014

@Obyezeks: Dear GEJ, please bring back our girls

by Oby Ezekwesili #What are asking for? #The Truth…Nothing But the truth! If there is any currency that is in short supply in the governance of our country at the moment, it is Truth and invariably, trust. Trust that is founded on Truth is what ordinary citizens can repose in their government and leaders. The... Read More

@obyezeks, chibok, north-east, Oby Ezekwesili, opinion, ynaija

November 11, 2014

Confirmed: Police DPO in charge of #Synagogue church area is an ardent church member

by Adedayo Ademuwagun On Sunday November 9, this YNaija journalist reported that CSP Haruna Alaba, the DPO in charge of the police division in Ikotun, might be a member of the Synagogue church following his appearance in a video clip of one of the church’s services. Now, we can confirm that the police boss is... Read More

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CSP Haruna Alaba, DPO, Ikotun, nigeria, police, Synagogue, ynaija

November 9, 2014

Femi Aribisala: You cannot love your wife and love Jesus

by Femi Aribisala The love we are expected to have for God does not permit any other love. As a matter of fact, if we love God, we must hate everyone else. We must love our neighbour but not because we love him. We must love our neighbour because we love God. God’s love tolerates no... Read More

Christians, Femi Aribisala, israel, Jesus, Love, opinion, sword, wife, ynaija

November 9, 2014

Opinion: Dear Nigerian Christians, we may all rot in Hell if…

by Anjuwon Oluwole About 45% of Nigeria’s population are Christians, and the bible makes us believe that Christians are the salt of the world. 72 million Christians out of 160 million is a significant number. With this amount Christians can turn around Nigeria positively. We can help build the Nigeria of our dream. The Nigeria... Read More

anjorin oluwole, Apostle Paul, God, hell, nigeria, society, ynaija

November 9, 2014

Opinion: @BuhariGMB can make Nigeria great again

by Adeleke Otunuga Some caveat ab initio: I have no direct affiliation with any of the individuals whose names will appear in this write-up. Neither do I have any relationship with the parties they represent, or which represent them. I am therefore not an official mouthpiece for any of them. I am a Christian and... Read More

adeleke otunuga, General Muhammadu Buhari, GMB, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion, ynaija

November 9, 2014

@_iamarome: The Baker- Episode 3 (Y! Fiction)

by Arome Ameh -Read Episode 1 of this compelling story [HERE] -Read Episode 2 of this compelling story [HERE] Five months, six days and 4 hours, that is the exact amount of time I had spent working for the baker, and I had never met him, the closest I ever got to him was through Gbenga, who... Read More

@_iamarome, arome ameh, Mr Ronald, opinion, y! fiction, ynaija

November 9, 2014

@Wildeji: These are diseases you can catch from your pets (Y! Superblogger)

by Deji Asiru-Balogun Your pet can give you so much: love, attention, entertainment, company – and infection. But being alert to some of these problems can help to keep you and your pet healthy. Whether you own a dog or a cat, a bird or a reptile, a rabbit or fish, you should be aware... Read More

@Wildeji, Animals, deji asiru balogun, disease, opinion, pets, vetenary care, ynaija, zoonotic

November 8, 2014

@Maxsiollun : The Lord’s Resistance Army #BokoHaram’s “Christian Cousin”? (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda has often been compared to Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Both groups are religiously inspired and have adopted similar tactics (including the mass kidnap of schoolgirls and women). Nigeria can learn a lot of lessons about Boko Haram by examining Uganda’s experience with the LRA. Beyond the... Read More

acholi, Lords resistance army, max siollun, obote, opinion, ynaija

November 8, 2014

@Graciemama16: Here are some of the sweetest personal vows that will stun you (Y! Superblogger)

by Grace Efezokhae I may not be the regular person you see at occasions especially weddings but I sure love looking at wedding pictures on bellanaija.com. I have seen a lot of them over the years but that of Tinuke Olopoenia and Femi Odukoya I saw today left me speechless. Watch their wedding video here >>>>>>>>>> I know many of... Read More

grace efezokhae, opinion, wedding vows, y! supoerblogger, ynaija

November 8, 2014

@CollinsUma: 20 reasons why you should not vote for @BuhariGMB

by Collins Uma I have often wondered why people would look at General Muhammadu Buhari and say he is the best man to lead Nigeria. What have they been seeing since 2003 (almost 12 years) that I have not been able to see? I’m not really that blind. I know I’m not. It is, for... Read More

@collinsuma, Collins Uma, Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, PDP, Politics, Tunde Idiagbon, vote, ynaija

November 8, 2014

Chris Okotie: Dear GEJ, fighting #BokoHaram is more urgent than re-election

by Chris Okotie “No God condones this terror. No grievance justifies these actions. There can be no reasoning – no negotiation – with this brand of evil. The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force” – President Barak Obama on the ISIS terrorist group. The Federal government’s widely publicized ceasefire... Read More

boko haram, Chris Okotie, islamists, opinion, President Goodluck Jonathan, ynaija

November 8, 2014

“We should all be feminists“: Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Fungai Machirori ( @fungaijustbeing )

by Francesca Uriri When translated into English from Zimbabwe’s Shona language, ‘Fungai’ means ‘think,’ and that is primarily what Fungai Machirori; writer, blogger and Founder of www.herzimbabwe.co.zw does frequently. But beyond that she helps create spaces where women can have conversations, learn from their collective experiences, and live better lives. She is the Leading Lady... Read More

AIDS, Francesca Uriri, Fungai Machirori, Leading Ladies Africa, taboo, writer, ynaija

November 8, 2014

@RenoOmokri: @APCNigeria suffers from selective blindness

by Reno Omokri Something is happening in Nigeria and it is not apparent because it is subtle. A Machiavellian gimmick is being played on Nigerians and this trick is called Choice Blindness. Choice Blindness is a phenomenon in which people are offered a choice between or amongst options but after electing for their preference, they... Read More

APC, choice blindness, insults, nigeria, opinion, Reno Omokri, ynaija

November 8, 2014

@DeleMomodu: Dear Goodluck Jonathan, bring back our Country

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I have borrowed the title of today’s Pendulum column from the Bring Back Our Girls saga. What started like a poor dream and nerve-wrecking nightmare has since snowballed into an endless conflagration. It is tragic that as I write this, no one is able to tell us how many girls,... Read More

APC, bring back our nation, Dele Momodu, nigeria, opinion, PDP, ynaija

November 8, 2014

Court to @SpeakerTambuwal: You cannot have your security details just yet

by Godwin Akanfe The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has yesterday Friday November 7, 2014 adjourned hearing of the substantive suit and Preliminary Objection filed by the Federal Government to November 17, 2014 and declined making Orders for the restoration of Tambuwal’s privileges which he was stripped of. The Federal government’s lawyers, Mr. Ade Okeaya-Inneh SAN... Read More

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Abuja, Aminu Tambuwal, Federal High Court, opinion, security, ynaija

November 8, 2014

@Gimbakakanda: #BokoHaram – Fellow Nigerians, we need your anger (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda As I write this, the place our politicians and their accomplices used to refer to as “the northeast” in their scheming for power and measurements of their influences in the power game, the very place the nation’s implicit commander-in-chief once referred to as “fringes”, as against the “mainstream” territories of his and... Read More

@gimbakakanda, boko haram, Gimba Kakanda, Mubi, opinion, ynaija

November 7, 2014

@TundeLeye: Pastors are men, not God, so why can’t we criticise them?

by Tunde Leye One of the most abused verses of scripture is found in 1st Chronicles 16:22. This is what it says “Saying, Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm”. Often, when men of God are held up to public scrutiny in Nigeria, their followers and colleagues rush to beat the public... Read More

@tundeleye, bible, Christians, Men-of-God, opinion, Tunde Leye, ynaija

November 7, 2014

Opinion: Jonathan is a bigger threat than #BokoHaram

by Toyin Dawodu Boko Haram will not be on the ballot in the upcoming presidential election, but Goodluck Jonathan will. I recently read a report in a popular online magazine that claims the likelihood of Jonathan being re-elected is pretty good. What a troubling forecast. And it’s far more dangerous to Nigerians and to Africa... Read More

boko haram, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion, threat, toyin dawodu, ynaija

November 7, 2014

@Survivor17: Your crimes will always haunt you (Y! Superblogger)

by Buki Otuyemi Last week, on my way to a cemetery for a funeral with a friend, we sort of got lost and after asking directions and turning into a road, the car in front of us suddenly reversed and rammed into us. It was like watching a horror movie in slow motion because it... Read More

@survivor17, buki otuyemi, crimes, haunt, opinion, ynaija

November 7, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Are people right to be afraid of an Igbo revanchism?

by Akin Osuntokun The first prescribed order of business for this column today is to get readers familiarised with the meaning and usage of the word revanchist. According to the free encyclopaedia ‘Revanchism (from the French root word revanche-revenge) is a term used since the 1870s to describe a political manifestation of the will to... Read More

Akin Osuntokun, APC, igbos, opinion, tanbuwal, ynaija

November 7, 2014

Rudolf Okonkwo: My conversation with witches

by Rudolf Okonkwo “You’re an idiot.” “Ok. I’ve heard that one before.” “You’re a compound fool.” “I’ve heard that one, too. Don’t you have anything new?” “Whether you like it or not, President Jonathan will remain president until 2019.” “If the Nigerian people reelect him, who am I to say no? It’s not in my... Read More

conversation, opinion, rudolf okonkwo, Witches, ynaija

November 7, 2014

The more you look, the more you see: Why Nigeria’s celebrities are not as rich as they seem

EROMO EGBEJULE runs the rule through the doctored lives of the country’s young and famous On a quiet January day, a Medview Airlines plane was preparing to take-off from Terminal 2 of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, destination, Abuja. Passengers were seated, but the business-class section was conspicuously empty. On recognizing actress Eniola Badmus who... Read More

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Abuja, celebrities, Eniola Badmus, instagram, KCee, lagos, May D, Medview Airlines, PSquare, That1960Chick, ynaija

November 6, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: So, there was no ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram?

by Olusegun Adeniyi A genius in his craft, Alhaji Kareem Adepoju aka Baba Wande remains my favourite Nigerian actor. And it all started from the time of the Oyin Adejobi Theatre Group when he was the star attraction in epics such as “Ekuro Oloja”, “Kuye,” etc., before he now came with his own blockbuster: “Ti... Read More

Badeh, boko haram, ceasefire deal, mobilising, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, ynaija

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 6, 2014

@Adunnibaby: Voting a man with a broom in hand will not change Nigeria

by Abimbola Adelakun The change that will come to Nigeria, however, is not as easy as voting in a president with a broom in hand to sweep the nation’s many intractable afflictions. This is a response to a long-time reader of this column who, after reading my piece two weeks ago, Why Buhari may not... Read More

Abimbola Adelakun, APC, Change, corruption, nigerians, opinion, PDP, ynaija

November 6, 2014

@Tosinfat: Bode George as Jimi Agbaje’s godfather is bad for Lagos

by Tosin Fatoyinbo Okay, first I have to express my disappointment; I ‘googled’ the name “Jimi Agbaje” and discovered that he had no profile on Wikipedia. I thought to myself, who runs for Lagos Governor without having a profile on Wikipedia. That does not speak well of his campaign team I must say. But that is... Read More

bod egeorge, jimi agbaje, opinion, pdp. oluwatosin fatoyinbo, ynaija

November 6, 2014

FG to Tambuwal: “You are no longer a member of the House of Reps“

by Godwin Akanfe In a swift response to the suit filed by Aminu Tambuwal, the Federal Government has on Wednesday, November 5 2014 filed a Counter Affidavit and Written Address. In the written arguments filed by FG’s legal team, Dr Fabian Ajogwu SAN and Mr Ade Okeaya-Inneh SAN on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the Federal... Read More

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fabian ajogwu san, Federal High Court, injunction, News, speaker, Tambuwal, ynaija

November 5, 2014

Opinion: How @AsiwajuTinubu made @SpeakerTambuwal

by Ikechukwu Orji Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the decidedly non trivial distinction of mentoring and supporting able minds for political positions. He has gone about this role un-intimidated because he believes that Nigeria’s problem is starkly a question of moral and political courage. He desires to see a smarter government. He wants us to have... Read More

@speakertambuwal, APC, bola tinubu, ikechukwu orji, opinion, PDP, Tambuwal, ynaija

November 5, 2014

@FavourAfolabi: Activists becoming politicians are hypocrites

by Favour Afolabi You spend 3.5 years writing about “How NGR is a failed state” then 6 months to the polls, you ask Nigerians to come vote for you as you run for office! Lately I have been seeing posters of so many people who were either public analysts, bloggers, civil society activists, rights lawyers,... Read More

@favourafolabi, activists, Favour Afolabi, nigeria, opinion, politicians, ynaija

@Adunnibaby: Akpabio is a monumental money-waster

@Obyezeks: Dear GEJ, please bring back our girls

Confirmed: Police DPO in charge of #Synagogue church area is an ardent church member

Femi Aribisala: You cannot love your wife and love Jesus

Opinion: Dear Nigerian Christians, we may all rot in Hell if…

Opinion: @BuhariGMB can make Nigeria great again

@_iamarome: The Baker- Episode 3 (Y! Fiction)

@Wildeji: These are diseases you can catch from your pets (Y! Superblogger)

@Maxsiollun : The Lord’s Resistance Army #BokoHaram’s “Christian Cousin”? (Y! History)

@Graciemama16: Here are some of the sweetest personal vows that will stun you (Y! Superblogger)

@CollinsUma: 20 reasons why you should not vote for @BuhariGMB

Chris Okotie: Dear GEJ, fighting #BokoHaram is more urgent than re-election

“We should all be feminists“: Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Fungai Machirori ( @fungaijustbeing )

@RenoOmokri: @APCNigeria suffers from selective blindness

@DeleMomodu: Dear Goodluck Jonathan, bring back our Country

Court to @SpeakerTambuwal: You cannot have your security details just yet

@Gimbakakanda: #BokoHaram – Fellow Nigerians, we need your anger (Y! FrontPage)

@TundeLeye: Pastors are men, not God, so why can’t we criticise them?

Opinion: Jonathan is a bigger threat than #BokoHaram

@Survivor17: Your crimes will always haunt you (Y! Superblogger)

Akin Osuntokun: Are people right to be afraid of an Igbo revanchism?

Rudolf Okonkwo: My conversation with witches

The more you look, the more you see: Why Nigeria’s celebrities are not as rich as they seem

Olusegun Adeniyi: So, there was no ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram?

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

@Adunnibaby: Voting a man with a broom in hand will not change Nigeria

@Tosinfat: Bode George as Jimi Agbaje’s godfather is bad for Lagos

FG to Tambuwal: “You are no longer a member of the House of Reps“

Opinion: How @AsiwajuTinubu made @SpeakerTambuwal

@FavourAfolabi: Activists becoming politicians are hypocrites

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