Opinion: Boko Haram- To win, the Nigerian Army should stop lying to Nigerians

Uche Okorie: #Ebola- An open letter to Nigerian doctors (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie Dear Dr Wazobia, Permit me to take five precious minutes of your time. Or less. Certainly less. It shouldn’t take you up to five minutes to read this letter of mine. I crave your indulgence Doctor. Kindly read this open letter of mine. I know how busy you can be and trust... Read More

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Ekene Ngwu: How politics in the health sector is affecting the fight against Ebola (Y! Politico)

by Ekene Ngwu It has been five weeks since the first Ebola fatality in Nigeria, and proactive efforts expected from the health sector have been marred by politics. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had been on a strike action embarked on July 1st, 2014, three weeks before the first case of the deadly Ebola Virus... Read More

Doctors, ekene ngwu, EVD, johesa, medical, opinion, Politics, strike, ynaija

Richard Chilee: Behind every successful person, there is a mentor

by Richard Chilee Frank was six years old when his parents discovered that he has an innate talent and passion for lawn tennis. At 12, he would always go to the neighbourhood lawn tennis court and play till it gets dark. He even became so proficient at the game that he became the school champion... Read More

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Sanmi Abiodun: Are Lawyers selling time or skill? (Y! PolicyHub)

by Sanmi Abiodun I walked past the Firm’s legal secretary as he angrily punched the keys on his computer keyboard, and even though I had compassion on the keyboard, I would not have stopped if I had not seen my name being typed: What are we selling? Are we being paid for spending time or... Read More

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Oluwatosin Fatoyinbo: Best served cold- Episode 7 (Y! Fiction)

by Oluwatosin Fatoyinbo – Read Episode 1 of the compelling story HERE. – Read Episode 2 of the compelling story HERE. – Read Episode 3 of the compelling story HERE. – Read Episode 4 of the compelling story HERE. – Read Episode 5 of the compelling story HERE – Read Episode 6 of the compelling story HERE Gboye simply vanished... Read More

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Grace Efezokhae: Is it impossible for African men to be faithful? (Y! Superblogger)

by Grace Efezokhae We’ve all heard stuff like these gazillion times; “This is Africa, all men cheat. It’s their nature” “Which man on the surface of the earth doesn’t cheat?” “Men will be men, it’s a man’s world” “A man will do one of three things; cheat, drink or smoke” “A man likes to be... Read More

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Bola Tinubu: Ikimi, you are a bad man with a bad past

by Bola Tinubu I ordinarily would not have responded to Tom Ikimi’s lengthy chronicle of falsehoods, cheap blackmail and abuse. My only reason for this response is that I know Tom Ikimi’s style. He subscribes to the view that no matter how unbelievable a lie may sound if you brazenly assert it and repeat it... Read More

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Debo Adejugbe: The trials of Nuhu Ribadu (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The major drawback of a bi-monthly column is that so many events you intend on trashing out would have passed by while you write, rewrite – when others have expressed your thoughts – or shelve the whole point of the subject totally if it has lost its juicy value to a column.... Read More

APC, Debo Adejugbe, defection, nuhu ribadu, opinion, PDP, trisls, ynaija

Femi Aribisala: INEC is aiding the APC, and the North

by Femi Aribisala In my article on the recent election in Osun State, provocatively titled “How APC Lost the Osun Election;” I was lavish in praising the INEC. I said: “Attahiru Jega is by far Nigeria’s best public-servant. He is yet again, the real winner of the Osun election; and he is doing a fantastic... Read More

#bringbackournorth, APC, Femi Aribisala, INEC, polling units, ynaija

Opinion: This is why marriage is spiritual

by ‘Lalekan Kayode-Akinpelu People are failing at marriage, whether broken up, patched up or barely tolerating one another for the sake of family members, church members, kids or what people will say generally. In this vain I have been researching why of cause this has been happening, where best to start than from the beginning.... Read More

‘Lalekan Kayode-Akinpelu, Marriage, opinion, spiritual, ynaija

Ismaeel Ahmed: APC Youths will salvage Nigeria (Y! PolicyHub)

by Ismaeel Ahmed It goes without saying that Nigeria’s current democracy differs greatly from many of our Western counterparts. Any student or observer of politics can easily identify the fact that we have adopted a democratic system that is styled after the United States, but is influenced holistically by our diverse cultures and our history... Read More

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Suraj Oyewale: How to win Boko Haram in one year (Y! FrontPage)

by Suraj Oyewale This week, for the first time since I was handed this column about four months ago, I will be conceding the space to someone else. My childhood friend, Dr. Michael Oluwafemi Taiwo, recently did a piece for my career and management portal, JarusHub, titled “How to End Boko Haram in Six Months... Read More

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Waziri Adio: President Jonathan needs to be a real Commander-In-Chief

by Waziri Adio The last few weeks have not been good for us in our fight against terrorism. And that is putting it mildly. Boko Haram has put our troops on the back-foot and has significantly expanded the climate of fear beyond its immediate areas of operation. More than at any other time, we need... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Mayowa Ogundele: Are spiritual attacks exclusive to Nigeria? (Y! Superblogger)

by Mayowa Ogundele Our neighbour, Baba Ore, died on Friday and no thanks to the fear of Ebola, he had to be buried hastily- on Saturday evening. I won’t be surprised if it had to be so because the hospitals or mortuary had refused to keep his corpse, the way they rejected that of a... Read More

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September 1, 2014

Nnaemeka Ugwu : How doctors suffer for the masses (Y! Fiction)

by Nnaemeka Ugwu I met Ikenna Obieze last year when I had just started my houseman ship. A tall brilliant chap with a tired smile. He always wore that smile, he told me, to ward off the spirit of aggression that seemed to threaten his relationship with people especially, his patients. “Excessive work in a... Read More

Doctors, masses, Nanaemeka Uguw, y! fiction, ynaija

September 1, 2014

Important message to YNaija viewers

Your Internet newspaper for young Nigerians, YNaija, has been offline for 48 hours now, and we owe you, our raving fans, an apology. Over the last few weeks we had noticed increasing downtime on our servers – it turned out our hosting service could no longer cope with the increasing traffic demands. This necessitated an... Read More

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August 30, 2014

Ikemesit Effiong: The Iraqi Christians and Northern Nigerian Christians are equal (Y! FrontPage)

by Ikemesit Effiong Last Thursday, Olaiya Phillips, the chairman of the Northern Christian Elders Forum, movingly asked the world in the Huffington Post, “Are Iraqi Christians Worth More Than Nigerian Christians?” The crux of the piece was that in light of the moralistic pretensions of the United States, by a mile, the world’s preeminent global... Read More

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August 30, 2014

“I want to be remembered for being a light“: Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Gogo Majin

by Fransesca Uriri Musical, creative, and gifted, Gogo Majin talks about her passion for music, fashion and the continuous commitment to being the best version of herself. Original and authentic, she is the Leading Lady for the week. Be Inspired! For those who may not know you, who is Gogo Majin? I am Nigerian.... Read More

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Opinion: Before Akpabio destroys Akwa-Ibom with tribalism

by Inibehe Effiong We are approaching another election year in Akwa Ibom State and the gladiators are up in arms against one another. Nobody is talking about competence and credibility. Nobody is talking about health care, job creation, security, infrastructures and the real issues of governance. What matters to us is ethnicity and tribalism. In Akwa... Read More

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Tope Olofin: 4 reasons why dumb phones still sell (Y! Superblogger)

by Tope Olofin Some time ago, I talked about my failed marriages to two of the most popular phones on the planet. Today I will be talking about the perfect boyfriend that I never married. During the end of the 90s and around early 2000s, the GSM technology was introduced into the Nigerian environment and... Read More

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Tunde Leye: Bring back our military

by Tunde Leye There are two things that a nation uses to exert its influence. One is its economy encompassing their population, the purchasing power of this population and their productive output. The second is their military might. In the world, your voice cannot count if you do not take your economy and military seriously.... Read More

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Opinion: Enugu is now a chicken republic

by Nwobodo Chidiebere What started as a beer parlour gossip, has finally ridiculed Enugu State as the biggest joke of 21st century! The impeachment of Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi did not come as a surprise to people like us, who are familiar with the happenings in the Coal City state, where impunity is riding on the... Read More

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Akin Osuntokun: The Olubadan Asanike doctrine

by Akin Osuntokun I crave the indulgence of Ibadan indigenes. The reason is that I am about to press to service jocular anecdotes about the office and person of one of the more remarkable holders of the Olubadan title in recent times, Oba Adebimpe Asanike. The kingship succession tradition of Ibadan tends to foster gerontocracy... Read More

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Aye Dee: Some advice for President Jonathan

by Aye Dee Can someone please advice Goodluck Jonathan to fire Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as the Minister of Defense, Sambo Dasuki as the National Security Adviser, Alex Badeh as the Chief of Defence Staff, and Kenneth Minimah as Chief of Army Staff. It is an open secret that Gusau and Sambo are both IBB ‘boys’.... Read More

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Opinion: Why Dora Akunyili was ‘Doro’ all the way

by Sunday Dare I have struggled with writing a befitting piece for Dora Akunyili since her cruel demise. And this is why. In the less than six months that I worked closely with her in Abuja at the Ministry of information and Communications, I was unable to come to terms with her undying belief that... Read More

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Opinion: The Lynching of Nuhu Ribadu by the ‘progressives’

by Chris Ngwodo Nuhu Ribadu’s defection from the All Progressive Congress to the ruling People’s Democratic Party has been greeted with savage personal attacks that have condemned him as a perfidious and opportunistic turncoat. By joining the PDP, the former anti-corruption czar is said to have betrayed his principles. Ribadu, it appears, is being held... Read More

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: The march to Gwoza, the road to Mogadishu (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir TY Danjuma does not mince words, for he has no reason too, as a retired General who has fought in the trenches for the soul of Nigeria, he understands when the country is faced is by a clear and present danger. As such during the inauguration of the Victims Support Fund, he... Read More

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Uche Okorie: Nigerian scientists are critically endangered species (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie But for a late spurt of teenage rebellion I most probably would have been a medical doctor today or perhaps some form of scientist. You see, growing up as a teenager in the nineties in an upwardly aspiring family that belonged to the middle class or class of ‘decorated poor men’ as... Read More

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