Perry Brimah: Nigeria will be better after Jonathan

Edward Israel-Ayide: These are 5 ways to kill your brands easily (Y! Business)

by Edward Israel-Ayide Lengthy articles have been written about how to create a brand, improve your brand and how to ensure that your brand stays relevant in the marketplace. All these are good, and shows that if you are in need of good help, men will come to your aid, providing a billion and one... Read More

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Reno Omokri: President Jonathan is a leader, not a lidder

by Reno Omokri A leader is meant to lead people not lid them. When you lead people, you show them the way to go, you lead them in the right path. When you lid people, you block their way and act as an obstacle to their aspirations as a people. Because Nigeria has been led... Read More

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Opinion: Why Nigeria needs professionals now more than ever

by Charles Anarado Two worthy of note incidents in recent times brings to fore the key question of professionalism and patriotism by Nigerians. The death of Dr Ameyoh Adedavoh, the brave physician whose professionalism ensured that Nigeria has recorded only five deaths from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and is able to keep tabs on... Read More

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Opinion: We always knew WAEC mass failure would happen

by Usha Anenga After many years of witnessing a downward trend in student performance, the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) results have hit an all time low as 70% Of Candidates failed in the May/June edition this year. Many saw it coming considering the dwindling allocation of resources to education in the country and the... Read More

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Soyombo Ayomikun: We will soon forget Dr. Adadevoh (Poem)

by Soyombo Ayomikun Asphyxiated as his body dangled from a noose That was Ken Saro-Wiwa’s end He fought for freedom And eventually was consumed by darkness A rare spirit that has now become Forgotten! Dele Giwa loved the alphabets He juggled them together to display the truth Unknowingly he embraced death when it came As... Read More

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Toks Ero: No person better than Jonathan will emerge in 2015

by Toks Ero Preparations are in top gear for the conduct of the general elections in 2015. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is putting in place all of the manpower and logistics necessary to guarantee peaceful and credible elections nationwide. Major political parties and gladiators are gearing up to either retain power or wrest... Read More

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Blecyn George: Timi’s cruel set-up …Episode 3 (Y! Fiction)

by Blecyn George Read: Blecyn George: Timi’s cruel set-up …Episode 1 Read: Blecyn George: Timi’s cruel set-up …Episode 2 Episode 3 Timi just arrived camp at an un-ideal time, due to his delayed flight. “If onlyI knew I was to arrive at such a time, I would have used a businstead… argh…” he thought to... Read More

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Opinion: Dear Nigerians, beware… Danger looms!

by Okiyi Kalu Sometimes I wonder if I am the only person that sees these things before they unfold fully. May be others also see but are waiting for “the voice from the wilderness” to speak first. What is happening in the northeast is not a laughing or politicking matter. ISIS, aka Boko Haram, will... Read More

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Opinion: Nasir el-Rufai, you are very wrong

by Fodio Ahmed Dear El-rufai, has politics or hatred for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to which your party, the APC is also not a better alternative grown above your normal religious sense of reasoning ? In his own words Nasir Ahmad El-rufai said “THE ACCIDENTAL PUBLIC SERVANT is a fitting description of someone who... Read More

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Omena Daniels: RUN! He’s a man-whore

by Omena Daniels The tricky thing about womanizers and commitment phobic brothers is that they usually have their game down pat, which means it’s easy to get sucked in. They seem totally sweet and charming on the surface — who’d ever guess they were secretly scoundrels? So to help you sharpen your man-whore radar, we... Read More

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#UcheBriggsTalksBrands: Alomo Bitters Vs Orijin- The Battle for Glory

by Uche Briggs When the great poet of our time, Q-Dot sang the Alomo Meta song (yes, he is a poet, argue with your generators); he was affirming the position of the brand in mainstream Nigeria and increasing its top of mind recall, albeit unwittingly. That was 2012. A lot has changed since then, most... Read More

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Onyew Bongos-Ikwue: Invitation to rape (Y! Fiction)

by Onyew Bongos-Ikwue She sat in the corner and tried her possible best to disappear; he was still in the other room. If I am really quiet maybe he will leave? She thought to herself. She put a shaky hand to her face and realized that it was wet with tears, This won’t do, she... Read More

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Chris Bamidele: Places in my dream- Episode 3 (Y! Fiction)

by Chris Bamidele “I could not understand why grandpa would want to separate me from my Mum, I could not understand what Aunty Àwẹ̀ró meant by Osu caste, I could not understand what brain aneurysm was that killed my Dad, so many questions on my mind……..” READ: Chris Bamidele: Places in my dream- Episode... Read More

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Opinion: Let regions control their resources

by Enenim Ubon “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” ~ Nelson Mandela When President Goodluck Jonathan announced to the nation, that he would convene a national conference, I belonged to the group of persons who... Read More

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Femi Falana: Illegal killing of prisoners- Abba Moro has failed

by Femi Falana, SAN On January 18 this year, Mr. Hamani Tidjani, a prison inmate died at the Kirikiri Maximum Security prison in Lagos. The deceased, who suffered from partial stroke, was not given any medical attention by the prison authorities. He was a citizen of Niger Republic arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic and brought... Read More

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Adekoya Boladale: The CBN’s N65 ATM charge is madness

by Adekoya Boladale Few months ago, myself and numerous other writers who were not privileged to grace the sacred meeting where the ‘suspension’ of the then Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam (as at then was) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was discussed postulated some factors as being the motive behind his unceremonious disengagement. Today... Read More

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Tunde Leye: We need to move away from 1914 | Equip our military now (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye I am going to touch on a sensitive issue. I have read severally very lengthy and detailed analysis of the great and selfish error that led to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates to form the country we now know as Nigeria. By that action, Frederick Lugard brought together one... Read More

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Chris Bamidele: 5 types of wives that can cheat (Y! Superblogger)

by Chris Bamidele Now, I wrote this piece a while back and it has everything to do with married couple as suggested in the title. So, my married friends, here is to you. If I am wrong, please do let me know, after all what does a single guy like me know about marriage.... Read More

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Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as “Hausa”. A few years ago there was a massive ethnic controversy when sectarian violence (and murders) rocked Jos (as usual) as Muslim Fulanis and Christian Biroms killed each other. I was speaking to some friends recently and they pointed me to... Read More

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Sonala Olumhense: Nuhu Ribadu, then and now

by Sonala Olumhense Hopefully, for his own sake, Nuhu Ribadu will become Adamawa State’s next governor, following his decampment to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last week to run for the governorship As a person, I wish him well. As a politician, however, he appears to be in need of counselling. “I wish to assure... Read More

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Deji Asiru-Balogun: 11 things you probably dont know about pet deaths (Y! Superblogger)

by Deji Asiru-Balogun When humans die, the sense of sight is the first to go and hearing is the last. The same is thought to be true for dogs and cats. 1. Pets die with their eyes open. It takes active muscle control to close the eyes. (The same is true of humans.) 2.... Read More

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Femi Aribisala: Christians, Pastor Adeboye are not the light of the world

by Femi Aribisala Christians today are the people who betray Jesus; but with a kiss. A blogger became so exasperated with my criticism of the Christian Church; he decided to launch what would be the definitive counter-attack. “Femi Aribisala,” he declared triumphantly, “is not a Christian!” When I thought about this, I concluded that, using... Read More

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Opinion: Why T.B Joshua is Nigeria’s most Internationally recognized celebrity

by Emeka Igwe Yesterday, I chanced upon a list put together by an African blogger chronicling Nigeria’s most internationally known celebrities. Intriguingly, the name sitting at the pinnacle of the pack of film stars and musicians was a Christian pastor who seldom leaves Nigerian shores. Above the likes of musicians D’Banj, P Square, Wizkid, Flavour,... Read More

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Tunde Fagbenle: Lessons to be learnt from Uruguay’s President

by Tunde Fagbenle Today I have no reservation in giving my readers the unusual: lending my column, in its entirety, to material I gathered from the Internet on the President of Uruguay, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, undoubtedly the world’s most humble president. The guy is simply amazing. And in using this column to serve these abridged... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: But Adadevoh was just doing her job

by Simon Kolawole Sometime in 2004, or thereabouts, I told the then Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili, that in spite of the successes recorded by her agency, fake drugs were still coming to Nigeria. She sighed, and with one look of frustration creating a... Read More

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