Yoruba

August 22, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Yoruba, Igbo and the media warriors

by Olusegun Adeniyi I am an admirer of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola but I believe that his approach to dealing with vulnerable people in Lagos State is wrong-headed; and as it has been most eloquently pointed out by Mr Femi Falana, SAN, clearly unconstitutional. I also think he could have handled better the complaints from... Read More

Babatunde Raji Fashola, Deportation, Femi Falana SAN, igbo, Internet, lagos, magun, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, Tunde Kelani, ynaija, Yoruba

August 20, 2013

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Nigerian tribalism – A personal love story

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani There really isn’t much hope for my father’s generation in terms of relinquishing tribal sentiments. Our only hope is our youth. When I was 17, a tall, handsome doctor fell in love with me. He left Nigeria, shortly after, for his residency in America, and proceeded to prove how much he was... Read More

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August 19, 2013

Opinion: Before Femi-Fani Kayode dies of Igbophobia

by Nelson Ako Okoli Even if the Igbo started producing university graduates three generations after the Yoruba, have the Igbo not excelled in every profession or trade? The first successful separation of Siamese twins on African soil was by Prof. Festus Nwako and his team at UNTH Enugu I had the ugly experience of reading... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)

by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D’Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi Atta there is a Chimamanda Adichie; for every Omotola Ekeinde there is a Genevieve Nnaji. [READ: Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web] Apart from Adewale Ademoyega,... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Azubuike Ishiekwene: The hard truth about Fani-Kayode’s bitter article

by Azubuike Ishiekwene I felt a bit ashamed and awkward reading Fani-Kayode’s piece. It is not a piece that should have been written by a former federal minister. Nor does it, in my view, reflect the deepest sentiments of many Yorubas I have known, lived and worked with, among whom are my mentors and best... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: My memories of childhood

by Tunde Fagbenle We used to sleep over at each other’s house interchangeably. And our families were so close. We didn’t see one as Igbo and the other as Yoruba. We slept and ate at each other’s house and our fathers didn’t frown on it. Dear Afam, I don’t know where you are, Afam, I... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Simon Kolawole: How to spend money (and be happpy)

by Simon Kolawole Most of our attention is usually on the Federal Government, especially Presidency. We hardly scrutinise what states and councils waste on frivolous items in a country where a N200,000 borehole can prevent a dozen cholera-induced deaths. This story often gladdens me and, at the same time, angers me. There is a community... Read More

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August 18, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode and his blackmail of the Igbos

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu Chief Kayode should utilize his wisdom and intelligence to make useful contributions that will promote the national unity instead of releasing statements that will cause Nigerians to promote tribalism. Also the governments and elders of the south-west geopolitical zone should call Chief Femi Fani-Kayode to order. After reading articles written by the... Read More

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August 17, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web

by Henry C. Onyeoma Second, Fani-Kayode’s essays, especially the second one, turned history on its head. It should not be unchallenged because it is a beautiful mixture of half-truths and inaccuracies that can cause a lot of damage to readers who are uncritical or lack the inclination or facility to cross-check Fani-Kayode’s presentations. Nearly fifteen... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater

by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking and who have called me a ‘’scallywag’’ and all manner of other interesting and unsavoury names and who have said that I ought to be in jail or in a drug rehabilitation centre. Those that... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Ochereome Nnanna: Lagos deportation – There’s no ‘no-man’s-land’

by Ochereome Nnanna If that were to be so, the EFCC would desist from trying Fani-Kayode for allegedly stealing public funds as Aviation Minister in deference to his “Yoruba patrimony” of Lagos. If found guilty, chances are that he would be jailed in a Lagos prison, “patrimony” notwithstanding. The Lagos deportation saga degenerated into a... Read More

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August 16, 2013

Opinion: This deportation ‘imbroglio’ must end

by Donu Kogbara Last year, Abia State Government ruthlessly purged its civil service of non-Abians. And I can’t even describe this nastiness as ethnic cleansing because, bizarrely, some of the victims of it were Igbos from neighbouring states! Journalists are supposed to be formidably well-informed and are expected to know more than most about what is... Read More

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August 15, 2013

Opinion: Deportations, ethnic jingoism and political opportunism

by Is’haq Modibbo Kalu So almost on cue, the most chauvinistic vermin crawled out of the darkest crevice of ethnic jingoism. The action of the Lagos administration became elasticized into a demonstration of the hatred that the Yoruba had always allegedly had for the Igbo. I THINK Femi Falana’s well-argued piece on the on-going hysteria in... Read More

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August 13, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for those who call me a tribalist

by Femi Fani-Kayode When the Igbo, or anyone else, find a real champion that can cross swords with me and give me a good run for my money someone should please let me know. I am itching for a real debate with a worthy adversary on this issue. Those that call me a tribalist are... Read More

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August 11, 2013

GRIPPING VIDEO: The story of the ‘Asaba Massacre’ during the Biafran War (WATCH)

by Akan Ido Chinua Achebe’s ‘There Was A Country’ recently reignited the Biafra War debate and the involvement of the other major ethnic groups; the Hausa/Fulani and Yorubas. Arguments have gone back and forth over the motive behind the war and the perceived marginalisation of Igbos in the scheme of things in Nigeria. In this... Read More

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August 11, 2013

Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate

by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other parts of Nigeria just as others need Lagos and the Yoruba. As the cliché goes, no man is an island. In Igbo land, there are people referred to as “ori n’ crisis” (someone who makes... Read More

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Lovely couple: Nollywood actress, Lola Alao weds in the U.S. (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido Popular Nollywood actress, Lola Alao got hooked to her partner, Wale Ajibola, yesterday in Atlanta. Alao who has a daughter from a previous marriage got hooked to Ajibola who is said to be an IT expert based in the U.S. Congratulations to the lovely couple.

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting that there is no other country in the world in which there was a major civil war and yet only 10 years after that war ended the losing side produced the Vice President… Permit me... Read More

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Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

by Corlenius Segun-Ojo Culturally, it is indisputable that our society does not condone assault of any kind on womanhood. When a family brawls and the elders wade in, the man always take the bashings for being so ‘poor and disgraceful’ to engage the wife in a public ‘show of shame’. As a school boy, I... Read More

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Okey Ndibe: Lagos deportations and crisis of citizenship

by Okey Ndibe There’s some irony in the fact that Governor Fashola has done far more than most Igbo governors in recruiting people from other states, including Igbo, to work in his government. But that does not justify his government’s policy of seizing Nigerians in Lagos and deporting them to their states of origin. he... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Lagos, the Igbo and the servants of truth

by Femi Fani-Kayode The Igbo had little to do with the extraordinary development of Lagos between 1880 right up until today. That is a fact. Other than Ajegunle, Computer Village, Alaba and buying up numerous market stalls in Isale Eko, where is their input? “The claim that the Igbo helped to develop Lagos is hogwash.... Read More

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Opinion: Tribes and prejudices – My experience with an Igbo phone repairer

by David Olamide Craig So perhaps there is some truth in the prejudices you have heard. Perhaps Yoruba men are randy. Perhaps Ijebu men are stingy. Perhaps Efik girls are good in bed. Perhaps Fulani men love their cattle more than their wives. Perhaps Igbo men are shifty. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps. We are all prejudiced.... Read More

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Opinion: The 12 top reasons why Igbos and Yorubas should not marry

by Vera Ezimora Whether you are aware of it or not, many inter-tribal relationships have died an untimely death because of the tribal differences between the couple. Parents, elders, and friends have rained down fire and brimstone to see to it that this sacrilegious union does not get to the altar. The strong couples come... Read More

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At 75, Alaafin of Oyo jogs for 3 hours every week – Daughter

by Akan Ido Sade, the first daughter of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi tells us about her life, her family and her father. Read the Punch Newspapers excerpts below: What was the experience of growing up in the palace? Growing up in the palace was a combination of cultural and moral discipline, wrapped in... Read More

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Opinion: The APC is becoming a reality – and the PDP is running scared

by Segun Gbadegesin Since the announcement of the mega merger to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), there has been a new art of scaremongering and there is something paradoxical about it. Let me substantiate. Various spokesmen of the ruling party have gone from demonising the leaders of the proposed merger to scaring one segment... Read More

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APC merger: The Yorubas are committing political suicide – Asari Dokubo

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujadid Asari Dokubo, has declared that the emerging merger of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and a faction of the All Peoples Grand Alliance (APGA) will spell doom for Yoruba people. According... Read More

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Opinion: Lessons on women from Awolowo

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi Chief Awolowo was dedicated, disciplined and serene. In the single-mindedness of his devotion to the business of government and his political career, he was resolute and almost stern. One of Nigeria’s premium political philosopher and strategists, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was born on March 6, 1909. He would have enjoyed the spotlight... Read More

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Opinion: Obafemi Awolowo – Hero of the Yorubas, killer of Biafra, betrayed by the North

by Obinna Akukwe Thus Awolowo’s advice and actions led to the quick end to the Biafran dream. Therefore it is right to say that what the entire armed forces of Nigeria could not do, the wisdom of Awolowo did. Obafemi Awolowo is the undisputed hero of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria whose wartime policy of... Read More

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Opinion: Who is killing Nigerian languages?

by Olugboyega Adebanjo I doubt if Nigerians (even as undergraduates) can be recruited to teach Americans in any human endeavour other than our languages. This shows the export commodity power of these languages – Hausa and Yoruba — if only we see them as such. February 21, the day commemorated worldwide as the International Mother Language... Read More

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February 28, 2013

Opinion: Stella Oduah has not declared any war against the Yoruba

by Joe Obi All the talk about sack of staff of the Yoruba stock is not only unfounded and baseless but ultimately diversionary. I can bet that neither Sobowale nor Babalakin cares a hoot about the well being and welfare of Yoruba personnel in the Aviation Ministry and its Agencies… “In almost twenty years of... Read More

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