by Kayode Komolafe Now, there could have been no problem with this reported statement of Okunrounmu if he had talked of the Yoruba elite and not the Yoruba people whose name is being invoked in vain. It is hard to see how the Yoruba are marginalised simply because none of them occupies any of the... Read More

Femi Okunrounmu, Goodluck Jonathan, marginalisation, Olu Falae, olusegun obasanjo, Yoruba

February 2, 2013

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“Poor men are terrible people, they can do and undo” – Nollywood actress, Liz Anjorin

by Akan Ido Popular Yoruba actress, Liz Anjorin recently granted an interview detailing her experience, relationship with others actresses, career and life in general. Read excerpts from the Punch Newspapers interview below: We learnt you have reconciled with Iyabo Ojo. We have settled. Nobody settled us. But I don’t know what is wrong with some... Read More

actress, Iyabo Ojo, Liz Anjorin, relationship, Yoruba

January 19, 2013

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“I was raped the first time I had sex” – Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola reveals

by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola is a well known face in the industry with many projects under her belt. In this Punch Newspaper interview, the beautiful actress reveals intimate things about her journey through life and what direction her career is likely to take in future. Read the interview below: Why I... Read More

actress, DBN, Femi Kuti, Foluke Daramola, nollywood, rape, Yoruba

January 12, 2013

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“He dragged me to himself and kissed me…” – Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, opens up on romance with Niyi Johnson

by Aka Ido Many things have been said about popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, but in this Punch Newspaper interview, the actress attempts to clear the air opening up like never before on her life, relationship, career, her pet project and more. Enjoy the interview below: How I cope with advances from men I get... Read More

Acting, Funke Akindele, Ibadan, Niyi Johnson, nollywood, Tinsel, Toyin Aimakhu, Yoruba

December 10, 2012

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Opinion: Biafra and the Up-NEPA generation

by Hounge We should learn to tolerate each other and stand firm as one, just like we did during Occupy Nigeria. A crisis created by the ego trip of men must not dictate relations of today. As a Nigerian, I believe you know a little about Biafra, however lopsided the story is, you must have... Read More

chinua achebe, Emeka Ojukwu, igbo, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, up Nepa, Yakubu Gowon, Yoruba

December 9, 2012

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Igbos are their own enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

A close associate of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Ayo Adebanjo in his interview with ALLWELL OKPI, refutes the claims of Chinua Achebe in his recent memoir. He speaks of Nigerian politics before and after the civil war and the relationship between the Yoruba and Igbo. Achebe’s ‘There was a country,’ accused late Chief Obafemi... Read More

Ayo Adebanjo, chinua achebe, Emeka Ojukwu, igbo, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon, Yoruba

December 6, 2012

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Opinion: St. Janet, the sex monger, it’s time to change your pattern

by Olusegun Banjo Janet, calling yourself a saint of St. Liqour Cathedral because of commerce is an irony I don’t particularly fancy. All over the world, sex related matters are hot cake any day. Nigeria certainly is no exception. In fact it appears that we are more active when it comes to sex (my assumption).... Read More

9ice, Baba Fryo, lewd, Musiliu Ishola, St. Janet, Yoruba

November 30, 2012

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Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)

by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes more than a pen and a clean sheet. It takes guts! It takes conscience! It takes plan! Borders are demarcations separating two countries. Even continents have borders, but they are not visible, largely due to... Read More

boko haram, borders, Christianity, harmony, hausa, igbo, islam, nationhood, nigeria, security, Yoruba

November 24, 2012

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We remember differently – A tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Achebe’s most recent book, his long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian-Biafra war, is both sad and angry, a book by a writer looking back and mourning Nigeria’s failures… an account of the most important event in Nigeria’s history by Nigeria’s most important storyteller. I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The... Read More

Chimamanda Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, chinua achebe, igbos, we remember differently, Yoruba

November 13, 2012

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Open letter to the President: Security implications of Arabic inscriptions on the Naira

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN ON THE SECURITY IMPLICATION OF ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS ON NAIRA NOTES. Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan President and Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria State House Presidential Villa Aso Rock, Abuja. Your Excellency, Immediate necessity and ultimate concern for our national unity alerted me to write this... Read More

central bank of Nigeria, Currency, Hauusa, igbo, naira, olusegun obasanjo, President Goodluck Jonathan, Yoruba

October 29, 2012

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How to discover and develop your intuition

by Martha Dawson Making changes in your life almost always start with making changes in your head. How often have you chastised yourself for ignoring an intuitive message? Maybe you found yourself in a situation that could have been prevented if only you had listened to your intuition. There are many names used to describe... Read More

Cosmotology, destiny, Intuition, Ori, spiritual, Yoruba

October 11, 2012

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Open Letter to Awoists: It is time to apologise to Ndigbo for that starvation policy

by Adewale Francis But when I went what did I see? I saw the kwashiorkor victims. If you see a kwashiorkor victim you’ll never like war to be waged. Terrible sight, in Enugu, in Port Harcourt, not many in Calabar, but mainly in Enugu and Port Harcourt. Then I enquired what happened to the food... Read More

awoist, awolowo, igbo, kwashiokor, Yoruba

October 10, 2012

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TICKER: Achebe hates Awo … and the Yoruba race – Adebanjo

A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has faulted extracts from Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest memoirs on the Nigerian Civil War accusing the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the initiator of the pogrom against the Igbo. The memoirs coming 42 years after the war, Adebanjo said, reinforced “Achebe’s pathological hatred for... Read More

achebe, awolowo, Yoruba

October 7, 2012

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Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”

by Noo Saro-Wiwa But many Nigerians resented it, and Achebe admits that the Igbo could be cocky, brash and materialistic, though he rejects the popular suspicion that there was a pan-Igbo agenda to control Nigeria – his people have too strong an “individualistic ethic”. No writer is better placed than Chinua Achebe to tell the... Read More

biafra, chinua achebe, Emeka Ojukwu, hausa, igbo, independence, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Wrar, Yoruba

September 23, 2012

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Photo of the Day: “The person you killed is…”

by Isi Esene We are sure if you see a lot of Yoruba movies with subtitles you must have come across many outrageous English interpretations that never fails to baffle making you wonder why they bothered to subtitle the movie at all. A reader sent this in from one of the numerous movie subtitles harassing... Read More

movies, nigeria, Photo, subtitle, Yoruba

June 26, 2012

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Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear as many question wbat cities might be possible targets.The Oodua People’s Congress has taken the offensive warning the Islamist sect to stay away from the south-west of the country In a report by the Punch newspaper, Founder and President... Read More

boko haram, bombs, expolsions, insurgents, nigeria, OPC, Yoruba

June 15, 2012

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Abimbola Adelakun: June 12 and MKO’s mishonour

by Abimbola Adelakun It was another June 12 on Tuesday. Like previous anniversaries, the Federal Government left the date to be marked mainly in the South-West and this time, only the Action Congress of Nigeria-controlled states declared a public holiday on the day, making it to look like a Yoruba thing. And this is one... Read More

Abiola, honour, nigeria, UNILAG, Yoruba

March 31, 2012

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Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration that is genuine. I have said it in many of my arguments, and I still say it—one of the major roots of Nigeria’s problems is our inability to harmonise our cultural differences. The perceived... Read More

culture, discrimination, hausa, igbo, nigeria, tribal conflict, Yoruba

October 24, 2011

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“We don’t know if we will release Baba Suwe after the granted 15 days” -NDLEA Spokesperson

by Seyi Lawal The Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mitchel Ofoyeju has insisted that popular actor and Yoruba movie comedian Babatunde Omidina better known as Baba Suwe is only being held in custody for continuous observation and not because he has passed out any drug. When asked if the comedian would... Read More

Baba Suwe, cocaine, comedian, NDLEA, pellets, Yoruba

October 24, 2011

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"We don't know if we will release Baba Suwe after the granted 15 days" -NDLEA Spokesperson

Baba Suwe, cocaine, comedian, NDLEA, pellets, Yoruba

July 6, 2011

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Layori fuses soul & sensuality in new video, ‘Dada’

by Taiwo Damilola ‘Dada’, is a single off Nigerian born soul singer Layori’s debut album ‘Origin’. The singer popped her singing cherry in front of a 2,000 strong audience at her secondary school, Mayflower, Ikenne in Ogun state. Many years later, this singer has grown, not only to become a beautiful woman but also a... Read More

Dada, Layori, Mayflower, Video, Yoruba

Opinion: Talk about Yoruba marginalisation

“Poor men are terrible people, they can do and undo” – Nollywood actress, Liz Anjorin

“I was raped the first time I had sex” – Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola reveals

“He dragged me to himself and kissed me…” – Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, opens up on romance with Niyi Johnson

Opinion: Biafra and the Up-NEPA generation

Igbos are their own enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

Opinion: St. Janet, the sex monger, it’s time to change your pattern

Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We remember differently – A tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

Open letter to the President: Security implications of Arabic inscriptions on the Naira

How to discover and develop your intuition

Open Letter to Awoists: It is time to apologise to Ndigbo for that starvation policy

TICKER: Achebe hates Awo … and the Yoruba race – Adebanjo

Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”

Photo of the Day: “The person you killed is…”

Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

Abimbola Adelakun: June 12 and MKO’s mishonour

Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

“We don’t know if we will release Baba Suwe after the granted 15 days” -NDLEA Spokesperson

"We don't know if we will release Baba Suwe after the granted 15 days" -NDLEA Spokesperson

Layori fuses soul & sensuality in new video, ‘Dada’

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