Category: Thinking Through
The Daily Vulnerable: Perfect
People like perfect stories, Friend. Be careful. “I haven’t had any alcohol in 5 years,” for instance. But are you ...
#YNaijaEssays: Forget about religious extremism, Nigeria’s real problem is ‘I beta pass my neighbour’
Recently, a video surfaced of Nigerian designer, Tope Abiola of Frock it and Rock it where she suggested that instead ...
Daily Vulnerable: “Your post inspired me to reach out to a former nanny”
I am always excited to receive feedback on how these newsletters are helping you in your journeys. Once a month, ...
To avoid #OBOGate Adeosun style, Davido resumes NYSC
Popular Nigerian music artiste David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has begun the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a post on ...
Why Nigerians are not shocked by Trump’s “lifeless” description of Buhari
On Monday, August 27, 2018, the Financial Times published a story where the United States President, Donald Trump was alleged ...
The Daily Vulnerable – Road rage
The other day I was driving back from church when someone who wasn’t being considerate blocked off our side of ...
#YNaijaEssays: Youth is messy and confusing, but thankfully we have some answers
Millennials (Generation Y), a term first coined by historians Neil Howe and William Strauss in 1991 when generational study wasn’t ...
Tambuwal will dwarf Saraki, No third force | Five talking points from the Tinubu response to APC defections
The APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, has responded to the defections of Bukola Saraki and Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri ...
Dapchi ransom payment: Lai Mohammed’s integrity & the costs of cash to security
In March, Government Ombusdman Lai Mohammed described the return of the kidnapped Dapchi girls as being due to some sort ...
The Daily Vulnerable: “I have no baggage”
Immediately I said it, I did a double-take. Something about it came from deep inside me. I had just arrived Lagos ...
#YNaijaEssays: It is time we squared up and deconstructed the concept of childhood
Over the weekend, a tweet with an image from a children’s book was shared widely on Nigerian Twitter. Picture courtesy ...
NASS Invasion: If this doesn’t show our democracy is fragile, nothing else will
In no part of the world are images of masked men wielding guns ever endearing. Yes they are justly employed ...
#YNaijaEssays: A written history of Nigeria’s great film epochs
If we’re being factually accurate, then Nigeria’s first contact with film was in 1903 when Herbert Macaulay invited Balboa and Company ...
[#YNaijaEssays] The good, the bad and the ugly: What the Nigerian elections really cost
There are few events that can come to define a nation’s identity quite like how it approaches elections. This is ...
Yomi Shogunle is handling the call to #EndSARS in the worst way possible
If you have lived long enough in Nigeria and are conversant with happenings on microblogging platform Twitter, then you would ...
Personal Essay: The Lessons we teach men, and women
The earliest and clearest incident I remember of men feeling superior, claiming their superiority over me, just because they are ...
Saraki’s second police invitation will finally force his hand on whether he stays in the APC
It is almost certain that Senate President Bukola Saraki will now leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). If there had ...
#YNaijaEssays: The West wants the spoils of colonialism, guilt free and served on a platter, but if Africa will progress, there has to be a reckoning
As a presidential candidate, Macron painted a striking picture of a progressive thinker on western imperialism and other sundry African ...
Nigeria Air: An outlet for elite interests or an attempt to restore National pride?
Should the Super Eagles become world champions at their next outing in the global games, the team’s captain could be ...
#YNaijaEssays: Adeosun’s certificate scandal just shows she’s the typical privileged Nigerian child
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been riddled with scandal after scandal. Mainagate, grass cutting, budget padding are just a few ...
The urgent task before Fayemi in Ekiti
The brown and white envelopes, the strips that once held bundles of notes of various naira denominations and other souvenirs ...
The rescued Thai boys: Does this teach Nigeria any lesson?
On Saturday, June 23, 2018 when news broke out of 12 members of the Wild Boar soccer team and their ...
#EkitiDecides: Should we pretend like this election is not all about Fayose?
In less than 24 hours, the people of Ekiti would file out to elect their Chief Executive for the next ...
Fayose will remain Fayose, but we cannot let him distract us from the matter at hand
Now that he has perfected the long expected return “home”, that sonorous legislator from Kogi should absolutely compose and render ...
The New Afrika Shrine is an iconic hub | 3 takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Nigeria
It’s been almost a week since the French President, Emmanuel Macron made a historic two-day official visit to Nigeria. Macron ...
The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences
Over the weekend, on Twitter, the age-old battle of the sexes was revived for the 57,000th merry go round. This ...
Nigerian doctors are leaving for the UK, and the resulting crisis will affect everyone, even you
Dear reader, please do not develop a health condition requiring a doctor’s examination in Nigeria because you would have to ...
#YNaijaEssays: Grief and tragedy are a constant in Nigeria, but how does it change us as people?
The past week was both unpleasant and horribly depressing for Nigerians. On Saturday the 23rd of May, 86 indigenes of ...
#YNaijaSays: President Buhari’s social media ‘advisors’ should blame the killer herdsmen not the media
We know you are paid to work for the presidency, but when it comes to certain things, like the loss ...
#YNaijaSays: How difficult can it be for the presidency to take decisive action that solves our institutional problems
June has been an especially disheartening month for Nigerians. Tragedy after tragedy has fallen on innocent Nigerians simply looking to ...
The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy