Category: Thinking Through

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ToluDecember 29, 2016

Who is Robert Smith? The American billionaire sponsoring the released Chibok girls through school

Robert Smith is unlike your Nigerian billionaire. A Washington Post article describes him as “the quiet billionaire”. You’d wonder why ...

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ToluDecember 29, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Drake and Jennifer Lopez confirm dating rumours, Davido gets a 2017 Range Rover for Christmas | More stories

Here are the top entertainment stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing ...

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ToluDecember 28, 2016

Opinion: Mr. President, Nigerians are no longer at ease

by Ayodele Adio   Shortly after reading through Audu Maikori’s narration of the tragedy befalling the beautiful people of southern ...

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ToluDecember 28, 2016

The Thread: The latest horror story from a Nigerian hospital

Nigeria has a brain drain crisis, and it’s no wonder. We take everything for granted here- sanctity of life, standard ...

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Isime EseneDecember 28, 2016

JJ Omojuwa profiles Dapo Olorunyomi: The truth in defiance of power (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

Speak truth to power, so goes the adage commonly used by activists and civil societies in holding governments accountable and ...

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RoqeebahDecember 28, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: Maki Oh, Sisiano, Hudayya… See the top 10 Nigerian fashion brands of 2016

by Roqeebah Olaoniye If there is one sector of Nigeria’s economic landscape that has been consistently getting it right for years ...

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ToluDecember 28, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: The Wedding Party rakes in more millions, Comedian Omobaba ties the knot | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. ...

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ToluDecember 27, 2016

#OLIC3: Yes, Olamide is a local champion, but he is OUR local champion

by Tolu Omoyeni   Olamide is not winning internationally and we have made that clear; but at this point in ...

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ToluDecember 27, 2016

Errr, we thought Wizkid was too sick to do his Homecoming concert?

by Halima Bello Something smells fishy. Wizkid was at three major events back to back over the last one week. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 27, 2016

The Thread: How to kick ass- and take names- in the workplace

It’s a dog eat dog world out in the corporate world: jobs are few, targets are crazy, competition is stiff, ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 27, 2016

The Thread: The art of seduction

We are not even sure we want to put this up here, since its so ahem- you will see what ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 27, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: 93 Days, Surul’ere, The CEO… See the list of the 10 best films of 2016

by Wilfred Okiche Only films that were released within the calendar year (January to December 2016) on the big screen ...

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AzeezDecember 27, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: Mayowa Ahmed, Bukky Ajayi, Omran Daqneesh… See the top 10 stories that broke our heart this year

2016 had some of the saddest stories, from the death of notable figures to agonizing moments of war victims and ...

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Isime EseneDecember 27, 2016

Stanley Azuakola profiles Kashim Shettima: The Comforter-in-chief (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

In late September 2016, the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, gathered his closest aides and relocated to Bama town, ...

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ToluDecember 27, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Kiss Daniel attacked at Calabar Christmas Village, Durella survives car accident | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on ...

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ToluDecember 26, 2016

#OLIC3: We bring you the latecomers to Olamide’s concert tonight

If Nigerians got paid to arrive at events on time, they’d still be late… just because punctuality is that one ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: It appears Pres. Buhari doesn’t understand that things have fallen apart

Most people who voted in Buhari in 2015, if asked about the situation of things at present, would say it ...

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Isime EseneDecember 26, 2016

Analysis: Under Buhari, Nigeria has gone full circle – back to where we started

by Wale Atanda Less than 48 hours after President Buhari announced that Boko Haram had been defeated and driven out ...

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ToluDecember 26, 2016

Arit Okpo: Four wishes [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo   I had started writing another piece…finished it actually, and then I realised that this would be ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 26, 2016

Church Crawler: Get ready, Pastor Tunde Bakare says 2017 will be different

by Damilola Fowewe Today, Jesus’ birthday, the Sunday crawler decided to take the shop to one the prominent Pentecostal churches ...

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ToluDecember 26, 2016

Who is Mevlut Mert Altintas – the policeman who shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey?

“Don’t forget Aleppo. Don’t forget Syria. Unless our towns are secure, you won’t enjoy security. Only death can take me ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 26, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: Budget padding, thieving judges, Tiwa starts to talk… See the Top 10 Scandals of 2016

All the world loves a good scandal. This year these were the biggest of the best. From the cringe worthy ...

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ToluDecember 25, 2016

Gabrielle Union, Neymar, Kerry Washington & more | See how these international stars are celebrating Christmas

From the United States to England to Brazil, our favourite celebrities are having the best of  this year’s Christmas celebration. ...

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RoqeebahDecember 25, 2016

Family portraits, Lake rice and everything merry | See our top 10 photos from the past week

Happy holidays everyone! We have all been in the Christmas mood all week and it reflects in our top ten ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaDecember 25, 2016

The Thread: How men in uniform harassed one Igbo family on their Christmas trip

A Twitter user, @AuntyOsaki has shared how her neighbour and his family were harassed on their travel by men in ...

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RoqeebahDecember 25, 2016

YNaija’s 12 days of Christmas: The paralympics team

In a lot of ways, 2016 has been a very stressful year. Hopefully, it hasn’t been as stressful for you ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 25, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: AFRIFF, Ake Fest, Asa Live in Concert… See the top 10 events of the year

by Okon Ekpo Africa International Film Festival The 6th Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) opened November at the world standard ...

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RoqeebahDecember 25, 2016

Crash an Owambe party, watch The Wedding Party + 8 more things you should do today

‘Tis the season for joyous merriment. The season to be extra, if you’re into that kind of jazz. Sadly, we ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 25, 2016

MMM subscribers, Shoprite attendants + 8 other people you should not forget this Christmas

Christmas-themed articles are filled with everything you must do or avoid to have the most fun out of the holidays. ...

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ToluDecember 24, 2016

Eye on Ambode: Governor delivers goodwill message to Lagosians at Christmas Carol service, more

We bring to you a recap of the activities of Lagos state’s governor Akinwunmi Ambode over the past one week. ...

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