Tolu Ogunlesi: Any hope for Nigeria? (YNaija Frontpage)
A ruling elite – largely a bunch of megalomaniacs – who exist in a world of their own, where they feed on the profuse offerings of sycophants, and in return dispense life-transforming favours. A...
View ArticleOpinion: Shhhh… why is the trend of men as pathetic dogs in broad daylight...
by Jennifer Ehidiamen Some of us ladies are dating someone whose loyalty/faithfulness we secretly question. The beauty about modern day technology is that even though you are cut off from your regular...
View ArticleTICKER: #InCaseYouMissedIt: NTA airs Jonathan’s visit to his wife in Germany
President Goodluck Jonathan paid a secret visit to his sick wife, Patience, in Germany on Saturday. A short news item aired on the Nigerian Television Authority at 9pm showed the President’s visit to...
View ArticleTICKER: Gunmen kill 2 in Zaira, Kaduna
Two persons were killed by unknown gunmen at a drinking pub in Zaira, the Kaduna State police Command said on Sunday. DSP Aminu Lawal, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said one other person was...
View ArticleTICKER: Stupid thief tries to break into a bathroom window… just inches from...
s is the moment a bungling burglar tried to break into a house, completely unaware his every move was being captured on a CCTV camera positioned just inches away from his face. Dopey Jake Smith, 24,...
View ArticleSenator’s driver arraigned for killing nurse in Akure
by Stanley Azuakola A driver for Senator Ajayi Borrofice, Michael Agunloye, was last Friday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing a nurse, Mrs. Florence Olusori....
View ArticleAw: Wounded lioness shows softer side by adopting baby antelope (TOO CUTE...
by Chi Ibe The Daily Mail tells the story best: “These touching photographs show a lioness adopting a helpless antelope calf – after she killed its mother. “The intimidating beast had just finished...
View ArticleMI Abaga speaks on #Aluu4: “The hope is the worst part of it”
by MI Abaga (miabaga.com) OPINION || ALUU 4 || THE HOPE IS THE WORST PART OF IT 08.10.12 / The hope is the worst part of it. The way they lay there, beaten and broken, battered and bruised. Knowing...
View ArticleOpinion: NANS: A disgrace to over 60million Nigerian students
by Femi Owolabi As at my last click on this page, only 470 persons have liked the page. What percentage should I accord that to, considering the hundreds of thousands of Nigerian students that are...
View ArticleOnoshe Nwabuikwu Reviews: Bisi Olatilo goes over the top, the Ondo debate,...
by Onoshe Nwabuikwu Did you know it was Independence? Monday October 1, 2012 was Nigeria’s 52nd Independence anniversary. Not that you needed reminding. I’m also fairly certain that the events of the...
View ArticleTICKER: Ugandan lawmaker calls for life imprisonment of homosexuals in every...
In many African countries, it is illegal to be gay. 25 out of 38 African nations have passed laws that give varying degrees of prison sentences to people caught practicing homosexual acts. In Nigeria,...
View ArticleThird Mainland Bridge set for total closure on Sunday
by Isi Esene The Lagos State government has announced that there will be a full closure of the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday. The bridge is billed to undergo repairs and traffic will be diverted...
View ArticleTICKER: An Igbo person must be the next president – Orji Kalu takes his...
A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has taken his campaign for the emergence in 2015 of a president of Igbo extraction in Nigeria to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Kalu on Monday met...
View ArticleTICKER: David Mark and Tambuwal were wrong – Doyin Okupe goes on the attack
The Presidency on Thursday slammed the leadership of the National Assembly, describing the budget-related criticisms levelled against President Goodluck Jonathan as an attempt to rubbish the 2013...
View ArticleTICKER: You are ignorant – David Mark tackles Okupe
Mark to Okupe: Know your limits Late last night, Mark and Tambuwal responded to what they called Okupe’s disrespectful remarks against the National Assembly and its leaders. A statement by Mark’s...
View ArticleTICKER: I wish Ronaldo’s injury was more serious – Capello
Russia manager Fabio Capello on Thursday said that he intended to reverse the squad’s knack for losing big matches by taking the game to Portugal during their top-of-the-table 2014 World Cup qualifier...
View ArticleTICKER: #Aluu4: They labelled my son a thief to kill him, says father
ONE of the parents of the slain UNIPORT students, Mr. Steven Biringa, has insisted that his son, Chiadika, was labelled a thief by his assailants so that they could find a reason to kill him. Biringa...
View ArticleOpinion: Not so fast: Why Instagram will not be the next big social media...
by Oluwatobi Soyombo To think that Instagram is not even accessible via web (which a handful of Nigerians have access to) – with all its limitations – is to predict it’s failure more in Nigeria. A...
View ArticleAchebe, Olugbesan, Unigwe make final cut for NLNG’s $100,000 literature prize
By Reuben Daba From an initial ten man shortlist, the Advisory Board for the NLNG-sponsored, The Nigeria Prize for Literature has approved a final shortlist of three books. The three books are Onaedo:...
View Article“Joe! Stop laughing!” – Top tweets on Biden’s performance in last night’s debate
by Hauwa Gambo All pumped up for November! The Democratic base might have fallen in love anew with Vice President Joe Biden in yesterday’s vice presidential debate in the US elections, but the press…...
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