Debo Adejugbe: Governors’ pension bills – The new faces of progressive...
by Debo Adejugbe The Lagos Pension Bill wriggled its way into the official gazette on 18th May, 2007; a mere 11 days before Bola Tinubu handed over the affairs of the state to Babatunde Fashola. A...
View ArticleTunde Leye: Tricia’s Nightmare – Episode 1 (#ShortStory)
by Tunde Leye Now as she turned, she realized she was in real trouble. At the entrance to his room, Bruno lay on the floor, a knife sticking out of his chest. He was dead. Tricia Abah was in trouble,...
View ArticleGimba Kakanda: David Umaru – The last man standing in Niger state
by Gimba Kakanda The coming of Barrister David Umaru ended this tradition of short-lived popular opposition forces and, especially, emergency governorship contenders who come, vie and disappear or...
View ArticleZainab Suleiman Okino: Boko Haram and the sad realities of ethno-religious...
by Zainab Suleiman Okino Their chilling narration of drinking their urine out of thirst and not being allowed to say their prayers, makes you wonder whether their tormentors are aware of the rights of...
View ArticleOpinion: Ekiti is a new sociology, stupid!
by Israel Jaiye Opeyemi So, don’t look too far for answers to why Fayemi may have lost all the local governments. It was money speaking! The Ekiti governorship election has come and gone, but...
View ArticleOpinion: Taking a close look at Japan’s troubled economy
by Mustapha Abiola When he was elected, using the three arrow symbolism to attract voter appeal, I reckoned the Japanese people began to believe in a method to his magic. Perhaps then, they were...
View ArticleOpinion: Sacrificing aptitude on the altar of attitude
by Ifeanyi Uddin Attitude is essentially a question of individual dispositions. How one feels or thinks about anything. Reaction to external stimuli, if you will. I have heard expressed a preference...
View ArticleDame Valuta: Dame’s erotic tales (#ShortStory)
by Dames Caucus “Babes, is it only fuck you will fuck him? Omo, you will lick his preek and nyash if need be o. 3 years of dating is not beans. Rings have been known to pop out in mere months.” Sophie...
View ArticlePaul Amayo: Bringing on your A-game (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Paul Amayo ”You’re stronger than you know, you’re wiser than you imagine, and you’re more beautiful than you think.” It’s the month of July, which ultimately signifies the second half of the...
View ArticleTravelogue: YNaija’s Alex Yusuf recounts his ultimate World Cup 2014...
by Alex Zaqwan Yusuf As the vehicle pulled out of the airport, initially I noticed that there wasn’t much difference from Nigerian cities… However, there was one distinct difference, the...
View ArticleOpinion: Why youths should stop premarital sex
by Adekanmbi Nofisat Omoyemi Pre-marital sex is like lethargy; hence youths should deviate from it. They looked like guilty-stricken couple – maybe Adam and Eve, foreheads wrinkled like a lizard’s...
View ArticleAdekoya Boladale: Can the National Assembly impeach Mr. President now?
by Adekoya Boladale The National Assembly most especially the House of Representatives must tap into the rave of the moment and this new found fond of checks and balances to immediately begin the...
View ArticleDele Momodu: Why I’m not a fan of the PDP
by Dele Momodu What Nigeria has lost in the past four years is better imagined. We have moved from one of the peace loving countries to one of the most violent. The ruling party has clearly lost the...
View ArticleRudolf Okonkwo: Adichie, Omotola and the attack of killer feminists
by Rudolf Okonkwo For these killer feminists, there is no way to be angry about women’s plight without showing angst at generations of men that propagated it. While Nigerian men are busy chasing rats,...
View ArticleDeji Asiru-Balogun: Giving your cat toilet training (Y! Superblogger)
by Deji Asiru-Balogun Cats can be trained in as little as 3 weeks, but it may take longer Every cat lover who saw the movie Meet the Parents envies Robert DeNiro’s character, whose seal point Himalayan...
View ArticleOpinion: National identity – What does it really mean to be a Nigerian?
by Hussaina Ishaya Audu Well, this entire exercise got me thinking. Who is a Nigerian and can we actually define ‘Nigerianess’? What does it mean to be a Nigerian? Can we define ourselves in terms of...
View ArticleOpinion: Welcome to the grease land called Ladipo Market
by Dolapo Aina As I walked out of the market, traders and mechanics were trooping in and I had to conclude that “this business might be grease-staining but apparently, huge profits are being made...
View ArticleSteve Oliyide: Education is suffering in Ogun state
by Steve Oliyide If late Chiefs Obafemi Awolowo and Bisi Onabanjo were to be alive, definitely it is not likely they would have reduced the concept of ‘free education’ to this sharing of bags and...
View ArticleOlanrewaju Odesomi: Fathers and sons (#ShortStory)
by Olanrewaju Odesomi Segun just informed her to pass across the message to his father. She told him he was asleep, and that she would...
View ArticleDame Valuta: Dame’s erotic tales – Episode 2 (#ShortStory)
by Dame Valuta “Why did you shave tonight? I know you showered and perfumed up because you were gonna come see me…. But why shave? Are you expecting me to fuck you for this dinner? -Read Episode 1 of...
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