The smartest things on the Nigerian Internet: The Economist celebrates our unique Nigerian blend of English 😂😂😂

[View this email in your browser]( Good morning You know how Nigerians are with English. We like it verbose, flowery and heavily spiced with Pidgin. This came to [The Economist's]( attention and they just had to write about it ([Twitter NG]( got in on the action, too). Guess that's why [Simon Kolawole]( is asking for clarification on some of the terms we fling around just because they are high sounding enough and our MCMs are giving dramatic volume to them; terms like "fiscal federalism" and "restructuring". Can we please define them first? Afterwards, it is essential to consider what Nonso Obikili calls [the 'tragedy of commons'](. If we keep putting our individual short term interests above that of Nigeria, we'll have a disaster on our hands. Case in point: Electricity. We need electricity in Nigeria yesterday, but we are not going to get it anytime in the foreseeable future if Fashola still has to jump through bureaucratic hoops to get every itty bitty thing working, [Dele Momodu]( warns. That's right, the Fashola magic is gone. Another public servant struggling to bring back magic to his state is Gov Ben Ayade, never mind that [reports from May]( show that Cross Riverians are convinced he never had it in the first place. While they are groaning in misery, Ayade is fixated on his 'super, digital highway'. [Feyi Fawehinmi]( thinks Ayade is just a dreamer. By the way, you know who lied about the North pouring money into oil exploration in the Niger Delta? Professor Ango Abdullahi, that's who. Farooq Kperogi walks us through the evidence that clearly shows a Northern dime did not go into it. [Link](. Politics can be tiring. Let's move on to Business tech. Are you excited about the soon-to-come Google Launchpad Space for Nigeria? Victor Asemota raves about it [here](. [Tayo Oviosu]( on the other hand, is sceptical about the rush by US based accelerators (like Google) to invest in Nigerian start-ups. It triggered some [back]( and [forth](. However, like [O.O]( put it, "it is beyond Yaba" Finally, we end with Oreoluwa Fakorede's fitting tribute to [Lagos state, the capital of contrasts](. Have a great week. [Follow YNaija on Twitter]( [Join our community on Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2015 Red Media Africa, All rights reserved. You've signed up for our newsletter Our mailing address is: Red Media Africa 59, Ogunlana Drive, Surulere Lagos 100211 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](