Tag: Elites

Profile: How Erica Nlewedim lost and won Big Brother Naija at the same time

“I’m the star of the show, with a few supporting characters of course.” On any other person not named Genevieve Nnaji or Rita Dominic, mouthing these words would seem like…

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The #YNaijaCover: Is disqualified BBN housemate, Erica back to good graces?

Former Big Brother housemate, Ngozi ‘Erica’ Nlewedim, made her first camera appearance on Monday following her disqualification from the reality show, in which she apologised to her friends, family and…

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[The Injustice Blog] The elite are winning after all

When you think the class war between the elites and the poor in Nigeria is over, then you will realize the war has just started and expanding on a full…

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Send your wards to Nigerian universities for their first degree | JAMB tells elites

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has told elites to allow their wards obtain their first degree in Nigeria before going for further studies abroad. JAMB registrar, Ishaq Oloyede gave the advice while…

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Ethnic, religious agitations in the country caused by elites – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said ethnic and religious agitation in the country should be blamed on the elite class. Osinbajo said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony of…

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Northern youth were paid by some elites to issue Igbo quit notice – Presidential aide

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu said the northern youths, who gave the October 1 quit notice to Igbo resident in the region were paid. Ojudu…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. ‘EFCC hands over seized $2.15m hospital to Air Force’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a…

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Why elites don’t like Buhari’s government – Presidency

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said Nigerian elites are not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu was quoted saying this on…

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Nigerian elites should stop making expensive demands – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the Nigerian elite to stop insisting that things should be done the ‘old way’, which impoverished the nation. This is contained in a statement…

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Buhari says ‘Nigeria is not a rich country’

According to President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's status as a rich country, is not factual. Buhari says that pointers and parameters used to evaluate whether or not a country is rich, such…

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Opinion: #EkitiDecided – What really went down in Ekiti?

by Meje Apamiran Ekiti people are okay with their choice. Let them be the ones to curse themselves, your prejudice is not superior to their resolve. This election was won…

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Opinion: The World Economic Forum is not what you imagine

by Tami Hultman If the Africa version of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum(WEF) – best known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland – was ever an elite enclave where deals…

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Opinion: The lies elites tell about unemployment in Nigeria

by Muhammed Dahiru Aminu In short, there is an unspoken existential story of a colossal corruption behind all the daily happy opulence that we see in the lives of our…

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Opinion: United Nigeria – Is it a reality or a mirage?

by Ador Umar Muhammed One of the clear symptoms indicating that Nigeria is a failed state is that most of us, especially the elite, no longer have nationalistic feelings for…

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Opinion: The hidden costs of travelling within Nigeria

by Jaye Gaskia The almost normal situation for air-travel in our country is the experience of constant and incessant delays, against the background of a culture of entrepreneurship that treats…

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Simon Kolawole: Why the Nigerian elite are as uneasy as the poor

by Simon Kolawole No wonder you sleep at ease in your London home, where there is no fence, than in your fortified Nigerian house where soldiers and police are on…

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