Tag: Oby Ezekwesili

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Op-ed EditorMarch 20, 2017

Presidents Buhari, Osinbajo and body language as a policy

by Emoruwa Adewunmi Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives and current governor of Sokoto state, ...

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Op-ed EditorMarch 17, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Victor Asemota, Babatunde Rosanwo, Oby Ezekwesili and others

Every day, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, ...

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EditorMarch 1, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Why I am an entrepreneur in the business of nation building (2)

by Chude Jideonwo Then there is the long-term advantage – and this is the more important one for the future ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 24, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Oby Ezekwesili, Feyi Fawehinmi and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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ToluFebruary 20, 2017

Audu Maikori, Adebayo Oke-Lawal, Adele | Here are our winners and losers from last week

From entertainment to politics to even fashion, here are last week’s winners and losers: WINNERS Audu Maikori: The Chocolate City CEO ...

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ToluFebruary 18, 2017

#FreeAudu: Governor El-Rufai needs to bring charges against Audu Maikori, for his own sake

The reactions to the arrest of Chocolate City Entertainment boss, Audu Maikori have spiralled since Nigerians woke up to the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 18, 2017

The Thread: “Nigeria – a country where we arrested a man for naming his dog ‘Buhari’ and freed those who beheaded a woman” |

It’s Saturday afternoon, and the predominant topic on Twitter  NG has been Audu Maikori’s arrest. Word about his arrest came ...

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AzeezFebruary 18, 2017

El-Rufai has agreed to free Audu Maikori quickly – Ezekwesili

by Azeez Adeniyi Ex-Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has disclosed that she discussed with Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai over the arrest ...

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EditorFebruary 15, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: If we want to change our country, we have 15 lessons to learn from BBOG (II)

by Chude Jideonwo *This continues Monday’s piece on the 15 disciplines behind the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign. The ...

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EditorFebruary 13, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: If we want to change our country, we have 15 lessons to learn from BBOG (I)

by Chude Jideonwo You know the tragedy already. The world does. And it’s one we have yet to recover from: ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 11, 2017

The Thread: Could the $1B Eurobond spell economic disaster for Nigeria?

Yesterday, Nigeria successfully launched the $1 billion Eurobond. Ms Ezekwesili asked the Federal government a pertinent question: What will the ...

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EditorFebruary 7, 2017

YNaija Analysis: Nigeria’s Office of the Citizen is alive and active

When in the wake of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State in 2014 by Boko ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: Oby Ezekwesili takes the Federal Government to school | #IStandWithNigeria

It is looking like this subject will continue to gain traction till February 6th comes and goes. As the debate ...

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AzeezJanuary 25, 2017

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

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. BREAKING: Fayose foils attempt by DSS to arrest Apostle Johnson ...

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AzeezJanuary 25, 2017

Buhari’s govt economic policies wrong, confusing – Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education and former Vice President of the World Bank, Oby Ezekwesili has said the government of President ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 14, 2017

Thank you. Now listen up | BBOG responds to Lai Mohammed’s letter

by Isime Esene Former Minister of Education and Convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Oby Ezekwesili has demanded ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 8, 2017

Oby Ezekwesili: Chibok Girls – Painful memories of a thousand days

by Oby Ezekwesili On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have ...

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Isime EseneDecember 21, 2016

See who won the popular vote for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 | Overall winner to be announced on December 31

And we have a winner – at least for the popular vote! The Y!/YNaija.com voting for Person of the Year ...

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RoqeebahNovember 2, 2016

Sanusi, Peter Obi, Bukky Shonibare, Wizkid are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2016 – Voting starts now!

The editors of Y! – TV, Magazine & Online – today announced the shortlist for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year ...

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AzeezOctober 27, 2016

Social media gave the abduction of Chibok girls global attention – Ezekwesili

Former minister of education and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign group, Oby Ezekwesili on Wednesday said the ...

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Isime EseneOctober 25, 2016

EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, and BudgIT to host ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference’ in Abuja

EiE Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) and BudgIT will host the ‘New Media, Citizens & Governance Conference‘ from Wednesday, October 26 ...

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AzeezOctober 22, 2016

BBOG should not be mired in donations, Ezekwesili replies Buhari’s daughter

Former Education Minister and Bring Back Our Girls co-convener, Oby Ezekwesili has replied daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hadiza Buhari-Bello ...

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Isime EseneOctober 20, 2016

Reuben Abati: Aisha Buhari and that BBC interview

by Reuben Abati Public communication is one of the most delicate challenges that people in public life face, either in the ...

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YWriterOctober 18, 2016

Dear Molara Wood, your disdain for #BringBackOurGirls is a failure of judgement

by Sola Fasasi On Monday, photos began to circulate about an event for the inauguration and signing of a Memorandum ...

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ToluOctober 17, 2016

From the kitchen to #TheOtherRoom, and the fall of Donald Trump – here are last week’s winners and losers

The week that just passed will undoubtedly go down in Nigerian history as one of the most action-packed in 2016. ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 13, 2016

#ChibokGirls release: Ezekwesili ecstatic, thanks God, Buhari, military

One of the front-line campaigners for the Chibok Girls, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has expressed her delight on the release of ...

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UgoTalksAlotOctober 11, 2016

UgoTalksAlot: Useless is a country determined to destroy its future

June 24, 2016, I had been chasing the date for the past four years. It was the day I would ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 6, 2016

The Thread: ‘If Nigeria drills ONE barrel of oil, NASS gets N115 billion’

BudgIT Nigeria – the civic organisation set up to simplify budgets and data for the benefit of Nigerians – is ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 18, 2016

The Film Blog: 93 Days got the Oby Ezekwesili stamp of approval

If we weren’t planning to see the biopic 93 Days, now we certainly are. We have been a bit worried. ...

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Isime EseneSeptember 14, 2016

The Media Blog: How Oby Ezekwesili came for Naij

So, legacy media houses have been taking turns making a fool of themselves recently. 9. This 3rd apology within 3 ...

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