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June 26, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court just gave Trump ‘the victory’ he has been waiting for

US President, Donald Trump is in a celebratory mood at the moment. The country’s apex court has allowed his travel ban to take partial effect. In the ruling, the court said persons from six majorly Muslim countries (Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen) who lack a “bona fide relationship” with someone in the US... Read More
Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 26th of June

  Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: I don’t hate the North like people believe – Nnamdi Kanu Jonathan was incompetent, his wife would have been a better president – Nnamdi Kanu [The Sexuality Blog]: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is going to perform simulated sex scenes in her new film, and believe it or not,... Read More
Cover Stories
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June 26, 2017

Slow Country: The Eid Speech is a culmination of the Buhari journey so far

by Alexander O. Onukwue How does the President of a country, a multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria, come to the idea of issuing a national address in his native language? The audio recording of his speech, aired on several platforms including the BBC, has President Buhari apparently extending good compliments of the season in Hausa language.... Read More
Story of the day, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

Is President Buhari impaired in speech?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The audio message released by the Presidency as the Sallah felicitations of President Buhari has been the subject of debate and controversy on social media. Amidst murmurings that Buhari, who has been in London for seven straight weeks without any verbal communication, is suffering from speech impairment, the Presidency decided it... Read More
Story of the day, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

Buhari’s Eid speech is an unnecessary distraction to Osinbajo

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Buhari has been in the news for the past 48 hours, not for returning to Nigeria from a vacation that has now lasted 50 days, but for a speech apparently given by him in Hausa language to commemorate Eid-al-Fitr. The contentious speech has generated a lot of buzz in media... Read More
Story of the day, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

The Thread: “Buhari is a bigot and a sadist” | Nigerians are worried about the president’s perceived nepotism

Early Monday, the Twitter account, @chairmanNHRC tweeted a photo of a highlighted page of Ambassador Olu Sanu’s book, Audacity on the Bound: A Diplomatic Odyssey. In page 512 of the book, the diplomat recounted how on a trip to West Germany (now Germany), Buhari, who was then Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister did not utter a word to... Read More
Opinion
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President Buhari
June 26, 2017

How Buhari reportedly sidelined Nigerian diplomat by speaking Hausa to Ambassador-in-post in 1978

On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari released an audio message to Nigerian Muslims during the Eid Al-Fitr celebration. This will be the first time Buhari will be speaking to Nigerians since he departed on medical vacation to the United Kingdom for the second time. Many Nigerians received the news of the president’s audio message with elation... Read More
Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

Ishaku is Nigeria’s worst governor, as Tambuwal takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors

Taraba governor, Darius Ishaku is the worst Nigerian governor in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for governors. Ishaku who was previously ranked in the 18th position fell off the pecking order due to the massacre of some Fulani residents by some yet to be identified persons in the Mambilla area of the state. The situation... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

YNaija Editorial: President Buhari’s message to Nigerians in Hausa is ‘unacceptable’

About two years ago at his inauguration, the most quoted lines from the speech of President Muhammadu Buhari was, “I am for everybody, and I am for nobody.” The line which earned him a thunderous applause from the crowd at the Eagle Square, Abuja and got positive reactions across the country was intended to mean... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

Ibe Kachikwu climbs to the top ten, Fashola attacks the Senate, Onyeama maintains top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has risen to the top ten in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers. Kachikwu, who is saddled with the responsibility of effecting major changes in the petroleum industry, took the big jump following the reduction in the price of diesel by the Nigerian National Petroleum... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

Dino Melaye remains Nigeria’s worst senator, Murray-Bruce takes top spot | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye has retained his position as the worst performing senator in the weekly YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators. Melaye assumed the position last week due to his war of words with Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello. The vocal senator is under intense pressure as he is currently battling to save his seat at the upper... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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June 26, 2017

[The Church Blog] Pictures from Covenant Connect inauguration service

It was the inauguration service of the long awaited Covenant Connect; the youth expression of the Covenant Christian Centre yesterday and as expected, it was lit. The service kicked off with a Live Rock Performance by highly talented all-instrumentalist, Nigerian Gospel Rock band Rep J360. Here are some pictures to help you relive the moments.... Read More
Church Culture
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June 25, 2017

The Media Blog: Linda Ikeji just reminded all of us that the critics don’t matter, with this shoot

They’ve said she is too trashy, too controversial, too every-unpleasant-word-in-the-books. And yet she keeps moving, focused, resolute on remaking the media space, in her own image. So that, after years of resistance, even the old bastions of the media establishment have to admit – you can’t ignore Linda. You just can’t. She is here to... Read More
The Media Blog
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June 25, 2017

[The Church Blog] 19-year-old Esther Benyeogo wins God’s Children Got Talent 7 #GCGT7

The Christian reality TV show, God’s Children Got Talent, that has got many glued to their screens for a couple of weeks ended yesterday with the grand finale which held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island. The competition featured various talented children between the ages of 5-19 as they competed for the coveted prize of... Read More
Church Culture
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June 25, 2017

[The Church Blog] The Thread: Gospel artistes have suffered in Nigeria

Let somebody shout Hallelujah… Done? Good. One of the most common statements made from secular artistes especially in recent times have been that they started in the church. Sometimes, this leaves you wondering why they even made the decision to leave gospel music scene in the first place and why they didn’t continue with church... Read More
Church Culture
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June 24, 2017

Voice of Falz, but words of Femi Falana?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Why has Falz come out to criticise fraudulent behaviour? The actor, singer and comedian made the observation that entertainers should paint good pictures and tell good stories instead of preaching 419 and glorifying fraudulent behaviour. It was not an act by Falz, even if he passed the comment with his signature... Read More
Story of the day, Thinking Through
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June 24, 2017

Falz vs 9ice: This is how to explain “the realm” of the Hard Life Hustle

by Alexander O. Onukwue 9ice talked about “the realm” – the experience you need to have had in life for you to appreciate the message of “Living Things”. Most of you all are born with a silver spoon. You don’t know what the life of a ghetto child is. Your dad is a big man... Read More
Story of the day, Thinking Through
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June 24, 2017

Falz vs 9ice: Hey 9ice, you know that wasn’t nice, right?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Have another look at that video that showed 9ice’s making a response to the comments by Falz about “Living Things” and other songs with such “mo fe chache” lyrics. What do you see? A defiant defender of his words, or a meek penitent admitting that his last act was actually a... Read More
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