“We are waiting to see what will happen on October 1st” | Insiders speak on the vacation notice issued by Northern youth to Igbos

Ango Abdullahi is not new to making polarizing statements | 5 odd things he has said in the past

by Alex O. Onukwue Nigerians are at a loss as to how to react to the statements attributed to Prof Ango Abdullahi, which appear to support the declaration by the Arewa youth groups for the vacation of the Igbos from the North. The Former Minister of Education and former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu... Read More

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[The Church Blog] #Incarcerated: Daystar Reflexions at it again

If there’s just one thing Daystar Christian Centre has been consistent at, it is consistently churning excellent and creative content in the Christian media space and we all at The Church Blog are incredibly proud of their contribution to church culture and the body of Christ as a whole. The Daystar Reflexions is the drama... Read More

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 10th of June

Read the full stories and analyses on YNaija: ‘Any man that beats his wife is mentally sick’ – Fayose Trump is “100%” willing to testify against Comey under oath “We shall declare our independence on October 1” – Niger Delta militants

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[The Church Blog] Could Nathaniel Bassey be starting off a spiritual revolution?

Its no more news that one of the most talked about online events in recent times is the Halleluyah Challenge by Nathaniel Bassey. Everyone seems to have caught the idea and are joining the current rave. Just in case you are still confused as regards what the Halleluyah challenge is all about, here’s your chance.... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: This worship session by Tope Alabi at COZA is everything

Remember Tope Alabi? That one woman who ended The last edition of the experience with so much vibe and grace. She was at COZA some days back for their Voltage Warship service and we absolutely love her ministration. Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG8ktbNJB5Y

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[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: This one chorus that makes us fall in love with Nathaniel Bassey all over again

Somehow, Nathaniel Bassey never “falls our hand” when it comes to choruses that we can jam to all day. This track; the 10th song of his recently released Album – Revival flames is titled “Halleluyah Eh!” and is your perfect go-to song of victory. Enjoy!

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The Explainer: What do the British election results mean?

In April, British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a general election three years ahead of schedule, a bold move aimed at strengthening her party’s hold and cementing her position after taking over from David Cameron who resigned last June after the results of the Brexit referendum. In order for her to remain Prime Minister, her... Read More

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[The Church Blog]: Olowogbogboro and the several testimonies from Nathaniel Bassey’s Halleluyah Challenge

Last month, Nathaniel Bassey, on his Instagram page, started the one hour tongue challenge which of course involved praying in the Spirit for about one hour during the early hours of the day throughout the month of May. Strange as it sounded from the beginning, loads of people joined from all over the world and... Read More

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How will Nigeria’s Witness Protection Program work?

by Mark Amaza Eight years after the bill was first introduced into the Senate and after three assemblies, the Witness Protection Bill (pdf) was finally passed by the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. The bill was sponsored by Senator Isiaka Adeleke (APC – Osun West); sadly, Senator Adeleke did not live to see his bill... Read More

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UK elections: How young people disMAYed Theresa

by Alexander O. Onukwue In an unprecedented occurrence, the UK elections recorded a voter turnout of 72% of persons registered to vote between 18 and 24. Exit polls from the just concluded snap elections called by Prime Minister Theresa May of the Conservative Party reveal a surge of more Labour seats in the House of... Read More

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Theresa May to the UK: ‘May I Continue?’

by Alexander O. Onukwue In defiance of Jeremy Corbyn’s call to resign and against the backdrop of the failure to retain majority of seats in the UK Parliament, Theresa May has not called it quits and will seek to retain her place in the UK Parliament. May, 60, had suggested during the campaigns that a... Read More

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“Comey is a leaker” | Donald Trump blasts fired FBI Director, James Comey

US President Donald Trump has called fired director of the FBI, James Comey a leaker. Trump said this on Friday via his Twitter page, @realdonaldtrump in response to Comey’s appearance on Thursday at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. While speaking at the hearing, Comey had said the president and his administration lied against him when... Read More

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May Day: The wrong moves of Theresa May’s campaign

by Alexander O. Onukwue “The cold, hard fact is that if I lose just six seats, I will lose this election, and Jeremy Corbyn will be sitting down to negotiate with the Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors of Europe”. That was British Prime Minister, Theresa May, writing in the Daily Mail on May 19, 2017,... Read More

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UK Elections: Understanding what a hung parliament means

by Alexander O. Onukwue For the first time in three elections and only the second occurrence since after the Second World War, the UK will have a hung parliament. A Hung Parliament is one where no party is able to gain an outright majority control of the seats in the House of Commons. Of the... Read More

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UK Elections: The numbers that matter

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate Hearings on FBI Director, James Comey may have taken the majority of the attention on Thursday, but at the same time in a snap election, the UK was determining its fate. With the projections being made by the major outlets, the big news is that Prime Minister, Theresa May,... Read More

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Will independent candidacy reduce number of political parties?

by Alexander O. Onukwue In his speech during the launch of the APDA, Dan Iwuanyanwu asked the question many Nigerians continue to ask, why do we need new political parties? With forty-five and counting, there will be many to choose from, but the quality of the content in the lottery pot is not likely going... Read More

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Will the APDA seek to give the APC a taste of its medicine?

by Alexander O. Onukwue At the last count, there are 45 parties registered with INEC, and 88 more awaiting approval. Of this lot, 2019 will largely be contested between the predominant parties of the last general elections, the PDP and APC. Any third strong opposition, as Japheth Omojuwa has observed, will be a product of... Read More

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APDA: Advanced PDP, a pass to APGA or a clash with AD?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It may have escaped your notice but APDA is the second ‘Advanced’ political party in Nigeria, following the Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD). The new party, which boasts persons like Dan Iwuanyanwu and Raymond Dokpesi as members/sympathisers, was officially registered with the INEC on June 07, 2017. It is a development... Read More

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2019: The rundown on the new political parties

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced the approval of the applications of five (5) new associations to become registered Political Parties in Nigeria. They include the Young Progressive Party (YPP), the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA), New Generation Party of Nigeria (NGP), All Democratic Peoples Movement (ADPM) and Action... Read More

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Electoral College System and other things APDA wants to do differently

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Advanced Peoples Democratic Party (APDA) wants you to see it as people-driven, focused, and totally committed to building a new peaceful Nigeria. At its unveiling on the 5th of June, 2017, Mallam Shittu Muhammed Kabiru, the interim National Chairman of the party, and Dan Iwuanyanwu, gave addresses which contained an... Read More

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Africa Communications Week: How do narratives about Africa impact the development of the continent?

The Lagos edition of the 1st annual Africa Communications Week hosted by IE Business School and The BBCCompany took place on May 25, 2017, at the Oriental Hotel Victoria Island Lagos. The aim was to convene communications leaders from various backgrounds across the world, to ensure the most authoritative and comprehensive metrics to assess the... Read More

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The Kaduna Declaration: Every Northern governor should reproduce El-Rufai’s statement

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted swiftly to the declaration that called for all Igbos in the North to vacate before the 1st of October, 2017. The statement, which was the product of a meeting allegedly held in the Arewa House in Kaduna state, had claimed five groups,... Read More

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‘Kaduna Declaration’ is a failed test on the Nigerian question

by Alex O. Onukwue What is the Nigerian Question? To put it in the form of a null hypothesis, the Nigerian question would read something along the line that ‘There is no significant benefit for all the ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to continue to exist together as one country under the present arrangement’. For the... Read More

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Osibanjo and the threat of a cabal

by Mark Amaza On Tuesday, guerilla journalism site Sahara Reporters broke the news that a group of top government officials including the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika had formed a cabal with the aim of undermining the authority of Acting President Yemi Osibanjo so as... Read More

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YNaija Says: The Northern Youth groups issuing ultimatums must be stopped

On Tuesday, 16 Northern youth groups met in Kaduna and issued a three-month ultimatum to all Igbo people living in Northern states to vacate the region by October 1, 2017, as well as calling on all Northerners in the South-East to return to the region. To these groups, such a call has become necessary as... Read More

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Are IPOB activities to blame for the Kaduna Declaration?

by Alexander O. Onukwue One can speculate that the ‘Arewa’ meeting which took place in Kaduna, Tuesday, and produced a declaration against continued association with Igbos was a response to the activities of the IPOB, the South-Eastern group. Citing unruliness, cultural degeneracy and even masking as Fulani herdsmen to perpetrate atrocities, the group claimed to... Read More

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The Kaduna Declaration: How every Nigerian Northerner should respond?

by Alexander O. Onukwue How does, as a Northerner, who does not see Igbos as unruly, uncultured, ingrates and solely responsible for all the moral evils in Nigeria, respond to the ‘Kaduna Declaration’? “Like all other humans on earth, some Igbos are dubious, have cheated me in the past and will do anything for money,... Read More

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What sense is in “The Kaduna Declaration” on Igbos?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement by some so-called pan-African youth groups for all Igbos living in the North to vacate and for Northerners in the South East to leave has begun to generate reactions from the media and the public. The document tagged ‘The Kaduna Declaration’ was claimed to have been signed by five... Read More

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