Opinion: The Sultan, Nigerian Muslims and the Fulani massacres

As Nigerians come to terms with the wholesale massacre and genocide against villagers in plateau, Taraba, Kaduna, Benue and Enugu (and to a lesser extent in parts of Edo and Ondo states) over the years by the Fulani (whether the be “herdsmen” or otherwise)), we have now heard the voice of the Sultan of Sokoto.... Read More

Fulani herdsmen, Muslims, Sultan

May 1, 2016

7 ways you know Asa’s concert is the aje-butter answer to #Olic

by Chi Ibe and Sola Fasasi If you pay attention to anything, then you know the biggest news this weekend is Asa’s Live Concert in Lagos – happening this evening at the Eko Convention Centre. Our reporters, who are milling around the place to stand in the gap for you, share some of their irreverent... Read More

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May 1, 2016

Opinion: Oyegun, Saraki and a party where dreams die

About two weeks ago, I read two different statements by the National chairman of the APC which bordered on the trial of the Senate President and his seat as the chairman of NASS. The Chairman of a ruling party is not someone who should talk without adequate clarity, purpose and choice of words but must... Read More

May 1, 2016

Opinion: An encounter with General Buratai, a soldiers’ soldier

On December 12, 2015, my phone displayed missed calls from the Army Spokesperson, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman. Such missed calls from security spokespersons, can signify ‘fire on the mountain.’ I had been in Maiduguri the previous week on a special assignment where I encountered a team of Lt General Tukur Buratai, the Nigeria’s Chief of... Read More

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May 1, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: A boiling southern cauldron and the insults of northern governors

Last week I wrote an essay titled ‘The Road To Kigali’ which was widely published. The callous response of the northern governors to the horrendous events in Enugu has compelled me to write this contribution as something of a follow-up. These are difficult and troubling times and these are times that the truth needs to... Read More

May 1, 2016

Opinion: Enugu massacre and the hypocrisy of Northern Governors

Still in a mourning mood over the mindless massacre at Enugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the nation’s heavy heart was further daggered by what can best be described as the petulance of an arrogant set of governors from the northern part of the country who take pleasure in talking down on the other parts of... Read More

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May 1, 2016

Reuben Abati: May Day, Tiwa Savage, her husband and Nigeria

“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my mouth sef, I for talk something join.” “Talk make I hear” “No be dis Tiwa Savage and him husband matter? The husband wey say him wife offend am, he no gi am food, him wife... Read More

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April 30, 2016

Charles Novia: Tiwa Savage is the gullible girl that fell for a bad guy

I watched the video interview of Tiwa Savage. And I have a few thoughts on it. Seems to me that the basic idea, coming from a PR perspective, was to pull a fast Olivia Pope ish on the scandal which broke a few hours ago. And understandably so. Tiwa Savage is a Brand Ambassador for... Read More

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April 30, 2016

Opinion: Samuel Ortom, the anti-people Governor

Birthdays should ideally be ‎periods of introspection, while being thankful to the creator. People celebrate their birthdays as they choose, considering the fact that there are no defined standards to copy from. Neither can one impose a particular celebration-style on anybody. Particularly, where the celebrant is a public official, it requires a frugal and moderate... Read More

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April 30, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Fulani herdsmen and the looming reprisal attacks

For the past few months, Benue State in the North-Central part of Nigeria has been largely restive with attacks on villages by persons said to be marauding herdsmen; the most affected of these areas has been Agatu Local Government where over 300 persons were killed and thousands displaced. There have also been sporadic clashes involving... Read More

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April 29, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: Mr Buhari, please keep your sympathies

“As they campaign vigorously for elections, you would think they are coming to grow the economy, enthrone justice, breed unity and tolerance, love for one another. No, they are coming to enthrone Hausa/Fulani supremacy, to reposition the security agencies by sacking all competent hands and replace them with their kinsmen in order to drive their... Read More

April 29, 2016

Opinion: Saraki and the Pandora of street music

For many years, until recently, I can conveniently say that I was largely selective with choice of music, as against my almost indiscriminate stance with food. However, on a certain recent day, the discovery of the strange pose of the corpse of the legendary music artist, Michael Jackson, in his casket constituted the needed stimulus... Read More

April 29, 2016

Opinion: Who is sabotaging Buhari; the Sheriff?

BONNIE Honig, political theorist and author of ‘Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy’ wrote: “Democracies must resist emergency’s pull to focus on life’s necessities (food, security, and bare essentials)” as they “tend to privatize and isolate citizens rather than bring us together on behalf of hopeful futures.” Emphasizing the connections between contemporary food politics and the... Read More

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April 29, 2016

Reuben Abati: Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram

“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb There has been so much emotionalism developing around the subject of the recent clashes between nomadic pastoralists and farmers, and the seeming emergence of the former as the new Boko Haram, forbidding not Western education this time, but the right of... Read More

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April 28, 2016

REPORT: Death, destruction and the herdsmen

The following is a report conducted by SB Morgen, on the menace of Fulani herdsmen. Introduction In the early hours of Monday, April 25th, 2016, destruction was unleashed upon Ukpabi-Nimbo, a sleepy village in Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu State. Scores of heavily armed Fulani herdsmen executed a ferocious attack on the community, killing dozens and... Read More

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April 27, 2016

Opinion: The return of UNILAG to fascism

On the surface, the ban on students’ unionism by the senate of the University of Lagos appears as a wise decision needed to quickly tame a fledgling creature before it fully develops into a wild beast capable of taking on whatever comes its way. The proscription, which followed the closure of the school, was contained... Read More

April 27, 2016

Opinion: What exactly has APC changed thus far?

“The best way to avoid becoming a scapegoat is to find one” -Warren Eyster The latest version of the ‘PDP massive 16 year damage’ song was by the Special Assistant to President Buhari on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu. He disclosed in a recent interview how previous administrations doled out farewell gifts of $100,000 or... Read More

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April 27, 2016

Opinion: Fighting corruption is not enough, Mr President

As I have always pointed out in most of my writings, it is no more news that the ultimate mission of Buhari’s government is to fight the Kilimanjaro height of corruption in this country. To speak the truth, corruption is the cankerworm that has eaten so deep into our fabrics that needs serious extermination which... Read More

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April 27, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: The road to Kigali and Buhari’s Fulani herdsmen

In 1994 almost one million Tutsis were murdered in cold blood in the space of one month by members of the ruling Hutu tribe in Kigali, Rwanda. The genocide that took place in Rwanda at that time ranks as one if the most sordid chapters of African history and it must never be allowed to... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Opinion: PDP, winds of change and the 2019 opportunity

In business, especially the stock market, the millionaires of the future have identified the major new business opportunities or stock picks in the midst of a downturn. The most savy investors learn to go against the prevailing wisdom and go in the opposite direction of the herd. Politically speaking and looking at the prevailing political... Read More

April 26, 2016

Bamikole Omishore: A timeline of inconsistencies at the CCT

Potter Stewart, a renown Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who played a significant role in the interpretation of Civil Rights laws, coined the basic phrase: “Fairness is what Justice really is.” This phrase, conceived to propel the notion of every individual’s equitable right under the law, demonstrates that an unbiased legal system,... Read More

April 26, 2016

Opinion: If I were to do it again, I’ll vote Buhari

I am aware some people may not be comfortable with my title, but I need to share my perspectives nonetheless. Hear me and hear me well: If I were to do it again, I will vote Buhari. I have few regrets in my life, one of them is not voting for Muhammadu buhari in 2011.... Read More

April 26, 2016

Commentary: What else does Tinubu want – the Presidency?

As a virtuous Nigerian, I have continued to ask myself again and again if indeed we owe the former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu the slot to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While on the surface, Tinubu is seen as the... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe: How to plan an intercultural wedding (WATCH)

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, the founder of Events company -Zapphaire Events takes a look at inter-cultural weddings in this week’s episode. In previous episodes, she had spoken on how to look fabulous for your big day, how to choose colours for weddings and now she tackles the sometimes confusing world of planning a wedding where the bride... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Opinion: Innocent Okonjo-Iweala and the desperate ones

The direction of Nigeria’s socio-political environment saddens my heart. Politicians from all sides have decided to adopt a destructive political system that is inimical to the progress of the country. Hardly can one identify in our political system a genuine technocrat. Among the so-called politicians, it is very difficult to identify those genuinely interested in... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Dear President Buhari, can you protect us from Fulani herdsmen?

Dear President Buhari, On January 4, 2016, between 12 and 38 people were killed in Udeni Ruwa, in Nasarawa State. On January 10, up to 45 were killed in Agatu, Benue State. On January 17, 3 herdsmen were killed by cattle rustlers in Gareji village in Taraba State. On January 23, between 30 and 60... Read More

April 26, 2016

Isime Esene: Counting the cost of coal mining in Nigeria (YNaija Long Read)

While many people were shocked to see Peabody Energy, the world’s largest privately owned coal producer file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a few days ago, industry experts had for some time seen it coming – a few more discerning industry watchers almost expected it. There’s a higher demand for natural gas in the world’s most... Read More

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April 26, 2016

Commentary: An appraisal of CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar

The sudden news that the corruption case hovering over the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, was quashed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) caught Nigerians unaware. The timing of Umar’s vindication was extremely suspicious, especially after news reports showed that the CCT boss was engaged in corrupt practices,... Read More

April 26, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Saraki’s lunatic lawyer and the CCT show of shame

All eyes – and cameras and microphones – were trained on Ajibola Oluyede, Senior Advocate of Nigerian Lunatics (SANL) last Thursday when he stirred up a needless commotion at the resumed hearing of false asset declaration suit against Bukola Abiku Mesujamba Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The argument ensued over the motion... Read More

April 26, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: They wish me ill, but I fear no man

“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed saying, ‘let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us’. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the... Read More

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Opinion: The Sultan, Nigerian Muslims and the Fulani massacres

7 ways you know Asa’s concert is the aje-butter answer to #Olic

Opinion: Oyegun, Saraki and a party where dreams die

Opinion: An encounter with General Buratai, a soldiers’ soldier

Femi Fani-Kayode: A boiling southern cauldron and the insults of northern governors

Opinion: Enugu massacre and the hypocrisy of Northern Governors

Reuben Abati: May Day, Tiwa Savage, her husband and Nigeria

Charles Novia: Tiwa Savage is the gullible girl that fell for a bad guy

Opinion: Samuel Ortom, the anti-people Governor

YNaija Editorial: Fulani herdsmen and the looming reprisal attacks

Jude Ndukwe: Mr Buhari, please keep your sympathies

Opinion: Saraki and the Pandora of street music

Opinion: Who is sabotaging Buhari; the Sheriff?

Reuben Abati: Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram

REPORT: Death, destruction and the herdsmen

Opinion: The return of UNILAG to fascism

Opinion: What exactly has APC changed thus far?

Opinion: Fighting corruption is not enough, Mr President

Femi Fani-Kayode: The road to Kigali and Buhari’s Fulani herdsmen

Opinion: PDP, winds of change and the 2019 opportunity

Bamikole Omishore: A timeline of inconsistencies at the CCT

Opinion: If I were to do it again, I’ll vote Buhari

Commentary: What else does Tinubu want – the Presidency?

Funke Bucknor-Obruthe: How to plan an intercultural wedding (WATCH)

Opinion: Innocent Okonjo-Iweala and the desperate ones

Cheta Nwanze: Dear President Buhari, can you protect us from Fulani herdsmen?

Isime Esene: Counting the cost of coal mining in Nigeria (YNaija Long Read)

Commentary: An appraisal of CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Saraki’s lunatic lawyer and the CCT show of shame

Femi Fani-Kayode: They wish me ill, but I fear no man

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