YNaija Editorial: The Voice was not the enemy, Nigeria is

Word on the street is that a not-so-ideal person emerged the winner of the just concluded music TV reality show, The Voice Nigeria 2017. A Daniel Diongoli, popularly known as Idyl was announced as the winner of the sophomore season of a show which had a first season that seemed to have put the voice... Read More

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September 25, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 25th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: “Total aberration. Nigerians didn’t vote Idyl”, “Idyl had to win to salvage the show” | TwitterNG reacts to #TheVoiceNigeria results Ghana beat Nigeria to win WAFU Cup UNILORIN has become a terrorist organisation – ASUU

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September 22, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 22nd of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analysis on YNaija: Nigeria did not tell us to shut Radio Biafra – UK govt Tanker driver blames Dangote for the Lagos gridlock (WATCH) Stop crying foul | Islamic leaders lash out at CAN

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September 22, 2017

Where is Nnamdi Kanu? | There’s no one restoring Biafraland right now

“In view of the concerted effort by the oppressive Nigerian state to shatter the peace and tranquility of the South-East and the rest of Biafraland through military intimidation, it has become necessary for me to clarify why, regrettably, I may not be able to attend Friday’s meeting with the South-East governors as earlier agreed, for... Read More

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IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Where is

September 22, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 22nd of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: We will not allow anybody to do “backdoor” admission – JAMB Customs DG meets Turkish envoy today over illegal arms importation “We are not terrorists and can never be” | IPOB replies FG

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September 21, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 21st of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analysis on YNaija: It looks like Peter Okoye just officially launched his solo career Buhari leaves New York for London I did not deliberately lie while in the White House – Sean Spicer

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September 21, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 21st of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Operation Crocodile Smile will tackle Badoo, cultism, others – Army FG accuses France, UK of “aiding” IPOB North Korean defector says Kim Jong Un turns school girls into sex slaves

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September 20, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 20th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Air Force joins Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast What really led Nigeria into recession – Former minister

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September 19, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 19th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Leaders slept through Trump’s #UNGA speech | Here’s why 10 students say how they really feel about ASUU calling off the strike The Thread: Nigerians need to shut up about racism

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September 19, 2017

Leaders slept through Trump’s #UNGA speech | Here’s why

The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, just did the single most unlikely thing you’d have ever attributed to him – he just bored the world. Donald Trump is many things but boring is not among the top 50 things you’d attribute to the gilded world leader. Yet, there’s a photo making... Read More

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September 19, 2017

10 students say how they really feel about ASUU calling off the strike

ASUU has just called off a month-long strike (well, 36 days but you get the idea). Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, the ASUU President made the announcement last night after a meeting during which ASUU agreed to hold off the strike until the end of October while the federal government makes good on its promises. University lecturers... Read More

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September 19, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 19th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Allow us dump recall documents in front of Melaye’s office | INEC tells court UPDATE: After 36 days, ASUU calls off strike APC begins tour of Southsouth ahead of 2019

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September 18, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 18th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Jonathan fought me and ended up in Otuoke | El-Rufai warns his political opponents EFCC visits Madueke’s Dubai mansions, moves for forfeiture Army to conduct more exercises – Buratai

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September 18, 2017

Where is Azadus? | He used to “be the one”

Remember Azadus? Of course you do! Olalekan Fadeyi who was popularly known as Azadus – A Zealous And Determined Unbowed Soldier (bet you didn’t know that part) has the story of 10 (or more) other singing sensations you know. Born into a Christian home, he began his career in the church choir where he was... Read More

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Azadus, Where is

September 18, 2017

YNaija Editorial: We have been made enemies of the State

It’s been a full week since the Nigerian government unleashed its Operation Python Dance II on innocent Nigerians in the South East. While we’d hoped that the sheer irresponsibility of a show of force against one’s own citizens would have resolved itself – for the best – in that time, a horrible situation has only... Read More

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September 17, 2017

“The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the palace but IPOB…” | Read our top10 quotes from last week

“I was sleeping this evening when suddenly I was woken up by the blaring of sirens. Initially, I thought it was the Commissioner of Police who lives in the neighbourhood that was returning home. But the blaring persisted and was followed up by sporadic gun shots. The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the... Read More

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September 17, 2017

What Happened last week? | See it all in our top 10 photos

Really, the only thing that happened last week is that the Federal Government insisted on a risky show of force in Abia. That’s what we are tempted to say but the photos prove otherwise. Here are the top 10 photos from the past week:

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September 15, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 15th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: No “manipulation” in Kenya election – Audit Honeymoon plane request was about national security – Mnuchin Full at Forty: The destiny of Chimamanda Adichie

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September 15, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 15th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: APC panel on restructuring to begin public hearing on Sept 18 Hundreds of Biafran youth still missing, dead in Abia – IPOB Buhari has not disappointed me…we should encourage him – Obasanjo

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September 14, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 14th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Repentant looters can join the fight against corruption – Magu Biden says Trump’s actions as President undermining the U.S. Trump rebuffs Democrats claim of a DACA deal

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September 14, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 14th of September

National Assembly postpones resumption by one week Kidnappings, robberies in Rivers perpetrated by SARS – Wike Labour threatens to begin indefinite strike on Friday

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September 13, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 13th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: The Thread: This is why Doctors are on strike Nigerian Army releases emergency phone lines for Operation Python Dance II I got a $6,000 job, sold phones in Computer Village – Mr Eazi

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September 13, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 13th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Nigeria’s oil will no longer be profitable in a few years – Osinbajo ‘EFCC discovers Patience Jonathan’s Abuja plaza’ “They grabbed and smashed my handset” | Journalists recount how they were harassed by soldiers in Abia

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September 12, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 12th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: ‘What Happened’: Hillary Clinton reveals details of the 2016 election in new book Christians to hold a 400-hour non-stop praise and worship to celebrate Buhari’s return Protesting Akwa Ibom youth dump coffin at Exxon Mobil gate

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September 12, 2017

YNaija Editorial: Forget Buhari and Nnamdi Kanu, remember there’s only one thing that matters

There’s a chance that you have noticed – amidst everything else that has been happening – that we have been a little bit aloof. And it must be understandable to you. Think about it. Hurricanes, floods, time travel (and not the Elon Musk kind) back to a past filled with avoidable mistakes and a looming... Read More

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September 12, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: If given the opportunity, I will fight corruption like never before – Atiku Stop confronting soldiers | Abia govt warns residents Foremost reporter alleges President Trump is being drugged in the White House

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September 11, 2017

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 11th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on TAnja: Seven Bloody Days of Summer I: The 9/11 we tend to forget Richard Branson laments damage caused by Hurricane Irma on his island “I was considering which country to run to” | Buhari joked in a meeting with traditional rulers

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September 11, 2017

Seven Bloody Days of Summer III: Blood on the streets of the “Wild Wild West”

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly happened? By Eromo Egbejule The Running Man Thank God It’s Friday remains a motivating mantra in most campuses across the world on the last working... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Seven Bloody Days of Summer II: Buried under the rubble of 9/11

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly happened? by Eromo Egbejule Countdown to Perdition The seeds of discord were first sown in October 1945 when a minor fight between leaders of the... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Seven Bloody Days of Summer I: The 9/11 we tend to forget

Only days before 9/11, a weeklong episode of bloodletting began in the central Nigerian city of Jos as Christians and Muslims, neighbours for decades, fought to the death. But what exactly happened? By Eromo Egbejule The Valley of The Shadow of Death In the summer of 2001, *Abdulkareem, a lanky 20-year old who had just... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: The Voice was not the enemy, Nigeria is

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 25th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 22nd of September

Where is Nnamdi Kanu? | There’s no one restoring Biafraland right now

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 22nd of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 21st of September

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 21st of September

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 20th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 19th of September

Leaders slept through Trump’s #UNGA speech | Here’s why

10 students say how they really feel about ASUU calling off the strike

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 19th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 18th of September

Where is Azadus? | He used to “be the one”

YNaija Editorial: We have been made enemies of the State

“The soldiers wanted to bulldoze their way into the palace but IPOB…” | Read our top10 quotes from last week

What Happened last week? | See it all in our top 10 photos

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 15th of September

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 15th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 14th of September

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 14th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 13th of September

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 13th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 12th of September

YNaija Editorial: Forget Buhari and Nnamdi Kanu, remember there’s only one thing that matters

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of September

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 11th of September

Seven Bloody Days of Summer III: Blood on the streets of the “Wild Wild West”

Seven Bloody Days of Summer II: Buried under the rubble of 9/11

Seven Bloody Days of Summer I: The 9/11 we tend to forget

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