Do you have friends in MMM Nigeria? Here are 5 things you should be saying to them today

Earlier today, the most popular Ponzi scheme in Nigeria – Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), got shut down for a month and it has been near pandemonium everywhere. If you are not in the scheme, you definitely have one, two, three or more friends with spare cash in the scheme. It’s the best time to be a... Read More

Buhari, Crash, elnathan john, mmm

December 12, 2016

Tolu Orekoya: Keeping up with the Ghanaians, and their journey to Change

by Tolu Orekoya The meetings usually started at about 4:00 am and would go on till about six or seven in the morning, discussing and recalibrating strategy, content and studying the impact of the work StateCraft Inc was deploying in Ghana. It was a near daily occurrence for much of the time we spent in... Read More

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campaign, Change, ghanadecides, Nana Akufo-Addo, Red Media, StateCraft Inc, Tolu Orekoya, ye si sem

December 12, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Stop explaining – or regretting – your vote for Buhari

Over the weekend, a storm in a teacup erupted amongst that troublesome group on the Internet called ‘Nigerian influencers’ – a person who campaigned vigorously for Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 came out to make clear what we all know: Buhari’s government in an ongoing failure. As if on cue, and as cliché, supporters of the... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Buhari, democracy, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, YNaija Editorial

December 12, 2016

Opinion: What we should be taking away from the LAUTECH shutdown

by Wale Atanda The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso has been shut for six months now as a result of a strike embarked upon by staff of the university of the failure of the authorities to pay their salaries. Staff, under the aegis of ASUU, NASU and SSANU, downed their tools after being... Read More

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December 12, 2016

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

In our annual tradition, we take a look back at the 100 people who have defined, re-defined and moulded the days of our lives in 2016. Innovators, creators, political players, entertainers and activists of all ages – you won’t find a more definite list anywhere else. Atiku Abubakar The former Vice President has... Read More

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December 12, 2016

Opinion: On El-Rufai and the herdsmen attacks in Kaduna

by Wale Atanda The fact that hundreds of people in communities across Southern Kaduna have been brutally killed over the past couple of months is no longer news. It has been occurring on such a regular basis that some have come to accept it as normal, something not to bat an eyelid over. This is... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen, grazing, kaduna, Nimbo, Violence in Kaduna, violence in nigeria

December 11, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] The Maiduguri blast can’t be the final blow to this administration, or is it?

To say that there is a general feeling of discontent in Nigeria with the Federal Government will be an understatement. Nigerians are literally floating; living one day after the next and barely surviving on scarce good news. Optimism is waning. The goodwill that brought in a Buhari and President is out of supply. Barely two... Read More

The Presidential Blog

boko haram, Buhari, Change, recession, the Presidential Blog

December 11, 2016

The Explainer: Why the Reigners Church collapse is very important

Yesterday, a church in Akwa Ibom collapsed leaving an unascertained number of people dead in the wake of the disaster. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that over 60 were removed from the rubble putting the popular figure for the casualty recorded around 50. The church, Reigners Bible Church located along Uyo Village Road, was celebrating... Read More

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Building collapses in Nigeria, Church Buildings, Reigners Church Uyo, Synagogue, TB Joshua, Udom Emmanuel

December 11, 2016

From weddings to elections | See our top 10 photos from the past week

From the very private presidential wedding to Ghana deciding on Change, see our top 10 photos from the past week below: President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has dominated the news this week: both for his win and the similarities he shares with President Muhammadu Buhari. In this photo, Adebola Williams of Red Media... Read More

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December 11, 2016

The “unsuspendable”, the one with “zero time” and final acts “of desperation”| See our top 10 quotes from the past week

There’s no way we are not loving this new order of focus in the country (around the world even). The week before, it was entertainment with Kanye, the Grammys and of course and most importantly, Toke Makinwa’s becoming and everything it dragged in. This past week, it would appear the universe has been more in... Read More

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boko haram, Buhari, Gambia, Ghana, Top 10. Shehu Sani, trump, Yahya Jammeh

December 11, 2016

The Church Blog: Guest Post | In this church, you better shout well

by Fowowe Damilola One thing I’ve come to note in church is the sheer amount of calisthenics. A lot of motion sturves. We have decided that God is moved by our motion. The more you move, the more God is moved. So then, we decide that the louder we scream to God, the more He... Read More

Church Culture

Church Crawler, Mushin, shouting in church, sticky, The Church Blog

December 10, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] The justification for our nation’s resources apparently depends on sports

So President Buhari received the National Open Water Swimming Competition Trophy at the State House (which one is that again? we hear you ask – See here). Anyway during the reception which had in attendance members of the National Planning and Implementation Committee of the first National Youth Open Water Swimming Competition, the President chose... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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December 10, 2016

Review: Heartbeat The Musical is promising but it can be better

by Okon Ekpo The end of the calendar year usually comes with it a rash of musicals staged to thrill the ravenous appetites of the Lagos arts scene. Last year had the opening of Bolanle Austen-Peters’ globetrotting Waka as well as the return of the audience fave, Kakadu. This year, Lufodo Productions, the content generating... Read More

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Bolanle Austen-Peters, Heartbeat: The Musical, Kakadu, MUSON Centre, Ojos in D’ House, Waka, YNaija review

December 9, 2016

#NYSCAbuse: So it’s not only the corps that is abusive, find out what these corps members did in Ogun

While we lament the wickedness of the National Youth Service corps and are over here frantically trying to seek justice, some corps members, in classic Nigerian style, have decided to turn the table around. They were caught having sex in broad day light while lectures on skills acquisition were ongoing. These once just want the... Read More

#NYSCAbuse, Buhari, decamping, nysc, NYSC Wickedness, Ogun State, YNaija Tracker

December 9, 2016

The Complaint Box: My encounter with SP Abubakar of the Area command Ogbomoso

This is a complaint we have just received from Oladimeji Opayomi (also known as Demex), a student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso regarding the unrest being experienced by students and staff of the school. ________________________________________________ My encounter with SP Abubakar of the Area command Ogbomoso on the 9th of December, at Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway. LAUTECH... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

#ReopenLAUTECH, Abiola Ajimobi, LAUTECH, Nigeria police, Osun State, Oyo State, sticky, tear gas, Violence against students, Ynaija Complaint box

December 9, 2016

Thought Experiment : The only armed robber bold enough to write you in his name

Dear Resident, Of course I have no time for pleasantries. I don’t care whether you are well or not. I take that back. I need you to be well. Not necessarily in terms of health. I need you to be well to do. Actually, I know you are. If you weren’t, I’d be out of... Read More

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December 9, 2016

#NYSCAbuse: Exhuming bodies for independent investigation, really FG?

Okay, we are still trying to catch our breath from the week-long wait for the Federal Government to respond to the deaths of NYSC corps members, especially that of Ifedolapo Oladepo. The President waited a whole week before he could summon some “saddening” speech about the deaths. Mr Solomon Dalung, who believe it or not... Read More

#NYSCAbuse, #NYSCWickedness, coroner, exhume corpse, Ifedolapo Oladepo, nysc, solomon dalung, YNaija Tracker

December 9, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] The Senate finally get on board the December 14 budget presentation

The National Assembly has just approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to present the 2017 budget estimates next Wenesday, the 14th of December. The approval came after a motion raised by the Senate Leader, Ali Ndume was seconded by the Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha before Senators voted in favour of the presentation. In his remark, Saraki said... Read More

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December 8, 2016

PIN launches first digital rights report on Africa

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) has just released the first edition of its Digital Rights in Africa report, titled “Choking The Pipe: How Governments Hurt Internet Freedom On A Continent That Needs More Access”, on the sidelines of the ongoing Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara, Mexico. This builds on PIN’s earlier work that profiled, each year... Read More

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December 8, 2016

YNaija Analysis: After two attempts, Nana Akufo-Addo is the new Muhammadu Buhari

Couple of weeks ago when former vice president, Atiku Abubakar turned seventy, the President, Muhammadu Buhari didn’t just wish him the customary ‘happy birthday’ and it’s overflow of merry prayers. He made it a welcome message: welcome to the seventies club, Atiku. It was as thoughtful as it was suspicious. But above all, it was... Read More

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December 7, 2016

Like Hitler and Stalin, Trump is the TIME Person of The Year

Almost about anything can get the people of the world riled up so easily. Anything -from burger to the weather. But when TIME releases it’s Person of the year as Donald J. Trump on a day when these parts are so tense in anticipation of whether the anti-establishment bug that got him (Trump) to become 45th President of the... Read More

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December 7, 2016

#NYSCAbuse: How the Federal Government proposes to fix this

It’s a one-liner: By throwing the blame at the feet of State governments. We considered of bothering you with the long story of it but then we thought about how dazed we were before we recollected ourselves and chucked another one up to the what-did-we-even-expect board. After over a week of these disheartening turn of... Read More

#NYSCAbuse, #NYSCWickedness, Ifedolapo Oladepo, Kazaure, NYSC deaths, solomon dalung, sticky

December 7, 2016

#GhanaDecides: 6 Nigerians looking forward to a John Mahama win today

Today, our good neighbours in Ghana carry out their civic duties of electing a new President. Barring any surprises, the winner will either be the National Democratic Party‘s John Mahama, the incumbent President or three-time contender of the New Patriotic Party‘s Nana Akufo Addo. A lot has already been done to draw parallels between the... Read More

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December 7, 2016

[The Dummies’ Guide to]: The Ghanaian elections

It is 2016 and if you think it is acceptable for you to be unaware of what is happening anywhere from Idi-araba to Mars, you must be joking. And we are here to set you right. Glad we got that out of the way! Now, today, the 7th of December 2016 is the day #GhanaDecides... Read More

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ghanadecides, Jerry Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, sticky, voter concerns, voting patterns

Do you have friends in MMM Nigeria? Here are 5 things you should be saying to them today

Tolu Orekoya: Keeping up with the Ghanaians, and their journey to Change

YNaija Editorial: Stop explaining – or regretting – your vote for Buhari

Opinion: What we should be taking away from the LAUTECH shutdown

#Y100: These are the 100 Most Influential Nigerians alive today

Opinion: On El-Rufai and the herdsmen attacks in Kaduna

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 12th of December

[The Presidential Blog] The Maiduguri blast can’t be the final blow to this administration, or is it?

The Explainer: Why the Reigners Church collapse is very important

From weddings to elections | See our top 10 photos from the past week

The “unsuspendable”, the one with “zero time” and final acts “of desperation”| See our top 10 quotes from the past week

The Church Blog: Guest Post | In this church, you better shout well

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 10th of December

[The Presidential Blog] The justification for our nation’s resources apparently depends on sports

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 10th of December

Review: Heartbeat The Musical is promising but it can be better

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 9th of December

#NYSCAbuse: So it’s not only the corps that is abusive, find out what these corps members did in Ogun

The Complaint Box: My encounter with SP Abubakar of the Area command Ogbomoso

Thought Experiment : The only armed robber bold enough to write you in his name

#NYSCAbuse: Exhuming bodies for independent investigation, really FG?

[The Presidential Blog] The Senate finally get on board the December 14 budget presentation

PIN launches first digital rights report on Africa

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 8th of December

YNaija Analysis: After two attempts, Nana Akufo-Addo is the new Muhammadu Buhari

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 8th of December

Like Hitler and Stalin, Trump is the TIME Person of The Year

#NYSCAbuse: How the Federal Government proposes to fix this

#GhanaDecides: 6 Nigerians looking forward to a John Mahama win today

[The Dummies’ Guide to]: The Ghanaian elections

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