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Truth and Dare: The Father Mbaka/APC new dance. How low is too low? | The #YNaijaCover

This weekend may not be one of the most delightful for ‘fiery cleric,’ Father Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, as he stepped on the venomous tails of President Muhammadu Buhari‘s handlers. The development comes days after the Catholic priest fired a salvo of criticisms against the President, including a call for his impeachment... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

Adoration Ministry, APC, Father Ejike Mbaka, Muhammadu Buhari, Pope Francis

First Laden: Remi Tinubu incurs wrath of Nigerians over ‘side remarks’ at the Senate | The #YNaijaCover

Ever heard of insecurity that affects only members of a particular party in Nigeria? You probably have not. Has someone ever whispered to your hearing, news about criminal activities in Nigeria that affect only members of the main opposition party? If your answer is again in the negative, you probably need to put your ears... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

#YNaijaCover, APC, PDP, president buhari, Remi Tinubu, senate, Smart Adeyemi

Gunmen kill 7 in Benue IDP Camp: Nigeria slides into State of mindlessness | The #YNaijaCover

For anyone living in Nigeria today, chances are very high that they are avoiding the headlines and news bulletin altogether. From kidnapping to attacks on police formations, officers of the Nigerian Army, court facilities and other critical infrastructure, it’s apparently a movement from a lower level of chaos to a higher level of anarchy. Nigeria... Read More

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How long would Nigeria’s war with criminal elements continue to eat up its young? | #YNaijaCover

Wherever you read this from. Every day is doomsday in Nigeria. From the North West to North East as well as the North Central. South West to the South South and the South East, there is an unimaginable crime wave just as the cry for protection is on the increase daily. With chaos rocking all... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

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Presidency’s response to #PantamiMustGo: And democracy went into coma | The #YNaijaCover

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. – Albert Einstein 8:27pm. Thursday, 22nd April 2021. The evening turned out to be one of the lowest moments in Nigeria’s democratic history. Cold and rage still run down the spines and marrows of Nigerians in their millions who hold faith to a motherland emerging... Read More

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#EndSARS, #PantamiMustGo, #PantamiResign, Abubakar Shekau, Al-Qaeda, amazing grace, boko haram, Isa Ali Pantami, kemi Adeosun, ministry of communications, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Taliban, The #YNaijaCover

Idriss Déby Itno of Chad: Hero or villain? | The #YNaijaCover

The continent was in shock this Tuesday, as Chadian Army spokesperson announced the death of President Idriss Déby Itno, following injuries he sustained during clashes with rebels in the north of the country at the weekend. Déby’s death meant a huge a change of fate, with the announcement of his death on a day he... Read More

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#PantamiResign: MURIC’s defence of the Minister and the implications | The #YNaijaCover

The battles of Communications Minister, Ali Isa Pantami, appear to be far from over, as calls for his resignation following revelations on his extreme views in the past, persist. Although Pantami renounced some of the controversial comments while responding to questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Anoor Mosque in Abuja on Saturday, supporters of... Read More

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#PantamiResign, #PantamiWillStay, Ishaq Akintola, MURIC, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)

#PantamiResign: Haunting shadow for embattled Communications Minister or…? | #YNaijaCover

I once heard a famous preacher say: “Yesterday is in the tomb, tomorrow is in the womb, today is in your hands.” For anyone this counsel is given, it definitely would have been occasioned by a struggle to put an ugly past behind them. What happens however, when that past is allegedly so ugly that... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

#PantamiResign, Al-Qaeda, Ali Isa Pantami, boko haram, Mohammed Yusuf, Muhammadu Buhari, Mullah Omar, ncc, osama bin laden, Taliban

The Golden Goal: Finidi George gets rousing celebration by Ajax FC, others on 50th birthday | #YNaijaCover

If you are not yet 50, how would you like to be celebrated when you clock the golden age? While I may not be able to aptly describe, I’m pretty sure you would love to see family, friends, contemporaries and possibly, ex-bosses share all of those compliments and relieve those memories while you can still... Read More

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Ex with Benefit: Ahmed Musa rejoins Kano Pillars | #TheYNaijaCover

28-year-old Captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, is in the news again and this time for a largely good reason. Although controversial, many Nigerians have hailed the decision by the former CSKA Moscow and Leicester City forward to rejoin his boyhood club, Kano Pillars, until the end of the 2020-21 Nigerian Professional League Season in... Read More

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Ahmed Musa, Kano Pillars

The Expendable: Why is the CCT Spokesman being axed in place of his street wrestler boss? | #YNaijaCover

Imagine passing through a street in your cousin’s neighbourhood and you find a Judge sitting over a running case you have in court fighting messily in public. What are the chances that you would hold firm to your hope about getting justice under the watch of such person? The above scenario is hardly any different... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

Abdumalik Shaibu, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, Ibraheem Alhassan

Jack of all ‘shades:’ Is Ghana or Nigeria, the Giant of Africa? | The #YNaijaCover

It’s another sad day for patriots and citizens with firm belief and hope in Project Nigeria with the announcement of Twitter’s African Headquarters opened in Ghana. The announcement had provoked mixed reactions Monday, from Nigerians who consider the development an indictment on the leadership of the country; the federal government in particular, whose actions and... Read More

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#EndSARS, #OccupyLekkiTollGate, #TwitterGhana, Adamu Garba, Ghana, Jack Dorsey, Lekki Shootings, Twitter

#Edo2020: Meet ‘Gagbe Water,’ Nigeria’s Swimming Queen | The #YNaijaCover

Swimming queen, Ifiezegbe Gagbe was the star performer on Day 8 of the ongoing National Sports Festival, as she clinched her sixth gold medal at the fiesta with a convincing performance in the 800m Freestyle final on Friday. Ifiezegbe, a native of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, had on Wednesday 7th, broken the Festival record... Read More

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#Edo2020, #NSF2020, Doutimi, Godwin Obaseki, Ifiezegbe Gagbe, National Sports Festival, Phillip Shaibu, Sunday Dare

Daddy’s Day Out: The President’s absence at Aisha Buhari’s book launch | #YNaijaCover

State House Conference Centre, Abuja was the venue, 2023 Presidential hopeful, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was the chairman on the occasion, Hajo Sani is the author, Professor Fatai Aremu is the reviewer and Dr. Aisha Buhari‘s book launch is the event. Thursday was like any other day in the year, save for the fact that the... Read More

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Infinity War: Is Atiku an ‘alien’ or citizen? | The #YNaijaCover

“…reasoning of the lawmakers in ensuring that the persons to be the president of Nigeria is a citizen of Nigeria by birth is because such a person is the number one citizen and the image of the Nigerian state.” The last is yet to be heard in the war between the Buhari administration and the... Read More

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Adamu Out, Alkali In: Ultimate Betrayal? | The #YNaijaCover

The recent spate of insecurity in the country is enough to worry anyone especially as it spreads to the South Eastern geo-political zone of the country. This had definitely heightened fears across the region and this development would continue on Monday, as gunmen in an operation said to have lasted close to three hours, attacked... Read More

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Leah Sharibu: Left Behind by country | The #YNaijaCover

Leah Sharibu. Remember her? Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has lamented the plight of the abandoned Dapchi “heroine Christian” schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, with a report she has given birth to a second child in captivity. It will be recalled that Leah,... Read More

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Security CrISIS: Alleged plot to infiltrate Southern Nigeria? | The #YNaijaCover

If there is any time where government must double up efforts to fulfil its constitutional duty of protecting lives and properties in Nigeria, that time has to be now. From kidnapping to banditry, and the decade-old insurgency in the North East, Nigeria’s entire security architecture appears to be upside down. This is inclusive of the... Read More

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Help! The President’s obsession with Niger Republic is expensive | The #YNaija Cover

Have you ever imagined that perhaps, the Republic of Niger could be Nigeria’s 37th state unknown to majority of our citizens? Have you also imagined that key persons in the President Muhammadu Buhari administration may not be Nigerians afterall, but Niger-ians? This may be happening before your very eyes. How? The Federal Government had barely... Read More

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USSD Charge: Does the CBN care about the ordinary Nigerian? | The #YNaijaCover

These are certainly not the best of times economically for majority of Nigerians. From increase in pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) and its reversal to consistent fall of the naira against the dollar, it’s becoming a sorry tale daily. One can argue that Nigerians now go to bed daily with the hope of... Read More

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Confessions of a Shopaholic: How did Nigeria’s National Assembly go so broke? | #YNaijaCover

“Until Nigerians believe that the appropriation that was made for the running of the National Assembly, which happened when naira was 160 to the dollar, is less now than what it used to be. The dollar equivalent of naira today has gone up to over N400. The purchasing power of the budget as it is... Read More

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Gold diggers: Bandits abduct over 100 Zamfara miners | The #YNaijaCover

It would be difficult for any Nigerian to claim ignorance of the increasing rate of wanton killings, banditry, and kidnappings in recent months, across the northwest region and parts of the north central like Niger. Most alarming however, is the diverse dimensions it continue to assume almost on a daily basis. From kidnap of school... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

Attahiru Ahmad, bandits, Emir of Anka, miners, The #YNaijaCover, Zamfara

Guardian Angel: Prince Harry joins Peter Okoye in Twitter NG hall of fame | The #YNaijaCover

The anticipation building up to the airing of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, was unique for many people. Yet, very few people could have envisaged it would ignite a conversation about spousal protection and as a result draw Peter and Omolola Okoye into the discussion.... Read More

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Timi Kei drops ‘The Glory’ | How God saved him from an addiction that almost cost him his life

Port-Harcourt based lyricist and prodigy of afro hip-hop and soul music, Timi Kei, is back again with another hit track, The Glory. Hailed by many as one of the best rappers in Nigeria, Timi Kei has his roots in early 21st century American hip hop and Nigerian pop cultures. His music is a fine blend... Read More

My Glory Story, The Glory, Timi Kei

‘Then vs Now:’ Nigerians in Diaspora showcase transformation pictures in new trend | #YNaijaCover

Reminiscent of the popular January 2019 trend – #10YearChallenge, young Nigerians were greeted on the timelines with another powerful trend this Friday. Started mainly by citizens in the Diaspora, participants in the ‘Then vs. Now’ trend posted throwback images of themselves showcasing their transformation from the time of their residence in the country to their... Read More

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Peter Obi: ‘Teacher dey work, Bandit dey chop’ | The #YNaijaCover

Twitter NG was Thursday abuzz with quotes of former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, on the state of the nation; especially with reference to banditry. The 2019 Vice Presidential candidate who was speaking at a book launch for Professor Stella Okunna, a former commissioner in Anambra, faulted the alleged payment of ransoms to rescue persons abducted... Read More

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Sowore makes surprise appearance in court with ‘new SSA’ | The #YNaijaCover

Not many politicians outside the country’s major parties, journalists or activists pull up the kind of followership that Publisher of online news agency, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore is capable of drawing up. One undisputable fact however, is that the Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2019 election is not one known to... Read More

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Hi-Target: Analysts debate as NOI’s resumes work at the WTO | #YNaijaCover

It’s the first day of the International Women’s Month and women in Nigeria and the continent had great reasons to raise their heads high. Global headlines as well as blogs across the country were screaming early Monday, with photos of newly elected Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as she resumed at its Geneva... Read More

#YNaijaCover, ankara, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, NOI, WTO

February 26, 2021

Commerce and Industry: Kidnap of Zamfara School Girls reinforces worrying thoughts on banditry | #YNaijaCover

All is far being well in a country where three mass kidnap of children can take place unchecked in three months. The manner in which the activities of so-called bandits who have continued to terrorise Nigerians across the North West and parts of the North Central geo-political zones in the country take place, should worry... Read More

Banditry, bandits, Jangebe, Kagara, Kankara

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