Category: Cover Stories

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 21st of March

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 20th of March

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LONG READ: Toke, Tiwa, Tonto… Are we having a marriage crisis?

by Wilfred Okiche For those whose tastes run towards the scandalous spectrum, with regards to the news that they consume, the crisis presently rocking the two year old marriage of…

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Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Will the third party candidates please stand up?

by Chude Jideonwo Nigerians talk a good game about third party candidacies, especially Nigerians on social media.   They speak often about this utopia where Nigerians have had more than…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 20th of March

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The YNaija cover this evening – the 18th of March

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Don’t forget my friends under Boko Haram captivity, Chibok girl says

A Chibok girl who escaped from Boko Haram insurgents has urged the Nigerian government and the world not to forget her friends who are still in captivity. The girl who…

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Some mischief makers trying to create friction between Osinbajo, Buhari – Femi Adesina

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina has said some persons were trying to cause friction between the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this…

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Film Review: In Dare Olaitan’s Ojukokoro, greed is good

by Wilfred Okiche In the 1997 Hollywood film, Devil’s Advocate, Al Pacino, playing a human incarnation of Satan, mischievously named vanity as his favourite sin. For Dare Olaitan, writer and…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 18th of March

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Geoffrey Onyeama takes the top spot on this week’s YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

Majority of our Ministers do well to maintain the status quo this week, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama edging Minister of Justice & Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami…

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Governor Ambode slips hard, Yahaya Bello sinks to the bottom completely | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

The Kogi State Governor received several knocks this week for appointing 54 Senior Special Assistants in the state. Yahaya Bello, who has been, for some time, locked in a bizarre…

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We found our Senators, but we’re not sure we should have | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Last week was a confusing one. It looked like we couldn't find our Senators. Good news - we located them. But in even more confusing developments, we realized they were…

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Brave Women: “A testament to what is possible when you have the guts to chase your greatness” | Arese Ugwu profiles Toke Makinwa

by Arese Ugwu The first time I met Toke was at my leaving do in London, I was moving back to Nigeria and it turned out we were in the…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 17th of March

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ANALYSIS: Twice rejected – what is next for Magu and the EFCC?

by Mark Amaza For the second time in four months, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu was rejected by the Senate as the…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of March

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 15th of March

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Office Of The Citizen with Chude JIdeonwo: How did Obasanjo allow his legacy get off the rails?

by Chude Jideonwo In the world these days, it is impossible to have a nuanced discussion about too many things. The lure of 140 characters disincentives the complexity that ideas…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 14th of March

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Brave Women: Itoro Eze-Anaba is saving lives with the Mirabel Centre

In Nigeria there is an increase in sexual assault against girls and women. Despite this increase coupled with an extremely low conviction rate for rape and sexual abuse, very few…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 14th of March

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 13th of March

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YNaija Editorial: President Buhari’s return inspires little faith

After weeks of speculation, intrigues and suspense, President Muhammadu Buhari finally returned on Friday from his long, ‘indefinite’ vacation to the United Kingdom. His return elicited wild jubilation in many…

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Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Yemi Osinbajo’s performance is beside the point

by Chude Jideonwo You could feel the sense of panic when some of the enablers and voters (of which I am one, having personally and professionally supported him) of President…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 13th of March

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 11th of March

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Ayo Fayose enters the top 5, Rochas moves up into the top 20 | The YNaija Governors’ Ranking this week

We're not interested in fighting but it's commendable of Governor Ambode to call out the Federal Government's sluggishness with regard to attempts by the Lagos State Government to make certain…

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Are our lawmakers in hiding? | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Well, our Senators have largely been silent, haven't they? One might be forgiven for assuming they'd gone on another one of their extended (yet heavily paid) breaks. Perhaps it's a…

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Rotimi Amaechi vaults into the top ten, Kemi Adeosun rises again | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Ministers

One of the biggest points of criticism Lai Mohammed has faced in recent times has been his handling of President Buhari's absence, and the clear absence of any consistent communication strategy…

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