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May 2, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 2nd of May

Follow the link to read the story on YNaija:     The Big 5: 17 feared dead as bandits invade Katsina villages, destroys houses; Buhari lied about his academic credentials – Atiku tells Tribunal | Other top stories   Check out other latest stories:   The Late 5: Don’t reduce INEC to a tool in... Read More
Cover Stories
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May 2, 2019

The Big 5: 17 feared dead as bandits invade Katsina villages, destroys houses; Buhari lied about his academic credentials – Atiku tells Tribunal | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police IG reorders re-deployment of Kaduna CP, others The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the redeployment of the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police and others. This was revealed as a statement on Wednesday, which stated that the redeployment is part of... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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May 1, 2019

Today’s Noisemakers: Jaja PhD, Ogbeni Dipo, Chude Jideonwo and reactions to Tonto Dikeh dragging ex-husband in viral video

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we... Read More
Satire
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May 1, 2019

The Late 5: Don’t reduce INEC to a tool in the hands of politicians – Okorocha tells Yakubu; Lalong approves N30,000 wage for Plateau workers | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Ekiti APC suspends Segun Oni for alleged anti-party activities The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the former Ekiti state governor, Segun Oni for alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The Ekiti State chapter of the party gave the suspension order in a letter dated 1st May, 2019... Read More
The News Blog
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May 1, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 1st of May

Follow the link to read the story on YNaija:       The Late 5: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention; Boko Haram raids Adamawa village, kills 26, injures many | Other stories   See other recent stories we brought your way: Winning! Nigerian international MBA student Abiola Orimolade breaks university record... Read More
Cover Stories
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May 1, 2019

Straight Nigerians are largely to blame for Nigeria’s population hitting 201m. It’s not rocket science

On Monday, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) in its 2019 state of the world population report, said Nigeria’s population has hit a new high of 201 million. Quickly, the government in the capacity of the National Population Commission (NPC) dismissed the report and said it was a ”mere assumption.”  I’m not surprised by the... Read More
Opinion
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May 1, 2019

The Big 5: UBEC chairman, daughter regain freedom; 1,071 killed, 685 kidnapped in first quarter of 2019 – IG | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Buhari has approved community policing – IG President Muhammed Buhari has approved the adoption of a community police system to combat growing security threats across Nigeria, the IG of Police has said. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, made the announcement Tuesday at the Forum of... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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April 30, 2019

The Late 5: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention; Boko Haram raids Adamawa village, kills 26, injures many | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has said that the Federal Government has secured the release of a Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu, who was detained in Saudi on suspicion of drug trafficking. Zainab, a... Read More
The News Blog
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April 30, 2019

Celebrity Designers create Urban Street Wear for King’s Stitch [WATCH]

Adjust your crowns because its take over time. Budweiser’s King Stitch is in full swing with award winning designers ready to take you through the process of creating a super one-of-a-kind collection specially crafted to break barriers within the Nigerian sphere. Internationally acclaimed designers, Orange Culture and Tokyo James have selected and trained a few... Read More
Partners
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April 30, 2019

Winning! Nigerian international MBA student Abiola Orimolade breaks university record in the U.S.

Abiola Orimolade, who is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife made a life changing decision in 2017 to leave the shores of his country in pursuit of further education in a country he was uncertain about. He was admitted in spring 2018 into the MBA program at Sul Ross state university in... Read More
The News Blog
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April 30, 2019

#SayHerNameNigeria is the hashtag creating awareness on the arrest and alleged sexual assault of women by the police in Abuja

Over the weekend, the police in Abuja in the capacity of the Joint Task Force raided nightclubs and arrested over seventy women, on the grounds of prostitution. Many horror stories, such as the exploitation and alleged raping of these women by the police, has riled up women on social media. I’m livid myself and from... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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April 30, 2019

Has power supply improved in Nigeria? Babatunde Fashola says well-meaning Nigerians can testify

Every day, I’m increasingly convinced that Nigerian politicians live in an echo chamber that prevents them from being in tune with reality. From their utterances and actions, it’s all the evidence you need. On Monday at a media parley in his Abuja office, Minister of Power Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said that well-meaning Nigerians... Read More
The News Blog
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April 30, 2019

First photos: Dr. Aisha Mahmood, Prof. Ken Amaeshi, Puleng Ndjwili-Potele, others address participants at Access Bank’s Sustainability Summit

Nigeria’s sustainability champion, Access Bank Plc., kicked off its 2-day Sustainability Summit themed ‘Financing Sustainable Development’ yesterday at its headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos. Participants were engaged in an insightful panel session on strategies for impactful collaboration and also had the opportunity to interact with representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP... Read More
Partners
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April 30, 2019

The Big 5: INEC replacing servers to conceal rigging – PDP alleges; Nigeria’s life expectancy in 2019 third lowest in the world – UN | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Nigeria’s life expectancy in 2019 third lowest in the world – UN Nigeria has the world’s third lowest life expectancy rate of 55 years, the United Nations has said. In its new report Monday, the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) said the life expectancy of an... Read More
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April 29, 2019

The Late 5: Nigeria’s population now 201m – UNFPA; Dickson rejects life pension bill for lawmakers | Other stories

Here are the  stories that drove conversation: Nigeria’s population staggeringly hits 201m in new UNFPA report According to a report released by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), Nigeria’s population has hit a staggering high of 201 million.  The report says contraceptive prevalence rate among Nigerian women aged 15-49 is only 19 percent, adding that... Read More
The News Blog
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April 29, 2019

Diana Evans and Oyinkan Braithwaite are the only Nigerian authors whose books have been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction

This year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist was announced Sunday evening, and out of six books My Sister, the Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite) and Ordinary People (Diana Evans) made the selection. Of course, this is good news. The longlist had included Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical debut Freshwater, but we are buzzing that we still have representation... Read More
Culture
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April 29, 2019

Seun Kuti says Africans didn’t know about subjugating women until colonisation came and wow, this incredible ignorance

When it comes to personal politics, I have never held Nigerian celebrities to any standard. They are, after all, humans. And although being a celebrity can also mean being a role model and saying the right things, because this is what a majority of people expect, Nigerian celebrities are altogether a different breed. Which is... Read More
Culture
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April 29, 2019

The police raided Abuja nightclubs and arrested over 70 women, sexually assaulted them and we are furious

Even though we are deeply numb from the varying attacks, assaults, and human rights violations perpetrated by the Nigerian Police, there never seem to be an end to these issues. Recently, a lawyer on Twitter @martobono gave a grisly report of the arrest of women in Abuja by the Joint Task Force, on the grounds... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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April 29, 2019

The Big 5: Fire ravages 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camp; Bayelsa fixes July 27 for LG elections | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Fire ravages 140 shelters in Borno IDPs camp The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 140 shelters were destroyed by fire in two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps at Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. NEMA Northeast Information Officer, Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement... Read More
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April 28, 2019

Entertainment roundup: Idris Elba weds Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding; ‘Avengers: Endgame’ breaks global box office record | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Idris Elba weds longtime girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding Sorry ladies, but Idris Elba is off the market! Hollywood’s charming hunk broke many hearts on Friday... Read More
Culture
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