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September 15, 2017

The Thread: “Buhari can be tried and jailed” | Ayo Sogunro educates Nigerians on government misbehaviour

The right of the army to use force on civilians has been hotly debated on TwitterNG in this Operation Python Dance II era. Foremost military analyst, @beegeaglesblog maintains that President Buhari made a grave mistake marching on Abia state with his army. In his opinion, IPOB has not graduated into guerillas, so the use of... Read More
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September 15, 2017

President Buhari to visit London after UN Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will visit London after attending the United Nations General Assembly in the United States, as announced by the Presidency on Friday. A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, said Buhari who would depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, to join other world... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Just In: DHQ declares IPOB a “militant terrorist organisation’’

The Defence Headquarters has labelled the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a “militant terrorist organisation’’ and urged parents/guardians to dissuade their wards from joining the group, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, the Director, Defence Information (DDI), Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, therefore, restated the commitment of the Armed... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The homicidal rhythm of Buhari’s Python Dance

by Femi Fani-Kayode     On the 15th September 2016, one year ago today, I wrote the following. “You bathed in the blood of Biafrans, you crushed their bones and stripped away their dignity and self-respect just to keep Nigeria one. Now you say their children have no right to ask for self-determination simply because... Read More
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September 15, 2017

2 killed, several others injured in fracas in Plateau – Governor

The governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong while meeting with community and religious leaders, has confirmed that two persons died during a brawl in the state on Thursday night. Highlights: Mr Lalong said several others sustained injuries and are being treated in hospitals across Jos. Confirming the incident, he said, it “took us by surprise. I call... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Inflation rate drops from 18.72% to 16.01%

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released a data analysis for inflation which shows that inflation has dropped for the seventh consecutive month in 2017. “Consumer price index (CPI) which measures inflation increased by 16.01% (year-on-year) in August 2017,” according to the NBS report released on Friday. “This was 0.04% points lower than the... Read More
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September 15, 2017

The Thread: How Igbos should conduct themselves in these crazy times

In the wake of the Nigerian Military’s activation of Operation Python Dance, BBOG activist and Co-founder of Transparency International Oby Ezekwesili told President Buhari that his leadership sucks and he needs to stop being a sectional leader. Media aide to Buhari, Garba Shehu responded for his master, criticizing Ezekwesili for saying nary a word against... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Opinion: Leadership lessons I learnt from King Sunny Ade

by Jide Ojo Over time, as a media personality featuring on various radio and television programmes and writing for newspapers, I have often advocated for diversification of Nigerian economy as a panacea to our pulling out of economic doldrums. However, I failed to appropriate and adapt the same message for myself, until recently. I pride... Read More
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September 15, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Clarify Senators earnings | SERAP tells Saraki

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Bukola Saraki to clarify the true status of earnings of senators in the National Assembly. This is coming few days after Professor Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) alleged that a senator earns N29 million monthly and over N3 Billion annually.... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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September 15, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, CSOs write AU, UNHRC over internet shutdown in Togo

The foremost digital rights group in Africa, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) has mobilised a coalition of 35 civil society organisations to write several international bodies including the African Union and the United Nation Human Rights Commission over the recent internet shutdown in Togo. The letter, dated September 14, 2017, was signed on behalf of the... Read More
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September 15, 2017

I’m talking with Presidency to withdraw troops from South-East – Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said he is in talks with the Federal Government to withdraw troops from the South-east. Ekweremadu in a statement on Thursday condemned the military exercise in the region. He noted that dialogue remains the best approach to solving the agitation in the region. He said, “The military siege to the... Read More
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September 15, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] In Trump’s America, an immigrant is making a home for at-risk LGBT youth

When Donald Trump assumed office in early 2017, many people worried that his administration would target illegal immigrants and sexual minorities. He had promised this during his campaign and had garnered support by stirring racist and homophobic sentiments within the conservative white Christian community in the country. Less than halfway into the first year of... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Honeymoon plane request was about national security – Mnuchin

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday defended his request to take a government plane on his honeymoon. Mnuchin said the request was about national security, and “not about convenience.” He had been heavily criticised after reports that he asked to take a government plane with his new wife, actress Louise Linton, to Europe for their... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Full at Forty: The destiny of Chimamanda Adichie

by Alexander O. Onukwue Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: critically acclaimed author, thinker, and mother. Easily one of the most influential names in the literary world today, the young woman who began her writings from the same room in which Chinua Achebe had lived on the campus of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, has become an enigmatic... Read More
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September 15, 2017

#Impact365: How Zaynab Kassim of CASAF is restoring hope to children and teenagers in IDP camps

In this interview with YNaija’s Impact365, Zaynab Kassim lets us in on her childhood, the core values with which she was raised and how all of these fueled her deep passion for giving and rendering assistance to underprivileged children, especially those who have been displaced by the activities of insurgents in Nigeria’s North East. Tell... Read More
Citizenship, Featured
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September 15, 2017

The Thread: “They are making a killing to ‘secure the State’. Who suffers?” | Sam Hart accuses the FG of economic sabotage in Abia state

It’s still bloody on Political TwitterNG, we can hardly keep up. In summary, Oby Ezekwesili has come under the FG’s bazooka for speaking truth to power; Kayode Ogundamisi appears to be running his own campaign against Nnamdi Kanu; Abia state, Igbos and Nnamdi Kanu remain the top trending topics and Igbos are literally taking fire... Read More
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September 15, 2017

Police arrest Alsatian dog for alleged robbery in Lagos

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command have arrested Bullet, an Alsatian dog for alleged robbery in the Ladipo, Oshodi area of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi paraded the dog at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday. Inohimi said two other robbery suspects, Odunade Olajide and Adeniyi... Read More
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September 15, 2017

The Big 5: Army not withdrawing from Abia; APC begins restructuring talks; and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: In a recent development, The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that soldiers will be withdrawn from the streets of Aba and Umuahia in Abia. The Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, said the statement made by the governor of the state,... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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September 15, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Selena Gomez secretly got a kidney transplant; Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B, Jay-Z nominated for 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards | More stories

As we wrap up the week, here are the top stories that made the rounds in entertainment yesterday plus the ones that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing this beautiful Friday morning. Selena Gomez silently underwent a kidney transplant And the other most shocking detail apart from her keeping it secret is... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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September 15, 2017

Alhassan apologises to APC over 2019 election comment

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday grilled the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan over her comment that she would support former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in 2019. She arrived the party headquarters at 1:59pm, and was questioned for more than two hours. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Bolaji Abdullahi while briefing... Read More
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