Pius Adesanmi: Rapid thoughts on the musings of a frustrated First Lady

The Film Blog: When Love Happens Again is a f__king stupid disgrace of a film

We wondered if to be truly honest about how we feel about this train-wreck of a film, especially if we stand the risk of p__sing off people who don’t strong words? Then we thought: F__k it. This disgusting mess deserves it. And if we tamped down our emotions, we would be trading in dishonesty. No.... Read More

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Ifeoluwa Adedeji: The Nigerian who escapes [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji There is a soft, serious question that many Nigerians who leave the country – in most cases for the first time – have to contend with: when are you coming back or hope you’re coming back? Whatever answer is given, there is a high tendency for the poser to follow up their... Read More

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The Media Blog: The late, great Chris Jeyibo was one of the most powerful people in Nigerian media

Chris Jeyibo passed on last week Friday in a car accident. It’s quite a frightening photo – his car crushed on Magodo Road, Lagos in a way that he couldn’t have escaped, in the middle of the night in a country where emergency services are mostly a myth. It’s terribly sad in and of itself... Read More

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Mubarak Aminu: Looking beyond the challenges of insecurity in Northern Nigeria [NEXT]

by Mubarak Aminu As a Northerner when you travel to the Southern part of Nigeria, the way people view the region is totally different from the way you think, people there think the north is totally on rampage with insurgency and religious conflicts which causes economic instability in the region. The title of this article... Read More

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Dele Momodu: A good lady in the presidential villa

by Dele Momodu “He who finds a wife finds a good thing…” – PROVERBS 18: 22 Fellow Nigerians, please forget the shakara of all men who try to act macho, most men are ultimately controlled by their wives, and sometimes girlfriends. Right from the Biblical Genesis, women had always known their enormous power and they’ve... Read More

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“I’m not ready for a relationship” – Davido

Musician Davido who recently released his EP, ‘Son of Mercy’ says he is not ready for a relationship. Davido who has a daughter with Sophia Momodu, niece of media personality Dele Momodu spoke with the Beat FM shortly after the release of the video for ‘How long’ featuring Tinashe. He said, “I don’t have a... Read More

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The Media Blog: This WashPo headline shows how the world now sees Nigeria’s president

And at the end, for those who wondered, there is how the world’s most powerful women reacted to the misogyny. “His remarks were made in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who according to reports, glared and then, briefly, laughed.”

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How 14-year-old boy ‘stole 36 penises’ in Bayelsa

In what could only be described as bizarre, a 14-year-old boy has been accused of allegedly stealing the manhood of 36 men in Otuan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Leadership reports. According to reports the teenager, simply identified as Iduma Obodo an indigene of Oweikorogha in Southern Ijaw Local Government, barely escaped a mob... Read More

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Mrs. Aisha Buhari. You better not apologise for speaking your truth, don’t you dare apologise to that man

by Nkechi Nwokorie I see that twinkle in your eyes from time to time, Aisha. You are a strong woman. You are a smart woman. You are a strong willed woman. You know things. You know things deep within your soul – and you want to share them. My mischievous not so in inner... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. 1. “If a wife does what Aisha did to me, she will return to her parent’s house” – Former Chief Whip A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Rowland Our says he would send his wife to her parent’s house if she speaks against him publicly... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari can kill his children – Fani-Kayode | How we will rescue the remaining #ChibokGirls – Buhari | I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Sani

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. How we will rescue the remaining #ChibokGirls – Buhari – YNaija #InTheOtherRoom: Buhari can kill his children – Femi Fani-Kayode – YNaija Sexism: Patience Jonathan warned us about Buhari, but we didn’t listen – YNaija How I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Shehu Sani – YNaija Aisha... Read More

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Our president is a ‘bush man’ | 5 takeaways from the shameful battle between Buhari and his wife

by Chi Ibe Finally, Aisha Buhari spoke. I don’t mean she opened her month. I mean, she ventured an opinion – stepped out of the role of Stepford Wife and said something meaningful about something topical, in a way that showed, finally, that she has character, that she has fire in her belly, that she... Read More

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How I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Shehu Sani

Senator Shehu Sani on Friday said he played a key role in securing the release of 21 of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls from terrorist sect Boko Haram. The Federal Government on Thursday said it secured the released of the girls without swapping Boko Haram commanders. According to Sani the girls would have been released earlier... Read More

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How we will rescue the remaining #ChibokGirls – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism on the release of more of the kidnapped Chibok girls, after 21 of them were freed by Boko Haram, following more than two years of captivity. Speaking at a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday in Berlin, President Buhari said negotiations will continue until... Read More

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#InTheOtherRoom: Buhari possessed by demons – Femi Fani-Kayode

A former minister of Aviation and head of publicity of the Jonathan/Sambo 2015 presidential campaign, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode says President Muhammadu Buhari is possessed by demons. Reacting to Buhari’s statement on Friday where he (Buhari) said, his wife Aisha, “belongs to the kitchen, the living room and the other room”, Fani-Kayode on his Facebook page said... Read More

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Sexism: Patience Jonathan warned us about Buhari, but we didn’t listen

Calling former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan a prophetess for seeing President Buhari for who he is years ago will not be out of place. During the campaign for the 2015 presidential election Mrs Jonathan had advised Nigerians, particularly women not to vote for Buhari as he would send them back to the kitchen. She... Read More

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Igwe Ozioma Peace: A corset and a smile [Nigerian Voices]

by Igwe Ozioma Peace The clock on the parlour wall chimed- one ringing bong. Could it really be two O’clock in the morning? I sat on the floor, wondering what had happened. My mum had stormed into our room, “open the gates!” had been her order, then she had zoomed out with my dad, leaving... Read More

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Monye Ebelechukwu Gloria: Just live [Nigerian Voices]

by Monye Ebelechukwu Gloria Road trips have always been my ‘thing’. I love the fact that one gets to create a million images in one’s mind, just by sitting at a spot. Pictures of nature (good, bad or ugly), of humans-the motorists, hawkers and fellow passengers, of roads covered in so much mud, that they... Read More

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Is President Buhari’s rumpled coat a metaphor for how he runs Nigeria?

by Tolu Omoyeni Coats (whatever the type) are not a typical Nigerian’s wardrobe staple – except for those whose destinies are autumn and winter. For any Nigerian president however, a few good coats are essential item, because international travel. Especially for President Muhammadu Buhari who travels more than he stays at home and only talks... Read More

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Elemide Benjamin: Plight of a perpetual latecomer [Nigerian Voices]

by Elemide Benjamin The sun hung on the horizon, clothed in flaming gold, announcing the breaking of a new day to the ears of the living. It was a bright Tuesday morning. The screeching of car tires and hooting of horn from trucks told me I was getting late for school, so I hurried. Life... Read More

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Reuben Abati: The spiritual side of Aso Villa

by Reuben Abati People tend to be alarmed when the Nigerian Presidency takes certain decisions. They don’t think the decision makes sense. Sometimes, they wonder if something has not gone wrong with the thinking process at that highest level of the country. I have heard people insist that there is some form of witchcraft at... Read More

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“If a wife does what Aisha did to me, she will return to her parent’s house” – Former Chief Whip

Reactions have been coming hard and fast over the public exchange of words between members of Nigeria’s first family. First lady, Aisha Buhari had criticised her husband President Buhari in an interview she had with the Hausa Service of the BBC, where she vowed not to support him come 2019 if he continued with his leadership style.... Read More

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Tosin Dada: My mum is dying? [Nigerian Voices]

by Tosin Dada Is she dying? The words were slurred because my tongue felt thick and heavy from the tears that chocked my throat. I kept looking straight ahead at the tap head as though expecting an answer from it. Yes she is. The answer came in my head; maybe it was God himself answering... Read More

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Let’s look again at the Aisha Buhari interview – here are 5 things you will find out

Wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, granted a BBC interview that has engaged Nigerians in an active conversation since the audio clip became public hours ago. In the 58-second snippet, Aisha Buhari expressed displeasure at President Buhari’s ministerial appointments and his overall approach to running the government (in her terms), she even went ahead... Read More

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Farooq Kperogi: Aisha Buhari’s BBC’s interview and the rest of us

by Farooq Kperogi According to a viral audio clip from the BBC (Hausa Service), Mrs. Aisha Buhari is worried that the more than 15 million people who voted for her husband in 2015 would revolt against him because he has disappointed them by appointing “strangers” to positions of power, strangers who didn’t even work for... Read More

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YNaija Analysis: Buhari’s comments are not a domestic squabble. They are a national embarrassment

Over the past two or three weeks, the world has looked on in horror as a man who had a realistic chance of becoming the most powerful man in the world – up until a few weeks ago at least – began to reveal himself as a chronic abuser of women. As the details came... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog]: This is what happens when Aisha is not doing her chores in #TheOtherRoom

What you are not here … President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Germany meeting with the Chancellor Merkel to discuss issues of shared interests between Nigeria and Germany. The discussions started yesterday and some of the topics that will be ticked off the list include further cooperation on security; the humanitarian situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and... Read More

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FG does not know exact figures of looted funds abroad – AGF

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Friday said the Federal Government does not have exact figures of looted funds stashed abroad. Malami made this disclosure at a Media Roundtable on Open Government Partnership in Abuja. Malami said the exact figures are hard to determine but the Federal Government will continue to liaise... Read More

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The Thread: Nigerians are wondering what Buhari meant by #TheOtherRoom

So President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reacted to a statement made by his wife, Aisha Buhari in an interview on BBC Hausa that she would not support his re-election in 2019 if things continue the way they are. Buhari while reacting in Germany said, “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs... Read More