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Rihanna’s baby is here! The singer ‘had her baby boy on May 13’
Rihanna and partner A$AP Rocky have welcomed their first child, according to a report from TMZ. The Savage x Fenty designer and the 33-year-old DMB singer have yet to confirm the baby's arrival and…
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#YNaijaSpecial: IPOB’s demand for a referendum
ENUGU, Nigeria – Located at the centre of Umuahia, is Afara Ukwu, the home of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB] who is currently on…
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#YNaijaSpecial: The rise of Eastern Security Network (ESN) | #BiafraRemembranceDay
ENUGU, Nigeria – In August last year, when Nwanedi Njoku arrived at her farmland located in the outskirts of Owerri, the capital city of Imo state, she found her crops…
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#BiafraRemembranceDay: 54 years after, scars of the war still haunt victims | A #YNaijaSpecial
“If we had achieved a Biafran state, we would have been better than today. Our economy would have been stronger because our people are industrious. But there can never be…
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Winning! LSF|PR wins 4 Sabre awards, named finalist in the platinum category (Africa) and Diamond category (EMEA)
One of Nigeria’s leading PR agencies, LSF|PR has been announced as the winner of four SABRE Awards, the world's largest PR awards programme, recognising superior achievement in branding and reputation…
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Appointees list: The Presidency has no knowledge of its staff?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The little matter of proving that the greater percentage of its appointments has not been skewed in favour of one group of the country has managed…
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Ekweume Abroad: There was a Hospital in Ibom
by Alexander O. Onukwue If only there was a hospital in Nigeria which was built at a cost of N41 billion just two years ago, stuffed with many state-of-the-art medical…
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Why the attention over flying former Vice President Ekwueme abroad is noisy
by Alexander O. Onukwue President Buhari, on Friday evening, approved the overseas treatment for currently ailing former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Immediately the announcement was made, the knights and…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 4th of November
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija:
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Budget 2018? What did we learn from budget 2017?
by Alexander O. Onukwue After delays due to disagreements between the Executive and the National Assembly, the 2017 budget was passed and signed into law in June. Barely six months…
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Budget 2018: Four items Nigerians will be looking out for
by Alexander O. Onukwue What will be the major talking points in President Buhari’s 2018 budget which he would present to the National Assembly next Tuesday? As with the past…
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Budget 2018: What should we expect?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Presidency, on Thursday, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will present the first draft of the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday, 7th…
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House of Scraps: How Buhari could get his house back in order
by Alexander O. Onukwue A source in the Presidency has described President Buhari’s reaction to the pre-FEC face-off between Winifred Oyo-Ita and Abba Kyari as one of being “embarrassed”, according…
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Will Buhari also demonstrate against Abba Kyari?
by Alexander O. Onukwue In this week alone, there have been three public demonstrations about the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. The first two took place around…
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FEC Report: Oyo-Ita made a strong case for her innocence
by Alexander O. Onukwue News reports from the Aso Villa council chambers on Tuesday paid much focus on a heated moment between the Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred…
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The very faulty line in Buhari’s cabinet expansion plan
by Alexander O. Onukwue Nigeria’s economy is at a better place than it was at this time last year. The exit from recession achieved in the last quarter has…
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Can the expansion of Buhari’s cabinet be all female?
by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari wants to expand the Federal Executive Council and it was worth enquiring what the gender representation would be. Of the 36 Ministers…
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3 explanations for Buhari’s proposed cabinet expansion
by Alexander O. Onukwue At the APC’s meeting on Monday, 30th October, President Muhammadu Buhari intimated that he plans to expand the Federal Executive Council. No specifics were provided…
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Can Journalists still be trusted?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Tonto Dikeh has accused Azuka Ogujiuba of collecting money from her estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, in order to tell a different story of how their marriage…
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Does Kanu’s lawyer have proof of the Army’s guilt?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The legal counsel for the leader of the IPOB Nnamdi Kanu has asked the chief of Army staff to produce the controversial leader of the now…
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PDP 2019: Fayose out, Atiku in?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The definitive ‘No’ said to Ayo Fayose by the PDP could mean the chances of a ‘Yes’ to Atiku has just got better. Fayose, the current…
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Forget it. PDP won’t break its rule for Fayose
by Alexander O. Onukwue Governor Ayo Fayose’s ambition to take Buhari’s seat has taken a big hit because the PDP has apparently zoned the 2019 Presidency to the North. According…
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Is the age of social media bad for music groups?
by Alexander O. Onukwue They have tried to rebound from their brief spell away from each other but it appears the rot in their relationship is beyond issues about money.…
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Psquare rift: Who is the woman behind the war?
by Alexander O. Onukwue An Instagram post by Paul Okoye, the dread-plaiting half of the PSquare duo alleges that the latest installment of the feud between the brothers is being…
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Making sense of Psquare’s second fight in the market square
by Alexander O. Onukwue The iconic duo of Peter and Paul Okoye who have dazzled fans across the country, around the African continent and various other parts of the world,…
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Will JAMB’S new admissions system put a cap on admissions fraud?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Central Admissions Processing System, a new initiative of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), promises to be an effective way of ensuring schools will…
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Jamb’s plan to block backdoor admissions
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede is determined to stop the system of providing regularization to students admitted through a “backdoor” by Nigerian Universities. Speaking…
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The next step in fashioning the narrative of IPOB as terrorists
by Alexander O. Onukwue By naming certain countries as being complicit in the prosperity of IPOB, the Nigerian Government wishes to follow-up on the signal it has began sending on…
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The country Lai Mohammed should be complaining about instead of France
More often than not, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, appears in the news for something he has said which he probably should not have said, or for not saying…
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What has Lai Mohammed done to Buhari’s UNGA brilliance?
President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly this Tuesday was well received by international observers as one of the more pro-active addresses by any leader of the…
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The September Standard
- RED CARPET! Amstel Malta at 30: A Sleek Celebration of Style and Legacy!
- Ugoccie: Where Afrocentricity Meets Street Style
- Uchay Joel Chima’s No Longer Afraid of Shadows Showing at Soto
- BBL vs. Size Zero: How The Era of Size Zero May Have been Trying To Save Women From Today’s Era of BBL
- This Week in Fashion: Our Favourite Looks From MET Gala, Bridgerton Premiere
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
The September Standard
- RED CARPET! Amstel Malta at 30: A Sleek Celebration of Style and Legacy!
- Ugoccie: Where Afrocentricity Meets Street Style
- Uchay Joel Chima’s No Longer Afraid of Shadows Showing at Soto
- BBL vs. Size Zero: How The Era of Size Zero May Have been Trying To Save Women From Today’s Era of BBL
- This Week in Fashion: Our Favourite Looks From MET Gala, Bridgerton Premiere
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy