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Bukola Saraki and the defectors at NASS; Dino Melaye’s abduction and other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kehinde Bamigbetan said the state resolved to set up a Mobile Court to…
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#AdeosunGate and NYSC’s response, the alleged attack on Gov Fayose in Ekiti and other stories that made headlines this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the sack, arrest, and arraignment of Finance Minister, Kemi…
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Police kill NYSC member, new APC faction emerges and other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. France President, Emmanuel Macron Tuesday, visited the New Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend…
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Soyinka says he’ll expose Obasanjo; FG says $322m Abacha loot will be spent on the poor and other other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigerian Air Force had made claims of air strikes, but a video – five minutes, 17 seconds –…
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NASS threatens to invoke constitutional powers on the executive; Nigerian actor says gays, lesbians rule Nollywood and other stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) invited Senate President, Bukola Saraki to answer allegations against him by suspects who took part in…
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Wizkid makes history at the 02 Arena, President Buhari signs the #NotTooYoungToRun bill with exceptions and other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Federal Government said that the tax base of the country now had 19 million taxpayers, noting that the…
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Obasanjo and Buhari’s ‘exchange’, Amnesty International accuses Nigerian troops of raping ‘rescued’ women and other stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the…
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After several months of promises, NASS passes 2018 budget; NEC says NNPC, 15 others under-remitted N8.1trn between 2010 and 2015 and other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Mace theft from the Nigerian Senate, President Buhari’s comment about Nigerian youth and other stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie revealed that she was sexually abused by a powerful media man as a teenager. The award-winning…
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Obasanjo’s ‘firm’ advice to Nigerians, $1bn approved by President Buhari to fight insecurity and other stories that made headlines this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) said the ruling APC may soon die. Speaking with BBC Hausa, Melaye said there…
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The Martin Luther King Award to President Buhari, the list of PDP ‘looters’ and other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Former Minister of Defense, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), urged Nigerians to defend themselves against killers in the country. Danjuma made the…
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Davido plans to set up record labels for DMW artistes, Yusuf Buhari returns after medical treatment and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf, has returned to Nigeria after his medical treatment abroad. His mother, Aisha Buhari, announced…
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‘Black Panther’ rakes in $500 million at the global box office, Boko Haram kidnap schoolgirls from Dapchi and, other top stories that drove conversation this week
These are the stories top ten that drove conversatition this week. After a five-year absence, the Catholic Church announced its return to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A delegation…
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Obasanjo unveils the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, #BBNaija Season 3 begins and, other stories that drove conversation this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Canadian-based singer, Stephanie Otobo, who had accused Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has recanted her story. She said she…
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Obasanjo’s letter to Buhari, Dino Melaye accuses NNPC of ‘monumental corruption’ and other top stories of the week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Sixteen, out of the 36 states in Nigeria, have indicated interest to be part of the cattle colonies initiative…
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Cattle breeders propose measures to end Farmer-Herder clashes, Olakunle Churchill takes Tonto Dikeh to court and, other top stories of the week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. As 2019 draws closer, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission had 74…
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Benue gives mass burial to victims of herdsmen attacks, Dangote remains Africa’s richest man and other top stories of the week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Residents of Benue remained mournful as bodies of the victims of the Fulani herdsmen attacks of Jan. 1 and 2 on…
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Davido and Wizkid’s surprise of the year, fuel scarcity and other top stories of the week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said the fuel scarcity in the country is caused…
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The $1bn ECA funds for security, IGP’s readiness to #ReformSARS and other top stories of the week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. As the fuel scarcity worsened, PENGASSAN threatened to go on indefinite strike, considering the FG's resolve not to do…
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Rejection of the #NGOBill, the #UCLDraw and, other top stories of the week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The PDP elective National Convention held. But, before then most of the candidates from the South West withdrew from…
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The #EndSARS campaign, Kiss Daniel’s legal battle with his former label and, other stories that got people talking this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. A number of Nigerians stranded in Libya have recounted their stories of the suffering they have had to endure…
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Wizkid’s feat at Mobo Awards, Nigeria’s #WorldCupDraw with Argentina, and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, had resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and it would not…
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The resignation of Mugabe, Anambra elections and, other top stories of the week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose has said that he has no hard feelings against President Muhammadu Buhari, that his regular…
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The 2018 budget presentation, corruption in the military and, other top stories this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka had said he would destroy his green card if U.S President Donald Trump won the presidential election.…
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The Maina scandal, Senator Misau’s allegations and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. This week began with another scandal in the Buhari government. It was reported that President Muhammadu Buhari reinstated a wanted former…
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Banks crackdown on customer’s accounts, Okorocha and his statues and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. You remember the Kachikwu-Baru saga? Well, this week, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu finally spoke on what…
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Davido accused of murder, Kachikwu’s letter to Buhari and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Responding to the question, "Where is Nnamdi Kanu?" Orji Uzor Kalu said the leader of the Indigenous People of…
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The Psquare rift; Fayose’s declaration and other stories that got people talking this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. In what might have been unsurprising in a military era, the Nigerian Police, Benue Command arrested a reporter of the News Agency…
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Buhari at #UNGA, the renewed rift between the Psquare brothers and other top stories of the week
Another week ends and we bring you the stories that got people talking. IPOB drama In response to the declaration as a "militant terrorist group", the members of the Indigenous…
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The Royal separation; the Benue flood; and other stories that set the agenda this week
These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Benue Flood The flood in Benue State has led to the displacement of over 110,000 people, destroying a sizeable number of…
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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
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