UK set to release publications on life after Brexit

Survey reveals Britons want a hard Brexit

by Adedotun Michael A survey of over 20,000 ordinary voters has revealed an unbelievable support amongst both Leavers and Remainers for Theresa May’s strategy of securing a clean Brexit with the EU. The survey exposed that two-thirds of people would rather quit with no negotiations at all than settle for a soft Brexit which would... Read More

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August 10, 2017

Brexit negotiators denied water during discussions

A civil servant privy to Brexit negotiations and who also pleaded anonymity as disclosed that Britain’s Brexit negotiators were denied water during showdown talks in Brussels as the EU sought to gain a competitive advantage over the UK. According to the Telegraph, he said the unavailability of water during talks may have been evidence of... Read More

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August 9, 2017

Brexit: ‘Remain’ agitators to hold protests in major cities

A crackdown dubbed “War on Brexit” is brewing as “thousands” of Remainers are promising to take cities hostage and hold massive rallies. The set of UK citizens who had refused to accept Brexit mandate have insisted to embark on the march in order to disrupt Britain’s divorce from Brussels. The march organiser, Kaz Llewellyn, said,... Read More

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August 9, 2017

Brexit: New rules may stop Britons from travelling to EU countries without a visa

With the assiduous Brexit process to be finalised by March 2019, travel plans will undoubtedly have to change, The Express reports. The European Commission has championed a new visa scheme for all visitors to the European Union, called an ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System). Although a report says Brexit was not the catalyst for the... Read More

Brexit, ETIAS, EU, travel plans

August 8, 2017

Brexit may suffer another blow over European Economic Area agreement

A hard Brexit was never up for contention, but the stiff knock it has received could not be said to have been anticipated. The latest blow to dent the process is the possible failure of leaving the European Economic Area. The drive to keep the UK inside the European Economic Area (EEA) has received a... Read More

Brexit, EU, European Economic Area (EEA), uk

August 8, 2017

Greece demands return of ancient sculpture to back the UK in Brexit negotiations

As Brexit negotiations drag on, a sculpture known as the Parthenon Marbles which has been a subject of controversy between Greece and the UK has returned to the front burner, The Express reports. The sculpture was taken to the UK from Greece in the early 19th century and the country wants to use its return as leverage on... Read More

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July 17, 2017

Brexit to affect 1.2m migrants

by Adedotun Michael With the first full week of Brexit negotiations poised to start today in Brussels, Lord Green of Deddington, chairman of Migration Watch has given a warning revelation. According to him, Britain will need to build a city the size of Birmingham every two years unless it cuts all ties with Europe. If... Read More

Brexit, EU, migrants, Migration, uk

June 29, 2017

Opinion: Is this the end of right-wing populism?

by Jideofor Adibe The outcome of the recent elections in several European countries – Austria, the Netherlands, Britain and France – is raising question about whether right-wing populism has peaked. The possibility that this ideology has run its course is further strengthened by the several challenges Donald Trump is facing in the USA, with... Read More

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June 23, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Winners and losers from the Senate repeal bill | I am a Traditionalist, Christian and a practicing Muslim – Ooni of Ife | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Anambra gov election will not hold if… | Nnamdi Kanu threatens – YNaija I am working tirelessly to ensure kidnapped students return safely – Ambode – YNaija Our common enemy is the corrupt political class | Labour Unions tell Nigerians – YNaija Recall move: I have not heard anything from... Read More

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June 18, 2017

John Akomfrah, OBE, speaks on Trump, Brexit migration debates

by Rachel Ogbu// In January Ghanaian-British video artist John Akomfrah was named the winner of 2017 Artes Mundi, the UK’s biggest prize for international contemporary art. The artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator used his new status to speak openly about the “bleak culture of fear and intolerance” in Britain. “We are currently experiencing the... Read More

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June 11, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Matters arising from ‘Kaduna Declaration’

by Simon Kolawole We are in that season again, aren’t we, when political tension is the major topic of discussion, day and night, in Nigeria. On the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra, the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has been increasing the volume of its campaign for secession. In response, the Northern Youth... Read More

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June 9, 2017

The Thread: “Screw you and your politics” | J.K Rowling comes to Theresa May’s defence

Whew! In Nigeria, we’ll say the polity is heating up. It sure is, if renowned author and screen writer of the fabulous Harry Potter series unfollows you on Twitter. And then calls you out. First, a little backstory. Prime Minister of Britain Theresa May called for snap elections 3 years early and lost. The purpose... Read More

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June 9, 2017

The Thread: “Foolish” “Get your money back from Nigerian pastors” | The world laughs at Theresa May’s defeat

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has lost the election she called three years ahead of time, to enable her command the authority she sought to cruise though Brexit negotiations with the European Union, which begins in less than two weeks. It’s so bad, even seats abandoned by the Tories for years, which Theresa May, the... Read More

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April 19, 2017

World trade is bouncing back but President Trump might be a problem

The World Trade Organization said Wednesday it expects the value of goods shipped around the globe to grow by around 2.4% in 2017, up from just 1.3% in 2016. The forecast takes into account inflation and currency movements. This is awesome news BUT recovery will be much weaker if President Trump’s America First and other... Read More

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April 10, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: The march of the ethnic nationalists and a friendly warning for the British and French ambassadors (Part 2)

by Femi Fani-Kayode The march of the ethnic nationalists and a friendly warning for the British and French ambassadors (Part 1) begins here. Meanwhile, just as their counterparts are doing in Nigeria, the racial integrationists, the champions of globalisation, the apostles of a new world order and the advocates of mass migration continue to test... Read More

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April 2, 2017

Did Dino Melaye keep a spare set of eyes on his cabinet handle? | See our top 10 photos from the past week

There’s hardly anyone who can say, after the events of this past week, that he/she does not know what Senator Dino Melaye shares in common with his office cabinet – or a 7-year-old, if you please. But do you know what Facebook now has in common with Snapchat? [In case you missed it: Does Senator... Read More

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March 31, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: NNPC N11bn debt: DSS quizzes Ifeanyi Ubah | Senate embraces Buhari’s peace moves | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Why it is difficult to trace and recover stolen monies – Osinbajo – YNaija NNPC N11bn debt: DSS quizzes Ifeanyi Ubah – YNaija Senate embraces Buhari’s peace moves – YNaija 2017 appropriation bill: FG extends tenure of 2016 budget – YNaija ‘EFCC invites more CBN officials over... Read More

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March 30, 2017

The Dummies Guide to #Brexit, #BrexitDay and what it all means for the rest of us

Yesterday, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May sent the letter that formally notifies the European Council of Britain’s desire to exit the European Union : the Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which contains all the guidelines that the UK has to abide by to successfully leave the EU. [Remember: We already went through a guide to... Read More

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March 29, 2017

UK Prime Minister signs letter that will trigger Brexit

UK Prime Minister, Theresa May has signed the letter to begin the country’s departure from the European Union. May signed Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which will be delivered to European Council president Donald Tusk later. Mrs May’s letter will be delivered at 12:20 BST on Wednesday by the British ambassador to the EU,... Read More

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March 20, 2017

#Brexit: Britain to exit the EU on March 29

Britain has said it will on Monday trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty to facilitate its exit from the European Union on March 29. Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said, “The UK’s permanent representative to the EU informed the office of (European Union President) Donald Tusk that it’s the UK’s intention to trigger Article 50... Read More

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February 8, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Boko Haram is broke – UN envoy | 62 houses seized from female public officer – ICPC | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Boko Haram is broke – UN envoy – YNaija 62 houses seized from female public officer – ICPC – YNaija ‘Osinbajo to send Onnoghen’s name to Senate for confirmation’ – YNaija Power sector: How N2.7trn spent in 16 years generated darkness – Dogara – YNaija Northern APC... Read More

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January 29, 2017

The Dummies Guide to understanding #Brexit

Maybe yesterday you read in the News that MPs in the United Kingdom have only five days to consider the 137 word in a bill presented to them by the government. A bill that once passed, will trigger the formal process of Britain’s exit from the European Union and thought to yourself: “Didn’t they leave the EU last June?”.... Read More

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December 19, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: Brexit, #AmericaDecides, Zika virus… These 10 major events shook the world in 2016

by Wilfred Okiche These events sent shock waves around the world and left confusion in their wake. In no particular order. Brexit The United Kingdom shocked the world in June when its citizens voted in a referendum to withdraw from the European Union. 52% of British citizens voted in favour of Brexit, a portmanteau of “British exit.” The UK... Read More

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November 15, 2016

Opinion: The populist manifesto

by Jude ‘Feranmi Last Week, Donald J. Trump became the 45th President-Elect of the United States and it is the most controversial and unexpected electoral victory of the 21st century yet. But is it? The fact that Hillary Clinton, the historical Democratic nominee polled more popular votes than The Donald in the election and still lost... Read More

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November 10, 2016

Opinion: Lessons from the 2016 US Presidential Election

by Jideofor Adibe It certainly came as a surprise to many people. Though all national polls in the USA indicated that the race was tightening in the run-up to the elections, almost all indicated a Hilary Clinton win. With 279 Electoral College Votes to Hillary’s 228, the world increasingly has to come to terms with... Read More

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November 9, 2016

YNaija Analysis: 2016 – The year of the anti-establishment

It is tempting to draw grand narratives from events that happen in different countries and continents, because no two events are ever exactly the same. There are always little things that come together to produce the stunning electoral outcomes that 2016 has brought, from Nigeria, to Britain, and now to the United States, but the... Read More

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November 9, 2016

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: This is America in 2016

It is (almost) over. Hillary Clinton, the most qualified person ever to run for the office of President of the United States of America, is about to lose to a person who called Mexicans ‘rapists’, demeaned women and not published his tax returns, and has had six bankruptcies. With their voting choices, Americans are about... Read More

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October 24, 2016

Introducing ‘Blood Money’, this month’s special citizenship series from YNaija.com

by Isime Esene, managing editor Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. “There are too many untold stories across our country, too many incomplete stories,” this paper’s editor-in-chief noted in announcing the series. “To tell these important stories, tragedy porn... Read More