Tag: Brexit

UK set to release publications on life after Brexit

by Adedotun Michael The department of the UK’s Brexit secretary has said it would be clarifying the UK’s position on a range of issues with the publication of formal strategy…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 -…

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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 -…

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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…

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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…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 20th of March

Read the full stories here, here and here now!

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#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,…

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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…

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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…

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#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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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