Tag: Buhari
5 Things that Should Matter Today: YCee and Kizz Daniel are proving artistes need entertainment lawyers before signing contracts
Kizz Daniel has now been dragged back to court by his former record label, G-Worldwide who are seeking N500m in ...
The YNaija Cover – 10th October
Follow the links below to check out our latest stories: Recent data on sexual assault in Kaduna is a warning ...
Here are the best Nigerian articles of the week
Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Teni and Burna Boy have been nominated for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards
Burna Boy and Teni have been nominated for the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. The Nigerian acts will also be ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: President Buhari wants Nigerians to change their lawless habits to achieve the change we want #NigeriaAt59
As Nigeria marks its 59th Independence Anniversary, President Buhari this morning addressed the nation by routinely giving his Independence message ...
The YNaija Cover – 11th of September
Follow the links below to check out our latest stories: 5 Things that Should Matter Today: President Buhari is evacuating ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Funmi Iyanda’s ”Walking With Shadows” is the queer Nollywood movie we need right now
Queer cinema isn’t exactly dead in Nollywood, but we can admit that it’s nowhere near Hollywood’s churning content on LGBTQ ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Inspired by the Ebola outbreak in Lagos, ”93 Days” is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video
The 2016 Steve Gukas movie 93 Days, which tells the story of the first Ebola outbreak in Lagos in 2014 ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Kaduna will start payment of new minimum wage from September 1
The Kaduna state government has announced that it will start payment of the new minimum wage of N30,000 wage as ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: 80 Nigerians charged with massive fraud in the U.S. Can it get any worse?
Nigeria’s global identity, for so long, has been associated with internet scams and while nothing has seemingly been done to ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: President Buhari, who has never held himself accountable, sets ”clear implementation targets” for incoming ministers
Lately, President Buhari has been making orders and tweaks to his government. The latest is the mandate that the incoming ...
The YNaija Cover – the 14th of August
President Muhammadu Buhari makes today’s Cover for asking the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Can we talk about ”The Lion King” becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time?
Ever since Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King was released in theaters last month, I have been monitoring its ...
At long last, leader of IMN, El-Zakzaky leaves for India for treatment
It has taken nearly four years of negotiations, protests, false starts and blatant defiance of the rule of law, but ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: We hope Cindy would be the last new #BBNaija housemate
During the Thursday night presentation, a new housemate came into the house. Cindy, she calls herself, and the housemates weren’t ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: #BBNaija star and rape survivor BamBam is proving we can overcome rape stigma
Big Brother Naija alum and actress Bamike Olawunmi aka BamBam was the latest celebrity guest on NdaniTV’s 37 Questions, and ...
The Late 5: WAEC official disowns Buhari’s Cambridge credentials; Shiite group suspends protests, drags FG to court over proscription | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Your policies can break up Nigeria, Afenifere tells Osinbajo The pan-Yoruba socio-political ...
The Big 5: Real Boko Haram defeated – Presidency; 626 killed during 2019 Nigerian election – Civil Society Situation Room | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Don’t set Edo ablaze, Obaseki tells Senate The Senate, on ...
The Late 5: Nigeria needs N10 trillion infrastructure bond – Fashola; We won’t call any witness to defend Atiku’s petition – INEC | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: INEC chairman should be appointed by the judiciary – Atiku Atiku Abubakar, ...
The YNaija Cover – the 29th of July
Follow the links below to see our latest stories: The Big 5: INEC opens defense on Atiku’s petition; Don’t reappoint ...
The Big 5: INEC opens defense on Atiku’s petition; Don’t reappoint Ngige as Labour minister, NLC warns Buhari | Other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Three Nigerians ask Supreme Court to nullify Buhari’s election for allegedly lying ...
Three Nigerian authors make 2019 Booker Prize longlist, Buhari sends ministerial nominees to Senate, Air Peace aircraft crash lands at Lagos airport – Here’s everything that happened this week
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari ...
The Big 5: Ministerial list nominees incompetent, lack fresh ideas – PDP; U.S. bans Nigeria’s 2019 election riggers, imposes visa restrictions | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Senate approves Buhari’s request for 15 special advisers The Senate ...
The Late 5: Senate suspends recess to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees; Fulani jihadists are seriously working to take over Yorubaland – Nnamdi Kanu | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senate suspends recess to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees Following Buhari sending the ...
The Late 5: Atiku, PDP closes case at presidential election tribunal; Boko Haram kill aid worker in Borno | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Boko Haram kill aid worker in Borno Boko Haram on Thursday killed ...
The Big 5: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria; WHO declares Ebola international health concern | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria The Senate has ...
The Late 5: Obasanjo writes Buhari again, warns him to end violent attacks across Nigeria; Tribunal overrules Buhari, INEC, admits video evidence – Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Tribunal overrules Buhari, INEC, admits video evidence The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal ...
The Big 5: I’m under pressure to release ministerial list – Buhari; PDP witness accuses APC agents of destroying election results | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Police, parliament, judiciary, top list of corrupt institutions in Nigeria ...
The Late 5: Senate to get ministerial nominees list this week; Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s land in Port Harcourt | Other stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Senate to get ministerial nominees list this week Senate President, Ahmad ...
The Big 5: Disregard Northern group’s threat on Ruga, presidency tells Nigerians; Atiku’s witnesses allege manipulation of results | Other top stories
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Disregard Northern group’s threat on Ruga, presidency tells Nigerians The Presidency ...
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- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]