More insecurity than one country can handle – Buhari; UK licenses 266 Nigerian doctors in two months | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

More insecurity than one country can handle – Buhari UK licenses 266 Nigerian doctors in two months My business is suffering because of the high cost of diesel – Obasanjo Fear of terrorist attacks spread throughout Nigeria’s south-west 16 dead, five injured in Lagos auto crash Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,... Read More

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auto crash, Buhari, Diesel, Insecurity, lagos state, Nigerian doctors, Obasanjo, South West, terrorist attacks, uk

July 9, 2022

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I won’t rest until I bring relief to Nigerians, says Buhari; Peter Obi picks Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate| 5 Things That Should Matter Today

I won’t rest until I bring relief to Nigerians, says Buhari Medical lecturers to be paid as FG breaks ASUU’s rank Peter Obi picks Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate Odumeje to pay the cost of demolition of his church – Soludo High Court disqualifies PDP candidate, Oborevwori Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital... Read More

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ASUU, Buhari, Charles Soludo, Datti Baba-Ahmed, Federal Government, Medial Lecturers, Oborevwori, Odumeje, PDP, peter obi

February 18, 2022

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Dear Nigerian Youth, you have a message from Garba Shehu

These are the issues. The presidential spokesperson or a politician can go on camera or social media and pass controversial comments to protect the image of their principals. But, that’s their job right? Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says President Muhammadu Buhari is “healthier than most young Nigerians” criticising him on health issues. Shehu spoke Thursday,... Read More

#YNaija2021Review: Asaba declaration, Northwest bandits, electoral bill…The Biggest News Stories of the Year

We followed some of the biggest headlines obsessively. Banditry in the northwest About 140 students went missing in July after armed men raided Bethel Baptist, a boarding school in Kaduna state. This was only the latest mass school kidnapping in the northwest. Authorities have attributed them to armed bandits seeking ransom payments. These bandits have... Read More

Blogs, Lists

Asaba, Buhari, Ikoyi Building collapse, Iniobong “Hiny” Umoren, Isa Pantami, Nigeria vs Twitter, Northern Nigeria, Soludo, Southern Nigerian

December 31, 2021

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#YNaija2021Review: Chronic insecurity, Banditry, Rising Inflation … The 10 Biggest Tragedies of the Year

This year was relentless. Is the country burning? The Alleged Rape of Keren-Happuch Akpagher 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher, a student of Premier Academy, Lugbe, Abuja was allegedly raped in her school and left in septic shock, a situation that eventually led to her death. While advocating for justice, the parents of the slain child accused... Read More

Blogs, Lists

#YNaija2021Review, Bethel Baptist, Buhari, ikoyi, Itunu Babalola, Keren-Happuch Akpagher, nigeria, Sylvester Oromoni, Twitter

December 29, 2021

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#YNaija2021Review: Lekki Massacre, Trouble in the NDDC…The Wildest Scandals of the Year

Even we cannot believe all of this mess. 10. Governor’s aide caught doing fraud Abidemi Rufai, erstwhile aide to governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state was arrested in New York while heading to Nigeria in May. He was said to have used the identities of more than 100 American residents to steal more than $350,000 in unemployment... Read More

Blogs, Lists

Abba Kyari, Adam Nuru, Baba Ijesha, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Buhari, fcmb, ikoyi, Isa Pantami, Micheal Usifo Ataga

June 25, 2021

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#YNaijaPolitics100: Wike, Falana, Okonjo-Iweala, Rufai Oseni…Here are the 100 Most Influential Voices in Nigerian Politics

by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq & Chinedu Okafor Politics all over the world plays the most critical role in driving national development, but behind the structures, institutions and organisations geared towards the achievement of same are actors influencing thoughts, directions and processes of change. Most often, many of these actors are aware of the enormous influence they... Read More

Lists, YNaija Politics 100

Aisha Yesufu, Ayuba Wabba, Buhari, Chief. Olusegun Obasanjo, falz, Mr. Macaroni, olusegun obasanjo, Reno Omokiri, reuben abati, Rinu Oduala, wike nyesom, Yemi Osibanjo, YMonitor

June 2, 2021

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Nigerians are showing solidarity to Igbos with #IAmIgboToo. What does this say about us?

Adressing Nigeria’s mounting security crisis last night, President Buhari sent out a blizzard of tweets committing to combat the issue. In there was also a bit of reassurance, but all was ruined with one particular incendiary statement. The tweet now deleted by Twitter, the president turned squarely towards the unrest in the Southeast and the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

#IAmIgbo, Buhari, Genocide Tweet

June 1, 2021

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IPOB records total compliance of sit-at-home order, FG, US agency launch COVID-19 immunity survey | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

From Yobe to Anambra, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: FG to privatise 12 highways today The Federal Government is to officially open a bid for value-added concession under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI) on 12 highways today. The affected roads for privatisation consist of Benin-Asaba; Abuja-Lokoja; Kaduna-Kano;... Read More

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Buhari, COVID, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Sit At Home

May 17, 2021

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Southern Governors to meet Buhari after France visit, Asisat Oshoala makes history with Barcelona win | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Southern Governors to meet Buhari after France visit Southern governors are set to meet with President, Muhammadu Buhari after his return from France – Punch reports According to the publication, a source in the Southern Governors’ Forum had... Read More

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Asisat Oshoala, atiku abubakar, Buhari, Sunday Ignoho

May 3, 2021

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Over 7,500 sign petition against Baba Ijesha’s release, Bandits threaten to kill abducted Greenfield University students | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: Over 7,500 sign petition against Baba Ijesha’s release Over 7,500 people have signed a petition against the release of Olanrewaju Omiyinka, well known as Baba Ijesha, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the care of Adekola... Read More

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Adekola Adekanya, Baba Ijesha, Buhari, Greenfield University, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, Peter Afunanya, princess, Zakari Usman

April 30, 2021

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JUSUN: Lagos Judiciary Workers begin ‘partial’ resumption, Niger community reach agreement with Boko Haram | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: JUSUN: Lagos judiciary workers begin ‘partial’ resumption Some segments of Lagos State judiciary workers have commenced partial resumption of work amid the ongoing nationwide strike by their counterparts in other parts of the country – Premium Times reports... Read More

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Abubakar Bello, Arielle Rachelle-Marise, Buhari, Chris Oyakhilome, Godwin Emefiele, Ibukun Awosika, Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), KingsChat, Oba Otudeko

April 28, 2021

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Buhari wanting AFRICOM relocated to Africa is a bad move

In the past week, Nigeria has felt like the Upside Down, the news cycle churning away with horrid stories of militant abductions, violent clashes, displacement, and deaths. Only recently, three students were killed by armed bandits after they were abducted from Kaduna’s Greenfield University, drawing condemnation and sympathy from Nigerians online. And on April 26,... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

AFRICOM Germany, AFRICOM HQ, Buhari, Buhari AFRICOM, US imperialism

April 23, 2021

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Cattle traders chase Enugu Police with AK-47; Instagram Comedian Pankeeroy, in trouble with the law | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

All across Nigeria, here are five stories that has grabbed everyone’s attention this Friday: Cattle traders chase policemen in Enugu state with Ak-47s New Artisan Market in Enugu was a hotbed of tensions late Thursday following a clash between cattle traders in the market and men of the State Police Command. As reported by Punch,... Read More

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Buhari, DJ Cuppy, EFCC, Garba Shehu, Isa Pantami, Jorge Masvidal, Pankeeroy, Usman Kamaru

April 5, 2021

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Buhari’s UK medical trip is once again showing the failure of Nigeria’s healthcare

Just before the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike on April 1, 2021, President Buhari departed Abuja for a medical checkup in the UK. The timing couldn’t be worse, given that that NARD had given the federal government an ultimatum to improve the wages and allowances of doctors to avert... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Buhari, healthcare, NARD, resident doctors, strike action

April 5, 2021

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Nigerians berate Pastor Tunde Bakare over criticism on Buhari-led administration, El-Rufai: Bandits don’t deserve to live | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: El-Rufai: Bandits don’t deserve to live Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has stated that he does not think bandits deserve to live – The Cable reports The Governor further stated that the days are numbered for bandits operating in... Read More

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Buhari, Chris Ngige, Matthew Kukah, Nasir el-Rufai, Tunde Bakare

February 5, 2021

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Ease of Undoing Business: Outrage greets CBN’s announcement on Cryptocurrencies | The #YNaijaCover

Friday, 5th February 2021 was another day of drama in Nigeria which is fast becoming a theatre of absurdities with recent events across the federation. Nigerians were still yet to come to terms with Thursday’s reports that Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

#Bitcoin, #Piggyvest, Buhari, CBN, Crypto, cryptocurrency, Ghana, Osinbajo, PayPal, The CBN

January 4, 2021

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Sokoto, Rivers, Oyo, ignore FG’s directives on school resumption | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Sokoto, Rivers, Oyo, ignores FG’s directives on school resumption As part of measures to reduce the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Federal Government has directed that all schools remain closed till January 18. However, some state governments have faulted the directives and insisted on early resumption on January 11. While some... Read More

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ASUU, Buhari, news headlines

December 31, 2020

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Sanwo-Olu budgets N500m for PLWDs, to appoint SSA on Disability Affairs | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Sanwo-Olu budgets N500m for PLWDs, to appoint SSA on Disability Affairs Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has promised to appoint a Senior Special Assistant on Disability Affairs, adding that his administration earmarked N500 million for Persons Living With Disabilities, PLWDs in the 2021 budget. Sanwo-Olu State has promised to appoint a Senior Special Assistant... Read More

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Buhari, NCDC, Sanwo-Olu

December 15, 2020

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Nigeria’s First Lady avoids Aso Rock for security reasons | Wahala for who no fit go Dubai oo!

On the afternoon of Friday, December 11, 2020, Nigeria’s President was reported to have left Aso Rock, for some alone time in his hometown of Daura, Katsina. In the early hours of the next day, Government Senior Secondary School Kankara – less than 200km from Daura, was attacked by armed bandits, and over 300 of... Read More

Deep Dive

Buhari, first lady, fleeing, Insecurity, nigerian celebrities on instagram

December 15, 2020

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#BringBackOurBoys: There are too many reasons the #ResignBuhari trend may not be wrong

When media houses around the country reported the tragic irony of the Commander In Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria being in Katsina while over 500 students were kidnapped, many journalists were gracious enough to openly hope that the President’s response will set the tone for Nigeria’s attitude to terrorists moving forward. We certainly... Read More

Deep Dive

#BringBackOurBoy, Buhari

December 15, 2020

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#BringBackOurBoys: Here’s all we know about the abducted schoolboys from Kankara

To say that the heightened spate of insecurity in Nigeria is worrisome is an understatement. The reality now is that a week hardly ever goes by without news of the abduction of unsuspecting Nigerians across the nation. Over the weekend, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the kidnap of about six hundred secondary school students... Read More

Deep Dive

Buhari, FG, Kankara schoolboys abduction, katsina

December 7, 2020

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‘Choose your hoodlums wisely’: Nigerians ask Buhari to redirect energy to insurgents | The #YNaijaCover

Due to a series of events, embers of what signals a second wave of the #EndSARS protests have been sparking. A few people have been spotted littering the streets in various parts of the country; spurring up a second uprising of the political agitation that had characterised the months of August and October this year.... Read More

FG seeks to expand its loan foot prints to Latin America

It’s another Wednesday being a Nigerian in Nigeria, and the daily reminder for today of this distressing fact is the news that the Federal Government of Nigeria is looking to expand the nation’s debt by $1.2 billion. The Federal government is looking to take a loan from Brazil – whose economy contracted by a historic... Read More

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ACGSF, brazil, Buhari, FG, Lebanon, NBS, nddc, nigeria

October 29, 2020

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There’s a curious thing happening in the comment section of Buhari’s tweets

Nigerians have always created a distinct, humorous relationship with each passing president. Who can forget the subtle play on former president Olusegun Obasanjo‘s looks, or the critique of Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan‘s speech – and now, President Muhammadu Buhari, and the play on his almost absent-esque tactic in leading Nigerians. For many... Read More

Nigerian youth blacklist Atiku and his peers, and there are reasons for this

Almost everyone that has led Nigeria since its democratic dispensation in 1999 is presumed to have left the country worse off than they met it. This seems to be because of a lack of ingenuity to solve complex modern economic problems, or a reluctance to; ultimately because the nation’s crop of leaders are those who... Read More

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#EndSARS, #LekkiMassacre, APC, Atiku, Buhari, PDP

October 5, 2020

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#EndSARS: Buharists are here again, this time to teach us the Yoruba culture

If we wanted to learn about culture and tradition, we would have pushed for it to become compulsory in primary and high school. But when we have ‘special people’ trying to distract us from a topic at a particular time, we know hypocrisy is at play again. Today on social media, while Nigerians are using... Read More

#NigeriaAt60: All the reasons Buhari cannot compare Saudi Arabia with Nigeria

The Nigerian government and her people have been at a discontented marriage for far too long. For the most, the people blame the government for bad governance, corruption, and negligence to their needs. The government, on the other hand, brand Nigerians as impatient, overly demanding, lazy, and also corrupt. There are a few things, however,... Read More

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Buhari, Nigeria at 60

September 29, 2020

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N2.67bn meant for COVID-19 school feeding money discovered in personal accounts – ICPC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared that the sum of N2.67 billion paid to some Federal Colleges for school feeding during the COVID-19 lockdown had ended up in private bank accounts. ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, made the disclosure in his keynote address at the second national summit on diminishing... Read More

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Bolaji Owasanoye, Buhari, COVID-19, Elisha Abbo, Yahaya Sharif Aminu

September 28, 2020

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All the reasons why Nigerians should be part of the #RevolutionNow protest

October 1, 1960, highlights more than just independence from colonial demonisation to a majority of Nigerians. It has now evolved into hypocritic celebrations of Nigeria’s ‘oneness’; not forgetting how it has become a time when Nigerians have discussions around failed leaderships and the need for Nigeria to live up to its nomenclature: Giant of Africa.... Read More

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Buhari, Revolution Now, Yele Sowore

More insecurity than one country can handle – Buhari; UK licenses 266 Nigerian doctors in two months | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

I won’t rest until I bring relief to Nigerians, says Buhari; Peter Obi picks Datti Baba-Ahmed as running mate| 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Dear Nigerian Youth, you have a message from Garba Shehu

#YNaija2021Review: Asaba declaration, Northwest bandits, electoral bill…The Biggest News Stories of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Chronic insecurity, Banditry, Rising Inflation … The 10 Biggest Tragedies of the Year

#YNaija2021Review: Lekki Massacre, Trouble in the NDDC…The Wildest Scandals of the Year

#YNaijaPolitics100: Wike, Falana, Okonjo-Iweala, Rufai Oseni…Here are the 100 Most Influential Voices in Nigerian Politics

Nigerians are showing solidarity to Igbos with #IAmIgboToo. What does this say about us?

IPOB records total compliance of sit-at-home order, FG, US agency launch COVID-19 immunity survey | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Southern Governors to meet Buhari after France visit, Asisat Oshoala makes history with Barcelona win | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Over 7,500 sign petition against Baba Ijesha’s release, Bandits threaten to kill abducted Greenfield University students | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

JUSUN: Lagos Judiciary Workers begin ‘partial’ resumption, Niger community reach agreement with Boko Haram | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari wanting AFRICOM relocated to Africa is a bad move

Cattle traders chase Enugu Police with AK-47; Instagram Comedian Pankeeroy, in trouble with the law | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Buhari’s UK medical trip is once again showing the failure of Nigeria’s healthcare

Nigerians berate Pastor Tunde Bakare over criticism on Buhari-led administration, El-Rufai: Bandits don’t deserve to live | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Ease of Undoing Business: Outrage greets CBN’s announcement on Cryptocurrencies | The #YNaijaCover

Sokoto, Rivers, Oyo, ignore FG’s directives on school resumption | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Sanwo-Olu budgets N500m for PLWDs, to appoint SSA on Disability Affairs | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigeria’s First Lady avoids Aso Rock for security reasons | Wahala for who no fit go Dubai oo!

#BringBackOurBoys: There are too many reasons the #ResignBuhari trend may not be wrong

#BringBackOurBoys: Here’s all we know about the abducted schoolboys from Kankara

‘Choose your hoodlums wisely’: Nigerians ask Buhari to redirect energy to insurgents | The #YNaijaCover

FG seeks to expand its loan foot prints to Latin America

There’s a curious thing happening in the comment section of Buhari’s tweets

Nigerian youth blacklist Atiku and his peers, and there are reasons for this

#EndSARS: Buharists are here again, this time to teach us the Yoruba culture

#NigeriaAt60: All the reasons Buhari cannot compare Saudi Arabia with Nigeria

N2.67bn meant for COVID-19 school feeding money discovered in personal accounts – ICPC | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

All the reasons why Nigerians should be part of the #RevolutionNow protest

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