The Thread: “I smell hypocrisy somewhere…” | TwitterNG flags 10 places Buhari tripped in his UN speech

When Nigerians heard President Buhari would be speaking at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, many raised eyebrows. Curiosity deepened when people heard the President would speak on the theme ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. You see, on the orders of the C-in-C, soldiers had... Read More

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August 30, 2017

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Opinion: President Buhari still doesn’t get it

by Ikechukwu Amaechi After listening to President Muhammadu Buhari’s three minutes, fifty-six seconds national broadcast on Monday, August 21, his first since coming back to the country from a 103-day medical tourism in the United Kingdom, I concluded that he still does not get it. I doubt if he ever will. Prior to his speech,... Read More

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August 27, 2017

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“President Buhari’s Illusion versus reality” | 7 things we learned from Dr Paul’s biting article

President Buhari came back to Nigeria after spending 103 days visting the Queen- and fixing his health. The Monday following his return, the president gave a presidential address that did nothing to address his health concerns or acknowledge the myriad sufferings of his people: recession, ASUU strike, etc. Instead of pacifying frayed nerves, President Buhari... Read More

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August 26, 2017

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Reno Omokri: President Buhari’s mice and Oby Ezekwesili’s Soup

by Reno Omokri The ill-thought-out remarks by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, to the effect that rodents had damaged the President’s office, forcing him to work from home should not come as a surprise to discerning Nigerians and neither should we blame Mr Shehu for the infantile lie. You see, once the decision had been reached... Read More

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August 26, 2017

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Opinion: Now that President Buhari is back

by Jideofor Adibe I think I can welcome myself back to this column by borrowing from Buhari’s broadcast of Monday, August 21, 2017, where he said: “it is nice to be back home”. This column has been absent the past three weeks, so without meaning to be presumptuous by comparing myself with Buhari or... Read More

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August 26, 2017

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Dele Momodu: The speech President Buhari failed to deliver

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, congratulations on the arrival of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari from a prolonged medical vacation. Let’s all raise our voices and thank God for performing what the President himself described as a miracle. “I’ve never been this sick,” the President had repeatedly told well-wishers. Before his sudden departure from Abuja... Read More

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Buhari's health, Buhari's speech, Dele Momodu, opinion, PR for the president

August 23, 2017

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Peregrino Brimah: Grading Buhari’s speech

by Peregrino Brimah My dear citizens, 1. “I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and sisters.” *FALSE! Buhari is always only among the cabal.* 2. “In the course of my stay in the United Kingdom, I have... Read More

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August 22, 2017

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The Thread: Does NBC’s new rules against hate speech meet these standards?

Yesterday, President Buhari took a hard line against speech that crosses “national red lines“. TwitterNG did not receive his address well. However, the NBC has gone ahead to institute new rules against hate speech for Radio and TV broadcasters. Amongst other things, the rules ban discussion of ongoing cases, fines stations for allowing callers air... Read More

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August 22, 2017

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Opinion: Buhari’s address and the misfortune of a Nation

by Jude Ndukwe President Muhammadu Buhari’s 103 days absence from Nigeria based on medical reasons, left Nigeria drifting further apart away from what a nation should look like. There were palpable tensions everywhere, sharp divisions among the people, rise in police brutality against the citizens as epitomized by the treatment meted out to the... Read More

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August 22, 2017

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Reuben Abati: Presidential broadcast and other stories

by Reuben Abati “Baba don come oh. Baba o yo yo, Baba Bubu o yo yo” “What is that?” “Eh, o yo yo” “If you are this excited about President Buhari’s return, then why didn’t you go to Abuja to welcome him when he arrived from England on Saturday.” “I didn’t have to”... Read More

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August 21, 2017

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The ‘own-goal’ that was Ojukwu’s cameo in Buhari’s speech

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Muhammadu Buhari has only just returned from London but his first address to the nation would have taken a good number of Nigerians to events at Wembley over the weekend. But first the main issue: according to the President, he had the pleasure of being a host to Chukwuemeka Odimegwu... Read More

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August 21, 2017

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The Thread: “Who wrote this speech ni tori Olorun”? | TwitterNG tears Buhari’s speech apart

Nigeria’s President returned from a 103 days hiatus abroad to remind us of a conversation he had with Ojukwu in 2003, where they laid the matter of Nigeria’s unity to rest, effectively giving notice to agitators for secession that they have no case. In a 5 minute tepid speech, the President took care to remind... Read More

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Buhari, Buhari's speech, nigeria, Politics, secession, The Thread

The Thread: “I smell hypocrisy somewhere…” | TwitterNG flags 10 places Buhari tripped in his UN speech

Opinion: President Buhari still doesn’t get it

“President Buhari’s Illusion versus reality” | 7 things we learned from Dr Paul’s biting article

Reno Omokri: President Buhari’s mice and Oby Ezekwesili’s Soup

Opinion: Now that President Buhari is back

Dele Momodu: The speech President Buhari failed to deliver

Peregrino Brimah: Grading Buhari’s speech

The Thread: Does NBC’s new rules against hate speech meet these standards?

Opinion: Buhari’s address and the misfortune of a Nation

Reuben Abati: Presidential broadcast and other stories

The ‘own-goal’ that was Ojukwu’s cameo in Buhari’s speech

The Thread: “Who wrote this speech ni tori Olorun”? | TwitterNG tears Buhari’s speech apart

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