‘The era of people becoming emergency billionaires is gone’ – VP Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that former public office holders will henceforth be required to account for their wealth. Osinbajo, speaking at a town hall meeting convened by the United Action for Change, UAC in Lagos on Saturday, April 23 said that as part of the change the government promised Nigerians, “the era of... Read More

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April 11, 2016

PDP must ‘change’ – David Mark

Former Senate President, David Mark says the Peoples Democratic Party must change from its ‘old ways’ of imposition of candidates and impunity on the part of party leaders. During a stakeholders meeting held in his country home – Otukpo, Benue state on Monday, David Mark said the PDP is capable of returning to power but... Read More

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April 10, 2016

Opinion: Local government as a catalyst of change

We’re in the season of change. For the first time in Nigeria’s history, the voice of the people resonated loudly at the polls when the then opposition party APC was voted into power. It was a defining moment for our nation when the ever-resilient Nigerian people stamped their feet and declared that enough is enough... Read More

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April 8, 2016

Opinion: APC and Nigeria’s dark, chequered history

Seventeen years back, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, assumed the leadership of this country with the shared hope of leading its people to the fountain of economic, and social freedom, premised on political good. Sixteen years down the path, the story leaves much to be desired, though, not out of a manageable reach for many... Read More

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April 6, 2016

Opinion: The denial of the wailing wailers

Denial, the disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing, the refusal to satisfy a claim, request, desire or refusal of a person making it. It is also the refusal to recognize or acknowledge a disowning or disavowal. In law, it is the refusal to acknowledge the validity of a claim, suit, or the... Read More

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April 2, 2016

‘Nigerians should be patient, things will not change overnight’ – Bishop Okonkwo

Popular pastor and Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Mike Okonkwo, has faith in President Muhammadu Buhari to fix Nigeria, saying that “it will be foolhardy to say things will change overnight”. Okonkwo, who was a vocal supporter of President Buhari during the 2015 election, also said Nigerians are ‘naturally impatient’ and ‘once... Read More

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March 28, 2016

‘They never believed in change’ | Garba Shehu blasts National Orientation Agency

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said on Sunday, that the National Orientation Agency has refused to believe in the change agenda of the current administration. While announcing on Sunday that the presidency is set to begin town hall meetings across Nigeria, Shehu said: “We have an... Read More

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March 23, 2016

Sam Hart: Dear Mr President, we are not feeling this change

Greetings Mr. President with best regards of the day. I was prompted to write this letter to you after reading the one written to you by my brother and friend Japhet Omojuwa. It was the inimitable Prof. Chinua Achebe that said that if you do not agree with what someone else has written, then you... Read More

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March 21, 2016

Jude Ndukwe: ‘Change’, PDP and the fallacy of a dead party

Soon after the March 28, 2015 presidential elections where the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) conceded defeat to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), a majority of memebers and supporters of APC hurriedly declared the PDP dead, saying the defeat it suffered at the presidential poll was only the final blow dealt it to... Read More

APC, Change, dead, Jude Ndukwe, PDP

March 18, 2016

‘Nigeria’s economic crisis, a blessing in disguise’ – Buhari

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the current economic crisis the country is facing is a blessing in disguise. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Islamic Conference on Peace and Nation Building in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari said the hardship would galvanize Nigerians to come up with innovative ideas which would... Read More

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APC, Buhari, Change, crisis, economy

March 15, 2016

Opinion: Buhari promised change not magic

Allow me to reintroduce the subject “Change”; it is a process of becoming different, those with different opinions are those who see it as a ‘fire brigade’ approach. In the real sense, Change is a function of “Process” (series of events to produce a result) which explains why it is not a “Sudden” event. 16... Read More

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March 11, 2016

Opinion: Before we lose sight of the past and mistake ‘change’ for ‘chains’

A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough “Maybe they were saying chains when we thought it was change”, blurted a certain social media senator, who has made the cyberspace his default “chamber”. And before you could say Jack Robinson, a hashtag, #ChangeToChains, metamorphosed on... Read More

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March 6, 2016

‘Through TSA, over N2trn has been accrued so far’ – Lai Mohammed

Despite the numerous accusations that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government is yet to deliver on its change promise, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has performed creditably well in implementing its change agenda. Mohammed said this while speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of... Read More

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February 29, 2016

TUC to Buhari: ‘Start thinking of your second tenure’

Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has stated that at the current pace at which the Buhari administration is moving, it would be difficult for the government to achieve any development within its four years tenure. This was stated by the President of the labour group, Boboi Bala Kaigama, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba... Read More

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December 25, 2015

We spend another Christmas with no hope of Chibok girls’ return – Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Reverend Father Matthew Kukah, in his Christmas message released on Thursday, said the engine of political change in the country is not yet as effective as envisaged by Nigerians. Father Kukah called on Nigerians leaders to use their power for service, and shun the fight for power, which he says... Read More

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Chris Ngige is not worried about the ministerial screening | YNaija.com

November 25, 2015

Minister Ngige makes lofty promises to young Nigerians

Dr Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labor and Employment has brought a flicker of hope for the teeming population of unemployed Nigerian youths. Ngige said the Federal Government would venture into a new approach to battle the massive youth unemployment that’s been prevalent in the country for years. He claims the new approach would galvanize the economy... Read More

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November 22, 2015

Opinion: Can President Buhari’s ministers advance his change agenda?

After three months of speculations, disappointments, criticisms, long wait and anxiety over the choices of President Buhari’s ministers, the President finally announced his cabinet members who are expected to advance his change agenda. But are these appointments a symbol of change? Looking at the President’s choice for the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, President... Read More

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November 19, 2015

“Government-owned media houses are not credible” – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lambasted Federal Government-owned media organisations. Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, November 19, said the staff of public owned media houses have no regard for professionalism and editorial independence, which has led to them being considered as unreliable. He made the statement in Abuja during his first meeting with the... Read More

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November 10, 2015

Garba Shehu: The coming of Buhari’s change agents

An article by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari. Before a skyscraper rises out of the ground and becomes a towering edifice, the foundation must go deep into the ground, sometimes as low as 150ft. Month after month, the labourers continue to dig and build, their diligent... Read More

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November 6, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Nigeria is safe under Buhari | Buhari, 36 governors to attend Awolowo’s burial | Dasuki says he wasn’t invited by DSS| More stories

Former deputy governor Lagos,Bucknor-Akerele says Afenifere will bounce back. Vanguard Okorocha wonders why MASSOB was quiet during GEJ then wake up under Buhari. YNaija Niger air force bombs Boko Haram base. Leadership Saraki’s lawyers walk out of CCT trial. This Day Army opens media centre in Maiduguri. Leadership Dasuki says he wasn’t invited by committee... Read More

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September 19, 2015

Favour Afolabi: The ‘Dasukilization’ of Bukola Saraki

When as a Democrat, you sit by as “Democratic Institutions” are used to maliciously to deal with others, you never know the day it will be your turn. From all indications, Saraki is about to become the next public official [ex or serving] that will be commando-ed by security forces by force or by fire... Read More

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September 12, 2015

The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima

Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, has called on fellow northern governors to do everything within their power to change the fortune of their region. Shettima said it was time to change the north, by fighting against poverty, terrorism, division, unemployment and intolerance among the people. He stated this on Friday, during a meeting of... Read More

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September 12, 2015

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September 12, 2015

The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima

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September 6, 2015

#100DaysOfBuhari: Change is not made simply by winning an election – Bola Tinubu

An article by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in commemoration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 100 days in office. Three months ago, the course of Nigeria’s future changed for the better. The All Progressives Congress won a historic election. Tired of the broken promises and damaged public institutions wrought by sixteen years of Peoples Democratic Party’s misrule, the... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Buhari says Nigerians will soon see the change he promised

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigerians will soon see the fulfillment of his election campaign promises. Buhari, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving university students, assured Nigerian youth that his government’s anti-corruption campaign would secure their future. In an address to members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who marched... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Opinion: Buhari and the roots of corruption

by Bunmi Makinwa Working closely only with political leaders who mostly are neck-deep in corruption themselves means that President Buhari’s efforts are likely to touch just the surface of the problem. He has to mobilize people of like minds within the APC. Some fifty four per cent of the voters in the March presidential elections... Read More

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July 21, 2015

Muhammadu Buhari: #BokoHaram – Nigerians should be patient with me

by Muhammadu Buhari While we work to defeat the terrorists, I ask the people of Nigeria and the world for resolve and fortitude. The campaign we will wage will not be easy; it may not be swift. This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

by Philip Amiola You know what? Regardless of his perceived competence, experience and good intentions, President Muhammadu Buhari cannot bring the desired change without the support of dedicated lieutenants and committed citizens. The tension and anticipation that heralded the March 2015 presidential election will not be forgotten in a hurry. With Muhammadu Buhari of the... Read More

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July 8, 2015

Opinion: President Buhari, Integrity Is Not Enough!

by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú A lot in the future of Nigeria rests on Buhari’s presidency. We cannot let him fail. Integrity is not enough! Buhari needs more than integrity to govern. He needs to steel himself against these gnomes, understand the game and refuse to be caged. The crises rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) is... Read More

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‘The era of people becoming emergency billionaires is gone’ – VP Osinbajo

PDP must ‘change’ – David Mark

Opinion: Local government as a catalyst of change

Opinion: APC and Nigeria’s dark, chequered history

Opinion: The denial of the wailing wailers

‘Nigerians should be patient, things will not change overnight’ – Bishop Okonkwo

‘They never believed in change’ | Garba Shehu blasts National Orientation Agency

Sam Hart: Dear Mr President, we are not feeling this change

Jude Ndukwe: ‘Change’, PDP and the fallacy of a dead party

‘Nigeria’s economic crisis, a blessing in disguise’ – Buhari

Opinion: Buhari promised change not magic

Opinion: Before we lose sight of the past and mistake ‘change’ for ‘chains’

‘Through TSA, over N2trn has been accrued so far’ – Lai Mohammed

TUC to Buhari: ‘Start thinking of your second tenure’

We spend another Christmas with no hope of Chibok girls’ return – Bishop Kukah

Minister Ngige makes lofty promises to young Nigerians

Opinion: Can President Buhari’s ministers advance his change agenda?

“Government-owned media houses are not credible” – Lai Mohammed

Garba Shehu: The coming of Buhari’s change agents

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Nigeria is safe under Buhari | Buhari, 36 governors to attend Awolowo’s burial | Dasuki says he wasn’t invited by DSS| More stories

Favour Afolabi: The ‘Dasukilization’ of Bukola Saraki

The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima

The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima

The North has become a laughing stock – Gov Shettima

#100DaysOfBuhari: Change is not made simply by winning an election – Bola Tinubu

Buhari says Nigerians will soon see the change he promised

Opinion: Buhari and the roots of corruption

Muhammadu Buhari: #BokoHaram – Nigerians should be patient with me

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

Opinion: President Buhari, Integrity Is Not Enough!

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