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May 15, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: The unsung heroes who saved our children from death at the University of Maiduguri

by Peregrino Brimah According to TheCable, around 1 am on Saturday, “a male and female suicide bomber struck at the mechanical works department of the university. One security guard was killed and a soldier injured.” That is about the only mention of the security guard who lays blown up and the injured brave soldier you... Read More
Opinion
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May 15, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: I don’t plan to be Biafra president – Kanu | Nothing unpleasant has happened to Buhari – Garba Shehu | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. I don’t plan to be Biafra president – Kanu – YNaija Nothing unpleasant has happened to Buhari – Garba Shehu – YNaija FG invites parents to meet freed Chibok girls – YNaija We ‘ll come out of crisis to win 2019 election – PDP –  YNaija Ebola: FG... Read More
The News Blog
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May 14, 2017

#ChibokGirls: Of escapes, release and negotiations – a timeline

Since the abduction of the 276 Chibok girls in 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists, a number of the teenagers have been able to find their way out of the captivity of the dreaded sect. About 163 of them have been rescued, mostly through negotiations with the insurgents, which are usually coordinated by foreign organisations and... Read More
Thinking Through
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May 13, 2017

Chelsea FC, James Comey, Karabo’s alleged murderer | Here are this week’s winners and losers

From all the events of last Saturday, it was easy to guess that the new week would be crammed; and it was just as we expected. The release of 82 Chibok girls, President Muhammadu Buhari’s reappearance in public, the arrival of Davido’s bundle of joy and that’s all just in Nigeria. Over in America, President... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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May 13, 2017

The Federal Government needs to stop isolating the #ChibokGirls from their families

On Tuesday, a relative of one of the 21 Chibok girls freed in December 2016, Peter Joseph revealed on a program on Al-Jazeera, The Stream how the Federal Government continues to isolate the girls from their families, and also restricts them from speaking about their experiences in the three years they spent in Boko Haram... Read More
Thinking Through
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May 13, 2017

The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversations this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversations this week. Buhari returns to London President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to London for medical follow-up. This was revealed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. 2. Boko Haram released 82 Chibok girls Terrorist group, Boko Haram released 82 of the Chibok... Read More
The News Blog
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May 13, 2017

82 Chibok girls freed, 1.7m UTME candidates | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

82 – The number of Chibok girls released by Boko Haram terrorists after being held hostage for three years. 258 – The number of Nigerians who arrived Nigeria on Thursday after facing deportation from Libya. N125 billion – The National Assembly published a copy of its 2017 budget and it totalled this amount. 1.7 million... Read More
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May 13, 2017

#ChibokGirls: Govt is hiding something from us | Parent claims

by Azeez Adeniyi Peter Joseph, a relative of one of the rescued Chibok girls has said the Federal Government has barred the girls from sharing their experience under Boko Haram captivity with their parents. Joseph said this during a programme on Al Jazeera titled, “The Stream.” According to Joseph, his niece was one of the... Read More
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May 12, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. SOME FREED CHIBOK GIRLS NEED SURGERY – FG The Federal Government has said some of the released Chibok girls would undergo surgery for various ailments. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai AlHassan said this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. 2.... Read More
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May 12, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Some freed Chibok girls need surgery – FG The Federal Government has said some of the released Chibok girls would undergo surgery for various ailments. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai AlHassan said this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. 2.... Read More
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May 12, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Trump says he’s not under investigation | We are not interested in Igbo presidency – MASSOB | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Some freed Chibok girls need surgery – FG – YNaija We are not interested in Igbo presidency – MASSOB – YNaija Witnesses against Dasuki should testify behind screen, FG urges court – YNaija #Chibokgirls: 21 girls released last year had bullet fragments in their bodies – FG... Read More
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May 12, 2017

#Chibokgirls: 21 girls released last year had bullet fragments in their bodies – FG

by Azeez Adeniyi Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai AlHassan has said some of the 21 Chibok girls earlier released by Boko Haram had bullet or blast fragments in their bodies. The minister was quoted as saying this during an interview with CNN when the news agency visited the hostel where the 21... Read More
The News Blog
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May 11, 2017

#ChibokGirls: More Boko Haram members will be released – FG

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Federal Government said in a statement that more insurgents would be released, if that is what would take for the remaining girls to be released. The statement reads: “Photos of#Chibok82 sent to families in Chibok for identification. Families currently meeting to identify their daughters. “The people complaining that they’re not allowed... Read More
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May 11, 2017

The Women Affairs minister tried to explain the #ChibokGirls situation but did she have to be rude?

Earlier today, the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai Alhassan (Mama Taraba) who has been mostly in charge of the released Chibok Girls in Abuja, called a press briefing at which she discussed in detail the progress that the FG has made in the rehabilition process of the Chibok school girls who have... Read More
The Presidential Blog, Thinking Through
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May 11, 2017

Shehu Sani ticks all the right boxes | The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

In a country where many of the lawmakers are clowns, it is always a breath of fresh air when a senator deviates from the norm. Love him or hate him, Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central is one of the most important voices in the senate. Before becoming a senator, Sani, who is the present... Read More
Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through
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May 11, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] You wanted details about the released #ChibokGirls; here they are

There’s been so much brouhaha about the 82 released Chibok Girls. Starting with the PDP faction’s pathetic statement in response to the prisoner swap that led to the release of the girls and the general confusion that has attended the announcement that the girls won’t be released to their parents. To this end, the Minister... Read More
The Presidential Blog
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May 11, 2017

Herdsmen acquiring weapons from neighbouring countries – Saraki

by Azeez Adeniyi Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the killings by herdsmen hhave continued because the herdsmen are acquiring illegal arms from neighbouring countries. Saraki said this while delivering a speech at the opening session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Wednesday. He added that there was a need for the parliament of... Read More
The News Blog
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May 11, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Controversy over Osinbajo’s status a mere distraction – Lai Mohammed  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Wednesday said the controversy generated from the letter written by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, to inform the lawmakers of his medical leave is a... Read More
Featured
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May 11, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Of Chibok girls and Falomo boys

by Olusegun Adeniyi In April 2014, Nigerians were confronted with a monumental tragedy when 276 female students were abducted from the premises of Government Secondary School, Chibok by Boko Haram insurgents. While more than 150 of them have, at different times, regained their freedom—many of them with physical and psychological scars that they will carry... Read More
Opinion
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May 11, 2017

FG sends Chibok girls’ photos to parents

by Azeez Adeniyi The Federal Government said it has met with representatives of parents of the 82 rescued Chibok girls. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this during an interview on Wednesday. Mohammed said the representatives were given photographs of the girls to be handed over to their parents. [Read Also: CHIBOK GIRL... Read More
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