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December 3, 2017

Terrorists have threatened to attack Abuja | US, UK warn citizens

The United States and British governments have warned their citizens to stay away from Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged threats by terrorist groups to carry out attacks during the festive season. According to Punch, the British government in its latest travel advice by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said its nationals should avoid crowded places... Read More

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Don’t talk down on citizens | Ezekwesili tells Saraki over statement on Melaye’s recall

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has berated Senate President Bukola Saraki for saying the process of recalling Dino Melaye from the Senate was “a waste of time.” Saraki during plenary on Tuesday had stated that a lot of time was being wasted on the issue while important things are neglected. He said, “I really... Read More

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US state department issues travel alert for citizens heading to Europe

by Itunuoluwa Adebo The US State Department has issued a travel alert for its citizens going to Europe, in the wake of the threat of continued terror attacks. The alert said “While local governments continue counterterrorism operations, the Department nevertheless remains concerned about the potential for future terrorist attacks,”. “U.S. citizens should always be... Read More

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February 25, 2017

“Don’t travel to Kaduna, Adamawa, others” | US, UK, Australia warn citizens

By Azeez Adeniyi The United States and two other countries have warned their citizens not to Kaduna and some other states in Nigeria. This is following the planned closure of the Abuja Airport and diversion of flights to the Kaduna airport starting from March 8. The Department of State of the United States on its... Read More

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January 9, 2017

Chude Jideonwo: This is why I completely love my job at RED

by Chude Jideonwo In October, I was invited to two events on the same day. The first was a gathering of Nigerian creatives convened by Tony O. Elumelu. Actors, singers, designers, stylists, movie producers and directors old and young gathered at the National Theatre. The second was the launch of Ndidi Nwuneli’s latest book ‘Reaching... Read More

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December 28, 2016

Nigeria can no longer take care of its citizens – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has raised alarm over the high cost of living in the country. In a statement issued in Calabar on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Okon Eyo Effiom, the group said Nigeria could no longer care for its citizens. The statement read in... Read More

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November 21, 2016

The Thread: This is how Nigerians are adjusting to the recession

Recession is not just a word, as the assertions below will reveal. Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of Transparency International, has asked Nigerians what they are doing to adjust to the recession. Here’s what they had to say: I wish to curate the best ideas that citizens have adopted in adjusting to the Recession. Do YOU... Read More

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October 18, 2016

Festus Ogun: Government useless and the Nigerian State [Nigerian Voices]

by Festus Ogun Today, 2016 Nigeria is simply synonymous to the Hobbesian State of Nature. In this State of Nature, it has been said that life is solitary, nasty, brutish and short. This was the era of survival of the fittest where there were no laws. The world had since left this sorry state and... Read More

Nigerian Voices

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September 19, 2016

#Impact365: Some things may have gone wrong with Nigerian youth, but this NGO is changing that

Linking the Youths of Nigeria through Exchange (LYNX) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2004 that seeks to train young Nigerians to become responsible citizens through education, empowerment and community service. In this interview with YNaija’s #Impact365, Nanre Nafziger-Mayegun, the Executive Director of LYNX Nigeria, tells us about the mission and goals of the NGO. Could... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

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September 7, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘The prices of things are increasing whereby the salary is not’ | Man speaks on the present state of the Nigerian economy (WATCH)

The Minister of finance Kemi Adeosun recently said Nigeria is facing one of its worst times economic wise. With the crash in oil prices and the Naira losing its value every passing day, citizens are feeling the heat in one way or the other. However, as they say its only the wearer that knows where... Read More

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Opinion: The new face of development is 1.8 billion strong

By Douglas Imaralu “Humans are but emotional beings searching for truth or reason.” Truth or reason. These two words are behind some of the world’s greatest changes. Historically, major actions or inactions have stirred development or setbacks in societies across the world. And the root of such changes lies in truth or reason. It is the... Read More

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Brexit wins the UK referendum to leave the EU | YNaija.com

Opinion: The lessons of Brexit – Dear politicians, it’s time to listen

The anti-establishment wave rolling across the industrialised world has rocked the boat of the US Democratic Party and blown the doors off the US Republican Party, but in generating enough momentum to push Britain out of the European Union, it claims its biggest scalp yet, and with it, the most consequential political event in the... Read More

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Army to deal with ‘terrorists, oil thieves, cattle rustlers’, other criminals

Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes. –Robert Kennedy The Nigerian Army, on Sunday, disclosed that it will no longer tolerate citizens taking laws into their hands, saying that citizens should take recourse to legal measures to solve problems. This information... Read More

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YNaija Editorial: Nigeria needs to do more to protect citizens abroad

In May 2014, prominent sports journalist, Aisha Falode’s 19-year old son, Toba was killed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates when he fell off his 17th floor balcony. While his friends claim that his falling was an accident, Mrs. Falode alleges that it was a murder, and accused the Dubai Police of being part of the... Read More

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November 24, 2015

‘Travelling to Nigeria is risky’ | US warns its citizens

The United States Department of State has warned American citizens of the possible dangers in travelling to Nigeria, among other countries. Issuing a worldwide travel alert on Monday, that the US said ‘current information’ suggests that Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks in its regions of operation. In the travel advisory to its citizens, the US... Read More

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August 13, 2014

Opinion: What about the helpless children of the North?

by Chude Jideonwo Nigeria is bad for its citizens, but it is especially bad for these children, who wake up to bombs daily, live under the shadow of guns and murders, and cannot even go to school because it hardly offers the chance for a better life. Boko Haram confuses me. Yes, it is clearly... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria is gradually descending into disorder

by Stephen Oyedemi When a government fails to provide the basic enabling environments and security for citizens to prosper in their activities, businesses and engagements, what we see is a descent into disorder. When families fail to live up to their role of raising responsible citizens, we experience a descent into disorder. By nature, gravity... Read More

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December 19, 2013

Jaye Gaskia: We must now take Nigeria’s destiny in our hands

by Jaye Gaskia The only sane lesson we must draw from all of these is that Our Destiny Is Truly in our own hands; and not in the hands of any of the factions or fractions of the inept, gluttonous, and treasury looting ruling class; regardless of their current level dissidence with dominant sections of... Read More

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October 10, 2013

Eddie Iroh: Of critics and patriots

by Eddie Iroh But then comes the question: does love of one’s country mutually exclude or nullify one’s right to criticise the things that one finds wrong with one’s country? In the 1970s, there was a small bunglow in Independence Layout, Enugu, which housed what was called the Writers’ Workshop. It had been set up... Read More

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August 12, 2013

Opinion: Security consciousness in the face of terrorism

by Ola Lookman In a statement issued by spokesperson of Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano, it said that “the disaster could have been avoided if citizens maintain vigilance to observe when packages are dropped as it was in this case…” There is no gain the fact that the Nigeria’s security personnel are doing their... Read More

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