Us President Donald Trump has described fellow Republican, Lindsey Graham as an “attention seeking” lawmaker. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Trump took a swipe at Graham for comments he made about the president’s stance on the violence and death of a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump said in his tweet: “Publicity seeking Lindsey... Read More

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July 17, 2017

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[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Dino Melaye is all swagged up in this photo but haters won’t let him be

We’re tempted to say you Nigerians are too mean but when it comes to Dino Melaye, “mean” is not even a word. So the Senator is facing arguably the hardest time in his political career with several assassination attempts on his life and a move to recall him from the Senate, then he shares a... Read More

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June 20, 2017

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Pastor Bakare should restrict his comments to the state of the Nation

by Alexander O. Onukwue In that Sunday address credited to Pastor Tunde Bakare, there was the sense that he would start speaking up more National issues. Being who he is, the comments he makes will resonate with a lot of persons, drawing some praise and enough criticism to be an issue. Together with being the... Read More

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March 30, 2017

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You are not immune to constitutional control, SERAP tells Senate

by Azeez Adeniyi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Thursday said the decision of the Senate to summon Prof. Itse Sagay for his comment against the upper chamber was unlawful. In a statement by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mummuni, SERAP said the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions had no moral right to... Read More

The News Blog

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January 24, 2017

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Nigerians should exercise restraint in commenting about Rann IDPs bombing – NAF

The Nigerian Air Force has said attempts by media outfits to analyze the causes of the accidental Rann IDPs camp bombing without adequate knowledge was misleading. In a statement on Monday, the NAF said such actions were inimical to the investigations by its investigative panel. The statement read, “The attention of the Nigerian Air Force... Read More

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January 3, 2017

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The Thread: When Nigerian men see a nice bum, this is what they say

Black men- whether African or African American – are obsessed with big bums. This much is unarguable. Here’s @TheOllieMead, possessor of all things bootylicious, recounting the names her behind has been given by men. https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815843319376969728 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844002247405568 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844467915812864 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815844993592082432 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815847062914945024 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815847680828010496 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815848104041840640 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815849458248413184 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815850797858701312 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815852043999055872 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815853184673583104 https://twitter.com/TheOllieMead/status/815854136361095168 Is this where we say ‘check up on it?’

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September 1, 2016

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Fani-Kayode, Omokri bicker over Zuckerberg’s Facebook Hausa comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Nigeria on Tuesday and Wednesday to meet with technology developers in Lagos. During his meeting on Wednesday the tech guru was asked about the introduction of Nigerian languages on Facebook. To this Zuckerberg replied, “I am glad we support Hausa and we are planning on supporting a lot more... Read More

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February 28, 2016

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Marafa finally gets some semblance of support in his battle against the Senate

15 members of the Federal House of Representatives on Sunday, February 28, asked their colleagues to stay clear of the brewing fiasco between Senator Marafa Kabiru and his colleagues in the Senate. A group of lawmakers had on Wednesday, February 24 cautioned Marafa to desist from his one man fight against the senate in a statement... Read More

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May 1, 2014

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APC blasts Kema Chikwe over comments on abducted girls, Ex-Kwara governor dies & other important news you should know today

by Zara Mustapha #BringBackOurGirls: APC blasts Kema Chikwe over comments A statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by the Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lai Mohammed, said that the party expressed its concern that such an incautious and insensitive statement could be made by a woman, a mother, a grandmother and a... Read More

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April 24, 2014

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Who is Gov. Nyako speaking for?

by Olusegun Adeniyi Yet such a divisive sentiment is fatally flawed. His “your son” message to the people of “Eastern Nigeria” is even more gratuitous. Given Nigeria’s demographics, more than 70 percent of our population were born after the civil war. And these are the people Nyako wants to hold responsible for the tragic... Read More

boko haram, comments, divisive, eastern nigeria, Muritala Nyako, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, PDP, ynaija

September 26, 2012

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“Maku talks before thinking” – Senate president blasts information minister during plenary, as minister apologises

by Reuben Daba It was a sobering day on Tuesday at the Senate for Nigeria’s minister of information, Labaran Maku. Senate President David Mark verbally lashed the minister for some comments he made about Senate resolutions being non-binding, which riled senators. Mark called Maku a public officer who talks carelessly without first thinking of the... Read More

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April 13, 2012

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Kathleen Ndongmo: The rise of the African Trolls (YNaija Frontpage)

Is there any stopping the hate-filled anonymous commentators? Seth Godin is right, everyone’s not entitled to their opinion… Shortly after writing a recent post about Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest, I came across the news story that a student in the UK had been slapped with a jail sentence for posting racist comments about the footballer... Read More

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March 10, 2012

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“Uncouth, uncivilised, indecorous” – A Rejoinder to Kathleen Ndongmo’s YNaija Frontpage article

by Isi Esene (@iDova) I read Kathleen Ndongmo’s piece on YNaija Frontpage, a platform (not unlike ThisDay Backpage) provided for selected young men and women to articulate their perspective and contribute positively to the National discourse. Her article was blunt and straight to the point. I think it is a good write-up. It touches on... Read More

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