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October 26, 2017

Buhari did not invite Maina back into the country – Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday denied claims that wanted ex-chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina was invited back home by President Muhammadu Buhari. Why it matters: While defending their son, Maina’s family had said the fugitive was invited by the present government. The Presidency’s rebuttal: Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media... Read More

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September 21, 2017

The country Lai Mohammed should be complaining about instead of France

More often than not, Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, appears in the news for something he has said which he probably should not have said, or for not saying something he should have said well. The Minister’s comments on the links connecting the Indigenous People of Biafra with France and the UK have evoked... Read More

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September 18, 2017

Nigerians are free to stay in any part of the country – Northern governors

The Northern Governors’ Forum has said its visit to the South-East was to assure people of the region that they are with them. The Background: President Muhammadu Buhari had sent a delegation of five northern governors to the South-East for peace mission. This was after tension grew in the region, after the army deployed soldiers... Read More

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September 2, 2017

Nigerians can live in any part of the country – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said Nigerians have the right to live and work in any part of the country. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu said the President spoke while receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Masari, at his country home in Daura, Katsina State. The... Read More

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Fake news is distorting democracy in our country – Trump

President Trump early Sunday blasted the news media for using unidentified sources and “highly slanted and even fraudulent reporting.” “With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even fraudulent reporting, #Fake News is DISTORTING DEMOCRACY in our country!” he tweeted. With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even... Read More

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Any Nigerian is free to do business anywhere in the country – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said nobody has the right to issue quit notice to any Nigerian. The governor spoke on Monday when the Rivers State Muslim Community paid him a Sallah Homage at the Government House Port Harcourt. The governor stated, “Nigeria must be one. All of us will live together. All of... Read More

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December 28, 2016

The Thread: The latest horror story from a Nigerian hospital

Nigeria has a brain drain crisis, and it’s no wonder. We take everything for granted here- sanctity of life, standard of living, pension benefits, name them. And we put politics and bureaucracy before everything. So our professionals would rather go abroad- being everywhere from Ghana to the beloved America- to practice. Today, we bring you... Read More

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September 19, 2016

Opinion: Nigeria – Boosting tourism with local palm wine production

by Olukayode Kolawole I arrived in the forest. I met the forest lord He offers me bush meat I am not here to hunt for bush meat I journey deep down the ocean I met the queen of the coast She offers me fish to eat I am not here to fish either On my way... Read More

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September 17, 2016

Can Femi Fani-Kayode please calm down a bit?

We are desperately in need of a volunteer… Someone who will prescribe a chill pill to Femi Fani-Kayode. The “why does he need a chill pill” or “what is this about” question is on your mind right now. But that’s the same question on our minds too, and more. Why is Femi Fani-Kayode so furious?... Read More

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September 14, 2016

#30Days30Voices: ‘Is this country going down the pit?’

As normal activities resume across the country after two days of national holiday, Nigerians are still faced with the reality that the economy keeps depreciating and many are going hungry. On this episode of #30Days30Voices, we spoke with a young but disenchanted Nigerian who complained bitterly about the state of the Nigerian economy, the high cost of... Read More

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September 1, 2016

Nigeria is 3rd most hated country in Britain – Survey

A recent survey conducted by YouGov, a UK research company has shown that Nigeria ranks third amongst countries Britons hope to see less immigration from. The survey shows that Nigeria among other countries were not welcomed in the UK mostly due to criminal records, low skill set for the workplace and poor English proficiency. YouGov is... Read More

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Nigeria ‘looks forward’ to great miracles – VP Osinbajo

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria is in need of great miracle for it to achieve peace and development. Osinbajo said this while speaking at the one day crusade organized by the Deeper Life Bible at the National Stadium, Abuja. The crusade was titled: ‘Night of Extraordinary Wonders.’ “I want to say how privilege... Read More

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These are the 20 most impactful photos from the Buhari presidency

Former President Goodluck Jonathan – on this day, one year ago – ceremoniously handed over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress. Despite having spent only one of his 4 year tenure, the administration of Muhammadu Buhari has been largely eventful and has consistently remained in the news- both... Read More

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Garba Shehu: 9 key milestones in President Buhari’s first year

Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He came to power following the decisive victory of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC over the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The... Read More

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PDP governor, Olusegun Mimiko makes ‘clueless’ look good

Following the cancellation of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko took to his Twitter page with some words of encouragement for the members of the party and a promise to Nigerians. The governor was reported to be a part of the decision making group that fired controversial... Read More

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Opinion: Fighting corruption is not enough, Mr President

As I have always pointed out in most of my writings, it is no more news that the ultimate mission of Buhari’s government is to fight the Kilimanjaro height of corruption in this country. To speak the truth, corruption is the cankerworm that has eaten so deep into our fabrics that needs serious extermination which... Read More

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Ezekwesili

September 24, 2015

“Nigeria is not a nation” – Oby Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, took to Twitter this morning to harp on a few matters of national interest. The erstwhile World Bank Vice President complained about the fact that Nigeria- from inception- has never placed much value on its citizens life. Ezekwesili then delved into explaining the distinction between being a ‘country’ and a... Read More

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October 14, 2014

Wole Olabanji: Why Africa is a ‘country’ that doesn’t make sense

by Wole Olabanji Sometimes you are tempted to say “Africa is where sensible ideas go to die”, but you think about our extreme aversion to critical appraisal, and the deadly violence with which we quickly silence dissent, and instead you say something nicer like “Africa is a country”. … where two plus two equals... Read More

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October 5, 2014

@SonalaOlumhense: Happy birthday, Nigeria? No!

by Sonala Olumhense That was a familiar Nigerian greeting last week as the country marked its 54th year. But the greeting could only have been applied as a joke. We should not be marking the calendar, which is God-given; we should be celebrating the joys we have given to our people, which are few and... Read More

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October 3, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: Nigeria is a country of cowards

by Bayo Oluwasanmi After the Oritsejaforgate, I was struck with a profoundly true raw emotional moment. My recollection of being fully and creatively engaged with the dangerous and tumultuously living history of Nigeria of our time hits me like a brick. Where are we? Where do we go from here? Chaos or country? These are... Read More

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August 18, 2014

Corruption is a country (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye They are forced to exit the country and work/slave to build countries who belong to the other half of the work. Once one removes the accents, the names and the locations, we see that the stories are strikingly similar. And one is forced to draw the conclusion. Corruption is a country.... Read More

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Chude Jideonwo: My country, the schizophrenic Nigeria

by Chude Jideonwo At the same time I sit on the board of Enough is Enough Nigeria, which is passionately, angrily demanding that the world cancels the World Economic Forum on Africa to send a message to our lethargic president that he must find the 234 girls who have been missing for 18 days, and stop the... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: Kiss-ing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

by Pius Adesanmi Until Sefiu, the vulcanizer at Ajegunle, can turn on his water tap without relying on borehole…any talk of Nigeria being the largest economy cannot be worth more than the paper it is written on!! This column is kiss-ing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala this week. It will in fact be the shortest piece I’ve... Read More

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Tunde Fagbenle: This is not my country. Damn it!

by Tunde Fagbenle Recognising (and admitting) that our military forces, navy et al, were ill-equipped and incapable of protecting our oil, our president conjured up the magnificent idea of putting the area under the protection of the militant warlords over and above the amnesty already granted all the militants who had been making the steady... Read More

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January 14, 2014

United Nations endorses GenVoices: This “has a possibility to have a positive and defining impact on the rest of Africa”

by Oge Okonkwo Ahead of its historic Telethon, The United Nations has endorsed Generational Voices (GenVoices), the project-driven platform to harness the offline and online energy of young Nigerians for practical efforts towards nation building. The Telethon will be hosted on Saturday, 18 January 2013 and broadcast on Channels Television to over 10 million Nigerians... Read More

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