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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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 &…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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#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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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…

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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…

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@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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Opinion: Today’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting – Matters arising

by Ifeanyi Uddin This is where the dark clouds begin to gather. If “appointment” in the first instance involved choice by the President, subject to the Senate’s confirmation, what constitutes…

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Affordable housing for all will soon become a reality

by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala An important component to the launch of the NMRC is the development of mass housing schemes by private developers working with the Federal Mortage Bank of Nigeria…

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Okey Ndibe: On Nigeria’s new ‘MINTED’ hope

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria’s economic policy makers are understandably giddy about Mr. O’Neill’s flattering prognosis. I’d caution the infusion of a high dose of chastening realism into the premature celebration.…

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Opinion: Is Nigeria a country one should die in?

by Ebenezer Obadare Unless of course such people happened to be involved in a fatal air or road crash or fell to the bullets of hired assassins. This fact is…

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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…

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Sweet tweet curves! Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru’s Y! Magazine poster is simply AWESOME (LOOK)

by Tunde Kara "Vain trifles as they may seem, clothes have, they say, more improtant offices than to merely keep us warm. They change our view of the world and…

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