The Nigerian Army has been in active combat, trying to wrestle the North East from the stronghold of deadly terror group, Boko Haram since 2009 (that’s if you choose to go with the theory that the terror fully began then and not seven years prior when the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād was actually founded). In... Read More

boko haram, Buhari, dictatorship, Free Speech, Nigerian Army, terrorism in nigeria, ynaija analysis

April 26, 2017

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Nigeria is gradually tilting towards full blown dictatorship – PDP

by Azeez Adeniyi The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the expulsion of a State House Correspindent from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Chief Security Officer to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abubakar Bashir had expelled a Punch reporter for two publications against the Presidency. The action had led to public outcry, leading to the Presidency recalling the... Read More

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dictatorship, Ecpulsion of reporter, PDP, Presidency, press freedom

March 12, 2017

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SPECIAL EDITORIAL: Are we seriously going to sit by and watch Audu Maikori be harassed?

About three weeks ago, entertainment mogul Audu Maikori was arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lagos and taken to Abuja, where he was detained for a day before being released. Although no official explanation was given for his arrest, it is assumed it is not unconnected with his using misleading pictures on... Read More

Audu Maikori, criminal charges, dictatorship, Nasir el-Rufai, Southern Kaduna

March 1, 2017

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The Thread: It’s only a matter of time before the DSS comes for you

What is the DSS up to exactly? The other day it was Apostle Suleman they attempted to kidnap in the middle of the night. When that did not succeed, the man of God was extended an invitation by the DSS. As if he knew what might happen if he took that trip alone, he went... Read More

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Apostle Suleman, Audu Maikori, Babatunde Gbadamosi, democracy, dictatorship, DSS, nigeria, The Thread

September 10, 2015

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Buhari is helping Nigeria recover from paralysis | Tinubu throws shade at PDP

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has criticised the Peoples Democratic Party, over its description of President Buhari, as a dictator. According to Tinubu, the President is helping the country recover from being paralysed by the PDP. The former Lagos governor stated this on Wednesday, after himself and Chief Bisi Akande, held... Read More

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bola tinubu, dictatorship, nigeria, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari

September 8, 2015

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To PDP governors, everything is falling apart in Nigeria

Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, believe Nigeria is moving into dictatorship under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. The governors, under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, disclosed this on Tuesday, after a meeting of the forum at the inner chamber of the Bayelsa State Governor’s office in Yenagoa. The PDP governors, led by Governor... Read More

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dictatorship, Meeting, PDP Governors, Yenagoa

February 15, 2015

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Opinion: Dear dictators, our institutions are too weak

by Babatunde Odunlami Nigeria as a nation needs to strengthen and fortify her democratic institutions, make them independent, mutually exclusive to‎ one another or else tyranny will never cease from manifesting. Our democracy is weak. The fundamentals of our democracy are weak. At the end of Obasanjo administration we had to go through the... Read More

dictatorship, DSS, EFCC, INEC, Late Musa Yar'dua, olusegun obasanjo, President Goodluck Jonathan, Sani Abacha

May 23, 2014

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Akin Osuntokun: In Nigeria, dictatorship dies hard

by Akin Osuntokun There is a sense in which the failure of President Shehu Shagari and the relative success of President Obasanjo can be explained in terms of their individual capacity for dictatorship or ‘discipline’. As it is often the case with presidents seeking reelection, the expected 2015 presidential election will be designated as a... Read More

Akin Osuntokun, dictatorship, Muhammadu Buhari, olusegun obasanjo, opinion, shehu shagari, Tunde Idiagbon, ynaija

January 13, 2014

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Opinion: Facebook, Nigerian Presidency and freedom of speech

by Adeolu Ademoyo When critical essays become “unreachable” on Facebook without any explanations, it may amount to vicariously doing the bidding of the Nigerian presidency –either knowingly or unknowingly. Inadvertently, Facebook may be violating the Fourth Amendment Act. I ended 2013 with an essay on how ethics and ethnicity will play a major role... Read More

Adeolu Ademoyo, dictatorship, essays, facebook, freedom of speechy, opinion, Presidency, social media, unreachable, ynaija

September 26, 2013

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Opinion: Our leaders perish for lack of selfless advisers

by Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi The Arab Spring teaches many lessons. One is worthy of emphasis. Feelings of alienation balloon when the people’s development is outside a leader’s orbit of interest. Widespread latent hostility, which easily triggers violent revolution, is near inevitable when leaders luxuriate in enclaves of splendour, while their followers pine in misery in... Read More

Arab spring, dictatorship, failure, leaders, Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi

YNaija Analysis: Another bomb blast in Maiduguri but the Army wants to monitor social media

Nigeria is gradually tilting towards full blown dictatorship – PDP

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: Are we seriously going to sit by and watch Audu Maikori be harassed?

The Thread: It’s only a matter of time before the DSS comes for you

Buhari is helping Nigeria recover from paralysis | Tinubu throws shade at PDP

To PDP governors, everything is falling apart in Nigeria

Opinion: Dear dictators, our institutions are too weak

Akin Osuntokun: In Nigeria, dictatorship dies hard

Opinion: Facebook, Nigerian Presidency and freedom of speech

Opinion: Our leaders perish for lack of selfless advisers

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