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Dogara
January 29, 2019
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The Late 5: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB; Dogara announces defection from APC to PDP | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday has announced that it would be holding a referendum on February 16, same day as the presidential election. In a statement released by the group on its Facebook page,... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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December 19, 2017
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The Thread: “I have brought my case to you, sir” | Is Mr President listening to Hon. Jibrin’s cry?

The Nigerian lawmaker who made budget padding famous, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, is appealing to President Buhari to help his matter. Honourable Jibrin resorted to writing an open letter (and reposting same) via Twitter after efforts to reach the President in other ways failed, but the silence on Twitter is so loud, you have to wonder if... Read More
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budget, presidents
August 18, 2017
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Opinion: Applause for the Nigerian Senate’s constitutional amendments

Adedamola David Adejobi The 8th Senate under the distinguished leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki deserves to be commended for the amendments so far made to certain sections of our Constitution, an idea which was conceived by the 7th Senate. There is no denying the fact that the long-standing process was almost turning into another... Read More
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OPENNASS
July 22, 2017
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[The Legislative Blog]: Senate clarifies status of #NotTooYoungToRun bill

The Nigerian Senate has risen to the occasion and has followed the footsteps of the lower chamber in offering an explanation for the status of the Not too Young to Run bill that was allegedly removed from the Constitution Amendment Report. Following reports making rounds that the bill had been dropped, over 50 youth organisations... Read More
The Legislative Blog
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June 13, 2017
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The YNaija Tracklist: MASSOB visits Arewa, insists on peace | Sessions won’t reveal information about conversations with Trump | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. MASSOB visits Arewa, insists on peace – YNaija “Soldiers burnt our village and took away our property – Boko Haram survivors – YNaija China donates N60 million to Aisha Buhari’s project – YNaija 8 Agencies allowed to operate at the Ports – YNaija Osinbajo Appoints members of Code of Conduct... Read More
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June 12, 2017
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These photos from the budget-signing make it look like misogny lives in Aso Rock

After what seems like an order from Mr President-in-diaspora, Muhammadu  Buhari, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo finally got around to signing the 2017 Appropriation Bill, 11 days after the deadline he first set for signing it. But not to dampen the mood. Hoorah!!! We have a budget! Who’d have guessed – 6 months into the New Year,... Read More
The Presidential Blog
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May 11, 2017
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The Thread: “Promise Kept” “Won’t God do it” | Nigerians react to #Open NASS

It’s official: NASS is open. We said we will, and we did.#OpenNASS = #PromiseKept — Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 11, 2017 #OpenNASS1 of 3 down. Summary of @nassnigeria #2017budget @bukolasaraki is indeed committed to transparency and accountability. pic.twitter.com/lLuC839Ome — ‘Demola Adeyeye (@AAAdeyeye) May 11, 2017 Actually, partially open until we see the 33-page... Read More
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April 27, 2017
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Opinion: Why Speaker Dogara is only partly right on 2018 census

by Jideofor Adibe The recent call by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara for the postponement of the planned 2018 national census received mixed reaction from Nigerians. In a statement through his spokesman Turaki Hassan, the Speaker reportedly said: “I won’t advise anyone to conduct national census in 2018. I said it... Read More
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March 7, 2017
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Peregrino Brimah: Riddle- Who is Nigeria’s weekly elite private caller?

by Peregrino Brimah   Here’s a puzzle for Nigerians. Who is the secret caller who puts through weekly private calls to a select few elite? He has not been seen or heard from for one and a half months. Some weeks ago he called Dogara… One week he called Saraki… On a mid week he called Ganduje… On another... Read More
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February 18, 2017
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Dele Momodu: President Buhari and his London visitors

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me warn quickly that a new circus has come to town and there is a theatre of the absurd ongoing in the city of London. The patrons are very important personalities from Nigeria who have turned the supposed illness of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari into a stage play.... Read More
Opinion, Thinking Through
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February 16, 2017
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The Thread: Bukola Saraki sparks yet another debate on Twitter

It’s like the phone call Saraki and Dogara had with Mr President last week Thursday was not sufficient proof of his being ‘hale and hearty’,  even though they were intent on making believers out of us with that statement.  Looks like they had to go see with their eyes to believe for themselves, so they... Read More
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February 9, 2017
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The Thread: Dogara gets flak from Nigerians for his latest tale

We got another call from the President. Yaaay! Well, not us exactly. Dogara did, actually. And to be clear, Dogara’s call preceded Saraki’s call, even if the latter has superior standing than the former. Also, Buhari was the one who called Dogara, but with Saraki, he did not say.  So really, Dogara has more bragging... Read More
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February 2, 2017
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[The Legislative Blog]: 5 things Osinbajo, Saraki and Dogara may have discussed at today’s meeting

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has received Senate President, Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara at the Presidential Villa for the second time this week. The first meeting of this kind held on Tuesday and had a few ministers in attendance. From what we know, Tuesday’s meeting was “fruitful” and we were left... Read More
The Legislative Blog
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October 25, 2016
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Day 8: Countdown to Aisha Buhari’s apology #GuessWhoWasMissingInConference

Last week, the Lagos State government had announced that the first lady will grace the 16th National Women Conference (NWC) by Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) as Mother of the day and also declare the event open. The conference started yesterday, October 24th. This would have been her first major appearance in Nigeria... Read More
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October 1, 2016
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[The Legislative Blog]: Democracy or “Magogocracy”? Nigeria’s leaders need to choose

In this thread, blogger and all round commentator, Japheth Omojuwa advises the Nigerian government to review its resolve to fight corruption in the country re the budget padding scandal and the latest developments in the controversy. It is no longer news that the President Buhari’s anti-corruption administration has chosen not to concern itself with this... Read More
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September 20, 2016
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[The Legislative Blog]: Vote of confidence or not? Hon Dogara will be on the spot today

Play time is over and members of the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives will resume their sworn duties today, 20th September. We anticipate a lot of significant discourses coming to the fore as so much has happened since they went off on break on July 21. The recession crept in while the senators and... Read More
The Legislative Blog
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September 8, 2016
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[The Legislative Blog]: What have some Nigerian senators been up to since recess?

by Tolu Omoyeni The National Assembly has been on recess since July 21 and has now postponed resumption from 13th till the 20th of this month. Why? They said Sallah break. For ordinary Nigerians, hustle resumes on the 14th, we can’t be sleeping through a recession. Don’t they say that while a man is asleep,... Read More
The News Blog
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Jibrin
August 17, 2016
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Budget Padding Tracker: 5 reasons to believe Jibrin isn’t joking around

By Tolu Omoyeni Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin needs no introduction. The rather patient man has been on the news for over a month and if his current Twitter campaign is anything to go by, he is not going anywhere soon. If you’re still confused about why his name is everywhere, Hon. Jibrin is the former Chairman of the... Read More
The News Blog
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August 16, 2016
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 2,000 sacked NIS applicants to be reinstated | Power generation hits 3,000MW | Donald Trump doing badly in swing state polls | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist FG sacks 23 prison officers and suspends 11 over jailbreak- YNaija In case you need 5 reasons not to take Jibrin and his allegations serious- YNaija FG set to reinstate sacked 2,000 NIS applicants- Punch Power generation hits 3,000MW- YNaija Nigerian Army kills 16 in continued offensive against... Read More
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