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February 13, 2019
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The YNaija Cover – the 13th of February

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija:     The Late 5: Court grants ex-SGF Babachir Lawal, two others bail; My presidential ambition is not worth any Nigerian’s blood – Atiku Abubakar | Other top stories ‘You can vote with any finger’ – INEC clarifies voting procedure for Saturday polls   Just In:... Read More
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YNaija2018Review
December 29, 2018
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#YNaija2018Review: Wizkid, Kemi Adeosun, Yemi Osinbajo… Look who else was involved in the biggest scandals of the year

Some of the 10 stories that made up this list were tragic and demand our collective sober reflection while some just made us laugh out loud. Either way, we recall 2018’s most scandalous moments. Mr Integrity, Buhari collects unappropriated arms money for helicopter President Muhammadu Buhari approved the withdrawal of $462 million from the Excess... Read More
Featured, Thinking Through
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December 4, 2018
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The Big 5: Only PDP can make Nigerians feed well – Jonathan; Middle-aged woman fronting as Aisha Buhari allegedly defrauds industrialist of N150m | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Monday urged Nigerians to vote for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the February 16 presidential elections, stressing that only the party can make sure Nigerians feed well. Addressing a crowd of supporters and party faithfuls at... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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November 10, 2018
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Oshiomhole returns to Nigeria, finally reveals own account of DSS encounter

Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday returned to the country from the United States of America where he went for a private visit, dismissing reports that he was arrested, detained and granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services (DSS), after a nine hour interrogation on Sunday.  Stating his account... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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Institutions
November 8, 2018
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The Buhari administration will not stop till it destroys all our institutions

While Nigerians are still in bewilderment over the state of things in some government institutions since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, it seems a new entrant has joined the fray. The Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), etc, seem to have become... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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September 15, 2018
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ICYMI: Full text of Kemi Adeosun’s letter of resignation as Minister of Finance

On Friday, 14th September 2018, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun resigned from her position over a scandal bothering on allegations of forgery of her Certificate of Exemption from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), as revealed by an investigative report by online medium, Premium Times, published on July 7, 2018. Following huge pressure from the media, civil society groups,... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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September 14, 2018
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The Late 5: Finance Minister, Adeosun quits Federal cabinet, Buhari faces criticism over appointment of Yusuf Bichi as new DSS chief | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Embattled Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned her appointment. Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has signed the 2018 supplementary budget of N9.9bn into law, berating Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi and his party(APC) for questioning the importance of the budget. Speaking at the event, Fayose stressed that it was laughable... Read More
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August 28, 2018
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Only God knows when Leah Sharibu will return – Femi Adesina

Presidential Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said that God alone knows when Leah Sharibu, the only Christian and last among the abducted 110 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe, yet to be released from the captivity of Boko Haram will be freed. Speaking on Tuesday on Channels Television‘s Sunrise Daily, Adesina noted that although he believes that... Read More
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August 13, 2018
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The Late 5: PDP rejects Bauchi bye-election results, Disregard news that weapons were found in Daura’s home- DSS | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Department of State Services (DSS), has dismissed videos in circulation which showed that N21bn cash, 400 assorted and sophisticated small arms and light weapons and thousands of Permanent Voter Cards belonging to immigrants were recovered from the Katsina and Abuja homes of the sacked DSS chief, Lawal... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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August 11, 2018
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ICYMI: Osinbajo fires DSS chief, Saraki says Presidency culpable for NASS invasion | Top 10 stories this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week: The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, ordered the immediate termination of the appointment of the Director-General of the Department Of State Services (DSS), Lawal Musa Daura, following the ‘unauthorised siege’ on the National Assembly by operatives of the service. Matthew B. Seiyefa... Read More
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August 10, 2018
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The Late 5: Saraki must be impeached – Oshiomhole; Osinbajo celebrates exploits of 5 Nigerian girls in California | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says the party will work for the impeachment of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki in accordance with the laws of the land and in accordance with democratic norms across the world. Oshiomhole who addressed a... Read More
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August 9, 2018
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The Late 5: EFCC unfreezes Benue Govt accounts, Dasuki’s case and others will be reviewed – Seiyefa, new DSS chief | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The acting Director-General of the Department of State Services ( DSS), Matthew Seiyefa, has said the service was reviewing all cases of alleged unlawful detentions and human rights abuses by the service. Seiyefa, who disclosed this during his maiden interaction with journalists on Thursday in Abuja,... Read More
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APC
August 9, 2018
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Executive invasion of the National Assembly: APC’s badly scripted outing

By Jude Ndukwe The attempted “coup” of Tuesday, August 7, 2018, against the National Assembly has always been the desire of APC leaders and their strategists since their albatross, the gentle and meek but highly intelligent and calculative Dr Olubukola Saraki emerged as Senate President. Every kind of sink has been thrown his way to... Read More
Opinion
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August 7, 2018
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BREAKING: DSS reportedly block all entries and exits to the National Assembly

The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly blocked all the entry and exit points to the National Assembly. This was disclosed by Olu Onemola, the Special Assistant on New Media to the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. Onemola shared videos of operatives of the services reportedly stopping senators from gaining entry into the assembly... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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August 2, 2018
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The Late 5: ‘Defectors to PDP are like bad eggs’ – Buhari, FG spends N49bn to feed primary school pupils in 2 years I More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday described defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as bad eggs, which “God will continue to fish out.” Buhari who was speaking at the commencement of a campaign rally for the August 11 Bauchi South Senatorial District bye-elections and the formal... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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June 27, 2018
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The Big 5: Buhari promises more pressure on Security chiefs, Labour calls for sack of Security chiefs and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday promised to put more pressure on security chiefs to stop the spate of killings in the land. Buhari who spoke at an interactive session with stakeholders in Jos, the Plateau capital, in the aftermath of the killings in some communities... Read More
Featured, The News Blog
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June 22, 2018
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The Late 5: Minister reveals why FG can’t secure Nigeria’s borders effectively, Super Eagles melts Iceland in dramatic World Cup encounter and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau has revealed that the close family relationship between traditional rulers in Nigeria and the neighbouring countries constitutes a strong hindrance to efforts at securing the country’s porous borders. “You will agree that with the situation where you have half-brothers that have... Read More
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Melaye
April 23, 2018
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The Late 5: Police, DSS lay siege to Melaye’s residence, Prince George welcomes baby boy, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. Melaye had tweeted that he has been arrested by the police in the morning. Senator Shehu Sani later tweeted that he has been released. Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja... Read More
Featured
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March 23, 2018
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The Late 5: DSS narrates how it negotiated the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls, Russia accuses EU of anti-Russian campaign and other top stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is ready to accept the “unconditional laying down of arms by any member of the Boko Haram group who shows strong commitment in that regard”. The president, who was speaking when he received the released Dapchi... Read More
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February 3, 2018
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[The Activism Blog] Paradigm Initiative is set to challenge government’s surveillance of social media

Foremost digital rights group, Paradigm Initiative has made known its intention to challenge in court the decision of the Federal government to embark on social media surveillance of Nigerians. The group has joined the growing list of Nigerians that have voiced out opposition to government’s decision to monitor the usage of the social media by... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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January 23, 2018
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The DSS ‘Intelligence’ on Fulani herdsmen proves Fayose has the right idea

The Department of State Service (DSS) believes that a network called the Islamic State in West Africa (Iswa) is operating in some north-central and south-south states, and hence, have been responsible for the herdsmen attacks. The information was submitted by the agency to President Buhari in a security report. The report says the network uses... Read More
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