23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

by Ogunsanwo Bamidele These are some of the most popular quotes from yesterdays 1 hour 43 minutes media chat with the president…. ON SECURITY “…I believe most Nigerians are happy…there is no story that any of them (referring to the missing school girls) has been injured or dead….” “….let us reassure them that... Read More

May 6, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

by Akan Ido With millions of users on social media calling for the Nigerian Federal government to rescue about 276 schoolgirls abducted by men suspected to be members of the deadly Boko Haram Islamic sect in Borno, the #BringBackOurGirls campaign is arguably the most successful civil engagement campaign ever. Local and international celebrities like Wyclef Jean,... Read More

May 6, 2014

“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

by Oge Okonkwo Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka was on CNN moments ago to speak on the security situation in Nigeria and the efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in stemming the tide of terrorism in the country. Soyinka who spoke with the Cable News Network’s Chief International Correspondent, Christiane Amanpour called on the international community to assist... Read More

May 6, 2014

#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

by Mark Amaza But how safe is the South really from Boko Haram? Is it because they cannot attack anywhere there or because they have not chosen to? For the past five years that Nigeria has battled terrorism since the emergence of the Boko Haram terrorist organization, all the attacks have been in the North.... Read More

May 6, 2014

‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

by ‘Jola Sotubo The news which was recently reported about the hijack of a school bus in Nyanya, Abuja has been confirmed by the principal of the school in question. The proprietress of Vine International Academy in Nyanya, Fola Kolade spoke to YNaija 2015 about the incident. She said: “They tried to enter the school but... Read More

May 6, 2014

‘I will soak the ground with Christian blood’: Shekau brags in chilling video (WATCH)

by ‘Jola Sotubo Abubakar Shekau, the leader of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has released a video where he makes threats against the country. Shekau goes on a tirade in Hausa and Arabic during which he states that he will sell the abducted girls and soak the ground with Christian blood. The sect leader also states... Read More

May 5, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian military steps up efforts to find missing schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha Reports say two Nigerian Army divisions have been deployed to the search of kidnapped Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) students who were abducted by men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Reports say hundreds of female students are still being held by the militants with about 53 of... Read More

May 5, 2014

Ohimai Amaize: Nigeria, terror and the #hashtag generation

by Ohimai Amaize Nigeria is bleeding. Only the wicked can feign ignorance of the fact that we are under siege by enemies of our commonwealth and nationhood. Irrespective of where we come from, the religion we practice or our political affiliation, we must never forget that we all have a collective stake in... Read More

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May 5, 2014

Bola Tinubu: Nigeria bleeds and it needs all of us

by Bola Tinubu Boko Haram is the greatest security challenge to Nigerian since the civil war some forty years ago. We stridently oppose Boko Haram because the Nigeria it craves is not the place of democratic good governance and economic opportunity we seek. Nigeria’s current security situation jars the mind and troubles all those who... Read More

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May 5, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Borno gov’t refused to relocate Chibok schoolgirls for exams – WAEC boss

by Zara Mustapha Head of the National Office of WAEC, Charles Eguridu, said the Borno government officials should be blamed for the abduction of school girls in Chibok. Eguridu made the statement in Abuja at the stakeholders meeting held by the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan to find solution to the abduction issue that is currently on ground.... Read More

May 5, 2014

SHOCKING: Why we kidnapped the Chibok schoolgirls – Abubakar Shekau reveals

by Oge Okonkwo According to reports, leader of the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said he will sell the girls abducted from the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Chibok, Borno state. In the reported video which was translated from the Hausa language into English, Shekau said, “I abducted your girls. I will sell them in... Read More

May 4, 2014

Chimamanda Adichie: The president I want

by Chimamanda Adichie I want President Jonathan to be consumed, utterly consumed, by the state of insecurity in Nigeria. I want him to make security a priority, and make it seem like a priority. I want a president consumed by the urgency of now Some of my relatives lived for decades in the North, in Kano and... Read More

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May 4, 2014

How we jumped out of Boko Haram truck – Escaped pupils narrate ordeal (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido It has been up to 3 weeks that men believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect attacked the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, abducting over 200 schoolgirls with their whereabouts still unknown. A handful of kidnapped girls were able to escape from the insurgents opening up to the Punch... Read More

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May 4, 2014

Mark Amaza: 9 questions we should be asking about Chibok (#YIssueOfTheWeek)

by Mark Amaza In the almost four years of the insurgency waged by the Boko Haram terrorist group, there has rarely been a crime committed by them as heinous as the abduction of 234 girls (or 270 girls) from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. In the almost three weeks since the abduction has... Read More

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May 4, 2014

Pius Adesanmi: These so-called northern elders need to shut up

by Pius Adesanmi It is obvious that they are unaware of – or grossly underestimate – the degree of national antipathy towards them. The surest way to get Goodluck Jonathan re-elected is for anybody to bark orders at Nigerians under the banner of “northern elders”. For me, Goodluck Jonathan is a complete failure, a tragic... Read More

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May 3, 2014

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan must protect Buhari at all cost

by Nze Anizor But unlike what many people think, their ultimate target will not be the President; it will be General Buhari who rebuffed their request to negotiate on their behalf with the Federal; Government, and whose death will grant them what they seek – violence of unmitigated proportions which will have so many fronts... Read More

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May 2, 2014

YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, we’re going to need you to resign

The fact that Nigerians (not even those who like him or feel sorry for him) cannot trust this president, and do not believe that he has the capacity to keep us safe, to keep us well, to solve problems, is the urgent reason that this president immediately needs to resign. Calling on the democratically... Read More

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May 1, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Chris Brown calls on Nigerian govt. to rescue abducted schoolgirls (TWEETS)

by Akan Ido Jailed American music superstar, Chris Brown has joined thousands of others all over the world to demand for action from the Nigerian government to facilitate the release of 234 schoolgirls abducted from their dormitories in Chibok, Borno State. Chris tweeted to his over 13 million followers from his official Twitter handle calling on... Read More

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April 28, 2014

Michael Orodare: It is wrong to blame Jonathan for Boko Haram massacres (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The Northern leaders have failed their people and the unborn generation will find it hard to forgive them for this generational flaw. Their sin; under their watch and nurturing, Boko Haram sect grew out of hands into an international terrorist group Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions... Read More

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April 23, 2014

Collins Uma: We will not infringe upon Nyako’s rights to associate with pigs (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma The PDP, through the non-existent Wendell Simlin and its spokesperson, Olisa Metuh, started this mudslinging. We have a choice to join them in that gutter or not. Nyako chose to join them. We will not infringe upon his rights to association, with pigs. On a good day, Admiral Murtala Nyako should be... Read More

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April 22, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Jonathan will win the 2015 elections by a landslide

by Femi Aribisala Therefore, the election will go as usual according to plan. Goodluck Jonathan will not only win in 2015, he will do so by a “moonslide.” The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria entitles the president to run for a term of four years renewable for another four. This means, barring death... Read More

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April 20, 2014

Elnathan John: Why we must forgive Jonathan for dancing in Kano

by Elnathan John Many were upset that instead of mourning, Mr Jonathan’s first move was to go on a campaign visit to Kano. But the biggest issue was not that he went frolicking during a national emergency. It was that, while he was frolicking, he danced The whole world has been on President Jonathan’s case... Read More

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April 20, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: How Boko Haram will give Jonathan a second term in office

by Tunde Fagbenle In this regard also, all the talk of All Progressives Congress or whatever suggesting that they have the magic wand for pocketing Boko Haram when, and if, APC gets into power is not only mischievous but insanely so, unless, indeed, remote puppeteers of the terrorists reside within the party. There are no... Read More

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April 15, 2014

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Did Jonathan play any role in Nigeria’s new GDP?

by Sam Nda-Isaiah But if Jonathan wants to claim credit for the new GDP figure, we will be happy to listen to him as he tells us how he contributed to the increase from 300,000 phone lines to 120 million phone lines. We will be glad to know how he contributed to making Nollywood the... Read More

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April 12, 2014

Like royalty: Pres. Jonathan looks REGAL at his daughter’s wedding in Abuja (PHOTOS)

by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan today gave his daughter’s hand out in marriage and he did so in style. His daughter, Faith Sakwe got married to Edward Godswill Osim at the Abuja Ecumenical Centre in an event which was broadcast live on national television. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi were... Read More

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April 5, 2014

Perry Brimah: Please do not celebrate my death

by Perry Brimah I scoured comments on the news sites and facebook pages and was delivered to a state of aggravated shock. People, mostly of a peculiar ethnicity were celebrating all these incidents of massacres of innocent Nigerians. I even had a conversation with a friend on the phone, who was likewise apathetic and joyous.... Read More

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March 29, 2014

Dele Momodu: The anatomy of PDP and APC (Part 2)

Dele Momodu The President’s inability to deal concretely with the grave security threats and everyday carnage may turn out to be his major albatross. The spate of killings and magnitude of wasted lives would haunt any government in normal climes. [READ: Dele Momodu: The anatomy of PDP and APC] Fellow Nigerians, let me start by thanking... Read More

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March 20, 2014

Jonathan is the most incompetent minority to rule Nigeria – APC

by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the PDP that President Goodluck Jonathan is not the first minority to rule Nigeria and will not be the last, hence the frequent resort to his minority ethnicity is an attempt to cover up his poor leadership.In a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by its Interim... Read More

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23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

‘I will soak the ground with Christian blood’: Shekau brags in chilling video (WATCH)

#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian military steps up efforts to find missing schoolgirls

Opinion: Terrorism – We must make critical distinctions before it all unravels

Ohimai Amaize: Nigeria, terror and the #hashtag generation

Bola Tinubu: Nigeria bleeds and it needs all of us

#BringBackOurGirls: ICT expert, Gbenga Sesan quizzed by the SSS, released (TWEETS)

#BringBackOurGirls: Borno gov’t refused to relocate Chibok schoolgirls for exams – WAEC boss

SHOCKING: Why we kidnapped the Chibok schoolgirls – Abubakar Shekau reveals

Chimamanda Adichie: The president I want

How we jumped out of Boko Haram truck – Escaped pupils narrate ordeal (PICTURED)

Mark Amaza: 9 questions we should be asking about Chibok (#YIssueOfTheWeek)

Pius Adesanmi: These so-called northern elders need to shut up

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan must protect Buhari at all cost

YNaija Editorial: Mr. President, we’re going to need you to resign

#BringBackOurGirls: Chris Brown calls on Nigerian govt. to rescue abducted schoolgirls (TWEETS)

Michael Orodare: It is wrong to blame Jonathan for Boko Haram massacres (Y! Politico)

Collins Uma: We will not infringe upon Nyako’s rights to associate with pigs (Y! FrontPage)

Femi Aribisala: Jonathan will win the 2015 elections by a landslide

Elnathan John: Why we must forgive Jonathan for dancing in Kano

Tunde Fagbenle: How Boko Haram will give Jonathan a second term in office

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Did Jonathan play any role in Nigeria’s new GDP?

Like royalty: Pres. Jonathan looks REGAL at his daughter’s wedding in Abuja (PHOTOS)

Perry Brimah: Please do not celebrate my death

Dele Momodu: The anatomy of PDP and APC (Part 2)

Jonathan is the most incompetent minority to rule Nigeria – APC

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