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National Assembly Approves Buhari’s $800m Loan Request; Inmates Crown Seun Kuti ‘General Overseer’ as He Leads Prayer Sessions | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
National Assembly Approves Buhari's $800m Loan Request Court Nullifies Alex Otti's Candidature and Labour Party Candidates in Abia, Kano Buhari Commissions N21bn Aso Villa Medical Centre EFCC Challenges Matawalle to…
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INEC registers over 93m voters for 2023 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 93, 469,008 voters for the 2023 polls. According to the data, men account for 52.5% of the total, while women…
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WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: WHO warns against Omicron travel bans as nations shut borders The World Health Organisation has…
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Kawajo: The immortal transwoman who changed Kano forever
It isn't so bizarre - because the flow of energy goes whatever way it just does - that someone will say something that sets you off on a remembrance of…
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Nigerians are subsidising human rights violations by Hisbah in Kano. When does it end?
It has almost become a tradition - the kind you know will happen but that you are not sure when - to wake up to the most bizarre thoughts or…
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2021 Heroes Award: Indomie Kick-off Nationwide Search for Extraordinary Children
- To institute other award categories In line with its corporate social responsibility initiative to honour heroic Nigerian children, Dufil Prima Foods Plc., makers of Indomie instant noodles has announced…
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Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri
For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and the thousands of children trapped within it, susceptible to neglect…
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9 killed in Kaduna village in fresh attack | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
A fresh attack by bandits in Avong Doka village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna, has left 9 people dead. Though the police is yet to comment on the attack,…
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COVID-19 : If you’re in search of a recipe for disaster, Kano’s reliance on ‘verbal autopsies’ is one
First question: why the fuss? We get surprised easily and forget that we are still in a country where there is basically no database for anything, where 'let's do it…
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The recklessness that led to Plateau State’s index coronavirus case
Daily updates on newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country have become as much a part of our lives as the certainty of day and night. The National Centre…
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There may be many reasons to scapegoat the NCDC, Kano is not one of them
It's easy to get caught up in the uniformity of conventional activities that make up our daily lives, so much so that when something as unimaginable and bizarre as a…
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Kano state is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases, we should be very worried
News coming out of Kano state over the last few days have been truly sobering. The state run by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been in the news for the last…
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Sowore nominated United States’ ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Honour
Omoyele Sowore has been nominated to receive the Prisoner of Conscience honour from the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States House of Representatives. The bipartisan commission is charged…
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43 percent of Nigerians make smartphone purchase decisions based on social media campaigns, RED | For Africa study shows
A new study by the Research and Intelligence Unit of the omni-media group, RED | For Africa, indicates that about 43 percent of Nigerians with active social media accounts have…
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The Big 5: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari; Kano sets up committee to reform Almajiri system of education | Other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari A Shiite protest that turned violent on Monday was the major issue…
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The Big 5: We have evidence against Sanusi – Kano anti-graft agency; I’m happy UN appreciates my fight against corruption, poverty – Buhari | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: I'm happy UN appreciates my fight against corruption, poverty - Buhari Buhari on Thursday expressed happiness that the effort of…
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Governor Ganduje is on a re-election witch hunt but wants us to believe he loves the people of Kano
Barely seven weeks have passed since the highly controversial Kano gubernatorial elections. Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje is in the news again, as is now common, for the wrong reasons. Earlier…
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The Big 5: Sharia police in Kano to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan; DSS arrests commercial sex workers in Calabar | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Sharia police to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, has said from…
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The Big 5: Police nab 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballots in Kano; We’ll retire Atiku from politics on Saturday – Tinubu | Other top stories
Here the stories you should be monitoring today: Police nab 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballots in Kano The police in Kano on Thursday impounded 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballot papers…
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Paying children to protest is low, even for Governor Ganduje
On Thursday, October 25, 2018, the internet was awash with pictures of children in several primary schools across Kano protesting in support of the embattled Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje. This…
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NASS member allegedly attacks constituents with thugs for demanding accountability
A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Alhassan Ado Garba representing Tundun-Wada/Doguwa federal constituency has unleashed mayhem on his constituents. It was alleged that Alhassan carried out the attack…
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Right now, Ganduje has more things to worry about than the 5 million votes he promised Buhari
The electioneering period is here and politicians are doing everything within their power to maintain relevance. But in the case of Kano Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje he might have to…
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BREAKING: Kano Deputy Governor, Hafiz Abubakar resigns
Professor Hafiz Abubakar, the deputy governor of Kano has resigned his position. Abubakar announced his resignation in a tweet via his official Twitter account on Sunday. Abubakar in a…
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Kano declares for Kingsley Moghalu as mammoth crowd receives YPP presidential candidate
Residents of the city of Kano, Nigeria, trooped out in massive numbers to welcome the presidential flagbearer of the Young Progressive Party, Professor Kingsley Moghalu yesterday, 14 June, 2018 as…
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The Kano local government elections and what it portends for all of us
On Saturday, February 10, 2017, the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) conducted what is arguably the most talked about Local Council Elections in the country today. Hours after the…
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[The Injustice Blog] Aftermath of Kano local government elections, the sign of things to come?
Saturday February 10, 2018 was the Kano state local government elections, the election which has hitherto led to a spate of violent attacks between supporters of the state Governor Abdullahi…
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#YNaijaLit: Read the first chapter of Morayo Koleosho’s NYSC memoir, “Hernortherstory”
As part of YNaija's dedication to the arts and especially literature from Nigeria and the continent, we have opened our platform to novelists and poets and creative non-fiction writers, to…
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NNPC intercepts 144 truck loads of diverted fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday, stated that its monitoring team together with security agencies set up to rapidly end remnants of petroleum products supply gaps in parts…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 7th of December
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija:
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All looted property will be sold to the public – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that all recovered property from looters would be sold and the proceeds remitted to the Federal Government coffers. President Buhari who spoke in Kano on…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy