Presidency’s response to #PantamiMustGo: And democracy went into coma | The #YNaijaCover

Presidency’s response to #PantamiMustGo: And democracy went into coma | The #YNaijaCover

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it. – Albert Einstein 8:27pm. Thursday, 22nd April 2021. The evening turned out to be one of the lowest moments in Nigeria’s democratic history. Cold and rage still run down the spines and marrows of Nigerians in their millions who hold faith to a motherland emerging... Read More

Cover Stories, Satire

#EndSARS, #PantamiMustGo, #PantamiResign, Abubakar Shekau, Al-Qaeda, amazing grace, boko haram, Isa Ali Pantami, kemi Adeosun, ministry of communications, Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Taliban, The #YNaijaCover

April 12, 2021

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, David Umahi, Efe Ajagba, Joy Godstime Ihunwo, kemi Adeosun, Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III

South-east governors establish joint security outfit, Hijab: Kwara directs 10 closed mission schools to resume today | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across the thirty-six states of Nigeria, these are the five biggest stories you shouldn’t miss out on: South-east governors establish joint security outfit Governors in Southeast Nigeria have announced the establishment of a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’ – The Cable reports The announcement was made in a communique issued after a meeting held... Read More

Rankings

February 20, 2021

#AFreeUnion courtesy Union Bank and Bella Naija

Last weekend was truly a celebration of love as Union Bank x BellaNaija Weddings made dreams come true with a free surprise proposal for one couple and an all-expenses-paid wedding for another couple! And just like that Notey Akpotive and Obiora Chibuzor are now one step closer to their happily ever after, thanks to Union... Read More

10 areas we felt President Buhari could have done better with cabinet appointments

The much anticipated inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari‘s cabinet for his second term in office took place on Wednesday at the Council Chambers of the State House. The Minister-Designates had gone through a successful (for lack of words to use) screening process by the Senate, though without their portfolios (as it has become a tradition... Read More

Specials

#BuhariCabinet, #MinisterialList, #NextLevel, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Festus Keyamo, kemi Adeosun, kinwumni Adesina, lai mohammed, Major General Bashir Magashi, Maryam Katagun, Muhammadu Buhari, ngozi okonjo iweala, Okechukwu Enelamah, Olusegun Aganga, omobola johnson, Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, Sunday Dare

January 2, 2019

#YNaija2018Review: Ganduje, Buratai, Kemi Adeosun…Who are the worst people of the year?

From a covetous governor obsessed with securing kickbacks to a disgraced professor soliciting sex for marks, is there anything redeeming about this lot? Salisu Yusuf A BBC investigative report on sharp practices in African football carried out by the Ghanaian reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, indicted Coach Salisu Yusuf. Head coach of the team that represented... Read More

#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

Buhari, DSS, kemi Adeosun, NASS

September 20, 2018

The Big 5: Buhari orders IGP to stop Adeleke’s invitation, FEC settles for Zainab Ahmed as Finance Minister | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to stop the invitation of Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governorship candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s polls in Osun. According to a source in the Presidency and as confirmed by the Nigerian Television... Read More

Ademola Adeleke, Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, Audu Ogbeh, Federal Executive Council, Femi Adesina, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, National Identity Database, NIMC, PDP, Transition Monitoring Group, Zainab Ahmed

September 18, 2018

How British-born Kemi Adeosun tried to ‘outsmart’ Nigeria

Despite many Nigerians querying her nomination for a ministerial position, she swayed the Senate with her British accent, little did we know that they had something on her – a forged NYSC exemption certificate. On September 14, 2018, British-born Kemi Adeosun resigned her position as Nigeria’s Finance Minister, 69 days after online news medium, Premium... Read More

British born, international exposure, kemi Adeosun, Tola Sarumi

September 17, 2018

Ten years after Adenike Grange; will Adeosun face the consequences of her wrongdoing?

Thanks to the intervention of good journalism, Nigeria’s Finance Ministry has been relieved from questionable management. That may sound extreme, or even unfair, after reading Ms Kemi Adeosun’s resignation letter released last Friday. The now ex-Minister chiefly blames unscrupulous “trusted associates” who misguided her into signing for a fraudulent exemption certificate that was not issued... Read More

Adenike Grange, kemi Adeosun, nysc

September 16, 2018

The Big 5: Hours after resignation, Adeosun reportedly jets out to the UK; Return our stolen assets or keep quiet – Presidency to HSBC | More stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Former Finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has on Saturday reportedly jetted out of the country, hours after her resignation bothering on forgery of her National Youth Service Scheme Exemption certificate. As reported by Punch, multiple sources at the airport confirmed her departure to the United Kingdom, adding that the... Read More

AFCON, David Mark, Garba Shehu, golden eaglets, HSBC, Ibrahim Babaginda, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari

September 15, 2018

The Late 5: Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar dies, PDP wants EFCC to unfreeze accounts of Demola Adeleke, Davido | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar, Ambassador Abdullahi Bawa Wase is dead. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama who disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja, in a statement by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile, prayed that God grant Wase’s family and the nation the fortitude to bear the great... Read More

Abdullahi Wase, Ademola Adeleke, APC, Davido, EFCC, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, Zainab Ahmed

September 15, 2018

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

DSS, kemi Adeosun, Ministry of Finance, nysc, Ogun State House of Assembly, Zainab Ahmed

September 15, 2018

Adeosun’s resignation following reports of a forged NYSC certificate; Beverly Osu’s controversial nun photo and other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu won the presidential ticket of the Young Progressive Party (YPP). In another development, dismissing speculations of his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode purchased nomination forms. With this, Ambode may be... Read More

Akinwunmi Ambode, Ayo Fayose, Beverly Osu, Femi Otedola, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, nysc, Yusuf Magaji Bichi

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

Ama Pepple, Ayo Adebanjo, Ayodele Fayose, Chris Ngige, DSS, Edwin Clark, EFCC, Kayode Fayemi, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

Today’s Noisemakers: Omojuwa, Gimba Kakanda, Imoh Umoren [The Kemi Adeosun resignation editon]

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. One week, one drama you... Read More

Opinion

Gimba Kakanda, imoh umoren, kemi Adeosun, omojuwa, Today's Noisemakers

The YNaija Cover – the 14th of September

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Just In: Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun reportedly resigns

Cover Stories, Featured

Exemption certificate, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, nysc, YNaija Cover

Just In: Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun reportedly resigns

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned her appointment. According to Daily Trust, who quoted unknown sources, her resignation is connected to allegations that she forged her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate. ICYMI: Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate scandal will shame at least one Nigerian institution; the more the better The report adds that... Read More

To avoid #OBOGate Adeosun style, Davido resumes NYSC

Popular Nigerian music artiste David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has begun the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a post on his Instagram page, captioned “Otondo OBO … ?? #Nysc .. tying up every loose end!”, it appears the musician is doing all within his power to secure a possible political future and to avoid unforeseen scandals. Davido... Read More

Davido, kemi Adeosun, nysc, Osun, Politics

August 16, 2018

The YNaija Cover – The 16th of August

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate scandal will shame at least one Nigerian institution; the more the better #EndSARS: Social Media is proving yet again an important tool for social change

Cover Stories

Davido, Duncan Mighty, kemi Adeosun

August 10, 2018

The YNaija Cover – the 10th of August

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: You guys, the trailer for Kemi Adetiba’s “King of Boys” is here and it will make your heart race

Cover Stories, Featured

Certificate Firgery, Itse Sagay, kemi Adeosun, Kemi Adetiba, King of Boys, premier league, trailer, YNaija Cover

August 2, 2018

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

APC, Bukola Saraki, DSS, Ike Ekweremadu, Jones Abiri, kemi Adeosun, Kola Ologbondiyan, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, SERAP

July 16, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Adeosun’s certificate scandal just shows she’s the typical privileged Nigerian child

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been riddled with scandal after scandal. Mainagate, grass cutting, budget padding are just a few of the scandals which have completely muddied the pristine white agbada of anti-corruption Buhari rolled into office with. Last week, Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria’s Finance Minister joined the throng of cabinet ministers who’ve made a sham... Read More

certificate, corruption, forgery, kemi Adeosun, nysc

July 15, 2018

The Late 5: PDP rejects Ekiti election results, Fayemi says victory is to restore the values of Ekiti people and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation: The National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, describing it as a daylight robbery and a brazen subversion of the will of the people. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, who addressed a press conference in... Read More

Kayode Fayemi, kemi Adeosun, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, plateau, Simon Lalong

July 15, 2018

The Big 5: NBC shuts down Ekiti Broadcasting Service, Adeosun elected Chairperson of AFRIEXIMBANK and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has shut down the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) for breaching provisions of the Broadcasting Code. NBC’s Southwest monitoring chief Professor Armstrong Idachaba cited breach of the electoral act and broadcasting code by the media outfit, after Governor Ayodele Fayose... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, big 5, Ekiti, ekiti elections, kemi Adeosun, NBC, top stories

July 14, 2018

#AdeosunGate and NYSC’s response, the alleged attack on Gov Fayose in Ekiti and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the sack, arrest, and arraignment of Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun for alleged criminal forgery of her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate. As contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary,... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Big ten, ekiti elections, kemi Adeosun, nysc, top stories

July 13, 2018

The Late 5: Buhari holds meeting with Bakare, Police describes Fayose as over dramatic, debunks governor’s claims and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with fiery preacher and Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Pastor Bakare was reported to have arrived the villa at about 2.30p.m and proceeded to the President’s office. The... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, INEC, Jimoh Moshood, kemi Adeosun, lai mohammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Shehu Sani, Tunde Bakare

July 12, 2018

The Big 5: Buhari holds talks with South African President over killing of Nigerians, Police dismisses attack on Ekiti Government House and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari received the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Wednesday. After a closed-door meeting with Buhari, the South African leader who addressed State House correspondents declared that the killing of Nigerians and other foreign nationals in the country was... Read More

APC, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ekiti, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, nysc, R-APC, solomon dalung

July 11, 2018

The Late 5: Fayose weeps, accuses Police of harrassing him, FG reacts to Adeosun certificate controversy and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation: Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, on Wednesday has accused policemen deployed in the state for Saturday’s governorship election of harrassing him during the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) rally held on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti. Fayose, who was in a neck brace after he was reportedly tear-gassed, narrated his ordeal... Read More