THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 60,000 robots replace workers | Former Lagos governor dies | The Sharia bill explained | More

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Edwin Clark refuses to go away. Punch Lagos loses a former governor. Vanguard Omisore wants N500million from EFCC for defamation, and he is not kidding. Punch The late Oba of Benin is set for a send-off. DailyPost We now know who to hold responsible if Buhari fails. Independent... Read More

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April 15, 2015

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‘My administration will act differently’: We break down Buhari’s New York Times article into 10 quotes (READ)

by Muhammadu Buhari Below are 10 quotes from the opinion article by President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, which was published in Tuesday’s edition of New York Times. 1. When Boko Haram attacked a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, kidnapping more than 200 girls, on the night of April 14, 2014, the people of my... Read More

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March 22, 2015

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Chad, Niger troops reportedly ‘begging’ Nigerian soldiers to occupy recaptured towns

by Panshak Ibrahim Troops from Chad and Niger, who are part of the joint operation against Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East are reportedly begging their Nigerian counterparts to take over from them, towns recaptured from the sect. A report published in the New York Times on Friday, said foreign troops had taken journalists on... Read More

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February 17, 2015

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Jonathan is afraid of Buhari’s growing popularity || New York Times takes GEJ to the cleaners

by Kolapo Olapoju The New York Times has described the postponement of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, hs being orchestrated by President Goodluck Jonathan to infuriate the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The US-based newspaper in its editorial of Monday, February 16, stated that Jonathan... Read More

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May 12, 2014

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Sonala Olumhense: Nigerians must campaign and vote in ABP next year

by Sonala Olumhense The Economist warned: “The incompetence of Nigeria’s president and government is hurting the country’s reputation at home and abroad.” As it turned out, we needed foreign assistance after all. In the same week in which President Goodluck Jonathan shut down his government so he could host a conference, he also invited what... Read More

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February 21, 2014

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The New York Times on Sanusi’s ‘removal’: Jonathan is ‘too casual about corruption’ (READ)

by Adeola Balogun The suspension of Nigeria’s central bank governor has continued to generate controversy all around the world. This is all the more so because, just before his suspension, he had blown the whistle about oil funds missing from the nation’s federation account. The New York Times has prepared an article on the development... Read More

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September 14, 2013

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“An alluring contemporary pop album” – D’banj’s Album “D’Kings Men” reviewed on The New York Times

by ‘Jola Sotubo D’banj has gone international and from all indications, he intends to stay there. The star who has featured major music players like Snoop Lion and Kanye West in his songs, has received another international nod as his most recent album, “D Kings Men” was reviewed on The New York Times yesterday Friday... Read More

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July 11, 2013

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Revealed: Why this woman visited a New York restaurant without her clothes on (PHOTOS)

It’s the topless shot heard ’round the world. A picture of a comely blonde who took off her shirt at a trendy New York restaurant has become an internet sensation – picked up by publications from Italy to Russia to China. But the photographer who directed young model Cheyenne Lutek to expose her breasts says... Read More

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April 2, 2013

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Meet Julian Newman: 4-foot, 5-inch Basketball phenomenon

Standing at a height of 4-foot, 5-inches tall, and weighing in at 70 pounds, Julian Newman, an 11-year-old basketball prodigy, has taken the sporting world by storm. Though he is 4-years younger than his teammates and a good 14-inches shorter than most of them, this young man has moves that havecaptured the attention of the... Read More

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September 4, 2012

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Review: “Hyper-competitive egotist” – American Press puts a new spin on Obama

by Dylan Byers The convergence of skeptical pieces, all of which suggest Obama has failed to live up to the mythic expectations he set for himself in 2008, signal that Obama may be facing unprecedented media headwinds just as the nation’s voters are really tuning in to the 2012 campaign. For over a year now, the... Read More

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July 21, 2012

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Opinion: The trouble with online education

by Mark Edmundson “Ah, you’re a professor. You must learn so much from your students.” This line, which I’ve heard in various forms, always makes me cringe. Do people think that lawyers learn a lot about the law from their clients? That patients teach doctors much of what they know about medicine? Yet latent in... Read More

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June 19, 2012

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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Reform, in the name of the Father

By the time the dead cats, monkey paws and severed heads of chickens started appearing on our front porch, no one was sure exactly who was trying to get rid of him. OME of the best nights at our home in Umuahia were those when Emma Nsofor, my father’s lawyer, came to dinner. Not only did he... Read More

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June 13, 2012

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Singing pilots and stinky aircraft: New York Times deconstructs air travel in Nigeria

by Hauwa Gambo This surreal piece was published by the New York Times this morning about the experience of travelling in Nigeria. As the writer notes, us impassive Nigerian travellers are truly living “on the edge of catastrophe.” Read: he ordeal of flying in Nigeria begins with the chaotic crowds waving wads of cash who... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: 60,000 robots replace workers | Former Lagos governor dies | The Sharia bill explained | More

‘My administration will act differently’: We break down Buhari’s New York Times article into 10 quotes (READ)

Chad, Niger troops reportedly ‘begging’ Nigerian soldiers to occupy recaptured towns

Jonathan is afraid of Buhari’s growing popularity || New York Times takes GEJ to the cleaners

Sonala Olumhense: Nigerians must campaign and vote in ABP next year

The New York Times on Sanusi’s ‘removal’: Jonathan is ‘too casual about corruption’ (READ)

Opinion: Will Nigeria exist 100 years from now?

“An alluring contemporary pop album” – D’banj’s Album “D’Kings Men” reviewed on The New York Times

Revealed: Why this woman visited a New York restaurant without her clothes on (PHOTOS)

Meet Julian Newman: 4-foot, 5-inch Basketball phenomenon

Review: “Hyper-competitive egotist” – American Press puts a new spin on Obama

Opinion: The trouble with online education

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Reform, in the name of the Father

Singing pilots and stinky aircraft: New York Times deconstructs air travel in Nigeria

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