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ICYMI: CNN presents ‘strong’ report to claim the Nigerian Army callously killed unarmed citizens | #LekkiShooting

On the 20th of October 2020, officers from the Nigerian Army opened fire on unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos, at about 7pm, and the events…

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#AmericaDecides exposes the obvious flaws in our electoral process

If you have been paying attention to current events all over the world since this past week, you no doubt by now are aware of one of the biggest events…

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IPPIS: ASUU refuses to call off strike if FG insists on paying lecturers ₦8000

For months on end now, it's been a seemingly futile standoff between the Nigerian Federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over school resumption. ASUU has been…

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Minister Fashola must think we are in ‘the era of the dumb’ so this is what we must do

Indeed, the latest reports of former Lagos governor and the current Federal minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola “discovering” a camcorder planted supposedly by dubious characters is at once…

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FG’s borrowing hands has extended to grains and we are very worried

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri Sunday, was reported to have borrowed 5,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains from the food stock of the Economic Community…

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University Strike

With another university strike on its way, will Nigerian students ever catch a break?

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has announced it will be going on a two week warning strike as soon as normal operations in universities begin.…

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Delta is the hotbed as divided opinions greet alleged attack on herdsmen

Nigeria, a territory with a little more than 200 tribes is no stranger to ethnic conflicts. Dating back to when the country was founded, many indigenous tribes have found themselves…

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Olatunji Omirin

Olatunji Omirin is the latest Nigerian journalist to be arrested by Nigerian forces

At this point, it has become common place to hear of Nigerian journalists, arrested either by the DSS or Nigerian Army, abducted by unnamed assailants or charged with terrorism or…

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economy

Closed borders and USSD charges, is this how to grow Nigeria’s economy?

“All goods, for now, are banned from being exported or imported through our land borders and that is to ensure that we have total control over what comes in,” -…

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Flooding

Flooding: Nigeria is on the verge of yet another nationwide disaster

As a Nigerian living in Nigeria, its hard not to feel like we all suffer from collective amnesia. A collective amnesia that allows our elected politicians to continue to adjudicate…

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Don’t sell weaponry to Nigeria – Nigerian Shiites urge U.S. govt

A Nigerian Shiite group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), in a letter dated August 17, to the United States government urged it not to sell weapons or any military hardware…

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We are unhappy with Nnamdi Kanu’s bail conditions – Igbo groups

by Dolapo Adelana Some pan-Igbo groups have expressed their displeasure with the bail conditions given to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The groups –…

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Biafra: Nigerian government perfecting plans to kill Nnamdi Kanu – IPOB

by Dolapo Adelana The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Wednesday, said the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu in Kuje Prison, was part of a grand design by…

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Opinion: Why this government is no different from the last

by Umar Hassan If the President sincerely thinks he is doing the right thing by asking the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to probe allegations of corruption…

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Cheta Nwanze: We made a terrible choice

BY Cheta Nwanze By now, it should be clear to any and everyone that the current FG is on track to be the worst government Nigeria has ever had, bar…

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Shi’ites have the right to express their religious beliefs – U.S govt

The United States Government on Friday expressed concerns over the death of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi'ites after a clash with policemen in Kano.…

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Aisha Buhari

Pius Adesanmi: Rapid thoughts on the musings of a frustrated First Lady

by Pius Adesanmi. 1) I didn't want to weigh in on this until a translation was made available. Thanks to Sahara Reporters for finally making a transcript available in English.…

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Ahmad Salkida: Why Chibok girls’ freedom remains a mirage

by Ahmad Salkida The biographer of “Muhammadu Buhari: The challenge of leadership in Nigeria,” Professor John Paden, revealed that the leadership of Boko Haram demanded 5 billion Euros as ransom…

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Opinion: An open letter to Pres. Muhammadu Buhari

by Domman Zumgak Rimdans At the inception of this political dispensation, the government  came with so much promise; they provided me and others with so much hitherto unprecedented hope, a…

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Opinion: Free pass for Zucky

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba I don't mean to be a kill joy! This past week has been a social media roller coaster ride –let’s call it a Facebook storm. The…

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@oluwasegunsomef: Nigerian youths and unemployment

by Oluwasegun Somefun According to the UN and ILO, unemployment is a global problem. It is no news that there are many young people in search of jobs in Nigeria…

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Opinion: The Nigerian Government is a greater threat than Boko Haram

by Udoka Okafor Our car gallops through the bumpy road, as night fast approaches. The glimmer of the sun is fading fast, and the stars are starting to illuminate our…

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Waziri Adio: Chibok and the tragedy of errors

by Waziri Adio And when the protesters were told to direct their protests at the terrorists and not at this administration, the take-away message is: If you want the girls…

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Terrorism: The Nigerian gov’t is not the problem – Oronto Douglas says

by Oge Okonkwo Special adviser to the president Goodluck Jonathan on research, strategy and documentation, Oronto Douglas, has insisted that it was "not helpful" to heap blame upon the government in Abuja as…

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Perry Brimah: Bama’s 8 hours of Armageddon – How angry should we be?

by Perry Brimah What has happened to the war against Boko Haram since Lt. Col. Sagir Musa was pulled out of Borno and since the new morbidly obese, politically and…

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Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs

by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal might, was flagrantly defied by a sect; in the paradoxical…

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Tolu Ogunlesi: The Nigerian government is guilty of crimes against humanity (YNaija Frontpage)

; It is a simple law of potential & progression: A government that lies against the people with such impunity will turn the military on them without blinking. Remember where…

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Boko Haram and the government, one and same?

by Adebola Rayo    How does a high profile suspect such as Kabiru Sokoto escape police custody? The police rightly described it as an "embarassment". Obviously there is more to…

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Hello, Kano! The 5th Northern Agricultural Summit holds December 6 – 8

The 5th Northern Nigeria International Agricultural Summit(Nonias-agric-summit) tagged Kano 2011 will hold from Thursday 6 to Thursday 8 December2011.at Muritala Mohammed Library complex, Kano State, the organisers have announced. The…

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