Today’s Noisemakers: Obasanjo, Mr Aye Dee + Lai Mohammed gets flogged to within an inch of his lies
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we…
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Opinion: What does Obasanjo want to do with a PhD?
by Stanley Ibeku In his characteristic mien, he craves for his desideratum with unceasing sturdiness. And in most cases,…
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Opinion: Obasanjo’s Biafra solution is dumb. Here is why
by Jideofor Adibe Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reportedly called for dialogue with those agitating for Biafra. Speaking at…
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YNaija Editorial: Celebrating the 18 years of “democrazy” that have taught us freedom
On this day in 1999, a new chapter in the history of Nigeria was opened: the military went back to…
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Opinion: A wink to Banky W and 4 other spectacular moments from Yemi Osinbajo’s #Biafra50 Speech
by Alexander O. Onukwue Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was the Keynote Speaker at a ‘Biafra at 50’ colloquium, held in…
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The Thread: “We are greater together than apart” “Nigeria must be treated as a love affair” | OBJ, Osinbajo speak on #Biafra50
30th May 1967 will mark 50 years since the late Colonel Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu announced the secession of Eastern Nigeria and…
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Farooq Kperogi: Xenophilia, fake sovereignty and Nigeria’s slavish politicians
By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometime in 2012 at the height of Goodluck Jonathan’s unnerving incompetence amid rising Boko Haram insurgency,…
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Simon Kolawole: Predators as Nigeria’s ultimate saviours
by Simon Kolawole For decades, I have been holding on tenaciously to the belief that Nigeria would develop someday. I…
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Opinion: National Open University and the failure of leadership
by Patrick Omoregie My attention was drawn on May 1st to an article published on the ongoing crisis at the…
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Dele Momodu: Do our youth really know what they want?
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I’m very sorry if I’m starting my weekly epistle with what may seem a rhetorical…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 2nd of May
Read these stories on YNaija by clicking the links below: I don’t sleep in public, I only pretend – Ganduje…
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The Thread: All the leaders who caused Nigeria’s problem
Political Twitter NG is such an interesting playground when it’s not tedious. Nigerians can be found there putting on any…
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Farooq Kperogi: Nigeria’s future is sadly still in its past
by Farooq Kperogi The other day I was reflecting on Nigerians’ new favourite pastime: endless griping about the increasingly disabling…
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How I rejected Jonathan’s re-election bid in the presence of Adeboye, Oyedepo – Obasanjo
by Dolapo Adelana Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has given reasons for rejecting the re-election of immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan…
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Opinion: Obasanjo’s corruption narratives
by Jideofor Adibe Obasanjo’s recent treatise on corruption in Nigeria is a must-read for policymakers because it essentially bought…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 10th of April
Read these stories and analyses by clicking the links below: #BBNaija: Based on logistics, this is why Efe won #BBNaija…
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The Church Blog: Morning Devotion- The song even President Obasanjo had to dance to!
Simon Kolawole: Memories of midnight
by Simon Kolawole It was midnight, not so long ago, when I woke up, used the toilet and returned to…
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The Thread: Zaki Biam massacre is deja vu all over again
On Monday, we received with dismay the news of the attack on Zaki Biam yam market in Benue state. But…
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“Kayode. Grow up. You can…Foolishness is not an editorial policy” | Read our top 10 quotes from the past week
The past week was undoubtedly dominated by the Magu confirmation hearing at the National Assembly that went awry. We have…
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Office Of The Citizen with Chude JIdeonwo: How did Obasanjo allow his legacy get off the rails?
by Chude Jideonwo In the world these days, it is impossible to have a nuanced discussion about too many things….
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Opinion: What did Obasanjo’s generation do for Nigeria?
Adesina Tosin Nathaniel Let me start by congratulating the Ebora Owu on his newest title of Baba Onigbagbo Ogun (leader…
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YNaija Editorial: It’s time for Obasanjo to become a true statesman
Yesterday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo celebrated his 80th birthday party with pomp and pageantry, including the opening of his presidential…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of March
“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week
It started with a confusion and then progressed to speech denials and rude accusations. There was a global trend we…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 4th of March
INSIDERS: Obasanjo is a professional Lamenter
Most of our Insiders agree with former President Olusegun Obasanjo that his generation has failed Nigeria. Some believe the former…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Olusegun Obasanjo at 80
by Olusegun Adeniyi Despite our own personal failings and inadequacies, we expect our leaders to do everything right—from finding solutions…
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Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Why I am an entrepreneur in the business of nation building (2)
by Chude Jideonwo Then there is the long-term advantage – and this is the more important one for the future…
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Is it time to let Obasanjo off the hook for his ‘giving us’ Yar’Adua?
If you haven’t yet noticed, you should. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is back on the scene and he’s been giving…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 28th of February
Farooq Kperogi: I didn’t belong to a BMC-like group Under Obasanjo
by Farooq Kperogi I usually ignore cheap, easily falsifiable smears against me by BMC minions. But I’ve chosen to suspend…
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We have your receipts: Who else is getting tired of this hot ‘n’ cold relationship between Buhari and Obasanjo?
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is quite the unique elder statesman as far as Nigerian politic go. How many Nigerian politicians…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Thin Tall Tony (BBNaija), Acting President Osinbajo, Obasanjo and others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we…
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Opinion: Lessons Chief Tony Anenih taught me
by Anthony Ademuliyu I got initiated into the media at the age of 8 when I used to read the…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 4th of February
Opinion: An interrogation of the British Intelligence records on the January 15 1966 coup
by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema The three-part series on the revelations from the British intelligence reports on the January 15 1966…
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The Ynaija Cover this evening – the 27th of January
As the chances of Yahya Jammeh fleeing increases, we go over all the runaway African leaders
Edward Anthony Gomez, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s lawyer, in the heat of the battle over the inauguration of a new…
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Opinion: RE | The canonisation of the unsaintly
by John Danfulani “There are tree types of lies…lies, damn lies, and statistical lies” Benjamin Disraeli It’s no longer in…
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“Daddy G.O. remains the Spiritual Leader…” and more | See our top 10 quotes from the past week
Accusations, clarifications, rebuttals and Bobrisky’s public proposal and his epic response are a few things to remember this past week…
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Demola Olarewaju: The life of the great fixer, Tony Anenih
by Demola Olarewaju When in July 2016 I met Chief Tony Anenih briefly at his residence in Abuja, I expressed…
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[The Presidential Blog] The President didn’t reunite with Obasanjo afterall
Yesterday should have been the first time President Buhari and his ex-buddy and former President Olusegun Obasanjo after their sudden…
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Opinion: Time to scrap the EFCC
by Jideofor Adibe This piece was motivated by two interrelated developments: the first is the furore caused by several corruption…
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Opinion: Open letter to Goodluck Jonathan
by Kayode Badmus Dear Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, I just read in the news about you revealing you are under…
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[The Presidential Blog] Buhari and Obasanjo set to meet again
On the 22nd of December, President Muhammadu Buhari will declare open the South-East Economic and Security Summit (SEESS), a new initiative…
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“A real man does not ask for nudes” | Our top 10 quotes reflect the mood of the nation
There hasn’t been any one week where almost everything said by our public figures managed to capture the mood of…
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The Thread: CBN, are you doing Black Friday sales on dollars? | Our top 10 tweets of the week
Twitter is a gold mine of hilarity, brilliance, knowledge, social and political issues, so we thought it would be selfish to keep…
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Opinion: Mimiko | caught off guard
by Anthony Ademiluyi In 2003, the wily former President Olusegun Obasanjo was tired of being reminded by the hawks in…
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Annkio Briggs: Setting the agenda for the meeting between Niger Delta leaders and President Buhari (Pt.1)
by Annkio Briggs The oil-rich delta region of southern Nigeria – called Niger Delta – is larger than 70,000 square kilometers…
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Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: History Lessons on Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way
by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Since the co-ordinated and forceful encounters between the State Security Services (SSS) and the judiciary on October…
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Opinion: Why should we borrow our future?
by Owolabi Afeez Ashola Recently, the Federal Government sent a letter to the National Assembly for matters classified as urgent…
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Opinion: Niger Delta Development and the fierce urgency of now
by John Effiong In Charles Dickens seminal novel, A tale of two cities, which was first published in 1859, the…
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Reintroduction of toll roads in Nigeria: Let’s think through this wickedness
Yesterday, the Nigerian Senate passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll roads. It was moved by a Senator Suleiman…
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Opinion: Re: Nigerian economy since 1999- myths, lies and data
by Uzoma Ngozi When will Nigeria come out recession? Who will deliver Nigeria? But for Nigeria to come out of…
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