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Cheta Nwanze: This is why Nigerians don’t trust the Army’s free medical outreaches
by Cheta Nwanze It started with a WhatsApp rumour in Anambra. Now it has happened in Rivers, Kwara, Bayelsa, and Ondo states. In all three geopolitical zones in Southern Nigeria,…
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IPOB thanks Afenifere, Yoruba elders for speaking against Operation Python Dance
The Indigenous People of Biafra has commended Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere for its stance against Operation Python Dance in the South-East. Background: Afenifere had condemned the deployment of troops to…
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Opinion: 5 lessons from IPOB’s fall
by Jideofor Adibe In my column of September 7, 2017, entitled, ‘Nnamdi Kanu and the Redeemer Complex’, I made a few propositions about Nnamdi Kanu that now seem prophetic.…
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The Army must not fall for the IPOB bait
by Alexander O. Onukwue In the intervening period between the exchanges that took place in Umuahia over the past two weeks, much has been made about congratulating IPOB for not…
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What would have happened without Operation Python Dance – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria would have been in crisis if President Muhammadu Buhari had not deployed troops to the South-East. Mohammed said this while speaking with…
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The Big 5: Nigerian Air Force joins Operation Python Dance II; ‘Army may have killed Nnamdi Kanu’; and other top stories
Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico Tuesday, with the death toll rising to up to 139…
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Opinion: How Nnamdi Kanu happened to Nigeria
by Bura-Bari Nwilo In 2017, children given birth to in 1970 would be 47 years old. These are people who were born at the end of the 1967 -…
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Sam Hart: This is what the Nigerian Army almost cost Nigeria
by Sam Hart “We are grateful to God for intervening in stopping what could have been the greatest bloodbath known in the history of mankind" The above were…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Dr Aminu Gamawa, Reno Omokri, Tunji Lardner and others [Operation Python Dance edition]
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 matters,…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The homicidal rhythm of Buhari’s Python Dance
by Femi Fani-Kayode On the 15th September 2016, one year ago today, I wrote the following. "You bathed in the blood of Biafrans, you crushed their bones and…
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The Thread: How Igbos should conduct themselves in these crazy times
In the wake of the Nigerian Military's activation of Operation Python Dance, BBOG activist and Co-founder of Transparency International Oby Ezekwesili told President Buhari that his leadership sucks and he…
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The Thread: This is what the Nigerian Army is doing to Igbos in the East
In case you are not aware, the Nigerian Army did not go to Abia state to play. They mean business with Operation Python Dance II, but just what type of…
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The Thread: “They are making a killing to ‘secure the State’. Who suffers?” | Sam Hart accuses the FG of economic sabotage in Abia state
It's still bloody on Political TwitterNG, we can hardly keep up. In summary, Oby Ezekwesili has come under the FG's bazooka for speaking truth to power; Kayode Ogundamisi appears to…
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The Big 5: Army not withdrawing from Abia; APC begins restructuring talks; and other top stories
Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: In a recent development, The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that soldiers will be withdrawn from the…
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The Thread: “The only man who’s “balanced & objective” while his house is on fire is a mad man” | Igbos do not apologise for Nnamdi Kanu
It's burning on TwitterNG just as it is in Abia state where the Nigerian Army has taken up a stronghold. There's been continuous back and forth on political Twitter over…
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The Thread: “Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder; Buhari holds the matchsticks” | TwitterNG fires on all cylinders
Political Twitter has been on fire since morning, so much that Twitter's top trends side bar has had IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Abia, Igbos topping the list all day. Here's how…
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The Thread: “Nnamdi Kanu does not care if you die” | A warning to all Igbos in Nigeria
With Buhari's return, military action in the South East has been stepped up. Remember Operation Python Dance launched by the Military last Christmas? It's back with renewed vengeance, it would…
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The Late 5: “Operation Python Dance 2.0”; Catholic priest shot in Lagos; and other top stories
Three Boko Haram terrorists, two allegedly computer specialists and the third a herbalist, have been remanded in prison custody by a Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court. The computer specialists were identified…
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The Thread: We cannot coerce IPOB to be Nigerians
In celebration of Trump's inauguration, members of IPOB decided a rally in his honourable will be a great idea. But the Nigerian military decided to disrupt that. Do see below:…
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The Thread: Even foreign diplomats are experiencing Operation Python Dance
On my trip through the East this holiday, the number of checkpoints from the Onitsha bridge was simply alarming. More often than not, these checkpoints were situated every 100 kilometers.…
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Okey Ndibe: Buhari, call off Customs’ siege on Igbo traders
by Okey Ndibe A few days ago, a friend sent me a video of a choir made up of members of Nigeria’s security agencies singing “Feliz Navidad,” a popular Christmas…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 27th of December
Read the full stories and analyses here now!
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Army ends Operation Python Dance in the South East
The Nigerian Army says the Operation Python Dance inaugurated in the South East geo-political zone to curb crime in the area during the Yuletide will end on Dec. 27. The…
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Today’s Noisemakers: The Nigerian Army, Demola Olarewaju, Igbos, the cutest girlfriend contest and others
1. Igbos Since morning, Igbos have been trending on Twitter. First for the operation python dance put in place by the Federal government, then for oppression and marginalisation of Igbos…
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Opinion: South East Summit | The day President Buhari could not visit Igboland
by Jude Ndukwe That day was Thursday, January 22nd, 2016. The occasion was the Economic and Security Summit of South East Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari, the tough-talking, body language-fear-inspiring, retired…
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The Thread: This is why Igbos are angry about Operation Python Dance
"250 Army Road blocks across a five-state geopolitical zone; Over 49 Customs Road blocks across same region; Over 700 Police Road blocks within the same region", this is what Christmas…
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The Thread: Why shouldn’t Igbos complain about oppression and marginalisation?
It's the holidays, the one time of the year when Igbos from every nook and corner of the earth return to the East. South East Nigeria It's the tribe's biggest…
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Cheta Nwanze: Creating problems with Operation python dance
by Cheta Nwanze “The Northern Bourgeoisie and the Yoruba Bourgeoisie have conspired to keep the Igbo out of the scheme of things. The Igbos have taken all these quietly because,…
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IPOB launches Operation David Dance, tells members to avoid the army
Just weeks after the Nigerian Army launched the Operation Python Dance in the South East, the Indigenous People of Biafra has launched the Operation David Dance. IPOB’s Media and Publicity…
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Opinion: Nigerian Army and the Macabre Dance of Pythons in Igboland
by Jude Ndukwe Recently, the Nigerian Army announced the commencement of what it deviously termed Exercise Python Dance in the southeastern part of the country commencing from November 27, 2016…
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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