Opinion: The opposition APC and its concept of change

by Raymond Inkabi Thus, it appears the APC do not want to merely criticize the entire system, nor itself too, or the general political and social conditions under which this system functions. No! Its aim is one. Bring down the government. It is pertinent that issues bordering the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC)... Read More

Activism, APC, government, opinion, opposition, raymond inkabi, utopia, ynaija

June 6, 2014

It gets worse: Soldiers seize copies of The Nation newspapers

by Akan Ido In a situation reminiscent of the Sani Abacha days when journalists were hounded and newspaper houses shut, reports coming in from the South-south offices of The Nation newspapers indicate that soldiers have impounded vehicles and seized newspapers belonging to the media company. Reports say soldiers attached to the 3 Battalion of the... Read More

APC, Benin City, Delta, Edo, Leadership Newspapers, Media, nigeria, opposition, soldiers, The Nation Newspapers

May 9, 2014

Opinion: What does the US stand to gain from Boko Haram?

by Adekoya Boladale Boko Haram, a small group of young men who were just members of a community pressure group, never attended defense academy in Sandhurst or Zaria have suddenly metamorphosied into our Achilles heels. Most people who desire happiness and life of bliss in Africa have over the years chosen Nigeria as a... Read More

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May 4, 2014

Reno Omokri: The futility of terror in the face of courage

by Reno Omokri Now how did we get to the point where we are today that the opposition are asking for the President to resign? Is that not victory for Boko Haram? Is that not what the sect has been wanting? Many times, in a game, what the spectators think they see is often not... Read More

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April 13, 2014

Reno Omokri: Nigeria’s GDP rebasing adds value to every citizen

by Reno Omokri The thing that they fail to understand is that any Nigerian who discredits the rebasing of Nigeria’s economy is discrediting himself. It was Nigeria’s value that was rebased not the government’s value. The attempts by some individuals to deemphasize the recent rebasing of the Nigerian economy as something that should not be... Read More

economy, nigeria, opinion, opposition, rebase, Reno Omokri, sector, World Bank, ynaija

April 13, 2014

Charles Novia: 60 brand new cars gift, Dele Momodu & other backstories from the wedding of Pres. Jonathan’s daughter

by Charles Novia Let me shock you guys a bit. The biggest critics of President Jonathan, the opposition parties or cliques, the rabble-rousers and all were mostly there at the wedding! I was shocked! Ehn! Politicians! That’s how they deceive you all by crying wolf and abusing the President yet they run to him... Read More

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April 10, 2014

Olusegun Adeniyi: Rising violence in a rebased economy

by Olusegun Adeniyi While the debate can go on, I feel rather uncomfortable with Nigerians who are ever quick to dismiss any positive news about our country while those who politicize the routine exercise to attack President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration miss the point. Scene One: On March 27 this year, a Police Corporal, Sunkanmi Ogunbiyi,... Read More

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March 16, 2014

Simon Kolawole: How conflict underdeveloped Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole While our politicians are still busy playing 2015 politics with Boko Haram, the conflict is killing us softly. I had not been to Abia State in ages. My visit to Umuahia sometime last year set me thinking yet again about the Nigerian condition. That was when today’s topic nestled in my mind:... Read More

2015, Abia, boko haram, opinion, opposition, Politics, simon kolawole, uzor kalu, violence, ynaija

March 14, 2014

Akin Osuntokun: Why I publicly identify with Finance Minister, Okonjo-Iweala

by Akin Osuntokun Here in Nigeria, we are confronted with a similar tragic correlation where opponents fervently wish that it should not be well for Nigeria so that the Jonathan government can be made to look bad. On account of my hypersensitivity to anything concerning President Barack Obama I was extremely anxious and alert to... Read More

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March 2, 2014

Simon Kolawole: We should stop playing politics with everything

by Simon Kolawole But Boko Haram? No. Never. We are talking about life and death here. It is beyond politicking. Alhaji Bamanga Tukur recently canvassed something that has always been uppermost on my mind “constructive criticism”. The former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was, of course, seeking support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s... Read More

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February 25, 2014

Femi Aribisala: Why Sanusi Lamido should end up at Kirikiri prisons

by Femi Aribisala The last thing a country needs is a CBN governor who talks frivolously. The word of a CBN governor has implications for financial market volatility; therefore he must mark his words. He must speak with confidence and precision. Not so with Lamido Sanusi. One of the more annoying things about Nigeria is... Read More

APC, central bank of Nigeria, Femi Aribisala, impunity, Kirikiri, nigeria, nnpc accounts, opinion, opposition, prisons, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Suspension, ynaija

February 24, 2014

Opinion: But who are those in the opposition?

by Usha Anenga Politicians now hire special assistants to engaged the so called “OPPOSITION ” in the cyberwar, mumbling and mixing up honest opinion of ordinary citizens in those of their political opposition. The act of praise-singing have been enshrined into our cultural and political heritage in Africa. It is difficult to do otherwise in... Read More

APC, cyberspace, nigeria, opinion, opposition, PDP, politicians, social media, ynaija

February 22, 2014

Lagun Akinloye: Suspending the truth – Worries for Nigeria over Sanusi’s suspension

by Lagun Akinloye Sanusi was a fly in this ointment. He was too independent, too outspoken and refused to speak from a pre-approved script. That is why he had to go. But Sanusi is not the main victim of Jonathan’s pre-election politics. Nigeria itself is now poorer for having lost a bank governor whose successes... Read More

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February 22, 2014

Demola Rewaju: How to deal with public service irritants like Sanusi

by Demola Rewaju The execution of the move was brilliant – nobody, not even Sanusi with his eagle-eyed spectacles saw it coming. The moves can be summed thus – suspend the Fulani CBN governor, appoint a Yoruba acting CBN governor and nominate an Igbo CBN governor. Brilliant execution of a well-planned punishment for a man... Read More

APC, crown, Demola Rewaju, execution, kano, opinion, opposition, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan, Prince, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, ynaija

February 10, 2014

Opinion: Hurray! At last, mass housing is here!!

by Olusola Daniel Undeniably, the 2014 budget presents a ray of hope for the Nigerian people. It is a budget that is building the foundation for a robust economy that provides good jobs and wealth for the Nigerian people. As a nation, we need to examine things by ourselves and not act solely based on... Read More

2014, agriculture, budget, government, hurray, mass housing, nigeria, Olusola Daniel, opinion, opposition, ynaija

February 8, 2014

Opinion: 2014 Budget- The APC mob is out

by Abdullahi M. Seidu During the debate of the 2014 budget at the national assembly, the mob mentality of the APC lawmakers came to play. Instead of debating on substance, the APC lawmakers turned the chamber into a wrestling match. They left the substance of the budget and started running after shadows. The mobs are... Read More

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February 8, 2014

Opinion: Blocking the budget- The Nigerian opposition flexes its new found muscles

by Lagun Akinloye The National Assembly is well within its rights to subject the proposed budget to this level of scrutiny. The impasse is one of many tests the country will face in the run up to the 2015 elections, and how it develops could give a good indication of what the Nigerian political scene... Read More

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February 7, 2014

Opinion: This is why Jonathan is the most criticized president

by Abba Mahmood Those criticising President Jonathan are not doing so because he is Ijaw or a southerner or a minority or all those primordial things. He is criticised because he has been the president of Nigeria for four years now and has seemingly become incapable of solving any of the problems he has inherited.... Read More

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January 5, 2014

Reno Omokri: APC, Tinubu’s lies & the facts that prove them wrong

by Reno Omokri Over the past year, as if choreographed, APC leaders have talked about 2015 in terms of doom, soaking people in blood, civil war, destruction and such militant language. Politicians ought to think in terms of welfare for the people not warfare for them. Talks of blood/war in 2015 are a result of poverty... Read More

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January 2, 2014

Opinions: 6 things Nigerians need to learn from 2013

by Enenim Ubon This has shown that people can come together to pursue a cause(good or bad). I might have reservations over the formation of the APC but it has clearly shown that when pushed to the wall, people can do anything to redeem themselves. 2013 for me has been a very trying year. A... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Joachim MacEbong profiles Bola Ahmed Tinubu: A leader’s got to do what a leader’s got to do (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

by Joachim MacEbong In a political space full of divisive characters, Bola Ahmed Tinubu divides opinion like few others. As the man leading the resurgence of the South West economically and politically, comparisons with the late Obafemi Awolowo are inevitable, and it is perhaps in this area where he divides opinion the most. His supporters... Read More

AD, Alliance for Democracy, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, bola tinubu, opposition, PDP, y!/ynaija person of the year, Y!/ynaija person of the year 2013, YPOTY, YPOTY 2013

November 24, 2013

Opinion: Only out-of-power politicians are called ‘Progressives’ in Nigeria

by Obi Nwakanma The APC calls itself a “progressive” party for instance, but all you need is study their manifesto, and look at Lagos state, its beautiful bride, and you will see the true face of the party: it is party of the oligarchs – mostly those who are not able to fit their fat... Read More

APC, APGA, ASUU, Labour, lagos state, nigeria, Obi Nwakanma, opinion, opposition, PDP, ynaija

November 24, 2013

Opinion: On the APC and Islamisation of the South west

by Denrele Animashaun Name calling is an APC thing so the tone of the article wasn’t a surprise. Just listen to people more. “My father always used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd... Read More

APC, Denrele Animashaun, Desmond Tutu, islamization, name calling, opposition, Osun State, PDP

November 21, 2013

Opinion: Gov. Amaechi can (like to) ask Google for the ‘missing’ N5 billion

by Ebubedike Akabuwa Once again, Governor Amaechi has seen another attempt to blame the “$5B ECA allegedly missing funds” on the President Jonathan led Federal Government. The big question then is, what other bad name will suffice to hang this dog? As usual, I will offer my unsolicited advice to the Rivers state Governor in... Read More

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November 7, 2013

Opinion: Is Justice Salami really a hero (or just for the APC)?

by Hakeem Baba-Ahmad Could the career-long, difficult personal relations between former Chief Justice Katsina-Alu and Justice Salami have survived all the checks and balances in the judicial system to have the final say in the fate of Salami? FORMER Chief Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais is not a man given to outbursts or postures that should... Read More

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October 8, 2013

Opinion: ‘New PDP’ and the purity of the APC

by Ado Umar Mohammed Under the circumstances, it seems the PDP leadership has resolved to dispense with the G-7 governors whose support they think is no longer needed to win the presidential election in 2015. That means the governors will either have to swallow their pride and return to the PDP despite the humiliation or... Read More

2015, ado umar, APC, opinion, opposition, PDP, saints, ynaija

August 27, 2013

Opinion: Of Tambuwal’s ‘romance’ with the opposition

by Imam Imam Accusing him of disloyalty is nothing but worn out lies churned out to discredit efforts being made to cleanse our polity of the innately divisive style of politics that has stunted our progress in the immediate past and has continued to do great disservice to our democracy. To say that we are... Read More

Aminu Bello Tmbuwal, democracy, disloyalty, House of Representatives, Imam Imam, opposition, PDP