YNaija Editorial: We hope Pres. Buhari and other African leaders are prepared for a Trump administration

Despite how prominently foreign policy issues feature in American politics and presidential campaigns, foreign policies as it concerns Africa is hardly on the front-burner with African nations in the dark over what direction the actions of the most powerful country on earth concerning them will take. The presidential elections of last November which produced Donald... Read More

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October 17, 2016

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The thing is, Buhari doesn’t know that his misogyny has actual consequences for Nigeria’s economy

by Sola Fasasi Anyone who actually knows Muhammadu Buhari, the president of Nigeria, knows that he is a very stubborn man, irritatingly stubborn, who will insist on his way even if he has absolutely no logic to back it up. Ministers who speak off the record to journalists, villa staff who talk amongst themselves and... Read More

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July 19, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: The temptations of Big Brother’s Sister Beverly (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo And wait a bloody minute, Beverly has disgraced Nigeria? The same country whose Senators this week agreed it is perfectly normal for an adult male to have sex with a 5-year-old, as long as she is called his wife? There are a few things that confound one about the world, and here... Read More