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Opinion: What exactly is wrong with our president?
by Umar Hassan The rumour mill has been agog with stories that President Buhari could be returning back to the country any time soon. This is coming shortly after photos…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: This is Buhari’s miserable legacy
by Femi Fani-Kayode "Boko Haram back in full force and have hit Adamawa today. Fulani herdsmen killing innocent people all over the country. Security agencies killing with impunity and committing…
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Opinion: Was Adekunle Fajuyi’s sacrifice for the Yoruba people in vain?
by Ariyo-Dare Atoye and Rotimi Opeyeoluwa Alas, the dam of impunity is fast caving in on us and it will not be too long before everything bursts, that is, if…
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Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid is in Nigeria and is dropping new tracks “every day”; R.Kelly encourages female fan to touch his crotch as he performed on stage | More stories
Missed out on all the entertainment gist from the weekend? We have the biggest ones packed here plus others that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night - and are…
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#NotTooYoungToRun bill: Young people, therefore, have no more excuse
by Usman Alabi Even after the passage of the Not Too Young to Run Bill in the National Assembly, we might have to wait a while before producing a President…
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Opinion: Nigeria is a country on fire
by Tayo Okanlawon Analysis upon analysis, the numerous questions of ‘why’ all bear one answer. Behind our political pillars are politics of ego, self-centeredness and a dead conscience. Hiding behind…
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The Thread: “Thief” “Terrible gatekeeper” | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gets a new appointment and Nigerians crucify her
Former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is taking fire on Twitter for supposedly enabling Goodluck Jonathan's or maybe Diezani's corruption- it's not clear which. What is clear is that the…
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Opinion: Can we stop playing God with Buhari’s health?
by Kingsley Ahanonu One of life's salient realities is that of man's mortality. He's controlled by and easily susceptible to the vagaries that tilt life. Though we find it hard…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: A nation of many actors
by Olusegun Adeniyi Acting, according to Wikipedia, which is what most Nigerians rely on these days, “is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment…
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Farooq Kperogi: President Buhari’s grand moments in America
by Farooq Kperogi By all accounts, President Buhari not only had incredibly wondrous moments in America during his visit here, he also gave me and many Nigerians a cause to…
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Pius Adesanmi: APC’s obstinate journey to shame via London
by Pius Adesanmi Those interested in the dustbin of Nigeria's history will one day find APC inside the rubble, among the putrefaction, just beside PDP, and bring out her carcas…
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I Tick You: How does Atiku perform on the millennial’s checklist?
by Alexander O. Onukwue There is no official ‘Millenial’s Checklist’ by which every potential candidate for the Presidency in Nigeria is screened. Beside the requirement for a School Certificate and…
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Dele Momodu: Now our youth are crying and kicking
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh when I got a call early this week from Ambassador Dayo Israel, one of the brightest youth…
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[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians
by Usman Alabi “I’m relatively young, I’m relatively brown, and I’m relatively Muslim. And so to a lot of people those would be disqualifying. But I also know that I’m…
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Opinion: The top 3 tribes in Nigeria and their vicious power struggles
by Isqil Najim Looking at socio political mood of the country, I can see that there are three powerful tribes in Nigeria right now. All cohabiting in the same…
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Opinion: “Underestimate Saraki at your own peril” | 2019 Presidential elections and the likely contenders (Pt 1)
by Chinyere Akataobi Alignments have started, friends are turning foes, brothers are turning enemies and life-long friendships are being thrown aside for power. The games concerning several thrones are about…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: What are we restructuring?
by Olusegun Adeniyi Nobody needed any telling that he was angry as he made his presentation. “Nigeria is a failed state”, Dr Abubakar Othman, who teaches African Poetry and Creative…
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The Thread: “We are a country of hypocrites” | Twitter NG reacts to Buhari’s absence
We did say that until the president returns, Nigerians will continue to ask "where is Buhari". Bear in mind that Nigeria is a country that engages in strict partisan politics,…
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#NotTooYoungToRun: Why Legislators must not kill this bill
by Hamzat Lawal To say that I, and indeed all Nigerian youth, are disappointed at the recent development in the National Assembly regarding the Not Too Young To Run bill,…
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Opinion: Between the compulsive critic & the great leader
by Lai Labode While visionary leadership is not a promise of perfection, its inevitable shortcomings are judged with a malicious eye for the worst by the compulsive critics. Since the…
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Opinion: Presidential elections only produce flukes in Nigeria. Here’s why
by Nimi Princewill Almost every Nigerian of voting age has an ideal choice of the candidate whose profile they believe is worthy of bringing the desired change; (in local parlance),…
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Moses Ochonu: Atiku’s road to Damascus on restructuring
by Moses Ochonu Atiku is saying all the right things about restructuring and resource allocation, positioning himself as a different kind of northern politician, one that is not afraid to…
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I didn’t promise anyone a Grammy award, I promised myself – 9ice (WATCH)
Singer Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice has said he still plans to venture into politics. The singer said this on Sunday while speaking on Rubbin Minds. 9ice stated that…
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Opinion: Buhari, Fayose and Fani-Kayode cannot be silenced
by Jude Ndukwe We read a press statement purportedly made by some self-styled Arewa Youth Forum in Abuja on Friday, July 14, 2017, under the leadership of one Gambo Gujungu…
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Opinion: Sorry, but PDP never ‘won’ Osun-West Senatorial election
by Festus Ogun Let me begin this piece by congratulating Senator Ademola Adeleke on his victory. As the saying goes, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. The…
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Opinion: Yorubas, think. It’s time to go!
by Bayo Oluwasanmi When Muhammadu Buhari clinched the presidency, many Nigerians believed it was a year of a big, bloodless political revolution. But now we know this wasn't so much…
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Dele Momodu: Another season of poisonous rumours
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me say emphatically that our dear beloved country has never been in short demand or adequate supply of useless rumours. We all love gossip…
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Opinion: The Nigerian democratic experiment and the influence of the undemocratic forces Of the Mob
By Dele Awogbeoba Nigeria has had a rather chequered history with democracy. Since 1999, Nigeria has had an uninterrupted democratic experiment which has been largely successful. INEC has continuously…
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2019 Elections: Matters Arising from the Senate amendments to the Electoral Act, 2010 as Amended (Pt 2)
by Itodo Samson Matters Arising from the Senate electoral amendment Ouster Clause ` The amendment by the Senate in Section 87 (24) and (25) seems to oust the jurisdiction…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: The Word On The Streets XVII- The Lagos floods edition
by Feyi Fawehinmi If you are reading TWOTS for the first time, the back catalogue is here. This was a short trip so this edition is somewhat abridged. 1 I…
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