Politics

January 30, 2017

Opinion: The President is dead, again

by Omolara Saheed Nigerian Presidents are arguably the most frequent targets of death hoaxes. From President Obasanjo to the Late Yar’adua and now President Buhari, the death rumours continue to plague whoever occupies the seat of the Nigeria President. In the case of the Buhari administration, the rumours are attributed to the “wailing wailers”. Those... Read More

Buhari, Death rumours, Leadership, nigeria, opinion, Politics, yaradua

January 28, 2017

Opinion: The shape of the new Biafra

by Chilee Agunanna. At the risk of sounding vulgar, I wish to apply this Igbo proverb here: “Kinsmen are like the hairs around the anus, they can neither be shaved or pulled.” The Igbos fighting for Biafra are like those hairs, they are going about it the wrong way for now and dying unnecessarily, but... Read More

biafra, Charly Boy, economy, nigeria, Politics, South East agitations

January 28, 2017

Opinion: Biafra, El-zakzaky and the re-incarnated dictator, Buhari

by Emmanuel Ugwu History teaches us that dictatorship rarely invades the society like a wild beast. It instructs that tyranny is often a homegrown monster. It’s a tame, overindulged animal that evolves into bestiality. Nigeria is witnessing that ugly metamorphosis in their incumbent president. Muhammadu Buhari is asserting himself, though, as an unreconstructed tyrant. An... Read More

biafra, Buhari, genocide, Leaderships, Military, opinion, Politics, Zakzaky

January 28, 2017

Opinion: Why Buhari may remain dead to Nigerians

by Ehi Ekhator The speculation making rounds that the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari who was claimed to be on vacation in the United Kingdom is dead has proceeded in spite of a few communiqués by the Presidency to debunk it. In their separate posts, published on their Twitter handles, Femi Adesina, the special adviser... Read More

Buhari, Death rumours, nigeria, opinion, Politics

January 28, 2017

Reno Omokri: From Commander-in-Chief to Clearer-in-Chief- The doublethink of President Buhari

by Reno Omokri I used to think that the creators of the Mavrodi Mondial Movement, aka MMM, were smart people going by the fact that they were able to come up with such a brilliant Ponzi scheme that enabled them make off with people’s money as the ultimate pen robbers, but I have since been... Read More

Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Politics, Reno Omokri

January 28, 2017

Dele Momodu: Who wants President Buhari dead?

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please allow me to say wherever two or more Nigerians are gathered these days the topic of discussion must, naturally, dovetail to our dear President’s state of health and the consequential suggestion that our country is ailing as a result. This controversy didn’t start today. I remember how Governor Peter... Read More

APC, Buhari, Death rumours, Dele Momodu, Leadership, nigeria, osibanjo, Politics

January 26, 2017

Tunde Leye: The economics of decamping

by Tunde Leye We see it fairly regularly. A politician (let us call him/her Politician X) who has sworn enmity to a political party (Party A) leaves his political party (Party B) and joins the political party he has called the worst thing since the Nazi party in the past. He is received by the... Read More

APC, decamping, Ken Nnamai, nigeria, PDP, Politics

January 26, 2017

Sen. Bukola Saraki rises to the number 2 spot on the YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators

The YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for senators comes up this week with a lot of movement noticed on the first half of the list. It is an upward climb for Senators, Bukola Saraki, Dino Melaye, Shehu Sani and more, while Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of Akwa Ibom suffered a seven-point slide from 11th position to... Read More

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January 25, 2017

Deji Adeyanju: I disagree with those wishing Buhari dead

by Deji Adeyanju I have read the rumours of the death of President Muhammadu Buhari at an unknown hospital and the reactions that have trailed those rumours with a growing sense of dismay. While the rumours have since been dispelled, it is very disconcerting to watch many Nigerians wish President Buhari ill health & death.... Read More

Buhari's death, Ethnic volatilities, jonathan, nigeria, Politics, Yar'Adua's death

January 24, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Lawal Babachir is just like Sambo Dasuki

by Peregrino Brimah January 2017 is coming to an end and Nigeria’s Secretary General to the Federal government, SGF at the Presidency has yet to be relived of his duties and properly investigated by the appropriate authorities towards recovering millions of dollars allegedly diverted from PINE northeast rehabilitation funds and the punishment that may be... Read More

Babachir Lawal, corruption, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Sambo Dasuki, senate

January 24, 2017

Backstory: Ken Nnamani’s journey to the APC

The news of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani’s registration as a member of the ruling party, APC may come to many as a surprise. He made the defection official in Amechi-Uwani, Enugu south local government area, Enugu on Sunday and according to the various news sites who claim to have contacted him, Senator Nnamani has given... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

APC, Backstory, defection, Ken Nnamani, PDP, Politics, senate

January 23, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: Trump won the presidency, but he lost America (And that’s great news)

by Ezinne Ukoha Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. The so-called peaceful transition of power has essentially taken place and for those of us who despise our new Commander-in-Chief — this new reality is almost too much to bear. When Barack Obama became the 44th... Read More

America, opinion, Politics, Presidency, trump

January 22, 2017

The Thread: Are President Buhari’s aides actively championing divisive politics?

We are in Trump era now, so really almost anything is permissible. Some say that Trump drove a wedge between the American people by the words he said on the campaign trail and tweeted. Others reckon he merely took advantage of the division that already existed and amplified it to his advantage. Bringing it... Read More

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January 21, 2017

The world needs your contribution, Obasanjo tells Jonathan

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday told immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan to be ready when called upon to be of service to the world. Obasanjo, who stated this on Friday in Ibogun, his hometown when Jonathan paid him a visit said the former president is now wiser after leaving office. “When leaders come, they... Read More

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January 20, 2017

The Thread: Now Trump is president, it’s all about America first

Trump has a new slogan which he referenced in his speech at the inauguration today. He calls it “America First.” “America First” has a historical basis. “Seventy-five years ago, the America First Committee was an isolationist movement that opposed U.S. entry into World War II. Its most famous leader, aviator Charles Lindbergh, argued that Nazi... Read More

America First, American elections, donald trump, Isolationism, Politics

January 20, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: What should Nigeria expect from a President Osinbajo?

by Cheta Nwanze There are some things that make an impact on you, so you never forget. Each of us has multiple of such incidents in our lives, and we remember the details of those incidents acutely. One such incident happened to me in October 2007. I was in a bus going home from work... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

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January 19, 2017

YNaija Says: The Police raid on Premium Times is despicable and dictatorial

One of the signs that a country is in a dictatorship is the manner in which law enforcement and security agencies operate with rascality and not in accordance with the rule of law. The raid on the online newspaper Premium Times yesterday evening by the Nigeria Police is an act that belongs only in a... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

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January 19, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: The Obamas | The last time is always the best (especially when in good company)

by Ezinne Ukoha This is my last testimony. It will capture a period in time that was boundless and earnestly reckless in the level of freedom that can’t be assuaged with timed rhythms that attempt to capture or even encapsulate what it really felt like. To be there. The night before was a fiesta.... Read More

America, Americans, life, Obamas, Politics, Reflections, trump

January 18, 2017

Abiola Ajimobi is the worst governor in Nigeria | See the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking

We are back with the latest governors effectiveness ranking. This week, Willie Obiano, the Anambra state governor remains the best governor in Nigeria while Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi, the governor of Oyo has moved down from 33 to 36. Obiano’s justification as best governor in 2016 goes thus: “Chief Willie Obiano’s records cover important areas like... Read More

Thinking Through

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January 18, 2017

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 doubt that some forces are hell bent on making sure that they dent the reputation of the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar( Turakin Adamawa). To this gang, pulling Turaki down is a mission that must... Read More

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January 17, 2017

Opinion: Anambra Governorship election 2017 – The storm is gathering once again

by Ikechukwu Klinsmann Ohamadike “Lightning flashes, sparks shower; in one blink of an eye, you have missed seeing.” …Sayings of Zen The Storm is gathering once again in Anambra State. Strategists are back to work and with them have come predators seeking to reap from an impending confusion which they themselves will create. Anambra and... Read More

Anambra State, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Willie Obiano

January 16, 2017

Jammeh begs Sirleaf, ECOWAS to allow judiciary decide his fate (WATCH)

President of the Gambia Yayha Jammeh has pleaded with chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ellen Sirleaf to allow the Gambia Supreme Court determine his fate. In a telephone conversation with Sirleaf, who is part of the ECOWAS mediation team to resolve the impasse, Jammeh urged Sirleaf to allow the judges... Read More

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Senate Leader, Ali Ndume and Senator Oluremi Tinubu | YNaija.com

January 16, 2017

Opinion: Much ado about National Assembly budget – whose interest?

by Egbo Mon-Charles The call for the National Assembly Budget to be made public no doubt has assumed a dimension of public discourse. Among the many issues for which the institution has lately been under criticism, this campaign has proven to be the major one. It is centred on the sentiment that because the information... Read More

budget, Buhari, Bukola Saraki, Electorate, Executive, legislature, national assembly, nigeria, Politics

January 16, 2017

Opinion: Re | The Sole Administrator

by Abiodun KOMOLAFE and Kunle Owolabi The article, ‘The Sole Administrator’ published in Thisday, January 9, 2017, refers. To start with, can Governor Rauf Aregbesola be referred to as “the sole administrator” of Osun State, taking into consideration that he is only a victim of circumstances that are not due to his fault... Read More

Anlysis, Aregbesola, opinion, Politics, The sole administrator

January 16, 2017

Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The need for physical organising

by Jude Feranmi Those who elect corrupt politicians are not victims, they are accomplices – George Orwell Have you ever wondered how Martin Luther King, Mahtama Ghandi, Nelson Mandela organised the entire masses of people for the political causes they believe in? Do you get inspired, have goose bumps or even feel angry when you... Read More

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January 16, 2017

#InnovationSeries: Social media can be a tool for self-censored advocacy

by Edwin Okolo This feature is a part of the YNaija Innovation Special – a set of insightful stories that dig deep into the spirit of innovation, enterprise, and creativity oft-talked about but seldom told as stories in Nigerian media. The series which kicked off with the release of The New Establishment list, our annual... Read More

Citizenship, Thinking Through

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January 15, 2017

I never planned to be a senator – Ndume

Former Senate leader, Ali Ndume said he never planned to be a senator in the first place when he ventured into politics. Speaking with reporters in Borno on Sunday, Ndume said his love for truth may be the cause for his many troubles. “I am an extrovert personality, and I have always stood on the side... Read More

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January 14, 2017

Insiders: “Gov. Ajimobi demonstrated his lack of understanding of his position”

Perhaps it is nothing but blackmail when a sitting governor accuses students protesting the closure of their school for eight months of disrespecting him and telling them to do whatever they want to do. The governor said: “If you want to make trouble, we will wait for you. Whatever will happen, let it happen. You... Read More

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January 14, 2017

The Thread: This Ajimobi video is a tragedy of both democracy and history

The Yoruba nation is one that stands proudly on the legacy of education that their forebear laid for them- namely, Obafemi Awolowo. Chief Awolowo ensured free education and healthcare from Primary school for the Western region. According to Wikipedia, Ajimobi’s education began at Saint Patricks Primary School, Oke-Padre in Ibadan. He completed his primary education at... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion

Demola Olarewaju, education, Governance, Governor Ajimobi, lautech strike, LAUTECH Students, Leadership, nigeria, Politics

January 13, 2017

Ezinne Ukoha: I hate Obama for giving me hope (I was good until he came along)

by Ezinne Ukoha This time eight years ago — I bought the lie that America could be great again. I allowed myself to bask in the Hollywood ending that never really ends well once the director yells “Cut!” Barack Hussein Obama II came out of nowhere. I mean who was this guy? He looked like... Read More

American elections, Change, Ezinne Ukoha, hope, obama, Politics, Racism

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