Femi Aribisala: Change for the worse, litany of failures and contradictions galore

Propaganda has an expiration date, and it must now be abundantly clear that the expiration date for the hot air of Buhari’s government has long passed. George Santayana says: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” If Nigerians were not so forgetful, we would not now be saddled with the burdensome... Read More

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June 7, 2016

We want Buhari to succeed, but… – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has promised to produce the next President of Nigeria in the next general election in 2019. Leaders of the opposition party on Tuesday, converged at the National Secretariat of the PDP to witness the official handover of the party’s affairs by the Board of Trustees to the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee,... Read More

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June 7, 2016

VP Osinbajo is Acting President

President Muhammadu Buhari has notified the National Assembly of his 10-day trip abroad for medical treatment. The President on Monday, travelled to London to see an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist for his “persistent ear infection”. Buhari has also handed over governance of the country to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on a temporary basis –... Read More

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June 7, 2016

Ungodly conspiracy: Niger Delta Avengers supported by the region’s elite – MEND

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has questioned the agitation and destructive activities of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). The militant group has been at the forefront of attacks and destruction of oil and pipeline installations in the Niger Delta region. However, MEND is not convinced with their cause. The... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Just In: NYSC orientation course starts Monday

The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2016 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will begin on Monday, June 13. The NYSC said late on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the orientation course. Hence, youth corp members have been advised to log on to the NYSC portal... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Report: Buhari also has a ‘terrible cough’, may have surgery in London

According to Sahara Reporters, President Muhammadu Buhari’s illness may be worse than Nigerians have been told. The President on Monday, travelled out of Nigeria to the United Kingdom to treat a niggling ear infection, which he has already received treatment for in the country. But the online platform reports that the President’s condition could be... Read More

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June 6, 2016

‘As a human being, Buhari is entitled to rest… pray for him’ – Presidency

The Presidency has urged Nigerians to offer prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari as he travels abroad for see specialists over a niggling ear infection. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Monday, reiterated the fact that Buhari is not ill, while stressing that it is not the right word to... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Buhari travels to London, says Nigerians shouldn’t be worried (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom to seek medical attention for an ear infection. The President travelled out of Nigeria on Monday morning through the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Buhari, who was seen off by personal staff, ministers and military officials, urged Nigerians not to be... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Morning Devotion: Is Buhari’s illness being handled properly?

This morning, Joachim MacEbong asks about President Buhari’s current ailment and his need for a medical vacation. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-19

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June 6, 2016

Opinion: Niger Delta Avengers; peace is cheaper than war

By Umar Hassan History will forever remember late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s handling of the Niger Delta Militancy when he was President.He vigorously pursued peace by dangling the amnesty programme and establishment of the Niger Delta ministry. Government ‘Tompolo’ controlled one of the most vicious groups then and he was the very last to drop... Read More

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June 6, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The Niger Delta Cleanup – Playing the long game

President Buhari’s no-show in Boro, Rivers State, could not overshadow the importance of the events of Thursday, June 2nd. A region that has borne the brunt of the prosperity of Nigeria, that has paid with the lives of its most illustrious sons, that has seen the lives of its inhabitants turned inside and out over... Read More

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June 6, 2016

Buhari takes 10-day vacation to see his doctor in London

President Muhammadu Buhari will as from Monday, June 6, embark on a 10-day vacation to see his doctor, in London, United Kingdom. Asides using the trip to see an E.N.T (Ear. Nose. Throat) Specialist in London, the President is also expected to use the period to rest. Premium Times recently reported that the President was... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Simon Kolawole: The options President Buhari must carefully weigh

I remember this encounter all the time. My wife and I were on a trip to the US a few years back. When the immigration officer at the JF Kennedy International Airport, New York, began to check our passports, he launched into a conversation with me on “the problem with Nigeria”. “Why do you think... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Opinion: Understanding Atiku and his agenda

Given the candour and trenchancy of former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s views on the state of the nation last week in Abuja, federal officials may spend more time analysing his motives than understanding the import and relevance of his constructive ideas. Alhaji Atiku had at a public presentation of Chido Onumah’s book, We Are All... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Buhari to implement militants’ agreement with Yar’Adua

President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly evaluating the gazette signed by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the Niger Delta crisis. Buhari is expected to peruse and lift from the gazette, a way of dealing with the growing menace of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. The main objective of revisiting the gazette, Punch reports, is to ascertain... Read More

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June 5, 2016

Why FG can’t yet release names of treasury looters

The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday, released the breakdown of figures recovered in the past one year from treasury looters. While most Nigerians expected that the names of the looters would also be released, the Federal Government frustrated their expectations. Vanguard however, explains that the presidency chose not to release the names of looters in a... Read More

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June 4, 2016

A Mamman Daura-led cabal has turned Buhari into a prisoner – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, through its Twitter page, has alleged that a cabal around the president is “trying to plunge Nigeria into serious crisis.” The party claims that Mamman Daura, a nephew of President Buhari, is the head of the alleged cabal. After the then General Muhammadu Buhari took over power from the democratically elected... Read More

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June 4, 2016

‘Anyone who says Buhari is sick is telling lies’ – Presidency

The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari is as fit as a fiddle in the wake of reports that he is ill and suffering from an ear infection. The report inferred that the President’s illness is behind the recent cancellation of official events, with the latest being the flag-off of the Niger Delta Clean-up exercise.... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Fraudsters requesting money for release of Chibok girls – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that some fraudulent persons have been requesting for money from the Federal Government – to negotiate the release of the abducted Chibok girls. While stressing that he wouldn’t fall for the whims of the fraudsters, the President said the rescue and safe return of the remaining Chibok girls still remains... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Ministers, FG officials from Niger Delta deployed home to make peace with militants

Political office holders, federal government officials and ministers from Niger Delta have been deployed to the region by the Presidency to begin talks of peace and dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers and other militants involved in the persistent destruction of oil pipelines. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita... Read More

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June 3, 2016

The week ahead – It’s all about the delta

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday backed off a proposed trip to Rivers State for the kick-off of the clean-up of Ogoni, delegating Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the exercise. The President cancelled the event even after his advanced team had already arrived Ogoni. The Presidency gave no reason for the last-minute cancellation of the trip,... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Opinion: We’re not a nation of Lying Liars and Wailing Wailers

by Samuel O. Adeyemi All manner of long-winded phrases are daily added to our political lexicon, no thanks to our politicians. Daily, they assail one another in their quest to have the larger chunk of any slice of the National Cake within their reach. This day it is the “lying liars”; the next, it’s the... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adebayo: One year later, Nigeria in turbulence (Y! Politico)

By Ifeoluwa Adebayo On May 29th 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, many Nigerians had a lot of hope that a new dawn had come. However, one year later we have had an astronomical rise in the cost of living for the average Nigerian, food... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Buhari in private meeting with Obasanjo (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a private meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Obasanjo was reported to have arrived the Villa in the company of Otumba Johnson Fasawe around 12.30 p.m. It is not immediately clear what the purpose of the meeting is about or what both Nigerian... Read More

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June 3, 2016

Morning Devotion: Another way to look at Buhari’s no-show & killing in the name of Allah

Joachim MacEbong takes on another look at President Buhari’s consistence avoidance of making appearances and the killings in the name of Allah. Take a listen. https://soundcloud.com/ynaijaonline/morning-devotion-episode-18

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June 3, 2016

‘It was a mistake to let Obasanjo and Jonathan’s relationship suffer’ – Reno Omokri

Reno Omokri, a former Special Adviser on New Media to immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, says his former boss did more in 100 days than President Muhammadu Buhari has achieved in 1 year. In a Twitter interview with YNaija on Thursday, Reno also revealed that there was a lot of “infighting and turf wars” in the... Read More

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June 3, 2016

5 things to know about the Niger Delta Clean-up

For over two decades, the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) and the people of Ogoni kingdom continuously agitated for the clean up of their land polluted by years of careless oil drilling and exploration by foreign multinationals. On Thursday, Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo represented President Muhammadu Buhari to flag off... Read More

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June 2, 2016

Opinion: Who wants our President dead?

What started as a big joke suddenly became a reality. In a desperate bid to stop the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari the heat of the 2015 presidential election, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, the Ekiti state Governor, did the unthinkable. He single-handedly placed an “obituary” of a living person on the front pages of The Punch... Read More

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June 2, 2016

Buhari advised to appoint Jonathan as Special Envoy to Niger Delta

President Muhammaudu Buhari has been advised to appoint his predecessor, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, as special envoy to Niger Delta. This counsel was given to the President by a Socio-Political group, Assembly of Concern Niger Delta People (ACNDP). National Coordinator of the group, Eperemor Governor, conveyed the message in a statement released on Thursday in Benin.... Read More

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June 2, 2016

The historic flag off ceremony of the Niger Delta Clean-up (PHOTOS)

Representing the President, Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has kicked off the Clean-Up exercise of oil spill-damaged Ogoni land on Thursday, June 2. The event is taking place at Bodo, Gokana LG, Rivers State. The ceremony The flag-off In need of clean-up

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Femi Aribisala: Change for the worse, litany of failures and contradictions galore

We want Buhari to succeed, but… – PDP

VP Osinbajo is Acting President

Ungodly conspiracy: Niger Delta Avengers supported by the region’s elite – MEND

Just In: NYSC orientation course starts Monday

Report: Buhari also has a ‘terrible cough’, may have surgery in London

‘As a human being, Buhari is entitled to rest… pray for him’ – Presidency

Buhari travels to London, says Nigerians shouldn’t be worried (PHOTOS)

Morning Devotion: Is Buhari’s illness being handled properly?

Opinion: Niger Delta Avengers; peace is cheaper than war

YNaija Editorial: The Niger Delta Cleanup – Playing the long game

Buhari takes 10-day vacation to see his doctor in London

Simon Kolawole: The options President Buhari must carefully weigh

Opinion: Understanding Atiku and his agenda

Buhari to implement militants’ agreement with Yar’Adua

Why FG can’t yet release names of treasury looters

A Mamman Daura-led cabal has turned Buhari into a prisoner – PDP

‘Anyone who says Buhari is sick is telling lies’ – Presidency

Fraudsters requesting money for release of Chibok girls – Buhari

Ministers, FG officials from Niger Delta deployed home to make peace with militants

The week ahead – It’s all about the delta

Opinion: We’re not a nation of Lying Liars and Wailing Wailers

Ifeoluwa Adebayo: One year later, Nigeria in turbulence (Y! Politico)

Buhari in private meeting with Obasanjo (PHOTOS)

Morning Devotion: Another way to look at Buhari’s no-show & killing in the name of Allah

‘It was a mistake to let Obasanjo and Jonathan’s relationship suffer’ – Reno Omokri

5 things to know about the Niger Delta Clean-up

Opinion: Who wants our President dead?

Buhari advised to appoint Jonathan as Special Envoy to Niger Delta

The historic flag off ceremony of the Niger Delta Clean-up (PHOTOS)

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