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The Big 5: APC governors adopt President Buhari as consensus candidate, Salah torments his old club in the Champions League and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, called on Churches for religious tolerance and prayers for those in government to overcome numerous…

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TucanoGate: President Buhari has broken the law. It is the worst case yet

If we are a nation of laws, then we do not equivocate when even the highest authority in the nation breaks them. By granting "anticipatory approval" for the withdrawal of…

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Mace theft from the Nigerian Senate, President Buhari’s comment about Nigerian youth and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie revealed that she was sexually abused by a powerful media man as a teenager. The award-winning…

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The Late 5: President Buhari says his focus is on his 3-pronged agenda not 2019 elections, Black Panther actor embarrassed by nude video and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, said that his administration is more preoccupied with the three-pronged focus of the current administration than the 2019 presidential elections.…

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The Big 5: President Buhari links Muammar Gaddafi to the killer-herdsmen, Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed asks protesters for patience and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. President Muhammadu Buhari while meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Wednesday, linked the killer-herdsmen to the late Libyan President…

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The Big 5: President Buhari makes 23 new appointments, Roma stun Barcelona to reach the UCL semis and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Some Nigerians living in London yesterday protested against President Muhammadu Buhari. The protesters stormed the Abuja House in Kensington London, where…

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President Buhari does not deserve to be re-elected – Prof Kingsley Moghalu

Presidential candidate and former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria has reiterated the need for a paradigm shift in Nigerian politics, stating that based on an objective assessment of…

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The Big 5: President Buhari leaves for UK, Hungary’s Viktor Orban wins third term and other top stories

These are the stories from Nigeria you should be monitoring today. Senate President Bukola Saraki has approved the appointment of Abubakar Danladi as his Special Adviser on Special Duties. The…

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The Big 5: President Buhari approves $1bn to fight insecurity, former Brazil president faces jail for corruption and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The tenure extension for the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has been reversed. At a…

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Martin Luther King award scam: Yes, it is a scam and the Presidency should be ashamed

  In communicating the receipt of a leadership award from “the MLK family”, President Buhari’s media team (or whoever posted those photos on Twitter) had a clear intention: to associate…

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The Late 5: Mamora ‘rejects’ Buhari’s appointment, Putin secures fourth term as Russian leader, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Former senator, Olurunnimbe Mamora, has rejected his appointment as the Chairman of the Abuja Investment and Infrastructure Centre. According to…

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PDP Chair, Uche Secondus gives reasons why we must celebrate James Ibori; President Buhari and the ‘IGP’s failure’ to obey an order and, other stories that people talked about this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Aisha Wakil said the terrorist group, Boko Haram, are willing to quit their activities. In a recent interview, Wakil, who…

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The President is surprised again: should we expect any consequences?

 Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector General of Police, did not spend more than 24 hours in Benue after President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered he relocate there in the wake of wanton…

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Osinbajo supports state police, Catholic Bishops ask President Buhari to act as a father and other stories that got people talking this week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barr. Solomon Dalung, said President Buhari’s victory in 2015 against former president, Goodluck Jonathan,…

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The Big 5: Okorocha wants Buhari to reply Obasanjo’s letter, Police declare IBB’s spokesman wanted, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories you should be monitoring today. The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has declared Kazeem Afegbua, spokesperson to former dictator, Ibrahim Babangida  wanted over…

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The Late 5: President Buhari calls for the establishment of a single market in Africa, Russia accuses U.S. of meddling in its elections and other stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Rabiu Kwankwaso, lawmaker representing Kano central senatorial district, has cancelled his visit to Kano. The police had advised him to postpone the…

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The Late 5: Roger Federer wins historic 20th Grand Slam, Presidential aide vows to ensure Buhari’s victory in 2019 and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. A former Senator under the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Basheer Lado, has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside…

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The Late 5: President Buhari signs 8 bills into law, Federer to face Cilic in Australian Open final and other stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, said it was disgraceful that no all the refineries in the country were not working - none…

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[The Activism Blog] HURIWA thinks Buhari is handling the herdsmen attack as a family matter

Prominent civil rights group and Non Governmental Organisation, the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has advised President Buhari to stop handling attacks by rampaging Fulani herdsmen as a family…

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The Late 5: Obasanjo writes ‘letter bomb’ to Buhari, Rafael Nadal pulls out of the Australian Open hurt and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. A former minister and convener of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili, was, on Tuesday arrested and detained by the FCT…

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The Thread: “Buhari is President of both the living and the dead” | TwitterNG reacts to Buhari appointing dead people

President Buhari has goofed again and Twitter Nigeria, hell all of Nigerian social media, is having a field day. What did he do this time, abi? My brethren in the…

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Buhari appoints 3 dead men as board members

In his end of the year appointments, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a deceased senator, Spanner Francis Okpozo, who died in Benin City, Edo, in 2016. The Second Republic Senator was…

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Fayemi is trying to protect Buhari’s image and it’s not working

A former governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is only seeking to return to power in 2019 so as to resume looting the…

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The Big 5: Buhari reiterates his love for Igbos, Davido reunites the Mo’Hits crew and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Davido's 30 Billion Concert held and as he said, he surprised fans by bringing together the Mo'Hits crew to…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 28th of December

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Buhari’s daughter gives her version of her father’s softer side

One of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, Halima says her father told her that she must study hard because he has nothing to offer than education. Halima said this…

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YNaija Editorial: Buhari’s inept, sycophantic media team decides to show us his ‘Softer Side’ and we’re not sure why

On January 01, 2012, the then president, Goodluck Jonathan changed the way Nigerians prepare for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Fuel scarcity has been a problem the country has…

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Kachikwu urges calm and understanding as fuel crisis lingers

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Sunday dismissed a memo on the fuel crisis currently circulating on social media. The memo was said to have…

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#YNaija2017Review: Rats’ invasion of Buhari’s office, Dino Melaye’s certificate scandal, Okorocha’s erections | See the top 10 cringeworthy moments

Labeling 2017 'Year of the Awkward' will not be out-of-place as the year never ran short of a supply of embarrassing moments. Now we don't jump in our seats when…

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There’s a possibility of Igbo leadership after Buhari – Okorocha

The Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha has dismissed claims that he is running a ‘family’ government, saying those behind that claim missed the point. He said more than 4,000 children…

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