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The YNaija Cover – the 27th of May

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The YNaija Cover – the 16th of May

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The Late 5: Tribunal fixes May 15 for pre-hearing session on Atiku’s petition; Court adjourns forfeiture suit against Patience Jonathan until May 24 | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court adjourns forfeiture suit against Patience Jonathan until May 24 A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until May 24…

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FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention; Police raid Abuja nightclubs, arrests over 70 women and other stories that made the headlines this week

Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: Police raid Abuja nightclubs, arrests over 70 women About two weeks after police officers arrested 30 women at different night clubs…

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The Late 5: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention; Boko Haram raids Adamawa village, kills 26, injures many | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG secures release of Zainab Aliyu from Saudi detention Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has said that…

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The Late 5: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria; EFCC arrests 32 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Abeokuta | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Nigeria Two Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu, have been kidnapped in Ebonyi, South-east Nigeria. The…

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Amina Mohammed predicts female president after Buhari, Dispatch rider, one other killed as hoodlums clash in Fadeyi and other stories that made the headlines this week

Here are the ten stories that drove conversation this week: Senate condemns killings in the country, insists on state police Concerned by the increasing insecurity in the country, the Senate…

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The YNaija Cover – the 28th of February

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The YNaija Cover – the 4th of February

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The Late 5: Time has come to bring the evils of Boko Haram to a definitive end – Buhari; I can’t wait for the Presidential debate – Atiku | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday summoned another Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission…

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The YNaija Cover – the 17th of October

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BREAKING: Kwankwaso, Melaye, 13 other senators defect from the APC to the PDP

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso representing Kano Central, Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West, and thirteen other senators have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party…

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The Big 5: Senate approves payment of N348b as oil subsidy claims; Saraki, Ortom meet with PDP leaders in Ilorin and ther stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Senate on Wednesday approved the payment of over N348 billion as outstanding oil subsidy claims to 74 petroleum marketers. The…

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The Late 5: FG unveils ‘Nigeria Air’ as new national carrier,’ Police arrests 8 suspects over kidnap of #Chibokgirls and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday unveiled a new National Carrier known as ‘Nigeria Air’. At the unveiling of the…

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Supreme Court clears Saraki of asset declaration charges

The Supreme Court has on Friday upheld the appeal of Senate President Bukola Saraki and cleared him of the charges against him in the case of false declaration of assets.…

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The Late 5: Northern CAN meets Buhari over killings, Senate wades into case of NYSC member killed by Policeman and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, on…

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The Late 5: Senate explains non-reduction of ages for Senators and Governors, PDP condemns Buhari’s statement on youth and 2019 and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday explained that the 35 years age qualification for the Senate was retained to…

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The Big 5: Buhari begs youths not to contest against him, House of Reps rejects electronic voting and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the youths not to run against him in the 2019 general elections. Buhari made the…

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The Late 5: Senate asks NNPC to refund N216bn subsidy fund, Trump to visit UK in July, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Senate has declared the current payments by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for subsidy of premium motor spirit…

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Stunning, yet startling. Who pulled off the Mace Hijack coup?

As the mace was carried past him by an uncapped man clearly not dressed in white and black, common sense or patriotic adrenaline should have spurred Senator Ben Murray-Bruce to…

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10 questions Nigerians are asking after the Senate mace invasion

A few hours ago, the mace of the Nigerian Senate was taken from the floor of the upper legislative chamber. According to the Senate, the unfortunate incident happened when a…

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The Late 5: Senate suspends Omo-Agege for 90 days, Reps panel summons Osinbajo, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of three members of the board of Niger Delta Development Commission. They are…

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The Late 5: Senate urges Buhari to assent peace corp bill, Porn star sues Trump, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Federal Government may declare a state of emergency in the education sector across the 36 states of the federation.…

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Monkeys reportedly steal N70m from Senator Abdullahi Adamu | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, the Northern Senators Forum removed Nasarawa West senator, Abdullahi Adamu as its chairman. Adamu, a former Nasarawa governor was relieved of his position over allegations that…

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The Late 5: Senate northern caucus sacks chairman, Billy Graham dies at 99, and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Northern Senators caucus has sacked its Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu following allegations of misappropriating N70m belonging to the group. Deputy…

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The Late 5: South Africa gets new president, Nigeria drops in latest FIFA ranking and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take Nigeria to the next level, despite challenges being faced by the country. Buhari made…

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Nigerian youth undergo masterclass sessions at The Nigerian Senate

An Advocacy group ‘The Public Senate’ recently gave Nigerian lawmakers the opportunity to sit with the people most affected by their policies, Nigerian youth.  This activity tagged #UnmaskingTheSenate was part…

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Opinion: Is the Nigerian Senate finally getting it right on healthcare?

by Carl Ndukwe   The timeless aphorism says that health is wealth yet one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria since independence has been the country’s inability to guarantee affordable…

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NGO Bill: The zero public support is all the Senate needs

by Alexander O. Onukwue Nigerians have absolutely no interest in the so-called NGO Bill and this is not according to a twitter poll by anti-elite hate-speech handle. The public hearing…

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Buhari asks senate to confirm nominee for human rights commission secretary

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Anthony Okechuwku Ojukwu as the executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Buhari said this in a letter read by Senate President…

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