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February 20, 2020

Agency for repentant terrorists – The YNaija Cover | 20th February 2020

The Senate has come under widespread criticism following its deliberations on a bill seeking to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalization and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. Entitled ‘National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation, De-radicalisation and Integration of repentant insurgents in Nigeria (Est, etc) Bill, 2020 (SB. 340),’ the... Read More
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November 20, 2019

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Senate moves to approve e-voting for future polls

The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform, which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers also compelled INEC to operate an electronic database, into which all results in an election should be transmitted. A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010... Read More
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July 24, 2019

The Big 5: Ministerial list nominees incompetent, lack fresh ideas – PDP; U.S. bans Nigeria’s 2019 election riggers, imposes visa restrictions | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Senate approves Buhari’s request for 15 special advisers The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to appoint 15 Special Advisers. The approval comes exactly five days after the House of Representatives approved the same request. Ministerial list nominees incompetent, lack fresh ideas – PDP Following Buhari... Read More
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July 23, 2019

The Late 5: Senate suspends recess to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees; Fulani jihadists are seriously working to take over Yorubaland – Nnamdi Kanu | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Senate suspends recess to screen Buhari’s ministerial nominees Following Buhari sending the list of ministerial nominees on Tuesday, the Senate has decided to postpone its annual recess in order to screen the list. The lawmakers had planned to embark on the vacation on Thursday. The decision to postpone the... Read More
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July 14, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the Weekend Roundup

Follow the links to read our weekend stories on YNaija:     In Case You Missed It: On Apple Music’s Up Next Artist interview, Burna Boy reveals he didn’t realise his music had ”popped” until performing in Eastern Nigeria | Anthony Joshua visits Makoko Community Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s men are ”masters” over women misogyny, Senator... Read More
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July 12, 2019

The Late 5: Appeal Court rejects suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification; Gunmen attacked our witnesses going to Presidential Election Petition Tribunal – PDP | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Appeal Court rejects suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification  The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected an appeal challenging Buhari’s academic qualification to stand for the last presidential election. Justice Mohammed Idris, who read the lead judgment of a three-man panel, upheld an earlier judgment by a... Read More
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July 11, 2019

The Big 5: Don’t carry drugs to holy land, Dabiri-Erewa warns pilgrims; Senate warns South African government to halt killings of Nigerians | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: NJC okays appointment of Muhammad as substantive CJN National Judicial Council, NJC, on Wednesday recommended the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. The legal body okayed Justice Muhammad to assume full control of the judiciary after its emergency... Read More
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July 10, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 10th of July

Follow the links to read our latest stories: The Big 5: Disregard Northern group’s threat on Ruga, presidency tells Nigerians; Atiku’s witnesses allege manipulation of results | Other top stories Niniola made the video for ‘Boda Sodiq’ about sexual consent because why not Sexist Nigerian men can’t handle Senator Remi Tinubu grilling woman-beater Elisa Abbo... Read More
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May 16, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 16th of May

Follow the links to read our latest stories and analyses on the trending issues: The Big 5: Tribunal fixes May 22 for hearing of PDP’s motion; Oshiomhole, APC instigating EFCC to arrest me – Okorocha | Other top stories   Akeredolu flew all the way to Thailand on taxpayers’ money just to learn how to... Read More
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May 8, 2019

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 a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking final forfeiture of about $8.4 million and N7.4billion found in accounts linked to... Read More
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May 4, 2019

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 in Abuja, another 70 women have been arrested. The latest arrests were done on Saturday night and the victims were taken to and detained at... Read More
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April 30, 2019

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 the Federal Government has secured the release of a Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu, who was detained in Saudi on suspicion of drug trafficking. Zainab, a... Read More
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April 25, 2019

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 two men are workers of Tongyi construction company. They were working on a road project in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi when they were forcefully... Read More
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April 13, 2019

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 yesterday, reiterated its call for the establishment of state police if the problem must be nipped in the bud, just as it condemned in very... Read More
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December 15, 2018

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 (LCBC) to address prevailing security challenges in the sub-region. Addressing the other Heads of the State at the Summit, Buhari noting that the meeting was... Read More
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July 24, 2018

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 (PDP). The announcement of their defection was made at Tuesday plenary after the Senate president received and read a letter from the defected senators. The defection senators... Read More
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July 19, 2018

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 approval followed the adoption of the interim report of its Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) on the Promissory Note Programme and Bond Issuance to Settle Inherited... Read More
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July 18, 2018

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 brand name and logo to investors at the ongoing Farnborough International Air Show in London, the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said the... Read More
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July 5, 2018

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 Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja over the incessant killings of Christians in the northern part of the country. The... Read More
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June 1, 2018

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 correct the initial disparity in the 1999 Constitution between the age qualification for the Senate and that of the President. According to a statement by Uche... Read More
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June 1, 2018

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 appeal on a light note while giving assent to the #NotTooYoungToRun bill at the Council Chambers,  State House, Abuja on Thursday.  “I am confident each... Read More
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April 26, 2018

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 (petrol) illegal. It asked the corporation to refund the sum of N216bn spent for the purpose in 2017 under the guise of “operational costs” into... Read More
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