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February 16, 2023

Atiku, Peter Obi cannot match my track record – Tinubu

Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) believes none of his opponents in the 2023 presidential race can match his track record. The former governor of Lagos State said his administration in Nigeria’s commercial capital instituted a “legacy of technocratic governance by enlisting talent from the private sector.” Tinubu said... Read More

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December 22, 2017

#YNaija2017Review: Lai Mohammed’s ‘garbage’ about jollof rice, the rat-ification of Buhari’s office… See the 8 most embarrassing moments of 2017

We must say that political office holders are good at going off the cliff, making themselves and those concerned look foolish or confused in the process. Some events, comments and actions in 2017 blew so many people’s eyes open. CNN quiz on Nigeria Well, unfortunately, Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari became a quiz issue on... Read More

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“How low has Obama gone?”, “This is a country of savages and animals.” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

It started with a confusion and then progressed to speech denials and rude accusations. There was a global trend we noticed in the utterances made throughout this week and it made us think that shades and passive-aggressive allegations and subliminal messages are coming to stay in 2017. See all our top quotes from the past... Read More

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Reno Omokri: How Amaechi and Buhari induced Nigeria’s recession

by Reno Omokri This has been a most interesting week for me. As many of my readers may have become aware, the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, gave an interview to some select papers (THISDAY thankfully not included) and repeated the lie that former President Jonathan pilfered $49.8 billion from the national treasury and that... Read More

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The Economist is right, Buhari needs to stay away

The Economist decided to come for our President today and honestly, who can disagree with them? The missive ends with the statement “perhaps the best thing for the country right now might simply be for Mr Buhari to take a long convalescence before returning”, and, again, who is going to disagree? Apart from maybe Buhari’s media aides... Read More

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“The VP has a much more progressive stance” | The Economist thinks Buhari should stay away as long as he likes (WATCH)

International online medium, The Economist has said President Muhammadu Buhari should continue his vacation in London as long as he desires. In an analysis on the current economic situation in Nigeria, the medium said Buhari was making the same mistake he made when he ruled Nigeria as a military leader. The Economist said the President... Read More

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Countdown to Buhari’s return | Bye bye Buharinomics says The Economist, but who asked them?

You did not think we were joking about it, did you? We will be counting down to the President’s return to Nigeria and today we have someone who thinks the President can stay away longer if he pleases. UK-based The Economist, released the following video in a very late attempt to weigh in on... Read More

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November 17, 2016

Let’s tip you about the future of your favourite online news websites

So we were reading one of our favourite news sites earlier and this is what we found right at the bottom of the article: This has got us asking: What exactly is happening here? What hope remains for internet ads funded sites if the Guardian is complaining about revenues? Now we are crowd funding to keep news... Read More

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October 3, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: “Budget Padding,” “Racist” Economist, “Tenants of Democracy”: English on the Move

One of the sources of Nigerian English that I have identified in several of my writings is linguistic improvisation. Linguistic improvisation occurs when speakers of a language invent new words, or expand the meaning and usage of existing ones, to give expression to novel cultural, social, political, etc. experiences and ideas that are not lexicalised... Read More

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January 30, 2016

‘I do not hide behind anonymity’ | Tolu Ogunlesi denies penning The Economist’s ‘ineffectual buffoon’ article

Award-winning journalist/writer, Tolu Ogunlesi has denied writing The Economist article, in which harsh chaste was meted out to former President Goodluck Jonathan and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. In the blunt article, Jonathan was the recipient of the greater ridicule with him being described an ‘ineffectual buffoon’. While the article appeared in bad taste to a... Read More

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November 10, 2015

‘Fashola’s successor is full of excuses’ | What The Economist wrote about Ambode

World renowned London-based magazine, The Economist, says Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, doesn’t appear to have the solution to the traffic robberies and gridlock, currently prevalent in the state. The Economist says Ambode has continued to give a litany of excuses, rather than build on the achievements of his predecessor, Babatunde Fashola. The magazine reports... Read More

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That awkward moment when ‘The Economist’ mispells Buhari’s name

by Anike Jacobs Everyone makes mistakes, so we are not surprised. Are you? However, it’s been 48 hours since the post has been up and they have not deemed it fit to make the necessary correction. And oh, Nigerians on Twitter are not playing at all. For the records, it is Muhammadu Buhari not Mohommodou…what... Read More

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February 10, 2015

‘It’s difficult to be optimistic’: Nigerians air their views on election postponement

by Adedayo Ademuwagun It’s a momentous period for Nigeria right now with seven weeks to the new date for the presidential election. The expectation is getting more serious. Many people are apprehensive about the way things are getting on. It looks like there’ll be some crisis, and a lot of people are concerned about the... Read More

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February 8, 2015

Flashback: Year 2010, when The Economist thought GEJ was the messiah

by Kolapo Olapoju There was a time, when UK newspaper, ‘The Economist’, thought President Goodluck Jonathan, was going to be the man who would repair the decay of the Nigerian state. Back then, the publication described him glowingly, with terms like Nigeria’s ‘best hope’, going further to place faith in him by saying his could... Read More

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February 7, 2015

No, seriously: Reuben Abati spent his time replying The Economist

by Kolapo Olapoju The presidency yesterday issued a response to the editorial by UK magazine, ‘The Economist’, where President Goodluck Jonathan was described as a failure who does not deserve to get re-elected. The editorial compared him with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, which it says is a better option than... Read More

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February 6, 2015

“Former dictator is a better choice than a failed president” – The Economist endorses Buhari

by Kolapo Olapoju Popular UK magazine, The Economist, believes that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is more capable to lead Nigeria, moving forward. The influential magazine published an editorial in its current edition, titled: “Former dictator is a better choice than a failed president”, where it stated... Read More

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Ikemesit Effiong: Fix Nigerias education system now (Y! FrontPage)

by Ikemesit Effiong London-based ‘newspaper,’ The Economist, lamented the grotesque dimensions of Nigerian education in a scathing July 9 article. This week, a letter from an acquaintance joined the daily chorus of emails buffeting my inbox. It was a stunning piece of prose, not for the right reasons. Two thoughts took a hold of my mind... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Opinion: Air, air, everywhere, but not a place to breathe in Lagos

by Ogaga Ifowodo But I exaggerate because it is clear to me that we are getting dangerously close to a similar ordeal as the Ancient Mariner’s with regard to air, another vital element. Lagos, quite literally, is fast becoming an impossible place to breathe. I have taken extreme liberties with the anguished cry of... Read More

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January 7, 2013

Opinion: The myth of Africa’s rise

by Rick Rowden Rich countries figured out long ago, that if economies are not moving out of dead-end activities that only provide diminishing returns over time (primary agriculture and extractive activities such as mining, logging, and fisheries), and into activities that provide increasing returns over time (manufacturing and services), then you can’t really say they... Read More

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December 25, 2012

Is that you, Obama?! TIME picks the 10 most spectacular magazine (photo) covers this year

M Le magazine du Monde, April 28, 2012. Photograph by Toby Melville—Reuters. As the French election season was in full bloom, our paper decided to write a story revisiting the meetings Elizabeth II, the Queen of England, held with our French presidents in the course of her rein. She is such a highly recognizable... Read More

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November 26, 2012

Mover and Shaker: Okonjo-Iweala makes The Economist’s cover (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido Along with other notable personalities like the German chancellor, Angela Merkel and Chinese Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, The Economist presents Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, Nigeria’s minister of finance and coordinator of the economy to be one of the movers and shakers of the world in 2013. The magazine has never hidden its admiration... Read More

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November 1, 2012

“He’s the devil we know”: The Economist endorses Obama (well, sort of)

by Hauwa Gambo Trust The Economist to give something that is an endorsement, but doesn’t look, feel, smell or sound like an endorsement. Well, in the United States presidential election, the london-based journal has made a choice: it picks Barack Obama… But only because it sadly cannot back the Republican Mitt Romney. The Obama campaign... Read More

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