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Manchester City, Davido, the Buhari presidency | Here are last week’s winners and losers
A week of many tears, many broken hearts, of terrible disappointments and of the anticipation of a time when so many wrongs can be re-written. It has been anything but…
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World football legend emerges Liberia’s President; Mourinho can’t find his magic touch | Here are 2017’s last week’s winners and losers
This should be very straightforward. No group of persons have been as consistent in repeating public relations disasters month-on-month throughout 2017 as the Buhari administration. There have been some wins…
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The Tekno-Drake collaboration; Firdaus, the hijabi who was not called to bar | Here are last week’s winners and losers
by Alexander O. Onukwue We are just going to go right into it because everyone on this list has had a lot already said about them over the past week.…
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Trump’s controversial decision; Okorocha’s misbegotten Ministry of Happiness | Here are last week’s winners and losers
by Alexander O. Onukwue As the festive season draws closer, the presentation of awards and recognitions have increased. Stocktaking on how the year has been spent has kicked in for…
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Mugabe takes a bow; Malami’s 360 on Maina; Ebuka’s iconic agbada | Here are this week’s winners and losers
by Alexander Onukwue and Ezinne Ajoku This was a week in which an awful lot of people won. From the Niger through Zambezi and across the Atlantic towards South America,…
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Super Eagles, Aishah Ahmad, Davido, Patience Jonathan | Here are last week’s winners and losers
From sports to politics to entertainment and even literature, here are our winners and losers from last week's biggest newsmakers: WINNERS Super Eagles Nigeria is on its way to Russia…
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“Terrorist People of Biafra”, Operation Python Dancers, the $999 iPhone X | These are last week’s winners and losers
The nature of the events that took centre stage in Nigeria last week and the fact that we may have a new terrorist group on our hands has every citizen…
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Super Eagles, Game of Thrones, Dino Melaye, Nigerian Army | These are last week’s winners and losers
For pop culture, last week was about smashing records and crunching numbers. HBO series, Game of Thrones dominated conversations for the most part of the week with its intriguing season…
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Governor Fayose, Femi Fani-Kayode, Yemi Osinbajo, CNN | Here are the winners and losers from President Buhari’s return
President Muhammadu Buhari's absence from the country had begun ruffling feathers from the moment he sent the Senate an official notice handing his government over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…
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Neymar’s destiny-changing transfer deal; Man up, Amir Khan; Usain Bolt | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Last week definitely had its share of political and pop culture drama but we liked that the news cycle was spiced up with events from the world of sports. Here…
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Ademola Adeleke dances to victory, Sheriff out in the cold, Trump Jr and Snr | Here are last week’s winners and losers
From Nigeria's looters gang to the rise and fall of political juggernauts and to America's first family, here are the news makers from last week who made it to our…
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Ahmed Makarfi, Modu Sheriff, Ayodele Fayose | Here are the winners and losers from the PDP chairmanship tussle
The chairmanship tussle in the People's Democratic Party (PDP) came to an end on Wednesday as the Supreme Court declared former Kaduna governor, Ahmed Makarfi as the party's authentic chairman.…
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Hushpuppi barks loud, Saraki wins N4bn in damages, Jay-Z’s 4.44 album | Here are last week’s winners and losers
It's super easy to be the talk of town in these parts and it’s even easier to make our losers’ list. Nigeria's unofficial Gucci ambassador, Hushpuppi did a lot of…
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Five-months pregnant athlete, Alysia Montano; Otodo Gbame settlers | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Nigeria's Acting President delivered a powerful speech that struck through the core of Nigerian's souls, this 5-months pregnant athlete nearly broke the internet, Johnny Depp may be considering reenacting an…
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Evans the kidnapper, Nathaniel Bassey, Kamala Harris | Here are this week’s winners and losers
The major newsmakers from last week still found their way into the this week's buzz and although there are a few new names, making a list of winners and losers…
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James Comey and his book deal, #HalleluyahChallenge | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Last week saw the political audience across the world torn in separate directions as the United States and the United Kingdom witnessed defining moments in their political terrain. The UK…
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Reuben Abati, Efe Ejeba, The Whistleblower | Here are last week’s winners and losers
It's super easy to be the talk of town in these parts and it's even easier to make our losers' list. Last week, the EFCC's discovery and recovery mission got…
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Sen Dino Melaye, Omoni Oboli, Ali Ndume, 5K bae | Here are the winners and losers from the past week
by Tolu Omoyeni We could just put up the name of our biggest loser for the week, summarize all his recent atrocities and we'd be so done with this post…
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Apostle Suleiman, President IJGB Buhari, Kemen | Here are last week’s winners and losers
The Nigerian President shut naysayers up by making an unanticipated return, a man of God finds himself in a messy scandal, BBNaija's Kemen is sorry but not sorry and Etisalat…
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Kemen, Sambasa Nzeribe, Trump, A Trip to Jamaica | See the winners and losers from last week
Most of the major events from last week happened at the tail end of the week and it doesn't take a thorough examination of the details of those events to…
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Yemi Osinbajo, ThinTallTony, Ali Modu Sheriff | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Last week was by no means lacking in event but there were remarkably more winners than losers. From the troubled house of the PDP to Donald Trump's Twitter space to…
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Hillary Clinton, Andrew Yakubu, Tiwa Savage | Here are last week’s winners and losers
News of President Muhammadu Buhari's health status, vacation extension and late night phone calls to his 'boys' back home dominated the news last week. A few other new names forcefully emerged…
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Toke Makinwa, James Ibori, Seun Egbegbe | Here are all our winners and losers from last week
Phewww! It was such a week. From Trump's travel ban and its eventual suspension to 2face Idibia's planned protest and the cancellation of it to the attempt at undoing Toke…
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Lai Mohammed, Apostle Suleiman, Serena Williams | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Here are the individuals who made it to our list of winners and losers and there's a reason the losers come first this week. LOSERS Lai"the punisher" Mohammed: Who got…
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Soundcity, Tekno, Do2tun | Here are the winners and losers at the #SoundcityMVP2016
The 2016 Soundcity MVP Awards was hyped and a lot of people who had been disappointed by the Headies Awards were hoping that this award show would be a lot…
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Nana Akufo-Addo, award organizers, and more… Here are the winners and losers from #TFAA2016
Recurring in the fullness of its strength for the 11th time, The Future Awards Africa yet again proved itself as an award show that young Nigerians work hard to be…
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#AmericaDecides: Here are our winners and losers from the U.S presidential elections
It will go down in history as the most surprising victory in any elections in the world - we think. Today, 9th November 2016, Americans made their choice of a…
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From the kitchen to #TheOtherRoom, and the fall of Donald Trump – here are last week’s winners and losers
The week that just passed will undoubtedly go down in Nigerian history as one of the most action-packed in 2016. The most hilarious yet upsetting being Nigerians' collective tour through…
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The winners and losers in the Remi Tinubu and Dino Melaye fight
When on Wednesday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu declared that she had forgiven fellow senator, Dino Melaye for his uncouth comments and threats he made to her, more than a few observers…
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“Tables turned for Emir of Kano, Naira goes digging for gold” – See our Winners and Losers of the week
by Kolapo Olapoju Winners & Losers is a roundup of the week’s major happenings, where we spotlight the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of the news cycle. As always, you can agree…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy