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The Thread: That #WeHaveYourReceipt moment when TwitterNG came for Buhari’s aide
Early Saturday the Twitter Outrage Machine game guns blazing for Tolu Ogunlesi, the Head of DigiComms in the Presidency. On February 28, 2010, Ogunlesi had tweeted, "Obama health info is…
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Ayo Sogunro: Making power uncomfortable in Nigeria
by Ayo Sogunro The continuing mystery of President Buhari’s illness and the handling of the saga by his aides is more evidence that Nigeria’s political system works almost independently of…
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Farooq Kperogi: Xenophilia, fake sovereignty and Nigeria’s slavish politicians
By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometime in 2012 at the height of Goodluck Jonathan’s unnerving incompetence amid rising Boko Haram insurgency, I made a tongue-in-cheek suggestion that Nigeria’s governance should be…
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Peregrino Brimah: Dear Northern Provocateur, was Buhari Ijaw when he fought for Yar’Adua’s Impeachment?
by Peregrino Brimah Honestly! Tell me you are not sick and tired of these kinds of people...these ethnojingingoists. These sworn tribalists. It did not take them long to start declaring…
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Thought Experiment: What if it’s best we let the sick Buhari stay in office?
by Soma Oj. That President Buhari is extremely ill has only been emphasised by his public reappearance at today's Jum'at prayers. He appeared for the prayers and was caught in…
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5 lessons for Femi Adesina & co from the way Yar’adua’s sickness was handled
by Soma Oj. There's a story that has made the rounds in the media space about how Olusegun Adeniyi, the media assistant to the late President Umaru Musa Yar'adua used…
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Opinion: A dying President and the cabal’s fangs
by Ahanonu Kingsley In recent times, there has been growing concern and anxiety over the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari. The president's failure to chair the weekly Federal…
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#7YearsGone: 10 things Segun Adeniyi said about Yar’Adua’s health during his last days
As we reminisce on former president Yar'Adua's death 7 years ago today, we flashback on the politics that surrounded Yar'Adua's health and his eventual demise. These are excerpts from former…
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Meet 5 Presidents who died in office and how it was handled by their aides
by Itunuoluwa Adebo This day marks the seventh year of the death of the 13th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Umar Musa Yar'Adua who died in office…
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Seven years gone: A timeline of events that led to President Umar Yar’Adua’s death
5th May 2010: Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua passed on after five long months of chronic illness at the age of 58. He ran the country for only three years…
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Segun Adeniyi: President Buhari’s health challenge
I remember that Segun, as SA media to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, passed through a path which I also passed through recently and I learnt a lot from…
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@Afrispheric’s theory linking Buhari’s return with the Abuja airport closure is interesting, but is it true?
A brilliant Nigerian has just laid out a very interesting theory on Twitter drawing a nexus between the Abuja airport that was closed on the 6th and the Presidency's announcement…
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The Thread: “They shut Abuja airport in order to smuggle Buhari in.” | Nigerians react to the news of PMB’s return
Following the announcement of Buhari's return via the Kaduna airport, conspiracy theories have been put forth. It is curious that Buhari's return, which was indefinite prior, has now become, well,…
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Is it time to let Obasanjo off the hook for his ‘giving us’ Yar’Adua?
If you haven't yet noticed, you should. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is back on the scene and he's been giving pointers here there and everywhere. Over the weekend, he granted…
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Letter to the son of man: Between Yahya Jammeh and President Buhari
by Adeyemi Kolawole Adeojo Hannibal Dear Son of Man, Your response, which was succinct and aptly posited, dissects the hearts of men at its vainglorious and peripatetic best. I…
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Farooq Kperogi: Orwellian doublespeak about Buhari’s health
by Farooq Kperogi Doublespeak is intentional manipulation of language to conceal uncomfortable truths or to cleverly tell outright lies. The term came to us from George Orwell, although he didn’t…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of February
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Opinion: The President is dead, again
by Omolara Saheed Nigerian Presidents are arguably the most frequent targets of death hoaxes. From President Obasanjo to the Late Yar’adua and now President Buhari, the death rumours continue to…
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Where is Namadi Sambo?
Namadi Sambo has never been the typical always-on-the-scene-type of Nigerian politician. It is a fact that not many Nigerians can lay claims to knowing much about him until he was…
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Cheta Nwanze: What should Nigeria expect from a President Osinbajo?
by Cheta Nwanze There are some things that make an impact on you, so you never forget. Each of us has multiple of such incidents in our lives, and we…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 4th of January
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Opinion: Sir, the boys on the streets are not smiling | Open letter to Mr. President
by Balogun Oluwalonimi Mayowa Sir, I am writing based on the present issue affecting our dear nation, Nigeria. As a student of History and Social Studies, I believe my opinion…
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Opinion: Tracing the tragedy of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
by Mohammed Dahiru Aminu Those who still ask questions regarding Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s poor performance as president, and still wonder why he was such a bad leader are obviously very…
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The answers the Code of Conduct boss is giving Premium Times don’t make sense at all
by Tolu Omoyeni As part of his fight against corruption in government bodies on all levels in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo recently declared their…
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Jonathan, Yar’Adua’s ADCs fall victim to mass sack in Nigerian Army
For their alleged roles in the 2015 general elections and in the dubious arms procurement scandal, the Nigerian Army Council has reportedly retired the Aide de Camp to ex-Presidents Goodluck…
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Saraki explains difference between ‘corruption’ and ‘administrative misdemeanor’
Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said that the National Assembly will fight to ensure peace in the Niger Delta Region. While speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Saraki said the National…
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‘Obasanjo, Jonathan, Yar’adua, must account for repatriated loot’ – Court rules
Following a legal suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a Lagos Federal High Court, on Friday, ruled that previous administrations since the return to democracy in 1999,have “breached…
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Presidency says Buhari will probe Jonathan’s administration irrespective of criticism
The Presidency has reiterated that the administration of president Muhammadu Buhari will probe Goodluck Jonathan's administration. President Buhari's media adviser Garba Shehu said this on Sunday. Read his comments below. “Let…
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Obasanjo talks one or two things you can learn about Yar Adua’s failed health
by Anike Jacobs More excerpts from former president Olusegun Obasanjo's new memoir, 'My Watch' have surfaced online. In a chapter titled “To be or Not to be: Jonathan” in the…
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Opinion: Reno Omokri and his lies from the pit of the PDP
by Abidemi Oderinlo The truth is definitely staring us in the eyes because we see it daily, men like Reno should be stoned at sight for coming out to point…
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