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YNaija Says: Buhari, nobody cares about you and your little friends
On Monday, the presidency released pictures and videos of President Muhammadu Buhari meeting with three "young friends". These friends paid a courtesy visit to Buhari in Aso Rock accompanied by their…
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YNaija Says: President Buhari’s return is nothing to be excited about
103 days after the Nigerian President took off abruptly on his second medical trip of year 2017, he returned - with perhaps, a little too much pomp and flare for…
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Donald Trump and Putin’s first meeting will be ‘lit’ but not for the reasons #FakeNews told you
The global news cycle is already saturated with stories - mostly speculations - about Donald Trump's relationship - or the lack thereof - with Russia's strong but controversial Vladimir Putin.…
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YNaija Says: The proposed Amnesty Law for treasury looters is complete madness
The proposed amnesty law for treasury looters currently before the House of Representatives can only be best described by one word: madness. The law which proposes that looters be free…
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YNaija Says: We are stunned at the request to shut down Al Jazeera
Since the beginning of June, there has been a brewing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates cut off diplomatic relations with…
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YNaija Says: The 2017 budget has been passed but the delay was unnecessary
Six months after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly and a month after it was passed by the both houses of the Assembly, the…
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YNaija Says: The Northern Youth groups issuing ultimatums must be stopped
On Tuesday, 16 Northern youth groups met in Kaduna and issued a three-month ultimatum to all Igbo people living in Northern states to vacate the region by October 1, 2017,…
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YNaija Says: Nigerians should really start listening to Prof Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is having his second stint as Acting President while President Muhammadu Buhari is on medical vacation in the United Kingdom. In his first stint, he undertook…
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YNaija Says this 2017 budget is driving us mad
The 2017 budget can best be described as a special gift that keeps on giving, and not in a good way: although it has finally been passed by the National…
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YNaija Says: The National Assembly has finally done the right thing with its budget
After years of relentless pressure and advocacy, the National Assembly has finally released the breakdown of its budget (pdf) in the 2017 Appropriations Bill which it just passed. This is…
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YNaija Says: The Rann bombing victims deserve a lot better than N10,000 compensation
Almost two months after a military jet mistakenly bombed a camp for internally displaced persons in the town of Rann in Borno State, the Federal Government through the Presidential Committee…
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YNaija Says: The DSS is in need of urgent reform
The Department of State Security has been in the news a lot recently, and unfortunately, for the wrong reasons. First, it was the arrest of entertainment mogul Audu Maikori, taking…
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Opinion: Why are we lying to ourselves? What 2Baba did is unacceptable
by Halima Bello I came across this YNaija article that was released just after 2face Idibia announced the cancellation of the anti-government protest march scheduled for Monday. The article…
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YNaija Says: We are proud of you, 2baba and proud of you, EiE
Tomorrow, 6 February had been highly anticipated as pop music star, Tuface Idibia (2Baba) had called for nationwide protests against the Federal Government for the rising economic hardship in the country. The…
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YNaija Says: On Southern Kaduna killings, Audu Maikori is not the problem. The government is
For the past few months, the communities of the southern part of Kaduna State have been turned into killing fields due to attacks by militias of Fulani herdsmen followed in…
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YNaija Says: The Police raid on Premium Times is despicable and dictatorial
One of the signs that a country is in a dictatorship is the manner in which law enforcement and security agencies operate with rascality and not in accordance with the…
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YNaija Says: Shame on you, Governor Ajimobi. Shame on you.
For the past eight months, the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso in Oyo State has been shut down, the reason being that the staff were not being paid…
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YNaija Says: On BBOG, this government still refuses to get it
Ever since the abduction of 287 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok in April 2014, the group Bring Back Our Girls has emerged as a pressure group to sustain…
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YNaija Says: The Kaduna killings must stop
On the 19th of December 2016, youths came out in their numbers in Kafanchan, Kaduna State to protest the incessant and unabated killings carried out in their communities by faceless…
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YNaija Says: Arik Air is a disgrace, an embarrassment, and should be shut down
Arik Air has to be the worst airline to come out of Nigeria in recent times. Their incompetence is on a whole different level and it appears they are either…
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YNaija Analysis: After two attempts, Nana Akufo-Addo is the new Muhammadu Buhari
Couple of weeks ago when former vice president, Atiku Abubakar turned seventy, the President, Muhammadu Buhari didn't just wish him the customary 'happy birthday' and it's overflow of merry prayers.…
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YNaija Says: Leave Bobrisky alone
At the center of everything, what Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, is, is a cross-dresser. But that’s not the real center. That’s what you see when all you do is…
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YNaija Says: Enough is enough, it is time we take mob actions seriously
Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. - Bertrand Russell The gruesome killing of Bridget Patience…
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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