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March 27, 2017

YNaija Editorial: Forget his motives, El-Rufai’s memo is exactly what Buhari and Nigeria need

Two weeks ago, a memo written by Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai to President Muhammadu Buhari was leaked to the press and published on many blogs and news sites. The 30-page memo, written in September 2016 and confirmed by Governor el-Rufai as authentic caused quite a stir and become the latest hot topic in Nigerian... Read More
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March 27, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: How do we recover – urgently – our dignity as Nigerians?

by Chude Jideonwo Let me tell you about my driver of seven years. The first sign of trouble when he was recommended was the fact that he didn’t have a job at the time. But he came highly recommended and so I asked to meet him. First question I asked him: Why wasn’t he presently... Read More
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March 27, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Wizkid announces release date for new track, Fetty Wap involved in New Jersey gunfire | More stories

Here are all the top entertainment stories from the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept and are still buzzing this Monday. Wizkid to drop new music in four days After changing his look with that new hair colour, we knew Daddy Wiz was up to something. He’s also shared photos that are apparently... Read More
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March 27, 2017

Brave Women: Too brave to be 30 | Sola Obagbemi profiles Tricia Ikponmwonba

Tricia Ikponmwonba is a brand strategist, a brand coach for SMEs, and founder of StayInSchool, an organisation which aims to provide access to education for vulnerable children in underdeveloped communities in Nigeria. On the occasion of her 30th birthday, her friend Sola Obagbemi profiles her inspiring and heartwarming journey. Tricia, I am writing this because I have actually... Read More
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March 26, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Dino Melaye? | The latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

If noise and visibility were the only measure of success for a Nigerian lawmaker, then Dino Melaye would be ahead of every single one of his peers this week on our ranking. However, it isn’t. But despite the academic records scandal the Kogi West Senator has battled this past week, he’s seen activity that leaves him befitting... Read More
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March 26, 2017

Geoffrey Onyeama remains on top on the latest YNaija Ministers Ranking

Fresh off his first week at #1 on our list, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama retains the top spot in a week that sees him maintaining positive visibility – mainly for actions taking in securing the lives of Nigerians and resolving the current xenophobia crisis in South Africa. In other words, for generally doing... Read More
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March 26, 2017

Governor Ambode slips all the way down to the bottom on the latest YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Governors

People may disagree on the specifics of what the most important aspects of the job of government are supposed to be, but the one thing that is certain is that in all cases, it comes down to the people. Perhaps it’s the weight of high expectations, but the actions of Lagos State against the residents... Read More
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March 26, 2017

Mother’s Day 2017: Don Jazzy, Adesua Etomi, Funke Akindele-Bello, others pen the sweetest messages to their mums

Ever imagined how Mother’s Day was celebrated before the gods blessed us with social media? We can hardly picture what it was like back then so we’ll just face front in gratitude for these platforms that allow us a glimpse into the lives of famous people and the lovely women who raised them. Mother’s Day... Read More
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Linda Ikeji
March 26, 2017

Brave Women: The rise and rise of Linda Ikeji

Linda Ikeji, 36, is Nigeria’s highest paid blogger who took to the medium as a pastime in 2006. In this entry, Festus Iyorah profiles her rise to stardom from little beginnings. Following the emergence of web 2.0, an interactive form of website in 2004, International media such as BBC, CNN had started making use of this... Read More
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Dino Melaye
March 26, 2017

Dino Melaye’s certificate, Buhari and his kids | See our top 10 photos from the past week

We just cannot get over Tianah’s upcoming show but it won’t be fair to only talk about that so here our top ten photos from the past week – from Dino to Westminster. Enjoy!   Senator Dino Melaye’s Ahmadu Bello University certificate finally surfaced on the internet but it’s still not vindicating for him in... Read More
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March 26, 2017

“This is Lagos State. We don’t care about court orders” | See our top 10 quotes from the past week

Senator Dino Melaye has had the most stressful week of all but it definitely cannot compare with the kind of week that the survivors of the UK terror attack have had nor can it compare with the hardship that thousands of the now displaced residents of the Otodo Gbame fishing settlement in Lekki have suffered... Read More
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March 25, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] President Buhari has a case to answer in court and we cannot wait

The first thing that will come to the minds of many when they hear of Kogi State these days is the absurd number of political appointments that the Governor of the State, Yahya Bello, recently made – 54 senior special assistants and 9 special assistants. Appointments which will become effective from the first of April,... Read More
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March 25, 2017

SPECIAL EDITORIAL: The Otodo-Gbame Evictions by the Lagos State Government cannot be swept under the carpet

A week ago, bulldozers of the Lagos State Government rolled into Otodo-Gbame, a fishing settlement outside Lekki which the state government terms “illegal” and demolished houses and properties there. By the time they were done, nearly 4700 people were rendered homeless. This is the second time that the state government will embark on demolition in... Read More
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March 25, 2017

130 underaged Nigerian girls trapped in foreign lands | 5 numbers that mattered this week

130 – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed that 130 Nigerian girls are trapped outside Nigeria in neighbouring countries. 90 of the girls are in Burkina Faso while the remaining 40 are in Mali. $100 million – The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday disclosed that the sum... Read More
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Dino Melaye
March 25, 2017

Thought Experiment: What if Dino Melaye really does not have any University degrees?

The publishers of the online news medium, Sahara Reporters have opened a can of worms and if anyone had told us on Monday that the grammar spitting and 7 degrees-hot Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye never completed University, we’d have walked right up to Osbourne Road in Ikoyi as a means of expressing our utter surprise. Who’d... Read More
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March 24, 2017

YNaija Says: We are disappointed, but not surprised at the forced evacuation of Otodo Gbame community by the Lagos State Government

On the 17th of March, just last week, over 4,000 members of the fishing settlement in Otodo Gbame community of Lekki area in Lagos State were rendered homeless in less than 24 hours by officials of the Lagos State Task Force, accompanied by Military Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) who said... Read More
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March 24, 2017

Who is Khalid Masood? The 52 year old attacker responsible for the latest London terror incident

The UK was on alert. Metropolitan Police chief said on the day of the terror attack that struck Westminster, “This is a day we’ve planned for but we hoped will never happen. Sadly, it is now a reality.” The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had issued threats to the United Kingdom in... Read More
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March 24, 2017

Where is Gbemisola Saraki?

Before the 8th Assembly came to be led by a fresh face of Federal politics, Dr Bukola Saraki, there was another member of his clan running that scene for 12 years without excessive fanfare. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Sathe other politically inclined offspring of second republic Senator and unforgettable “godfather” of Nigerian politics, Olusola Saraki who died... Read More
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March 24, 2017

PROFILE: Who is afraid of Ibrahim Magu?

by Wilfred Okiche “In the light of the foregoing, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption stand of the current government.” Thus ended the official security report from the Department of State Services on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Mustafa... Read More
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March 24, 2017

ANALYSIS: How does PDP recover from the Sheriff-Makarfi drama?

by Mark Amaza When the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) made former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff its Interim National Chairman in February 2016 until its National Convention later that year, many Nigerians were shocked. It was not only the fact that Sheriff was a relatively new member of the party, having just joined in... Read More
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March 24, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Eedris Abdulkareem blasts 2Baba for being “disrespectful”, Drake tattoos Sade Adu on his body | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Eedris Abdulkareem comes for 2face Idibia, calls him mad Outspoken rapper, Eedris AbdulKareem seems to be having a field day making his thoughts known on issues that have bothered him for so... Read More
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March 23, 2017

How is the FG managing the disbursement of Paris Club refunds to States?

The Federal Government under President Buhari’s leadership has consistently assured of its dedication to alleviating the difficult conditions of living that Nigerians everywhere have to deal with daily especially with the recession that frustrates efforts of the most ordinary citizens. It does not help that only Lagos State can be safely said to have the... Read More
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March 23, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: 2face Idibia releases African Queen remix, Eedris Abdulkareem wants new artistes to show respect to legends like him | More stories

Here are some of the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. 2face remixes hit song, African Queen to celebrate wife, Annie In celebration of his fourth wedding Annie-versary, Nigerian music star 2face Idibia has released a HDV version of his 2004... Read More
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March 22, 2017

“Alleged attacker was a middle-aged Asian man” | 7 things to know about the UK Parliament shooting

There has been a terror attack on the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster earlier on Wednesday afternoon. Details are still emerging from the incident but here are 7 key facts you should know about the attack, for now: Four people have been confirmed dead including a police officer protecting the Parliament building who was... Read More
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March 22, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Fox News host thinks Snoop Dogg should be killed for dissing Trump, Chiwetalu Agu to release music album | More stories

Here are the top stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Veteran actor, Chinwetalu Agu to release music album Nollywood actor, Chinwetalu Agu is set to join the list of actors who are foraying into music. The actor will be releasing a 5-track... Read More
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March 22, 2017

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: How it came to be that Jonathan is an option in 2019

by Chude Jideonwo I got a lot of panicked responses after my last piece; the panic focused on one small nugget of information buried within it: the fact that, as things stand today, former president Goodluck Jonathan is the strongest candidate that the People’s Democratic Party can present in 2019. So I decided to run... Read More
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March 21, 2017

Film Review: Ojukokoro is what happens when a fan of the Coen brothers jumps off a plane without a parachute

by Chi Ibe There were about 14 of us at the cinemas to watch the new film, Ojukokoro yesterday. The 14 included my friend who I had dragged with me, because – as I told him – it had been highly recommended by two people I deeply respect, who know how excited I get about... Read More
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March 21, 2017

ThinTallTony’s wife still thinks he’s an amazing husband… haters, is it your marriage?

Big Brother Naija housemate, ThinTallTony was evicted at Sunday night’s live show. He got the lowest percentage of the total votes cast and you do not need a soothsayer to know that the major grouse against TTT was the lies and deceit that characterised his stay and so-called game plan while in the house. 35... Read More
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