Author: YNaija

Buhari De-Change: From failed Service Chiefs to ‘most competent’ Ambassadors-Designate | #YNaijaCover

Since May 29, 2015 when 4-time Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), assumed office as the country's 15th President, one area he has consistently surprised Nigerians is in the area…

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Terrorist Governor: Is the ‘herdsomenia’ between Ortom and Muhammed going to end soon? | #YNaijaCover

The battle of words between Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Muhammed, appears to be far from over. Following the latter's comment on Thursday, 11th February…

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‘Breaking Generational Causes’ | The #YNaijaCover

Friday, 19th February saw the beginning of another generational war on microblogging platform, Twitter. This time it was the Gen Z army squaring up against their Generation Y counterparts; the…

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Battle of the dy/dz | Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues,…

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O.Y.O. Empire: Nigeria’s Minister of Defence and his worrisome remedy for insecurity | #YNaijaCover

Nigerians are yet to get over the depressing stories of insurgent attacks, kidnappings on our highways and murderous activities of herders that continue to go on unchecked across the country.…

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Kagara School Attack: Are we cuddling terrorists under the guise of banditry? | #YNaijaCover

Nigerians may largely be dramatic people, but subjecting the lives of over 200 million citizens to confusion and pain every other week (as a result of insensitive leadership), is the…

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Met ‘Lil Bawa;’ Nigeria’s youngest Anti-corruption Czar? | The #YNaijaCover

We appear to be in the era of making history. It's only 16th February and early signs indicate that it's likely to be a year of shattering records.Barely 24 hours…

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Wonder Woman: Celebrating Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her double historic win | The #YNaijaCover

The heavens could literally feel the excitement among Nigerians as erstwhile Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and 2-time Finance Minister, was named Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Since…

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Observation is a crime: The Fela Hall of Fame honour | #YNaijaCover

For the average Nigerian, if the current state of the nation is anything to consider, this might not be the best of times to be proud of the country.From issues…

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The Obalende Mortal Kombat | #YNaijaCover

It may be difficult to convince residents living in parts of Lagos these days that they aren't engaging in some extreme sport. From cult clashes to robbery incidences and now…

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#DefendLagos: Another old trick from the political handbook? | The #YNaijaCover

"If you make people uniform, you can control them. If you teach people to read, and think, and question things, you lose control.So, the best idea is to separate people…

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Ease of Undoing Business: Outrage greets CBN’s announcement on Cryptocurrencies | The #YNaijaCover

Friday, 5th February 2021 was another day of drama in Nigeria which is fast becoming a theatre of absurdities with recent events across the federation.Nigerians were still yet to come…

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Sunday Igboho in new round of battle; lambasts Ooni of Ife, Tinubu, others | The #YNaijaCover

Yoruba Nationalist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, appears to be upturning all tables possibly standing on the path to achieving his 'liberation mandate.' For those who have paid…

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NIN-SIM: Coconut Heads FC (3) – FG (1) | The #YNaijaCover

Ever been in situation where you have to turn in your assignment before a set deadline and your wishes at that time comes is that the teacher or lecturer forgets…

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The Angel You Don’t Know: Obasanjo’s punches at Buhari over State of the Nation | The #YNaijaCover

How do you feel when someone you could swear you know, turns out to be a complete stranger? Bewildered? That's right. This was the highlight of Baba Iyabo's reaction to…

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‘I go take you to cleaners’ – The Zlatan and Cuppy fracas | The #YNaijaCover

All is definitely going south in the friendship between Celebrity DJ, Florence Otedola, and Zanku Master, Zlatan, at the moment.While the true story on what transpired between both parties remains…

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‘This Kind Love:’ The Yemi Alade, Patoranking unforeseen nuptials | #YNaijaCover

"Me love you, me nuh need anotherSo tell the girl'em not to botherAcross the ocean, across the borderYou worth more than a billion dollarStraight down to Addis-AbabaThis kind love has…

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Get thee behind us!: Governors’ Forum dissociate selves from ‘claim according to Yahaya Bello’ | The #YNaijaCover

It's common knowledge that Governor Yahaya Bello unsurprisingly, leads the pack of political leaders in Nigeria spinning conspiracy theories on COVID-19.In the mold of other conspiracy theorists, the need to…

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Final Whistle: Fans, stakeholders mourn demise of former Super Eagles goalkeeper | The #YNaijaCover

Thursday, 21st January was another sad day in Nigerian football as one of its legends, Joe Erico passed on at 72; after a brief illness.Nicknamed ‘Jogo Bonito’(Beautiful Game), Erico's career…

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Rumble in the Jungle: The Presidency and Ondo Government clash over herdsmen | The #YNaijaCover

"As the Chief Law and Security Officer of the State, it is my constitutional obligation to do everything lawful to protect the lives and property of all residents of the…

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Nigerians display ‘I can’t kill myself’ disposition to NIN palaver as ‘deadline’ expires | The #YNaijaCover

The Super Tuesday is here!It's deadline by midnight today for the linking of National Identification Numbers (NIN) with Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) for all Nigerians who already have the NIN.…

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David Ntekim-Rex: Mother Nigeria, story of the ‘foolish ostrich’ | The #YNaijaCover

When the #EndSARS protests took off in October, the lives of young Nigerians and the brutish treatment they suffer in the hands of now disbanded rogue police unit; Special Anti-Robbery…

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The #YNaijaCover: The ‘Pigeons have come home to roost’ | #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay2021

For thousand of years, white doves or pigeons release is known to be a popular custom in many cultures and world religions. From Egypt where the first known white dove releases…

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Mortal sin?: Adamu Garba’s Crowee faces acceptability ‘wahala’ on the streets of Twitter | The #YNaijaCover

When Music Journalist, Joey Akan, on Wednesday, highlighted the possible chance of blogging platform, Crowee, gaining acceptance among young Nigerians, some of us were beginning to sense a possible inroad…

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Eyes of the Gods: What can Mr. President see that mortal Nigerians can’t? | The #YNaijaCover

“It is because he is seeing things that critics are not seeing. He is seeing things most people don’t see.” “It is not a tenured appointment. There is no part…

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‘Kini Big Deal?’ – Buhari, Osinbajo likely to take up COVID-19 vaccine challenge | The #YNaijaCover

Ever since news of a vaccine for COVID-19 hit the airwaves late 2020, divergent reactions have greeted the development. From excitement to hope, anxiety to fear and of course, warnings…

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American Wonder: Reactions as Pro-Trump Mob engage in violent protest at U.S. Capitol | #TheYNaijaCover

"Democracy is in danger!"If you've been a keen observer of Nigerian politics since 2015, chances are high that you must have heard such alarm from the camp of the opposition…

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Osusu Ministry: FG can now borrow dormant account balances and unclaimed dividends | The #YNaijaCover

In the last 11 years, I have personally gone lengths to ensure I maintain not more than two bank accounts at a time. This is not to say I don't…

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The gut must be crazy: Furore over NERC’s latest adjustment of electricity tariff | The #YNaijaCover

It would seem like 2021 kicked off with cutting short the smiles of many barely 5 days into the year. As a matter of urgent public importance, one may even…

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New year, new ‘den’ for Sowore following #CrossoverWithProtest | The #YNaijaCover

"The year 2021 will indeed be a year where we will work to reinforce the hopes of fellow Nigerians in the vision of a united and progressive Nigeria. This administration…

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