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Conduct a media chat in 2 weeks or we’ll shutdown Nigeria | Group tells Buhari

by Azeez Adeniyi Concerned Nigerians, a pro-democracy group has threatened to shut down the country if President Muhammadu Buhari does not conduct a media chat in two weeks. The group…

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Presidential media chat showed that there’s a new ‘Sheriff in town’ – Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari's first presidential media chat showed that there's a new Sheriff in town. Senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on Saturday, that…

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Pres. Jonathan will be holding a media chat on Wednesday [DETAILS]

by Damilola Jagun President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to host a presidential media chat on Wednesday, February 11. The media chat, is going to be a special edition, according to…

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What are you really worth? – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze   A good request on the face of it, but one made without a knowledge of the complexities of the situation on the ground, such as the…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Unprovoked attacks by security agencies must stop – Ezekwesili

  by Isi Esene Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has expressed her misgivings at statements made by the spokesperson of the Department of State Security for describing the #BringBackOurGirls campaign as…

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Boko Haram members – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwaze   Not a few Lagosians were stuck in a spot of traffic on Friday because a few khaki boys, or area boys, depending on who you listen…

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How we took the #BringBackOurGirls campaign down to South Africa – MADinitiative founder, Damilola Apotieri

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Damilola Apotieri, a post graduate student at the Wits University, South Africa has been at the forefront of youth advocacy for most of his life founding the enormously influential…

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#BringBackOurGirls: That defining moment when Oby Ezekwesili, others stand up to be counted (PHOTOS)

by Zara Mustapha The call for the rescue of about 276 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram Islamic gets louder with local and international figures join the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.…

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#BringBackOurGirls: The US will not send Armed Forces into Nigeria – Obama (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo The President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has spoken out on the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno. Obama, while announcing…

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“We will make them care”: #BringBackOurGirls protest hits Manhattan, New York (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo The #BringBackOurGirls cause has been marked by protests all around the world with citizens of different countries standing in solidarity with the Nigerian people. One of such…

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23 famous quotes from Pres. Jonathan’s media chat (READ)

by Ogunsanwo Bamidele     These are some of the most popular quotes from yesterdays 1 hour 43 minutes media chat with the president…. ON SECURITY “…I believe most Nigerians…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Guess what you’ll see on your Tumblr log-in page (LOOK)

by Akan Ido With millions of users on social media calling for the Nigerian Federal government to rescue about 276 schoolgirls abducted by men suspected to be members of the…

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“We are dealing with monstrosity” – Wole Soyinka tells Amanpour on CNN

by Oge Okonkwo Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka was on CNN moments ago to speak on the security situation in Nigeria and the efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan administration in stemming…

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#YIssueOfTheWeek: Is the South really safe from Boko Haram?

by Mark Amaza But how safe is the South really from Boko Haram? Is it because they cannot attack anywhere there or because they have not chosen to? For the…

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‘They tried to enter our school…’: Principal confirms Nyanya bus hijack incident

by 'Jola Sotubo The news which was recently reported about the hijack of a school bus in Nyanya, Abuja has been confirmed by the principal of the school in question.…

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‘I will soak the ground with Christian blood’: Shekau brags in chilling video (WATCH)

by 'Jola Sotubo Abubakar Shekau, the leader of terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has released a video where he makes threats against the country. Shekau goes on a tirade in Hausa…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Nigerian military steps up efforts to find missing schoolgirls

by Zara Mustapha File photo Reports say two Nigerian Army divisions have been deployed to the search of kidnapped Government Girls' Secondary School (GGSS) students who were abducted by men…

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Opinion: Terrorism – We must make critical distinctions before it all unravels

by Ifeanyi Uddin For obvious reasons, the administration at the centre is in a funk. In its favour, it has been argued that we may be seeing the result of…

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#BringBackOurGirls: ICT expert, Gbenga Sesan quizzed by the SSS, released (TWEETS)

by 'Jola Sotubo Entrepreneur and ICT expert, Gbenga Sesan has been invited for questioning by the Department of State Security Services over some comments he recently made on Twitter. Mr. Sesan,…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Borno gov’t refused to relocate Chibok schoolgirls for exams – WAEC boss

by Zara Mustapha Head of the National Office of WAEC, Charles Eguridu, said the Borno government officials should be blamed for the abduction of school girls in Chibok. Eguridu made the statement in…

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SHOCKING: Why we kidnapped the Chibok schoolgirls – Abubakar Shekau reveals

by Oge Okonkwo According to reports, leader of the terrorist sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said he will sell the girls abducted from the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Chibok,…

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Opinion: How President Jonathan failed to wield absolute power

by Olaitan Ajiboye That absolute power is what Nigerians want Mr President to ‘ACTIVATE’ on Boko Haram and paralyse them. Yes, unleash that ‘absolute power’ on Boko Haram and indeed…

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Opinion: $20 billion is ‘missing’, ASUP is on strike & GEJ is still saying ‘no comment’

by Gladys Nwachukwu Through all this chaos, I have paused to wonder. ASUU might have called off their strike, but ASUP is still on strike, COEASU is still on strike,…

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Opinion: Why Pres. Jonathan must protect Gov. Shettima

by Zainab Suleiman Okino With Sanusi and other examples, Governor Shettima’s criticism of the government’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgents’ renewed boldness and wanton killing in the North East…

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Jonathan to host Presidential Media Chat, will respond to Twitter questions

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan will tomorrow host another edition of the Presidential Media Chat by 7pm. This was announced by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the president…

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Opinion: Mr. President, we do give a damn

by Eze Onyekpere Leadership and followership are two sides of the same coin. In a democracy, leadership emerges from the choice of the following with a mandate to improve the…

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Temie Giwa: The change we need (YNaija FrontPage)

We begin this week with the recent media chat held last week by the President. Many Nigerians tuned in and attempted to ask the president many pertinent questions. Previously, I…

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Abimbola Adelakun: Mr. President, you cannot run from criticism in a new media era

by Abimbola Adelakun The presidential media chat on Sunday was, not unexpectedly, pedestrian, to put it mildly. But interestingly, the President spoke on, among other things, social media and, the…

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You have to give a damn: SERAP invokes FOI to force GEJ to declare assets

by Stanley Azuakola The president does not give a damn about publicly declaring his assets but civil society does. Actually ‘a’ civil society group, Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project…

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“Now waiting for the ACN and CPC press release” – See the top 10 tweets about GEJ’s media chat

  The fact that President Jonathan took shots at "social media" last night during his media chat  was not enough to stop people from using Twitter to air their views…

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