Appeal Court dismisses suit by Justice Onnoghen seeking to halt his trial at the CCT

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dismissed the suit filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, seeking stay of execution on his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). In a ruling on Wednesday, the appellate court said the suit filed by Onnoghen... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Court of Appeal

January 30, 2019

Bobrisky dragging a homophobe on Instagram over the attack on Jussie Smollett is pure energy

Multiple reports on Tuesday confirmed the brutal racist, homophobic assault on Empire star Jussie Smollett in Chicago, perpetuated by two white men who yelled ”MAGA Country,’ put a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him. Smollett was subsequently hospitalised after the attack and it has drawn wide sympathy and uproar on social media.... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Bobrisky, homophobe, instagram, Jussie Smollett

January 30, 2019

The Big 5: Police name eight new DIGs, retire one; I have fulfilled 2015 campaign promises – Buhari | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: I have fulfilled 2015 campaign promises – Buhari President Buhari on Tuesday said he has fulfilled the campaign promises he made to Nigerians in 2015. He disclosed this while in Imo and Abia in continuation of his campaign for a second term. At the Enyimba... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Atiku, Buhari, DIGs, jonathan, Ox-bow Lake Pavillion, Police Service Commission, Stuart Symington, United States Ambassador to Nigeria

January 29, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 29th of January

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: The Big 5: 30 states ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage – NLC; Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode | Other top stories The Late 5: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB; Dogara announces defection from APC to... Read More

Cover Stories, Featured

Akinwunmi Ambode, IPOB, Lagos House of Assembly, Nnamdi Kanu

January 29, 2019

The Late 5: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB; Dogara announces defection from APC to PDP | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday has announced that it would be holding a referendum on February 16, same day as the presidential election. In a statement released by the group on its Facebook page,... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

APC, Dogara, House of Reps, IPOB, minimum wage, NBA, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Onnoghen, PDP, The Big 5

January 29, 2019

NJC Emergency meeting: Council issues 7-day ultimatum to Onnoghen, Acting CJN to respond to petitions

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has issued Justice Walter Onnoghen and the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammed, a seven day ultimatum to respond to different petitions written against them. In a statement by the council’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, the NJC at its emergency meeting on Tuesday presided over by a former... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Danladi Yakubu Umar, Hon. Danladi Yakubu Umar, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Justice Umaru Abdullahi, Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen, Soji Oye

January 29, 2019

‘MTV Shuga: Down South’ is back for a new season with a gqom-inspired teaser that will make you dance

MTV Shuga: Down South, which premiered on March 17, 2017 and shot in South Africa, was one of the darkest seasons of Shuga as it featured the death of a character (no spoilers, I won’t do that to you). Set in the cool clubs, hangouts and schools of Johannesburg’s Braamfontein and the township of Zenzele, the season... Read More

The Media Blog

Adesua Etomi, Bongi, Emmanuel Ikubese, Kwesta, Mohau Cele, MTV Shuga: Down South, Samkelisiwe Makhoba, Sheyi Shay

January 29, 2019

Nigerian Fintech startup, I-invest, generates approximately 2 Billion Naira in 6 Months

Africa’s first treasury bills investment app, I-invest, has generated about 2 Billion Naira worth of investments from its active users in less than 6 months. The Nigerian company, Parthian Partners, developed the investment app which does not only facilitate investment in treasury bills but also helps to foster a savings culture, has said that it... Read More

Partners

I-invest, Oluseye Olusoga, Parthian Partners, Securities & Exchange Commission., Segun Oluyomi

January 29, 2019

“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding

Editor’s Note: In 2018, YNaija was granted the rare opportunity to profile Andela Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of a global company focused on training and placing indigenous developers with international companies. We were awed by their ethos and the community they had created around their cohorts, the very heart of their operation. After the company... Read More

Here’s a glimpse of Jim Iyke and Ken Erics on the set of upcoming epic movie ‘Loving A Mortal’

Jim Iyke and Ken Erics are both star in an upcoming epic movie titled Loving A Mortal. Directed by Ken Steve Anuka (War and Romance, Order of the Ring), the plot details of Loving A Mortal has been kept close to the vest but a couple of on-set teasers have been released. In one, Jim Iyke... Read More

The Film Blog

Jim Iyke, Ken Erics, Ken Steve Anuka, Loving A Mortal, Onyii Alex

January 29, 2019

The Big 5: 30 states ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage – NLC; Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday threatened to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for allegedly spending funds which were not appropriated for. The Assembly subsequently asked Ambode to appear before it within one week over the... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

ambode, Atiku, Buhari, Lagos Lawmakers, minimum wage, nlc, The Big 5

January 28, 2019

Today’s Noisemakers: Imoh Umoren, Bruce Bateman, Abike, others

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, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we... Read More

Opinion

Abike, Bruce Bateman, Captain Charisma, imoh umoren

January 28, 2019

The Late 5: More corrupt politicians will go to jail – Osinbajo; FG never approved N30,000 as minimum wage – Ngige | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: Police seal off CJN Onnoghen’s office, eject administrative staff The police have early Monday sealed off the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was suspended by President Buhari, last Friday, sources at the Supreme Court have informed Punch. More corrupt politicians... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Buhari, CJN Onnoghen, Malam Adamu Adamu, minimum wage, Ngige, The Late 5

January 28, 2019

Code of Conduct Tribunal adjourns trial of CJN Onnoghen indefinitely

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has indefinitely adjourned proceedings on the charges of fraudulent asset declaration brought by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the determination of suit challenging the trial at the Court of Appeal. The tribunal in a sitting that lasted... Read More

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Danladi Umar

January 28, 2019

BREAKING: Fayemi wins Olusola Eleka at Ekiti Governorship Tribunal

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has struck out the case of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in the July 14 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Kolapo Olusola Eleka and upheld the election of Dr Kayode Fayemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the State. The tribunal on Monday unanimously struck... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

APC, Kayode Fayemi, Kolapo Olusola Eleka, PDP

January 28, 2019

Odunlade Adekola has been cast in an upcoming movie that will tackle depression

2018 ended for Odunlade Adekola on an exciting note, winning Best Actor in a Comedy at last year’s AMVCA, which cleverly fuelled publicity for his movie The Vendor. While Odunlade is a full-fledged comedy actor with a meme legacy that we will always remember, the actor has been recruited in a movie that will tackle... Read More

The Film Blog

depression, odunlade adekola, Oyin Laz

January 28, 2019

[YNaija Exclusive] The grand prize for BBNaija 2019 will exceed N45m – Martin Mabutho

The return of a brand-new season of Big Brother Naija was the buzziest piece of news two weeks ago, and with a new headline sponsor to boot – Bet9ja. The excitement flooded through social media and beyond, revolving around the fact that the famed reality show will penetrate Nigeria as a set location for the... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Big Brother Naija, Martin Mabutho, MultiChoice Nigeria

January 28, 2019

The #NextLevel on Power is Buhari’s promise to improve electricity

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is providing clean uninterrupted off-grid embedded solar power to 16 key economic clusters/markets around Nigeria through the Energizing Economies Programme, lighting up shops in 16 cities or locations (Ariara Market Aba, Sabon Gari Kano, Sura Market, Lagos; Isinkan Market, Akure, Ondo State; and Edaiken Market in Benin, Edo State. While the... Read More

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#NextLevelNigeria, #WeAreGoingHigher, AfDB, Beyond the Grid, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), World Bank

January 28, 2019

NNPC: At what point are we going to separate sentiment from reality?

There is a raging debate on the future of state-owned oil agency, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its downstream sector. The debate was sparked by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to privatize NNPC if elected President. He was convinced that his proposal proffers a tangible solution to the... Read More

Opinion

All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Oke Umurhohwo, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

January 28, 2019

The president’s ambition suffereth violence, the violent take the bench by force

With an executive hammer fashioned by legalistic manipulation, President Muhammadu Buhari has forced his will on Nigeria’s Judiciary. On Friday evening, Buhari announced the suspension of Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, immediately swearing-in the next highest-ranking Justice of the Supreme Court. An order obtained from the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) made this possible, per... Read More

Citizenship, Editor's Pick, Featured

Buhari, Onnoghen, Tanko

January 28, 2019

Investigation: Has Enugu State unlocked the model for genuine community development in Nigeria?

Enugu State government’s landmark Visit Every Community (VEC) programme looks to be delivering on its mandate despite several gaps and inconsistencies. What can the model teach Nigeria? Enugu State, capital of the South East geopolitical zone, has 99 problems but a shoddy intra-state road network isn’t one of them. The reason for this? The Visit... Read More

Specials

Enugu State

January 28, 2019

SAG Awards 2019: ‘Black Panther’ wins outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

Black Panther has just picked up its latest win at last night’s 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honours the best film and television performances of the year. Ryan Coogler’s superhero epic — which stars Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Winston Duke, and more — claimed the top film prize at Sunday... Read More

The Film Blog

Black Panther, SAG Aawrds 2019

January 28, 2019

The Big 5: Protesters give Buhari seven days to recall suspended CJN Onnoghen; PDP plans to disrupt 2019 elections – El Rufai | Other top stories

Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Protesters give Buhari seven days to recall suspended CJN Onnoghen Following the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen by Buhari last week Friday, protesters gathered outside the Lagos office of Channels Television on Sunday and gave Buhari a week to reinstate Walter... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

Buhari, CJN Onnoghen, el rufai, Ohaneze, PDP, The Big 5, The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, The Independent National Electoral Commission

January 27, 2019

Osinbajo comes under heavy criticism for shunning live interview on #RubbinMinds

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has come under heavy criticism for failing to appear on YNaija TV‘s widely publicized flagship show #RubbinMinds where he was scheduled Sunday to be interviewed on burning issues in the polity especially as the 2019 elections approaches. With a good number of young people in the country eager to listen... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

#rubbinminds, channels tv, CJN Onnoghen, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Yemi Osinbajo

January 27, 2019

Kate Henshaw is giving us election season vibes in the teaser for upcoming political movie ‘4th Republic’

Kate Henshaw is on a roll. During the week the actress joined international judges on CBS’ new talent show The World’s Best, with Drey Barrymore, Fauth Hill and RuPaul already on board. Also, she will take the lead in a political movie situated in our wildly churning election season, wherein President Buahri is being named... Read More

The Film Blog

4th Republic, Bem Peever, Ishaya Bako, kate henshaw, Kemi Lala Akindoju

January 27, 2019

Entertainment roundup: Ariana Grande apologizes for ‘7 Rings’ controversy; Kate Henshaw joins international judges on CBS’ new talent show | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Ariana Grande apologizes for ‘7 Rings’ controversy Following the release of her new single 7 Rings off her upcoming album Thank U, Next, which induced an uproar for... Read More

Featured

7 Rings, Ariana Grande, Chiwetel Ejiofor, kate henshaw, netflix, Skinny Girl in Transit, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

January 26, 2019

‘We are seriously concerned’ | UK, U.S. embassies react to Buhari’s suspension of CJN Onnoghen

The British High Commission in Nigeria has expressed serious concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. In a statement by the High Commission published Saturday on its website, it raised concerns about the constitutionality of the executive branch’s suspension of the chief officer... Read More

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Muhammadu Buhari, United Kingdom Embassy, United States Mission in Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen

January 26, 2019

What about the person who loved you? | The Daily Vulnerable

You are counting all the people who didn’t say yes to you, didn’t stay with you, didn’t love you the way you deserved, who broke your heart viciously, who didn’t give as much as you gave, who treated you like dirt. You’re amassing evidence against yourself that you’re unloveable, that you can’t get what you... Read More

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Appeal Court dismisses suit by Justice Onnoghen seeking to halt his trial at the CCT

Bobrisky dragging a homophobe on Instagram over the attack on Jussie Smollett is pure energy

The Big 5: Police name eight new DIGs, retire one; I have fulfilled 2015 campaign promises – Buhari | Other top stories

The YNaija Cover – the 29th of January

The Late 5: Biafra referendum will hold same day as election – IPOB; Dogara announces defection from APC to PDP | Other top stories

NJC Emergency meeting: Council issues 7-day ultimatum to Onnoghen, Acting CJN to respond to petitions

‘MTV Shuga: Down South’ is back for a new season with a gqom-inspired teaser that will make you dance

Here’s all you should know about the #AmuwoDecides 2019 political debate

Nigerian Fintech startup, I-invest, generates approximately 2 Billion Naira in 6 Months

“Our mandate hasn’t changed, neither has our dream” – Omowale David-Ashiru lets us in on Andela’s Series D funding

Here’s a glimpse of Jim Iyke and Ken Erics on the set of upcoming epic movie ‘Loving A Mortal’

The Big 5: 30 states ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage – NLC; Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode | Other top stories

The YNaija Cover – the 28th of January

Today’s Noisemakers: Imoh Umoren, Bruce Bateman, Abike, others

The Late 5: More corrupt politicians will go to jail – Osinbajo; FG never approved N30,000 as minimum wage – Ngige | Other top stories

Code of Conduct Tribunal adjourns trial of CJN Onnoghen indefinitely

BREAKING: Fayemi wins Olusola Eleka at Ekiti Governorship Tribunal

Odunlade Adekola has been cast in an upcoming movie that will tackle depression

[YNaija Exclusive] The grand prize for BBNaija 2019 will exceed N45m – Martin Mabutho

The #NextLevel on Power is Buhari’s promise to improve electricity

NNPC: At what point are we going to separate sentiment from reality?

The president’s ambition suffereth violence, the violent take the bench by force

Investigation: Has Enugu State unlocked the model for genuine community development in Nigeria?

SAG Awards 2019: ‘Black Panther’ wins outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

The Big 5: Protesters give Buhari seven days to recall suspended CJN Onnoghen; PDP plans to disrupt 2019 elections – El Rufai | Other top stories

Osinbajo comes under heavy criticism for shunning live interview on #RubbinMinds

Kate Henshaw is giving us election season vibes in the teaser for upcoming political movie ‘4th Republic’

Entertainment roundup: Ariana Grande apologizes for ‘7 Rings’ controversy; Kate Henshaw joins international judges on CBS’ new talent show | Other stories

‘We are seriously concerned’ | UK, U.S. embassies react to Buhari’s suspension of CJN Onnoghen

What about the person who loved you? | The Daily Vulnerable

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