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Order from above? Giwa to withdraw court case after speaking with GEJ

by China Acheru Peace may finally return to Nigerian football as Chris Giwa will withdraw his case in court so the country can move forward. A person who should know told us that during a late night (Wednesday) chat with the president of the country, Goodluck Jonathan, Giwa was told to go back and withdraw... Read More

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October 30, 2014

Is Big Boss returning as @NgSuperEagles coach?

by Olorunwa Lawal In the last hour, the Super Eagles’ media officer, Toyin Ibitoye has hinted that fired Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi may be returning to his post, less than three weeks after he was shown the door. Keshi Returns as @NGSuperEagles Coach. — Toyin Ibitoye (@ToyinIbitoye) October 30, 2014 The African Cup of... Read More

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October 30, 2014

Remembering the Aluu 4 exactly two years after

by Adedayo Ademuwagun This month made it exactly two years since four young men were viciously murdered in Aluu, a community in Rivers state. The young men were reportedly students at the University of Port Harcourt. Reports say the youths were thought to have stolen something or were cultists. So a mob attacked them on... Read More

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October 29, 2014

Red Cross testifies in favour of #Synagogue, says church response was ‘good’

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The coroner’s inquest concerning the Synagogue church building crash continued today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. The Red Cross and the Building Collapse Prevention Guild were present to give their report. The Red Cross spokesman Ige Oladimeji told the court that the church people didn’t bar him and his team... Read More

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October 29, 2014

Power company wants Senate’s help to make Army pay electricity bills

by James Sambo The National Assembly should intervene in order to get military formations and the Police to pay their huge debts to electricity distribution companies in the company, the management of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has charged. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Olugbenga Obadara who led other members on a visit to... Read More

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Obasanjo goes back to school for doctorate

by Godwin Akanfe Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has had his first day in class as a Masters/Ph.d student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The president is studying for a masters and doctorate degree in Christian Theology. The class which took place in Ota, Ogun State was held with his internal supervisor Dr.... Read More

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Only a microscope can show what Ochendo has done in Abia state – APGA candidate

by James Sambo Mr Chikwe Udensi, a governorship aspirant for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State has said that a microscope is needed to see the achievements of the current Abia administration. Udensi made the assertion at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, after picking up the nomination form to contest in next... Read More

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#Lagos dissolves local councils, but does not give a date for next elections

by Godwin Akanfe The Lagos State Government, has directed all local government chairmen and councillors in the state to vacate their offices with immediate effect, following the expiration of their tenure on Tuesday. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Aderemi Ibirogba, directed the elected officers to hand over all property of councils... Read More

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#SynagogueCollapse: Church lawyers grill NEMA boss as inquest begins second week

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The coroner’s inquest concerning the Synagogue church building crash entered its second week today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. Three witnesses testified at the sitting today. They’re Prof. John Obafunwa, the Lagos chief medical examiner; Oladotun Lasoju for the Lagos Material Testing Laboratory, and Ibrahim Farinloye for the National Emergency... Read More

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What “structural adjustment” is @NOIweala proposing for our economy?

by Tunji Andrews Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has indicated that Nigeria’s economy may need to make some structural adjustments in order to safely navigate through the waters of uncertainty on the horizon. Falling global crude prices, with growing capital flight from concerns around the 2015 general elections,... Read More

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Even our Representatives are complaining about the costs of forms – here is what they said

by Laila Ibrahim Some members of the House of Representatives have complained about the high cost of the forms for nomination for the 2015 general elections being sold by Nigeria’s political parties. A lawmaker, Aminu Jonathan Punuwet, (PDP-Plateau) said that the cost and high cost of campaigns made the practice of democracy an exclusive right... Read More

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Stella Oduah wins in court as bid for FOI on her cars fails

by Godwin Akanfe The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the Freedom of Information suit filed by the trustees of the Media Rights Agenda (MRA), which wanted to know about the controversial armoured BMW cars purchased on behalf of former minister, Stella Oduah, during her tenure in office. In a letter dated October... Read More

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South Africa’s football captain shot dead

by Chidi Okoye South Africa’s national football teams’s captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa, has died after being shot at his girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg. Meyiwa was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. The 27-year-old played for Orlando Pirates in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League, and had played in Bafana Bafana’s last... Read More

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The border where anyone can get in, even if they have Ebola

by Adedayo Ademuwagun After the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, people feared that the outbreak would overpower the healthcare system and result in a pandemic. But the government performed remarkably and the outbreak was snuffed out within a few months. Today, Nigeria is officially free from Ebola. Borders are a... Read More

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Holyhill anniversary: Pastor Oyemade storms Abuja

Senior pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre and convener of The Platform Nigeria, Pastor Poju Oyemade will on Thursday October 30, 2014 arrive the city of Abuja as Holyhill Church marks its third anniversary. Lead pastor of Holyhill Church, Sunday Ogidigbo, said that Pastor Oyemade will be ministering on Thursday at the Church’s Immaculate Suites,... Read More

90,000 Catholics displaced in North-East Nigeria

by James Sambo The Catholic Church has disclosed that 14 of its parishes in the Northeast were sacked by the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents with over 90,000 of the Church’s members displaced as a result of the over five-year-old crisis in the region. The Director of Information, Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Rev. Fr. Gideon Obasogie,... Read More

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October 26, 2014

@PDPNigeria clears road for Mimiko, dissolves Ondo exco

by Godwin Akanfe The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Committee of the party. Speaking on Sunday, Olisa Metuh, the PDP’s national spokesperson, asked all members of the party in the state to work together in harmony as the party expressed confidence... Read More

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Court locks out the physically challenged as TB Joshua gets summoned

by Adedayo Ademuwagun The Coroner’s Inquest concerning the Synagogue church building collapse continued today at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. There’s been a lot of controversy about this accident since it happened, and many people have clamoured for the government to take strong action concerning the matter in order to bring justice and avert... Read More

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TB Joshua to testify at inquest into building collapse in two weeks

by Godwin Akanfe Temitope Joshua, the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, will appear before the Lagos Coroner on Wednesday, November 5 to answer questions regarding the recent collapse of a guest house in the church compound. The Lagos State Coroner, Mr Oyetade Komolafe, announced Joshua’s appearance on Friday at the resumption of... Read More

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Texas Southern University awards @MObanikoro

by James Sambo The immediate past Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has been awarded the Texas Southern University Distinguished Alumnus Award. The awards comes in recognition of Senator Obanikoro’s outstanding achievements in public service an as a worthy ambassador of the institution. In a letter exclusively obtained by YNaija, the Texas Southern... Read More

How the JTF and Bayelsa LGA have found détente to fight oil theft

by Tony Tamuno The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has announced that it has started cooperating with the Southern Ijaw Local Government Council of Bayelsa to curb oil theft in the area. Speaking in Yenagoa, the JTF’s spokesman, Lt-Col Mustapha Anka said that the cooperation between the JTF and the Southern Ijaw... Read More

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@cenbank steps in to help stop farmer-nomad clashes | How much are they providing?

by Laila Ibrahim The Central Bank of Nigeria, is to provide a seed funding of N100 billion to assist states in establishing mini modern ranches across the federation. This, is to ensure the establishment of infrastructure for grazing to curb the errant movement of nomadic farmers and ensure the production of healthy meat for consumption.... Read More

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#BokoHaram abducts another two dozen girls

by Chidi Okoye Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped at least 25 girls in an attack on a remote town in north-eastern Nigeria, witnesses have told the Reuters news agency. This, the second reported kidnappings in less than a week, has happened in spite of talks over the release of over 200 other female hostages they... Read More

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First set of Nigerian volunteers set to leave for #Ebola hit countries

The Supervising Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, has announced that the first set of 250 volunteers will soon leave Nigeria to other parts of West Africa hit by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Alhassan said the volunteers were drawn from the group already registered by the federal government to join the international team that... Read More

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New Bill seeks to raise NYSC transport allowance from N150 a month (DETAILS)

by James Sambo The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a Bill seeking a better welfare package for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Bill seeks to amend the NYSC Act No 51 of 1993 by making provisions to enhance the welfare of corps members, and to encourage the acquisition... Read More

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@NOIweala assures on Nigeria as foreign investors “stand aside”

by Tunji Andrews In a move many analysts believe is to ease the pressure on the Naira and halt the slide of the Nigerian capital markets, the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo–Iweala, has again assured that the economy is growing positively in spite of the reduction of oil price in the international market. The... Read More

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HND-BSC dichotomy comes closer to ending as Senate considers Bill

by James Sambo A Bill to abolish and prohibit dichotomy and discrimination between first degrees and the higher national diploma in the same profession/field on Wednesday scaled the crucial second reading in the Senate. Senators also in near unanimity canvassed for the merging of polytechnics with universities so that they can be degree-awarding institutions. They... Read More

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@PDPNigeria will not extend nomination deadline

by James Sambo Nigeria’s ruling political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Wednesday that the deadline for aspirants to purchase expression of interest and nomination forms for the party’s primaries will not be extended beyond the stipulated 6 pm, October 30, 2014, date as earlier scheduled. After a meeting of the party’s National Working... Read More

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Former Mint boss’s extradition to UK for bribery to wait

by Laila Ibrahim Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned to December 1, 2014 for ruling on the extradition proceeding instituted against Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, former managing director and chief executive officer, Nigeria Security Minting and Printing Company, NSPMC, by the office of Attorney General of the Federation. At Wednesday’s sitting, Okoyomon’s... Read More