Photos from the media forum with VP Osinbajo

Design agency creates kids art from Abraham Lincoln’s famous letter

In a stylish commemoration of the Children’s Day, Lagos-based design agency, FourthCanvas releases visual posters made for kids, from the famous letter of Abraham Lincoln to his son’s teacher. “So, we picked up Abraham Lincoln’s letter and created visuals that children can relate with. There is the huge worth of life in these words but... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

Here are the five stories that drove the conversation today. 1) President Buhari’s biggest shock Speaking with newspaper executives and editors in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari stated that he was shocked when he was informed that oil would sell at $30 instead of $100. The President lamented that Nigeria has become an oil state, abandoning... Read More

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‘EFCC not under Buhari’s influence’ – Osinbajo

In a bid to ensure effective prosecution of high profile criminal cases in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, inaugurated a National Prosecution Coordination Committee (NPCC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, the committee... Read More

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Health workers pull out of Ekiti state NLC/TUC strike

Health workers in Ekiti state under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Union, on Friday, pulled out of the strike action embarked by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. According to Premium Times, the medical union made this known in a letter addressed to the Chief Medical Director of the Ekiti State... Read More

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‘Nigeria’s economy would have collasped if not for President Buhari’ – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s election saved Nigeria from economic collapse. According to a statement signed by the Minister’s spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, Mohammed stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. He said: “For the fact that God loves... Read More

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‘I don’t rule the country alone’ | President Buhari speaks on his biggest shock in office

President Muhammdu Buhari, on Thursday, disclosed that he was shocked when he was informed that oil would sell at $30 per barrel instead of $100, saying that there was no money to import food. The President stated this while speaking with editors and newspaper executives to mark his one year in office. Buhari further lamented... Read More

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‘We celebrate the return of Chibok girls’ | 5 Quotes from Pres. Buhari’s Children Day message

To celebrate the 2016 children day, President Muhammadu Buhari sent out a message to the nation. Here are five things we learnt from the message Every child has a right to an education “On this happy occasion for our children, I reaffirm my belief that it is the right of every Nigerian child to have... Read More

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Opinion: Femi Adesina- When you are no longer suffering

By Frank Ijege After completing my secondary school, I ‘hustled’ to gain admission into the university for about five or six years, before luck smiled on me. In fact during those trying days, I dared God and wondered why he would let luck shine on those with lower scores, while my higher scores are worth... Read More

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Garba Shehu: 9 key milestones in President Buhari’s first year

Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He came to power following the decisive victory of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC over the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The... Read More

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How Fulani herdsmen attacked Gov. Ortom’s village & killed 50 people

The Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, revealed that Fulani herdsmen attacked his hometown, killing more than 50 of his kinsmen and burning over 200 hectares of his rice farm. The Governor stated this when he was paid a condolence visit by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum led by Governor Rochas Okorocha... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria’s Buhari, change and challenge of history

By Chido Nwangwu Citizens of Africa’s most influential country of 183 million will agree with me that Nigeria’s problems are compounded by the extraordinary scale of outright theft of oil and gas money by government officials, corporations and small mercenary/militant groups. Remarkably, mainly colorful and inflated accounting books were kept by these conniving gangs; full of... Read More

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Opinion: Amaechi- 51 garlands to the new face of democracy in Nigeria

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze PREAMBLE My good friend and political leader, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who piloted with other great Nigerians the ousting of the last looting PDP Administration under the watch of Dr Goodluck Jonathan that ruined and brought our country to her knees, will by this Friday, May 27,... Read More

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Before you can operate a drone in Nigeria, this is what you must do

The use of drones (also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in Nigeria, has increased in recent time, as some innovative business outfits and organizations have began to utilise the technology for their operations. Drones make things cheaper – remote sensing/mapping in Geology, could have helped us map the spread of Tuta Absoluta more efficiently. — Onye Nkuzi... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Here are the top five stories to track today. 1) Ese Oruru gives birth to a baby girl 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was kidnapped from Bayelsa state to Kano state by 19-year-old tricycle driver, has reportedly given birth to a baby girl. 2) Children’s Day May 27 is globally recognized as the International Day... Read More

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Lest we forget, Fayose has not paid salaries in Ekiti state for FIVE months

There are few Nigerian politicians who enjoy attention as much as Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state. The Governor is always in the news for different reasons, some bordering on the inane and others controversial. From stopping to enjoy a plate of beans by the road side: to lambasting President Muhammadu Buhari: and admiring questionable ‘pears’: There’s no gain... Read More

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Opinion: I’m wondering. Who told you what music to like?

by Osarumen Osamuyi Now, do you remember Mime for a Change? It’s the episode of Powerpuff Girls where an accidental bleach spill turned Rainbow the Clown, a garish party entertainer into the evil Mr. Mime who in turn, turned Townsville into a greyscale dystopia. Blossom and Buttercup went after the villain, but ended up getting themselves... Read More

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Poetry: WHISPERS

by Henry Emenike Anumudu I. On that dark and moonless night I saw them… Trample noiseless into cascades of derelict blocks I heard them… Beg and cry, whimper and moan ‘Twas fruitless, souls were thrown, like bags Into dark empty wagons I saw them… And my heart thumped. as the sound, rickety…rickety tore, like a... Read More

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

As your day draws to an end, here are top 5 stories that drove th day. 1) PDP leaders meet to discuss party crisis The Peoples Democratic Part (PDP) has in recent months been embroiled in an internal crisis. However, the crisis took a different dimension following the party’s national convention that took place in... Read More

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House of Rep passes 19 bills in one day

The House of Representatives today passed nineteen bills in one sittings, thus making good its promise to reduce time spent on passing bills. Some of the bills passed by the House include the bill for an Act to amend the Advance Fee Fraud and other related offences act, a bill for an Act to Amend... Read More

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‘Modu-Sheriff is still our chairman’ | Ogun state PDP has a surprising stand

Despite the sack of Ali Modu-Sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Ogun state chapter of the party today said that it still recognises Sheriff as the chairman of PDP. This was contained in a communique issued by the Publicity Secretary of the Ogun state PDP, Bolaji Adeniji. The communique... Read More

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‘Trump is rattling world leaders’ – Obama

President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama, today said that the Republican Presidential party nominee, Donald Trump, is rattling world leaders. While noting that world leaders are surprised by Trump’s nomination, he said they are rattled by what he called “careless” and “ignorant” statements. Obama, who spoke at the sidelines of the ongoing G7... Read More

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In 7 tweets, the strongest argument for why religions should not set laws for countries #ShariaBill

With the latest discovery that the House of Representative is considering a bill on Sharia law, many have questioned the rationale for making a sectional belief a part of Nigeria’s constitution -considering that Nigeria is a secular state. Technology professional, Amara Nwakpa in these eight tweets explains why no religion, or sectional belief, should be... Read More

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This series of tweets helps you understand the troublesome #ShariaBill

Author, lawyer and human rights activist, Ayo Sugunro, in this series of tweets explains the implication of the Sharia bill pending before the House of Representative. The Bill, which has scaled through second reading and is currently before the House Committee on constitutional amendment, has far reaching consequences for Nigeria’s legal architecture. Ayo Sugunro, tweeting... Read More

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The inhumane environment Nigerian police in Obudu live and work in (PHOTOS)

Members of the Nigeria Police Force in the Divisional Headquarters, Obudu, Cross River State, reportedly live and work in a barrack that is less than sightly. According to CrossRiverWatch, the police headquarters, which is located opposite the local government council secretariat along Ranch road, has been in operation since 1979 but there has been no... Read More

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The Explainer: Have you heard about the #ShariaBill?

A bill seeking to alter the Nigerian constitution so as to increase the jurisdiction of the Sharia law in Nigeria has reportedly scaled through the second reading at the House of Representative. Seriously, what the name of this bill? The bill is known as “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of Sections... Read More

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LASU’s best graduating student shares a touching story about his father

A son of a contract security guard, Michael Arowosegbe, on Wednesday, emerged as the overall best graduuating student from the Lagos State University, Ojo. Arowosegbe (24 years old) graduated with a first class degree in Biochemistry and a Cumulative Grade Point Average 4.86 to emerge the best out of 17,000 other students that graduated from... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the five stories you should be monitoring today

Here are the top five stories we will be tracking today 1) Again, EFCC arrests Fidelity Bank Managing Director The Fidelity bank MD, Nnamdi Okonkwo was reportedly rearrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his alleged role in the $153 million election fund. Although Okonkwo was later released by the EFCC we... Read More

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Increase in minimum wage may be coming sooner than you think

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Federal Government, on Wednesday agreed to set up a 16 man committee that will work out the new minimum wage as well as palliatives that will soften the effects of the increase in the pump price of fuel. The federal government announced Mohammed Buba as the chairman of... Read More