Author: YNaija
Buhari consults Nnamani, Masari on 2016 budget
As the 2016 budget crisis continues to drag on, President Muhammadu Buhari has consulted experienced former legislators on ways to settle the impasse with the National Assembly. The President, on…
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National Assembly has ‘minor disagreement with the President’ – Ali Ndume
The senate majority leader, Ali Ndume, on Monday, stated that the National Assembly was not in conflict with President Muhammadu Buhari over the 2016 budget. While noting that the budget…
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‘All former governors in Buhari’s cabinet must be replaced with technocrats’
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, over the weekend, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack former governors serving in his administration, arguing that the ex-governors were a cog in…
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Police arrest 6 teenagers in Lagos over cultism
Six teenage boys - ages ranging from 16 to 14 - have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for alleged involvement in a cult clash on the Lagos…
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‘Budget crisis to be resolved this week’
The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas, on Sunday, absolved the National Assembly of any fault in the 2016 budget crisis, saying that the crisis arose because President…
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Dangote Group to become largest producer of cement, oil and gas in Africa
“The only way we can help the continent is to be self-sufficient and also export. What we have been able to achieve is that in the next two years, Nigeria…
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How Presidency’s refusal to work with Ekweremadu caused budget crisis
The controversy trailing the 2016 budget is alleged to have arisen over the Presidency's refusal to work with an ad-hoc committee chaired by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekeweremadu. According to…
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‘In Nigeria, powerful people decide everything’ | 7 things we learned from Gbenga Daniel
Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel served as the state governor from 2003 to 2011. In this interview, the former governor granted to the Punch Newspapers, he speaks…
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Forex: How Nigeria lost $10bn in 4 months to ‘unlicensed currency hawkers’
As a result of the limitations on forex by the federal government, Nigerian banks are reportedly redirecting dollar from licensed Bureaux De Change operators to unlicensed currency sellers in a…
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‘Fani-Kayode is confused and afraid’ – APC
The Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has lambasted embattled chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Femi Fani-Kayode, for saying that the election of…
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Why US wasn’t committed to Boko Haram war under Jonathan
The U.S Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Samantha Power, who is currently in Nigeria, has stated that the United States of America was skeptical of Nigeria's fight against Boko…
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‘Bamanga Tukur deceived us into fighting Obasanjo’ – PDP
Former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, revealed that it was deceived into fighting ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo by its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. This was disclosed…
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‘I handed over a Nigeria that produced the richest man in Africa’ – Jonathan
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, stated that democracy will continue to grow in the African continent if leaders 'value the process (of elections) more than the product of…
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‘House of Reps members moved to tears at Maiduguri IDP camp’
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, says Nigeria would be courting disaster by failing to rehabilitate people, especially children, who have gone through terrible…
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UNILAG reopens, students to start exams almost immediately
The University of Lagos will be re-opened for the resumption of academic activities on May 2, 2016 while the semester examination will commence on May 9. The university had shut…
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Imo, Zamfara, Enugu, diverted bailout funds
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), On Friday, disclosed that 16 states were yet to make use of the N57 billions bailout funds that was approved…
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‘I’d never encourage my aides to beat up a federal lawmaker’ – Prisons boss
Following the allegation that his aides assaulted a female lawmaker, the Controller-General of Prisons, Peter Ekpendu, on Friday, issued a denial. A statement signed by the Prisons Service Public Relations…
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Buhari returns budget to National Assembly, demands adjustment
The last is yet to be heard about the controversial 2016 budget as President Muhammadu Buhari is reported to have officially returned the bill to the National Assembly, with a…
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‘Sentence 50 Shiite Muslims to death’ – Kaduna govt tells court
Following the brutal clash between the Nigerian army and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (Shiite sect) in December 2015, the Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, prayed a high court to…
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Female lawmaker beaten up for overtaking convoy of Prisons boss
A female member of the Federal House of Representative, Onyemeachi Mprakpor, is alleged to have been beaten up, on Wednesday, by the security officials attached to the Comptroller-General of Prisons,…
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Drama ensues between Saraki’s lawyer and a reluctant EFCC witness at the CCT
Again, on Thursday, the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal took a dramatic turn as Saraki's lawyer, Paul Usoro, read out details of the…
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Olisa Metuh has ‘no ambition’ in PDP, ‘will not run for any position’
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, on Monday, announced that he would be stepping down from the National Working Committee of the party. This was…
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‘I said you should sit down’ | Watch Saraki’s lawyer argue with CCT Chairman
The false asset declaration trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki has been marked by a series of drama, intrigues and controversy. The video below shows a lawyer to the Senate…
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NSA, Service Chiefs shun Senate invitation on Chibok girls
The National Security Adviser and the Service Chiefs, on Wednesday, failed to appear before the Nigerian Senate to explain the efforts of the security agencies towards rescuing the kidnapped Chibok…
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‘Remove Emefiele’ | 10 individuals sue CBN governor for fraud, money laundering…
Ten individuals have filed a suit before an Abuja Federal High Court asking for the criminal prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for money…
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‘Worried’ lawmakers to investigate N10bn allocated to Police
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, ordered an immediate investigation into the N10 billion allocated to the Nigeria Police force by the federal government. The money was recently allocated to…
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Comic relief at CCT trial of Bukola Saraki… Justice Danladi Umar is the lead actor
The Code of Conduct trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, turned into a comic show as series of events unfolded while the presiding judge, Danladi Umar, behaved erratically.…
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#SaveIniaBaba: 32-year-old woman suffers double kidney failure, needs $55k for transplant
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can,…
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British Council launches Open House Lagos in spectacular fashion
A highly anticipated event in the city’s architectural calendar, Open House Lagos is a unique celebration of the buildings, places and spaces where we live, work and play. It provides…
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‘Ekweremadu not our anti-corruption ambassador… we don’t give out such titles’ – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, announced that Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu is not the anti-corruption ambassador of the agency. The EFCC said it doesn't give…
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