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Fayose to Ekiti lawmakers: ‘Our future is tied together’

Despite the invasion of the State House of Assembly and intimidation of state officials by men alleged to be officials of DSS, the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, says he won’t stop criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over his bad policies. This was contained in a statement signed by Gov. Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi.... Read More

Again, Nnamdi Kanu accuses trial judge of bias

Too hot to handle? For a second time since his trial began, Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the trial judge, in his criminal prosecution for treason, of being biased. Alongside his co-accused, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu, the Radio Biafra Director made the accusation against... Read More

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Buhari, Osinbajo are a miraculous team – Governor Shettima

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, has felicitated with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as he marks his 59th birthday. Shettima stated that Osinbajo has shown great support for the people of Borno as the state battles with the onslaught of Boko Haram insurgency. Shettima, who described Osinbajo as a true statesman, also said President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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24 corpses recovered from rubble of Lekki building collapse

The death toll from the collapsed five-storey building at Chisco bus-stop, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, has risen to 25. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had initially disclosed that six corpses were found in the rubble of the building collapse which happened in the early hours of Tuesday. Premium Times has now reported that eighteen... Read More

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Court puts an end to Metuh’s bid to stop corruption trial

An Abuja Federal High Court has quashed a fundamental rights suit filed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. Metuh in a bid to stop his ongoing criminal prosecution had filed the suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, alleging that he was unlawfully detained. He is facing... Read More

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‘We need to unite’ | Full text of President Zuma’s speech at the National Assembly (READ)

Fellow Africans, Allow me first to convey the fraternal greetings and felicitations of the South African Parliament to this august House of the elected people’s representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I also take this opportunity, to once more express my singular appreciation for the kind invitation extended to me by My Dear Brother... Read More

‘DSS agents, with Igbo names, to testify against Nnamdi Kanu’ – MASSOB

A faction of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has described the allegation that they intend to invade the courtroom and free Nnamdi Kanu, as the ‘ranting of a confused and drowning people’. The Uchenna Madu-led faction of MASSOB said on Tuesday, that the group has no intention to... Read More

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Ondo female speaker impeached on International Women’s Day

While the world was celebrating International Women’s Day -a day set aside to celebrate women and their achievement- a woman was being booted out of office. Speaker of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele and her deputy, Hon. Fatai Olotu, were on Tuesday impeached by 18 out of 26 lawmakers, for... Read More

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‘We’re incredibly proud of you’ | South African President, Jacob Zuma hails Nigeria

Visiting South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Tuesday, said Nigeria had set an example through her peaceful transfer of power after the 2015 election, saying that the country is ‘charting the way the entire continent of Africa needs to follow’. Zuma stated this while addressing a joint session of Nigeria’s National Assembly. The South African... Read More

FG grants scholarship, employment to late Ocholi’s children

The Nigerian Government has offered education scholarships and employment to the children of the late James Ocholi, the Minister of State for labour, who died in a car crash alongside his wife and son on Sunday. This was revealed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general and minister of justice, during a visit to the Abuja residence of... Read More

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‘I was not in court to support Badeh’ – Olisa Metuh

On Monday, images of embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, exchanging pleasantries with former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh at a high court in Abuja, surfaced online. This led to reports in some section of the mdeia that Metuh was in court to show support... Read More

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What Ese Oruru went through in Kano (READ)

“She said she did not know how she got to Kano. She said she was kept mostly in places she could not recognise. She said they moved her often from one place to another often”, a source close to kidnapped Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, revealed to Punch Newspapers. Ese was in August 2016, abducted from... Read More

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‘Arunma Oteh, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Yasmine Belo-Osagie & more | These are Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women – #YWomen100 #LLA100Women

In its quest to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavour, Y!/YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa project brings you Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women – #YWomen100. In its second year, this list spotlights women who have made incredible strides in their personal and professional lives – overcoming... Read More

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$321m Abacha loot to be returned to Nigeria

A delegation led by the Switzerland Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, are expected to have a meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbaj and the Nigerian Minister on Foreign AFfairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday. According to Premium Times, the meeting would be centered on how to repatriate another $321 million looted by late Military Head of... Read More

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Why I paid N5.3m to Justice Nganjiwa – Rickey Tarfa

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, says he never bribed Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court as alleged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The anti-graft agency had declared that Tarfa bribed the Justice with a total of N5,335,000 between June 27, 2012 and December 23, 2014. The EFCC had on Friday,... Read More

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‘Ife witches want to have money, send their children to school’ – Ooni of Ife

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II says the witches in Ile-Ife, Osun state, are no more interested in diabolical and evil acts as they also want to improve their lives and develop their children. While calling for investment and active participation in the development of Ile-Ife, the monarch said there are no... Read More

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‘Nigerians should support Islamic Coalition against terror’ – Minister

Following the recent public outcry over the announcement that President Muhammadu Buhari had agreed for Nigeria to become a member of the Islamic Coalition against terrorism under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday, stated that the agreement had nothing to do with giving Nigeria an Islamic identity.... Read More

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‘APC members jittery over Buhari’s anti-corruption war’ – Nasarawa governor

Nasarawa state governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s strong stance against corruption has put members of the ruling All Progressive Congress in a state of fear. Al-Makura noted that the corruption fight has neither limit nor political affiliation while adding that eventually, all corrupt public officials will face the law. While... Read More

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Forceful conversion of Christian girls to Islam ‘occurs regularly’ – CAN

Following the nationwide outcry over the abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, the Kano State Chairman of the the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Ransom Bello, has stated that the kidnap of girls and forced conversation to Islam is a “regular occurrence” and Christian leaders in the region have resigned to fate. Bishop Bello, who... Read More

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Judicial corruption: How Enugu judge ‘received N10m’ from litigant

The Enugu state chief judge, Justice I. A. Umezulike, has been queried by the National Judicial Council over an accusation that he accepted N10 million donation from a litigant who had a case before his court. This was contained in a petition filed by an Enugu legal practitioner, Peter N. Eze, on February 2016. According... Read More

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’16 villages in Akwa Ibom taken over by Cameroon’

The Republic of Cameroon is said to have taken over 16 mangrove island villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The area, which is mainly a fishing settlement and has an abundance of oil and gas, lies west of Rio Del Ray estuary- the official borderline between Nigeria and... Read More

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Ese Oruru’s kidnap a criminal act, not religious – Soyinka, Falana

Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, and Human Right lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Sunday, have criticised individuals who use religion to justify the kidnap of 14-year-old Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru. Soyinka and Falana stated this while speaking at a joint press conference in Lagos. They said the matter was a criminal act and not a religious... Read More

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Scene of the accident which killed James Ocholi, wife and son (PHOTOS)

The Minster of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi, his wife, son and aide-de-camp, were on Sunday, involved in a car accident along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Ocholi, his wife and son are reported to have died from the crash which involved a Prado SUV and another Lexus SUV. The condition of the aide-de-camp remains... Read More

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Hotel lodgers in Akwa Ibom to pay tax on alcohol consumption

In a bid to generate more revenue, the Akwa Ibom state government has announced that henceforth, tax will be paid for consumption of alcohol in hotels and beers parlous in the state. This was made known by the Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for Finance, Akan Okon, on Saturday while speaking in Uyo, the state capital.... Read More

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‘Through TSA, over N2trn has been accrued so far’ – Lai Mohammed

Despite the numerous accusations that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government is yet to deliver on its change promise, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has performed creditably well in implementing its change agenda. Mohammed said this while speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of... Read More

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‘My life is in danger’ – Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa, cries out

Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru, the young man alleged to have kidnapped 14 years old Ese Oruru, converted her to Islam and forcefully married her, says his life is being threatened in jail. According to the Leadership, Yinusa who is currently in police detention at the State Police Command in Bayelsa state, made this known through some... Read More

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How Nnamdi Kanu’s wife almost lost her pregnancy over husband’s detention

Uchechi Okwu-Kanu, wife of detained leader of secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the government of the United Kingdom of abandoning her husband. Okwu-Kanu stated this in an interview granted to an American magazine, Newsweek. She said that her husband’s fundamental human rights has been violated as a court had... Read More

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Water sources ‘often contaminated’ by Boko Haram – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian army, on Saturday, announced another victory against Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast – the sect has terrorized the region for years now, leading to a high loss of life and properties. The announcement was made in a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Acting Director Army Public Relations. The Nigerian... Read More

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In Zaria, another teenage girl ‘forced into marriage, converted to Islam’ (READ)

Following the public outcry over the alleged abduction of Ese Oruru, a Zaria based Igbo couple, Ndubuisi and Agnes Nichodemus have urged relevant authorities to help them rescue their 15-year-old daughter, Ifeoma, who was allegedly converted to Islam and forced into marriage., back According to the bitter parents, who reside in a predominately Hausa Muslim... Read More

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Buhari’s corruption war may not suceed if Jonathan isn’t prosecuted – AFP

Agence France-Presse (AFP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute his predecessor, ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, for corruption, if he wants his anti-corruption war to succeed. While acknowledging the fact that many people have been put on trial for corruption, the news agency noted that the anti-corruption efforts may not be productive if Jonathan was not... Read More

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