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Now Agip too has stopped producing oil in Bayelsa
by Chi Ibe Eni, parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), has now joined Shell Petroleum and ExxonMobil in declaring force majeure on oil exports from the Brass Oil Export…
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Oshiomhole fires commissioner, and his reason doesn’t even ‘try’
by Chi Ibe Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole today fired his commissioner for commerce and industry, Abdul Oroh. His chief press secretary, Peter Okhiria confirmed this, saying the sack was with…
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YNaija Editorial: For rescued Chibok girls, the government can do much better
Last Wednesday, Nigerians woke up to an unexpected piece of good news, albeit one that eagerly awaited for more than two years: one of the 217 girls abducted from Government…
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Analysis: Before our eyes, Ambode is becoming one helluva governor
As the 2015 General Elections drew closer last year, one big question on the lips of many Nigerians was who will succeed Babatunde Fashola as the governor of Lagos State.…
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Confirmed: President Buhari will not be visiting Lagos tomorrow, Osinbajo will represent him
by Chi Ibe Following our report earlier this evening that President Muhammad Buhari will not be visiting Lagos tomorrow as planned over an ear infection, the Office of the Vice…
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Why I opposed the NLC strike – Oshiomhole
by Chi Ibe Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has explained why he opposed the strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress and supported the federal government's petrol price hike.…
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1.5 millions more Nigerians became unemployed in 2016
The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released its unemployment and underemployment report and it noted that another 1.5 million Nigerians became unemployed in the first quarter of 2016. In…
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Report: The CBN will not devalue the naira
The monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) holding on May 23-24 will not discuss the devaluation of the naira, TheCable is reporting in an…
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Just in: NLC calls off strike
by Chi Ibe The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has finally called off its failing strike - four days after the action was largely ignored by Nigerians and abandoned by constituent…
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Report: Buhari cancels Lagos trip over ‘ear infection’
by Chi Ibe There are banners and all sorts of billboards across Lagos welcoming President Muhammadu Buhari to the state tomorrow. But, to hear Sahara Reporters now tell it, it…
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Buhari fires head of the Christian Pilgrims Commission who praised GEJ as “a man of wisdom”
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sack of the executive secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), John Opara. This was disclosed today by Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government…
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We will protect you – Buhari promises Shell and other oil companies, warns militants
by Chi Ibe President Muhammadu Buhari today told Niger Delta militants to step down their activities and work with his government to review the Amnesty Programme managed by his predecessors.…
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The US says it has spent almost $500 million in fighting Boko Haram
by Chi Ibe The United States government says it has spent almost $500 million on fighting the Boko Haram insurgency since 2009. This was said by the US Charge d’Affaires…
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“After all that we have done together” | How Gov Ortom’s trusted aide was killed today
by Chi Ibe Gunmen today in Makurdi killed Denen Igbana, who was Senior Special Assistant on Security to Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue. He was killed in the early hours of…
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Insanely rich woman meets wife of powerful man in Lagos today (PHOTOS)
by Chi Ibe Just because we love seeing powerful women palling around. Oil magnate and Nigeria's richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija today met with Wife of the Governor of Lagos State,…
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Militants blow up Escravos pipeline
by Chi Ibe A section of the Escravos gas trunkline behind Salvation City, near Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South West local government area of Delta state has been blown up by…
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Army insists: Sarah Luka is one of the Chibok girls
by Chi Ibe Today, Yakubu Nkeki, the head of the Chibok Abducted Girls Parents group, told the AFP that the girl, Sarah Luka, rescued yesterday is not one of the…
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Asari Dokubo insists: No girls were kidnapped
by Chi Ibe As he was in the beginning, so he is even now. Leader of the Niger Delta People's Volunteer Front, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, released a statement today…
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Alleged wife killer, Lekan Shonde sent to Ikoyi prison
by Chi Ibe Lekan Shonde, accused of killing his wife, was today arraigned on a one-count charge of murder. The prosecutor, Chinalu Uwadione told the court that the offence was committed…
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Just in: Nigeria’s GDP is the lowest in 25 years
by Chi Ibe The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) today issued Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) Report, and it doesn't have good news. The countries GDP, sum total of economic…
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YNaija Editorial: Chibok girls’ rescue vindicates Oby Ezekwesili’s unending campaign
She has been described by many as a rabble-rouser. Her repeated calls to the government to ensure the return of the 276 girls abducted from the Government Girls' Secondary School,…
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How second Chibok girl was rescued – Army
by Chi Ibe The Nigerian army has shared how another of the kidnapped Chibok girls was rescued yesterday evening. The army announced the rescue of Serah yesterday evening, a day…
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Army: Another Chibok girl has been found
by Chi Ibe The Army Spokesperson, Colonel Usman Sani Kukasheka has confirmed the rescue of another Chibok Girl this evening. This is coming after the rescue of Amina Ali yesterday.…
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Opinion: When you eat at #IyaOyo kitchen in Abuja
by Felix Abrahams Obi Iya Oyo's Amala restaurant in Wuye Abuja is a leveler and no respecter of person or socioeconomic class. You think Nigerians are rude and impatient? You…
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Rescued Chibok girl meets Borno governor (PHOTOS)
by Chi Ibe Amina Ali, the 19-year-old 'Chibok girl' rescued by the civilian Joint Task Force today has now met with the Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima this evening. She…
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PHOTO: Army says rescued Chibok girl was married to this man
by Chi Ibe The Nigerian army today released photos of Amina Ali Mkeki, whom it says is one of the 219 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. It also…
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Rescued Chibok girl says 6 of the girls are dead
by Chi Ibe Amina Ali Mkeki, one of the missing Chibok girls who was rescued today by the Nigerian army, near the Sambisa Forest, had some bad news as to some…
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Analysis: Why Nigerians were not moved by the NLC this time
Nigerian workers woke up today and headed straight to work just like any other day despite the proposed strike action threatened by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the federal…
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Japheth Omojuwa: This is why Nigerians aren’t joining this strike like they joined #OccupyNigeria
by Japheth Omojuwa Having spent a whole week in Germany travelling through villages in Lusatia, Brandenburg and attending lectures in Berlin studying the German Energy Mix for the purpose of…
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Army confirms that Chibok girl was found
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the news tweeted by #BringBackOurGirls activists that one out of the 219 Girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, who were abducted by Boko Haram in…
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