Dogara moves to reduce Lasun’s power

Another Crisis seems to be on its way at the House of Representatives when it resumes from its recess on September 29. The Ad Hoc Committee on Standing Orders raised by the Speaker , Yakubu Dogara, is set to reduce the powers of the Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun. Investigation reveal that the machinery to be used... Read More

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Dogara, House of Reps, Lasun

August 20, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Bode George blasts Fashola, Nwabueze takes a swipe at Buhari, PDP reps against PMB anti-graft war, More stories

Buhari to confirm Amina Zakari as INEC boss. YNaija Bode George blasts Fashola over N78m website scam. Vanguard Nwabueze takes a swipe at Buhari. YNaija Adesina blasts Oshiomhole over GEJ’s agricultural programme. Leadership Why Ambode terminated Falomo plaza project. YNaija APC says only Buhari knows his ministers. Leadership FG wants to identify Nigerian ISIS suspects... Read More

APC, Buhari, Fashola, Isis, PDP, tracklist

August 19, 2015

DHQ says Boko Haram didn’t kill 150 people in Yobe

Contrary to media reports making rounds that Boko Haram shot and drowned 150 people in Yobe state, the Defence Headquarters has declared that the story is not true. The army said in a statement that they got an intelligence report concerning a planned attack by Boko Haram on Kukuwa-Gari village in Yobe State. They said troops and... Read More

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150, boko haram, Military, Yobe State

August 19, 2015

Customs officers give ex-boss farewell (PHOTOS)

Officers of the Nigerian Customs Service gave their ex boss, Dikko Abdullahi, a rousing farewell. Dikko resigned as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs August 17.

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Custom officers, Dikko Adullahi, Resign

August 19, 2015

N78m Fashola website: BudgIT says it’s being threatened

There is so much drama surrounding former governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola’s alleged N78 million personal website. Lots of news have been flying around on this issue, when a firm, BudgIT, disclosed that Fashola spent N78 million to upgrade the website. An accusation that has been causing uproar, with Fashola being dragged to EFCC over the issue. A... Read More

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Fashola, IT firm, lagos state, threat

August 19, 2015

Airforce plans to establish IDP hospital in Maiduguri

As part of his new strategy to tackle Boko Haram, the Chief of Air Staff, Sadiq Abubakar has authorized the immediate establishment of a level two hospital at the largest Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri. Abubakar did this by a statement. He also ordered the construction of a borehole to service the hospital and... Read More

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airforce, boko haram, IDP, maiduguri

August 19, 2015

Police and justice ministry ‘differ’ on Senate forgery report

There seems to be some confusion about who has the police’s final report on the Senate document that’s been in the news lately. Police have been investigating whether the Senate Standing Orders 2015 was forged as alleged. Punch reports that the police insisted on Tuesday that they had sent the report to the Ministry of... Read More

AGF, NASS, police, report

August 19, 2015

Nigerian troops pound terrorists fleeing Sambisa

Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza, Borno State pounded Boko Haram terrorists fleeing Sambisa forest on Tuesday. This follows continued aerial bombardment by the airforce. The army’s PR chief Sani Kukasheka Usman gave this information in a statement on Wednesday. Usman said the terrorists fled in seven pickup vans and some motorcycles mounted with... Read More

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boko haram, sambisa forest, soldiers

August 19, 2015

Adesina criticizes Oshiomhole for calling GEJ’s agricultural programme a “scam”

Immediate past Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, has criticized Edo State Governor, Adams Oshimhole, for calling the Agricultural Programme of former president Goodluck Jonathan as a scam. Adesina, who is the new President of the African Development Bank said it was unbecoming of Oshimhole to tag Jonathan’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) as a dismal failure.... Read More

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Akinwunmi Adesina, Edo state, Oshiomhole

August 19, 2015

The Fear of Buhari: Rich Nigerian civil servants are selling properties

The fear of not being probed is the beginning of sale of properties. At least it seems like that is the case of some super rich civil servants as they are said to be rushing to sell their choice houses and state-of-the-art automobiles in order to avoid losing the properties to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade.... Read More

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Abuja, civil servant, real estate, REDAN

August 19, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Buhari to probe sale of NITEL, Dickson has this to say about GEJ, No ID card no lodging in Sokoto, More stories

Onu says PMB, APC will do anything to achieve greatness. Leadership Buhari orders probe into GEJ’s sale of NITEL and MTEL. YNaija Police detains abusive parrot. This Day Oshiomhole says N160 billion went missing in NPA in a year. YNaija Tambuwal says no valid ID, no lodging in Sokoto. Leadership Tinubu shunned Fashola’s book presentation... Read More

Buhari, jonathan, NITEL, Oshiomhole, tracklist

August 18, 2015

Wife catches husband with a church member, wants marriage dissolved

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Such is the case of this 42-year-old housewife, Doris Oseni, told a Customary Court in Ondo town that she caught her husband of 12 years, Prophet Femi Oseni, on the floor of the church office, having sex with another woman. She apparently snitched her husband maybe because... Read More

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Church, court, dissolve, Marriage, pastor, woman

August 18, 2015

One Indian man’s full-fledged war on pornography

Apparently Nigerian women may be heavy consumers of pornography. Such a shame. We need more people like this Indian man, who actually want the best for others. Pornography has such a strong grip on many that no one actually cares to hide while viewing it anymore. In India, it has become the norm, thereby making crime cases and rape... Read More

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India, rape

August 18, 2015

#RIPPeterBello: Service of songs (PHOTOS)

A Service of Songs was held for Peter Bello, the Co-pilot of the Bristow helicopter that crashed into Lagos lagoon on Monday. The event which was held at the Catholic Church of Divine Mercy, Lekki, Lagos was attended by family, friends and colleagues.

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Peter Bello, service of songs

August 18, 2015

The 21st century hits Sokoto, identification needed to book hotels

Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal, has given a new directive that from 2016, any guest wanting to lodge in any hotel within the state will be required to present a valid ID, Naij reports. The report says Tambuwal revealed this on Tuesday while receiving some of his classmates from secondary school who visited him... Read More

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Aminu Tambuwal, hotel, ID cards, Sokoto State

August 18, 2015

The physically challenged want a place in Buhari’s cabinet

Apparently, nobody wants to be left behind, everybody wants to be recognized. The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) wants to be on President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet when he eventually appoints them JONAPWD on Tuesday appealed to Buhari to consider their members for cabinet appointment. The National Secretary of the association, Dauda Sale, in Lafia... Read More

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Buhari, cabinet, physically challenged

August 18, 2015

According to Fayose, this is proof that Ekiti is working (PHOTOS)

In an attempt to prove that the Ekiti government is working, Governor Ayodele Fayose shared photos of an ongoing construction in his state. He captioned the photos ‘Work in progress at Elegberun Modern Market project, Ikere. Ekiti is working, Ekiti people are happy’. The photos also show the dualization of Awedele-Bank Road-Bashiri, Ado Ekiti link road... Read More

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construction, Ekiti State, Fayose

August 18, 2015

Osinbajo in Addis Ababa for peace summit (PHOTOS)

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was at a peace summit in Addis Ababa on the situation in South Sudan. He represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the summit on Monday.

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Buhari, Osinbajo, South Sudan, summit

August 18, 2015

‘7 people killed’ in fresh Boko Haram raid in Borno village

Boko Haram raided a village in Borno state near the border with Niger on Monday. Vanguard reports that seven people were killed. Community leaders said dozens of gunmen stormed Awonori, a farming and herding village near the fishing town of Damasak, and went away with food supplies and livestock. “They killed seven people, looted grains and took... Read More

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boko haram, Borno village, kill 7, livestock

August 18, 2015

ISIS cleric headed for Nigeria gets caught in Lebanon

A top cleric, Ahmed Al Assir was arrested in Lebanon by Lebanese authorities on Saturday when he attempted to fly out of the country on a forged passport. According to Daily Post, Al Assir was caught at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport on Saturday while trying to board a flight to Egypt using a fake Palestinian... Read More

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Cairo, cleric, Isis, Lebanon, nigeria, terrorism

August 18, 2015

Akpabio denies turning the government house to sex haven

Former Akwa Ibom governor Godswill Akpabio has denied the report that he turned the state government house into a sex haven during his tenure. The report was published by Punch on Saturday. Punch reported that government houses have become grounds where all sorts of activities take place, especially ‘epic lovemaking sessions’. Read Akpabio’s statement below. The... Read More

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akpabio, Akwa Ibom, Government House, sex haven

August 18, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Ex-lawmaker shades Fayose, Igbo women goes spiritual, Professor takes a swipe at OBJ, More stories

Igbo women goes spiritual to fight Ndigbo marginalization. YNaija PMB says he may reverse, abandon some policies. Leadership A professor takes a swipe at OBJ, says his administration was worse than GEJ. YNaija APC hails military over battle against Boko Haram. Leadership OBJ behind the suspension of UCH doctors’ strike. YNaija APC gives a breakdown... Read More

APC, Buhari, OBJ, PDP, Rivers, tracklist

August 17, 2015

Buhari accepts Customs boss’ resignation

The resignation of Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Dikko Abdullahi has finally been accepted by President Muhammadu Buhari. With the acceptance, Abdullahi is expected to proceed on his voluntary retirement from Tuesday, August 18. Abdullahi had earlier written a letter on August 3 to Buhari that he wish to proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday. Buhari’s approval of... Read More

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August 17, 2015

Finally! Africa is free of “wild” cases of polio

Africa has been battling different kinds of diseases and epidemics, but we’ve made a breakthrough in one epidemic, Polio. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa has been free of wild cases of Polio since July, as a result of a dedicated vaccination campaign that has advanced the continent towards zero cases. This is good news... Read More

africa, free, Polio, WHO

August 17, 2015

Borno governor and army chief Buratai console late deputy governor’s family (PHOTOS)

Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima on Monday paid a condolence visit to the family members of the deputy governor of Borno state, Zannah Umar Mustapha, who died in his sleep on Saturday August 15th. The wife and son of the late Mustapha couldn’t hold back their tears.

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Borno State, condolence visit, Deputy Governor, mustapha, Shettima

August 17, 2015

Dogara sets up committee to look into the running and maintenance of NASS (PHOTOS)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara inaugurated a committee on Monday to conduct a Needs Assessment of the House of Reps/NASS. The committee is an independent one comprising civil society, professional bodies and others. Dogara charged the committee to make a comparative study of running legislatures in other relevant jurisdictions.

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House of Reps, inaugurate committee, national assembly, Yakubu Dogara

August 17, 2015

Tinubu and Fashola’s “rift” deepens over alleged N78m contract fraud

So the two former governors of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola are both at loggerheads with each other. The crisis between two them deepened on Friday, with reports that loyalists of both ex-governors have drawn up battle plans. A former member of the Lagos State Executive Council said that ‘some elders are planning a peace meeting... Read More

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ambode, Fashola, loyalists, rift, Tinubu

August 17, 2015

Buhari ‘will withdraw national honours from corrupt recipients’

President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking ‘fearless’ judges to prosecute looters, Punch reports. A source disclosed that that was one of the assignments Buhari gave to the Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, which he set up on Monday. The source said, “We do not need to entertain any fear that the prosecution of corruption-related cases... Read More

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Buhari, judges, looters

August 17, 2015

Okonjo-Iweala responds to report about $600m loan fraud

Recently there was a report that $600 million of the $1 billion Chinese loan obtained for railway projects was diverted under the Jonathan administration. But the finance minister in that administration, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has refuted the report. Read the statement below by her media aide. Since this story was first reported, we have continued to... Read More

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Buhari, Chinese bank, loan, Okonjo-Iweala, PROBE

August 17, 2015

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: US sending arms to Nigeria, Wike goes spiritual on his enemies, Fayose shades Buhari again, More stories

Buhari goes after un-returned government property. Premium Times US government reportedly sending arms to Nigeria. YNaija UK to investigate corrupt people in Nigeria. This Day Wike goes spiritual again on his enemies. YNaija Presidency says Buhari won’t ask journalists to kill stories. Leadership Fayose shades Buhari again, says his greatest achievement is appointing his in-law.... Read More

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Dogara moves to reduce Lasun’s power

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Bode George blasts Fashola, Nwabueze takes a swipe at Buhari, PDP reps against PMB anti-graft war, More stories

DHQ says Boko Haram didn’t kill 150 people in Yobe

Customs officers give ex-boss farewell (PHOTOS)

N78m Fashola website: BudgIT says it’s being threatened

Airforce plans to establish IDP hospital in Maiduguri

Police and justice ministry ‘differ’ on Senate forgery report

Nigerian troops pound terrorists fleeing Sambisa

Adesina criticizes Oshiomhole for calling GEJ’s agricultural programme a “scam”

The Fear of Buhari: Rich Nigerian civil servants are selling properties

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Buhari to probe sale of NITEL, Dickson has this to say about GEJ, No ID card no lodging in Sokoto, More stories

Wife catches husband with a church member, wants marriage dissolved

One Indian man’s full-fledged war on pornography

#RIPPeterBello: Service of songs (PHOTOS)

The 21st century hits Sokoto, identification needed to book hotels

The physically challenged want a place in Buhari’s cabinet

According to Fayose, this is proof that Ekiti is working (PHOTOS)

Osinbajo in Addis Ababa for peace summit (PHOTOS)

‘7 people killed’ in fresh Boko Haram raid in Borno village

ISIS cleric headed for Nigeria gets caught in Lebanon

Akpabio denies turning the government house to sex haven

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Ex-lawmaker shades Fayose, Igbo women goes spiritual, Professor takes a swipe at OBJ, More stories

Buhari accepts Customs boss’ resignation

Finally! Africa is free of “wild” cases of polio

Borno governor and army chief Buratai console late deputy governor’s family (PHOTOS)

Dogara sets up committee to look into the running and maintenance of NASS (PHOTOS)

Tinubu and Fashola’s “rift” deepens over alleged N78m contract fraud

Buhari ‘will withdraw national honours from corrupt recipients’

Okonjo-Iweala responds to report about $600m loan fraud

THE 2015 TRACKLIST: US sending arms to Nigeria, Wike goes spiritual on his enemies, Fayose shades Buhari again, More stories

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