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Buhari to implement militants’ agreement with Yar’Adua

President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly evaluating the gazette signed by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the Niger Delta crisis. Buhari is expected to peruse and lift from the gazette, a way of dealing with the growing menace of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. The main objective of revisiting the gazette, Punch reports, is to ascertain... Read More

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Nigerian, Mohammed Barkindo appointed Secretary-General of OPEC

A former managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mohammed Barkindo, has been appointed the secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Barkindo’s appointment was on Thursday, announced in Vienna, Austria after the 169th meeting of the group. He takes over the job from the Libyan Minister of Oil, Abdalla El-Badri,... Read More

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InCaseYouMissedIt: Ecobank just laid off over 1,000 employees

Ecobank Nigeria has reportedly sacked over 1,040 of its employees. Punch reports that the affected staff members of Ecobank included full time and contract workers. According to top officials of the bank, the first list of those to be sacked had over 1,400, workers but was subsequently reduced to “a little above 1,000.” In a... Read More

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Atiku scores Buhari a ‘D’

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday scored President Muhammadu Buhari a pass mark (a D or E) in his first year in office. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of a book titled “We Are All Biafrans’’ written by Chido Onumah, he said Buhari “promised to look into issues like power, insurgency, unemployment, corruption and diversification and if you are... Read More

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The YNaija Interview: What it’s like to be Pres. Buhari’s official photographer – Bayo Omoboriowo opens up

One year after President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration, YNaija keeps its focus on moments, pronouncements, and activities that define his administration and individuals who made these happen. One of such individuals is Bayo Omoboriowo, the multi-talented documentary photographer who brought President Buhari’s activities into our homes and social media platforms with iconic images that never fails... Read More

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‘Dasuki funded monthly running of my office’ – Doyin Okupe

Former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has admitted that his office was funded on a monthly basis by the under-trial former National Security Adviser, Retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Writing on his official Twitter handle, Okupe however, said he was not involved in the diversion of over $15bn worth... Read More

Abuja was ‘originally a grazing reserve’ for cattle

The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was originally supposed to be a grazing reserve. In 1965, there were 485 grazing reserves in Nigeria, with 115 of them fully functional, while others were forest reserves. The National Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Alhaji Kiruwa Zuru, revealed this to journalists journalists in Birni-Kebbi, Kebbi state. Zuru disclosed... Read More

‘One day’, the Army will catch Niger Delta Avengers, who are ‘definitely not Nigerians’

The Defence authorities has said that ‘one day’, the ‘law will catch up with’ the Niger Delta Avangers – a group responsible for recent attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta. The group first reared its head in April when it threatened to ‘continue blowing up pipelines until the Niger Delta people are no... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen ‘use AK-47 rifles’ to defend themselves

Two key Fulani leaders in Nigeria have defended the rights of Fulani herdsmen to arm themselves with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons. Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association in Plateau State, Alhaji Mohammed Nuru Abdullahi, revealed to Punch Newspapers, that: “Fulani herdsmen do not have any security backup because they are in the rural... Read More

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Who’s planning to ‘insult’ President Buhari in Katsina – his home state?

President Muhammadu Buhari is from Daura, Katsina state, yet there’s a possibility that he may be ‘insulted’ by some people on Monday, May 9. This much we inferred from the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Thursday, May 5, when he held a press conference on the forthcoming Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit.... Read More

Presidency awaits return of budget

Reports have it that members of the special committee raised by the Presidency to work with the National Assembly to fine-tune the 2016 budget, are still working on the document. Vanguard reports that the document is still not ready for assent by President Muhammadu Buhari. The modification efforts being carried out on the documents by... Read More

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‘Fulani herdsmen have to defend themselves when attacked’

In spite of the recent string of attacks carried out by Fulani herdsmen on farming communities across the country, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigerian has maintained that the pastoralists kill their hosts in self-defence. Senator Dagiri Alkali, the leader of a delegation of MACBAN to the Defence Headquarters, said on Wednesday, that... Read More

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‘Fulani chiefs often approve herdsmen attacks’

“Most of the attacks carried out by Fulani herdsmen are done with the prior knowledge and approval of the Hardo (Fulani chiefs) in the areas as well as with support by Miyetti Allah Cow Breeders’ Association of Nigeria, MACBAN” – an allegation made by the Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Associations. CONAECDA, the umbrella... Read More

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How Fulani herdsmen assassinated District Head, nephew in Kaduna

Gun toting men, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Sunday, murdered the District Head of Fadan Karshi, in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Vanguard reports that Bala Madaki, was killed alongside his nephew, Emmanuel Tanko. A community leader in the area, Pastor Mike Makarfi, disclosed that the incident took place around 10:30pm Sunday... Read More

Killer of General Shuwa arrested by Nigerian Army

Operatives of the Nigerian military intelligence have arrested a man believed to be the killer of Major General Mohammed Shuwa (Rtd). General Shuwa was murdered on November 2, 2012, in his residence in Maiduguri, Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The late officer was the first General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army’s 1st... Read More

9 Boko Haram insurgents ‘hiding in fox holes’, arrested by Nigerian troops

The Nigerian troops on Sunday, cleared 4 villages of Boko Haram insurgents who were terrorising the communities. Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison in Operation Lafiya Dole, combed Cinga, Mallum Maja, Bosuma and Murye villages, and “during the operations 3 Boko Haram terrorists were killed, while 9 of them who tried hiding in foxholes and dug... Read More

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‘Secret’ Boko Haram bomb factory discovered in Borno (PHOTOS)

Nigerian troops, on Friday April 30, discovered a ‘secret Boko Haram’, Improvised Explosive Device making factory in Ngala town, Borno state. Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman, who disclosed this, said: “the ever hard working troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, have again succeeded in bursting a secret Boko Haram terrorists.” “It... Read More

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‘Fulani herdsmen masquerading as Muslims’ – Cleric

Most of the Fulani herdsmen carrying out attacks across the country are not true Muslims, says a Muslim cleric, Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Oluwa. Oluwa, who’s the Chairman, Nasrul Lahil Fathi (NASFAT) Iju/Oko Oba branch, spoke on Saturday, while addressing journalists at the fifth anniversary of the organisation. He said Islam frowns at a situation where... Read More

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‘Killers are roaming about freely while victims are behind bars’ – Shiite sect

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Saturday, reiterated its resolve not to appear before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Kaduna State government to investigate the violent face-off between the group and the Nigerian army. While thanking the Northern State Governors Forum for at least acknowledging the bloody clash, IMN, however,... Read More

‘We can’t say whether Fulani herdsmen are Nigerians or not’ – NIS

There is no evidence to prove that the herdsmen involved in the killing of farmers and villagers across the country are immigrants who come into Nigeria from neighbouring countries, says the Nigeria Immigration Service. According to the NIS spokesperson, Ekpedeme King, the Service can’t conclude on the nationalities of the herdsmen, as the agency hasn’t... Read More

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‘An informant, Ameer, 2 tailors…’ | 6 notorious Boko Haram leaders arrested

Six notorious Boko Haram leaders were on Thursday, arrested by troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade. The six kingpins were said to have sneaked into Kala Balge as a result of the onslaught of troops on terrorists in the Sambisa forest. The insurgents are believed to be involved in the gathering logistics support and information... Read More

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‘PDP will never die, leaving the party is not the answer’

Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party board of trustees, Walid Jibrin, on Thursday, declared that the major opposition party will never die. Speaking during the party’s 70th national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Jibrin said: “Many of us who are founding members of PDP will not leave the PDP and the PDP will... Read More

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‘Saraki vows to remain a Senator, yet wants Umar to withdraw from his trial’

Rotimi Jacobs, the lead prosecution lawyer in the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says it reeks of double standard for the latter to insist on remaining a Senator while urging the Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar, to withdraw from his (Saraki’s) trial over bribery allegations. Speaking during the trial on Wednesday, Jacobs... Read More

Justice Danladi Umar reveals how he was cleared of bribery allegations

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar on Wednesday, said he’s been cleared by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, of the bribery allegations levelled against him by a group called Anti-Corruption Network. Umar, who’s presiding over the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been... Read More

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Nuclear power is dangerous for Nigeria – Shehu Sani

Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Senator Shehu Sani has advised the Federal Government to be careful before choosing to invest in nuclear power. Revealing that N2 billion has been allocated for the construction of nuclear station in the 2016 budget, he stressed that Nigeria as a country is not ready for nuclear power. He... Read More

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Boko Haram kingpin, ‘Albani of Monguno’ arrested by Nigerian troops

Nigerian troops on Monday, arrested a Boko Haram kingpin – Albani of Monguno – in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno state. According to Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman, the kingpin was arrested during a clearance operation by troops of 7 Brigade, 8 Task Force Division. “In their continuous efforts of clearing the remnants of... Read More

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Boko Haram insurgents ‘have new means of identification’

The Nigerian Army has announced that Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, have come up with a new means of identification. A statement released on Tuesday, by Army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman, said Nigerian troops of 22 Brigade Garrison and those of 3 Battalion made the discovery on Monday, during a long range fighting patrol to... Read More

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‘I don’t worry about death, everybody has to die’ – Babangida

Former military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida is unperturbed by the persistent rumours of his death and/or ill-health. The 74-year-old retired General was last week, yet again, rumoured to have been critically ill. Babangida however, said he doesn’t have sleepless nights ruminating about his death, especially because ‘everybody has to die’ at some point. While speaking... Read More

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‘Change sometimes comes with pain’ – Presidency

The Presidency has said that achieving ‘change’ is not an overnight process and that it can sometimes be painful. This statement was made on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. He disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national... Read More

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‘We will not allow Fulani herdsmen degenerate into Boko Haram’ – IGP Arase

The Inspector General of the Nigeria Police, Solomon Arase has said the Force will not allow the menace of Fulani herdsmen degenerate into a new Boko Haram. Arase told journalists on Saturday, in Abuja that the police would continue to monitor the Fulani herdsmen and ‘amputate them whenever they come up.’ The Police boss attributed... Read More

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