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February 16, 2012

BREAKING: Abdulmutallab jailed for life

by Hauwa Gambo Umar Abdulmutallab, the underwear bomber trained in Yemen but of Nigerian parentage has been sentenced by US District Judge Nancy Edmunds to mandatory life sentence. Abdulmutallab, 25, was sentenced after pleading guilty in October to eight charges, including the attempted murder of 289 people on board Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines Flight 253. His lawyers had... Read More

February 16, 2012

YNaija Commentary: Amended budget means wider deficit

by YNaija Editor The Federal Government has revised upwards its outlook for the budget deficit this year, due to the cost of the partial reinstatement of petrol import subsidies. The government will pay for the move by raiding crude oil savings. The finance ministry announced a few minutes ago that the 2012 deficit would reach... Read More

February 15, 2012

One month after Obiageli Ezekwesili’s announcement, World Bank president to step down

The World Bank today announced that its president, Robert Zoellick will be stepping down in June. It will be re-called that its vice-president for Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, also announced in January that she will be stepping down in May. What’s happing there exactly? See full text of the official statement below: World Bank Group President... Read More

February 15, 2012

Young & Nigerian: “I like to think I am still under construction” – Emmanuel Adediwura

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Emmanuel Adediwura is into NGO, Business Development and Consultancy. He’s also involved in an NGO, I am into Business Development and also have my hands in Consultancy. At what point in time did you decide to go into what you do? I think that was sometime in 2008. Has it always... Read More

Business Development, consultancy, Young & Nigerian: Emmanuel Adediwura

February 14, 2012

From Jonathan, with love? President requests permission to borrow N1.3 trn

by Hauwa Gambo While he presented his 2012 budget, President Goodluck Jonathan has promied that his government would not add to the nation’s huge debt burden – especially as, with the Sovereign Wealth Fund, and other policy thrust his economic team seemed focus on saving. That promise now appears to have been broken. Earler today,... Read More

February 14, 2012

It’s official – Mo’cheddah leaves Knighthouse … “I’m in a good place,” she says

by Hauwa Gambo Knighthouse Creative and singer Mo’Cheddah announced today that the artiste is no longer under the company’s management, and will no longer be recording for the company’s record label division. The artist, who has just obtained her B.SC from the University of lagos, told journalists in Lagos she’s ‘moving on to search for... Read More

February 14, 2012

#BBViral: Pray your way to breakthrough! 8 ‘violent’ prayer points for Valentine’s Day

by Hauwa Gambo We got this today and just had to share! ‎Here are some “fire” prayers for February 14… 1) Anybody tryin to hug my husband or fiance seductively, catch fire. 2) Anyone planning to sit on his laps, be unseated by fire. 3) Any person, spirit or power that wants to collect money... Read More

February 13, 2012

BREAKING: Tim Godfrey is alive and well!

by Hauwa Gambo YNaija is glad to confirm that gospel artiste Tim Godfrey has been found this morning following his abduction yesterday night. He is presently at a police station in Ajah. More details soon.

February 13, 2012

BREAKING: Tim Godfrey is alive and well!

by Hauwa Gambo YNaija is glad to confirm that gospel artiste Tim Godfrey has been found this morning following his abduction yesterday night. He is presently at a police station in Ajah. More details soon.

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February 12, 2012

With over 417,000 votes, PDP’s Dickson is winner of Bayelsa elections

by Chi Ibe As we announced exclusively online a few minutes ago, the People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Henry Seriake Dickson has been announced the Governor-elect of Bayelsa. According to the returning officer, University of Port Harcourt vice-chancellor Joseph Ajienka, the PDP won with 417,509. Its closest rival was the CPC’s Famous Daunemigha with 23,548 votes.... Read More

February 12, 2012

#BayelsaVotes: PDP set to be declared winner, as all local council results are in

by Chi Ibe ALL LOCAL COUNCIL RESULTS HAVE ARRIVED THE STATE COLLATION CENTRE. AFTER THE DELAY, SOUTHERN IJAW AND BRASS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS HAVE ARRIVED AND COLLATION OF THE RESULTS EXECUTED. CALCULATIONS ARE ONGOING ON EVERY DESK AND CORNER, BUT WHAT IS MOST CERTAIN AT THIS POINT, CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF VOTES... Read More

February 12, 2012

#BayelsaVotes: See the results from Yenagoa and two other LGAs – PDP winning by wide margin!

by Chi Ibe 13 WARDS OF OGBIA LGA: NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS: 70827; NUMBER OF ACCREDITED VOTERS: 55271; TOTAL VOTES CAST: 55271; REJECTED VOTES: 1235. TOP 3 PARTIES: PDP: 50848. CAP: 1277 A.C.N: 1085. YENAGOA LGA RESULT SUMMARY. YENAGOA L.G.A. TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS:133122; TOTAL VOTES CAST:69986; VALID VOTES: 67875; REJECTED VOTES: 2111. TOP... Read More

February 12, 2012

UPDATED: Collation of results to continue at 2pm as #BayelsaVotes

by Chi Ibe Bayelsa gubernatorial election results out of eight local governments have arrived the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to the commission’s public relations officer, Timitei Wariowei. Collation of the results will commence shortly as the commission will not wait until the submission of the remaining four. The local governments... Read More

February 12, 2012

#BayelsaVotes: Results from 4 LGAs are in

by Chi Ibe Bayelsa gubernatorial election results from four out of eight local governments have arrived the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to the commission’s public relations officer, Timitei Wariowei. Collation of the results will commence shortly as the commission will not wait until the submission of the remaining four. The... Read More

February 11, 2012

Low turnout, scattershot violence as #BayelsaVotes … Collation now on

by Chi Ibe Elections have largely wrapped up across Bayelsa today as the state votes in the gubernatorial elections in which the president and former governor of the state, Goodluck Jonathan, has taken special interest especially with regard to his preferred candidate, Seriake Dickson. Voting commenced on time in many polling units in the state... Read More

February 11, 2012

Low turnout, scattershot violence as Bayelsa votes … Collation now on

by Chi Ibe Elections have largely wrapped up across Bayelsa today as the state votes in the gubernatorial elections in which the president and former governor of the state, Goodluck Jonathan, has taken special interest. Voting commenced on time in many polling units in the state in spite of the late arrival and distribution of... Read More

February 11, 2012

#BayelsaVotes Update: “The best candidate will win” – Jonathan says as voting commences across state

By Chi Ibe PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN SAYS HE EXPECTS THE BEST CANDIDATE TO EMERGE AS GOVERNOR OF BAYELSA STATE AFTER THE VOTING EXCERCISE. THE PRESIDENT MADE THIS KNOWN SHORTLY AFTER CASTING HIS VOTE, IN COMPANY OF HIS WIFE AND MOTHER AT OTUEKE, OGBIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE STATE. DR. JONATHAN EXPRESSED HIS HAPPINESS OVER... Read More

February 10, 2012

Bayelsa: President Jonathan arrives ahead of election with mother and wife

by Chi Ibe PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN HAS ARRIVED YENAGOA, THE BAYELSA STATE CAPITAL AHEAD OF THE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. THE PRESIDENT WHO ARRIVED AT 3.30 PM IN COMPANY OF HIS WIFE, DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN AND MOTHER, WAS RECEIVED BY THE BAYELSA STATE ACTING GOVERNOR, NESTOR BINABOR AND SOME OF THE STATE... Read More

February 10, 2012

Court orders INEC to include candidate in Bayelsa election tomorrow

by Chi Ibe A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include the candidate of the African Liberation Party (ALP), Mr. Dumbo Hink and his running mate, Austine Adigio on the ballot. Another suit seeking to halt the election will be heard this morning by the same court... Read More

February 8, 2012

“Corruption is a threat to our national security” – Nuhu Ribadu explains why he accepted Alison-Madueke’s appointment

by Hauwa Gambo Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former presidential aspirant, has formally explained today why he took the controversial decision to head the federal government’s task force on petroleum revenue as appointed by Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is minister of petroleum resources. See full text below: When the Nation Calls I was greeted to numerous calls and... Read More

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February 7, 2012

Respected economist, Sam Aluko is dead

by Chi Ibe Only a day after respected diplomat and former minister Matthew Mbu passed, it has been confirmed that Professor Sam Aluko is dead, aged 83. The late Aluko, one of Nigeria’s foremost economists died in the UK earlier today at the age of 83.Most renowned for his idea which introduced the Petroleum Trust... Read More

January 21, 2012

“Lagos Protest today called off” – Official Statement from Save Nigeria Group

The Save Nigeria Group(SNG) has called off the “victory rally” scheduled for Saturday at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Lagos. The decision is based on the unprecedented terror attack in Kano in which several police formations and other institutions were rocked by bomb blasts with unspecified number of deaths recorded 24 hours to... Read More

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January 21, 2012

CPJ: Channels TV reporter murdered while covering Kano bombings

by CPJ A television reporter covering the aftermath of coordinated terrorist attacks in northern Nigeria was gunned down this afternoon, according to local journalists and news reports. Enenche Akogwu, 31, a reporter and video camera operator with independent broadcaster Channels TV, was shot by unidentified gunmen as he attempted to interview witnesses of a deadly... Read More

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December 31, 2011

President Jonathan declares state of emergency

by Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of Plateau, Yobe, Borno and Niger hit by the Boko Haram violence and announced the closure of part of the country’s borders. “While the search for lasting solutions is ongoing, it has become imperative to take some decisive measures necessary to restore normalcy in... Read More

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December 31, 2011

Something New! Ola delivers first single titled ‘My Body’

by Chi Ibe Olamide Baruwa-Etti, is one artist to watch out for in the year 2012. His first single, ‘My Body’ is without doubt the kind of song to make mouths drop and eyebrows elevate. The 22 year old graduate of Computer Technology from Babcock University is making fresh waves after his first appearance on te... Read More

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December 31, 2011

New Video: ‘You look good’ – Sunny Agabi

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Sunny Agabi is an amazing dancehall artiste. The style which is reminiscence of Blacky’s music, fuses rapping and singing. His first single was title ‘No more’ and it was recorded in 2003 in Abuja. His inspiration and role models are Bob Marley, Fela, Buju Banton, Luciano, Beenie man, Sean Paul, to mention... Read More

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December 31, 2011

YNaija Editorial: “No one” is YNaija Person of the Year 2011 … Let’s tell you why

We always knew it was going to be a tough one; but who knew how tough? Our search was for the one person, living and working in Nigeria, whose influence on our lives was pervasive, for good or bad, but ultimately decided that the stakes are too high for anything but the positive –... Read More

YNaija Person of the Year 2011

December 31, 2011

New Video: ‘Pon Roborobo’ by CodRead

by ‘Ifreke Inyang CodRead, a Nigerian model, entrepreneur and singer based in South Africa has cut a video for his Capital Hill’s Tha Suspect produced track – ‘Pon Roborobo’. The reggae singer who was very involved in the shooting of the videos by Clarence Peters for Waje and Omawumi in South Africa returned earlier in the year where... Read More

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December 31, 2011

He’s out! eLDee announces release date for his last album

by Wilfred Okiche HipHop heavyweight, eLDee has announced 31, March 2012 as the release date for his next album, ‘Undeniable’. The Big boy hit maker confirmed via his Twitter handle that the disc would be his last album: ”#UNDENIABLE drops March 31, 2012 & is officially going to be my last album.” The upcoming disc... Read More

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December 31, 2011

Ra teams up with T-kash and Cwitch to produce this new sound, ‘Eefin yipo’

by Chi Ibe Ra, is the rapper with swagger, he joins skills with T-kash and Cwitch both O.G.B.A representers to drop another hook for the streets. Titled ‘Eefin yipo’ (Too much smoke), Ra who recently dropped ‘E saa ti mo’, is putting in work to get into mainstream Naija pop and is gaining grounds in the music industry . Click here to... Read More

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