Samuel Okike

October 30, 2017

The Late 5: What you need to know about the new SGF, Boss Mustapha, Why Buhari met with Tinubu, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: Today’s biggest story: President Muhammadu Buhari fired the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who had been on suspension for six-months, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb Ayodele Oke. Both were initially suspended — and eventually... Read More

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October 30, 2017

The Big 5: Skales says he didn’t copy Olamide in his video, Adeosun extols the whistleblower policy and, other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: Abdulrasheed Maina, a former pension boss, got fired from his job recently after allegations of about N100billion pension fraud he partook in 2013 resurfaced. But, as if that was not enough, Maina has once again been linked to another N17 billion pension... Read More

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October 27, 2017

The Late 5: Customs boss blames PDP for failures in Buhari’s administration, ‘Okada’ association in Ekiti says 50 percent of its members are graduates, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari played host to six northern governors at the State House, today. The visiting governors were those of Kogi, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kano and Yobe states. The purpose of the visit was not disclosed. This kind of visit, normally, wouldn’t call... Read More

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October 27, 2017

The Big 5: Why Saraki and Dogara angrily left Aso Villa yesterday, Nigeria set to receive $321 million Abacha loot from Switzerland, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, and some principal officers of the National Assembly, to dinner at the Aso Villa yesterday. However, things didn’t go as smoothly as planned. The legislators were... Read More

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October 26, 2017

The Late 5: FEC approves 2018 budget draft estimate, Why Magu has remained silent on Mainagate scandal, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting held in Abuja today and led the approval of the draft budget estimates for 2018. However, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who is currently under scrutiny for his alleged role in Abdulrasheed... Read More

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October 26, 2017

5 ways to become a better blogger

Go on the street and ask a random stranger if he has a blog. The answer will almost certainly be “yes.” Blogging has become so popular today that every Tom, Dick, and Harry has one. Some even multiple blogs. You may be asking, what really is all the rave about owning a blog? Well, people... Read More

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October 26, 2017

The Big 5: Presidency denies Buhari asked Maina to return to Nigeria, Senators donates 1,280 bags of rice to “cushion” suffering of Kogi workers, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has continued its fervent denial that it had nothing to do with the reinstatement of the wanted ex-pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina, despite testimonies from Maina’s family that President Buhari directly invited him back to the country. The presidency... Read More

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October 25, 2017

The Late 5: Presidency to meet tomorrow over 2018 budget, Universities will admit only 30 percent of UTME candidates this year, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: The presidency postponed today’s Federal Executive Council meeting till tomorrow Thursday for a “special session” where the council will discuss 2018 Appropriation Bill. This matters because the Federal Government had promised to deliver the 2018 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly before the... Read More

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October 25, 2017

Top 5 platforms Nigerians can learn how to code for free

No one needs to be told anymore that technology has taken over the world. The ‘computer age’ is more real now than it has ever been, so much so that it is becoming a threat to the jobs of many. Since the beginning of the internet business boom in the early days of Facebook, making... Read More

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October 25, 2017

The Big 5: Soldiers rescue 85 persons from Boko Haram in Borno, INEC to create polling centres in Nigerian prisons, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories that you should be monitoring today: The hunt for Abdulrasheed Maina, the former pension boss sacked two days ago by President Muhammadu Buhari due to illegalities surrounding his employment and promotion, continues. In case you’re new to this story, Maina was dismissed from service in 2013 over... Read More

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October 24, 2017

The Late 5: Buhari cautions ECOWAS against common currency, Senate launches investigation into ex-pension boss, Maina, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Naimey in the Niger Republic today where he met with leaders from some African countries to deliberate on a common currency for the West African sub-region. He was accompanied by Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of... Read More

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October 24, 2017

5 amazing things that will happen when you drink water first thing every morning

Water is a very important part of our daily diet. It quenches our thirst, helps digest the food we eat, hence, it’s utterly essential for our survival. But, besides those obvious reasons, water plays a major role in maintaining the general well being of our bodies, particularly when taken first thing in the morning. It... Read More

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October 24, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari leaves for Niger Republic today, Who’s to blame for reinstating Maina, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling to Niamey, in the Republic of Niger for a meeting, today, just a day after returning from his trip to Turkey. According to a statement signed by the president’s special adviser, the meeting with some other West... Read More

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October 23, 2017

The Late 5: Everything you need to know about the sack of former pension boss, Maina, 16 dead in multiple suicide bombing in Maiduguri, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: The war of words between the incumbent and past presidents of Nigeria has shown no sign of abating. In response to the accusations by past president Goodluck Jonathan that the present government is “full of lies and propaganda,” President Muhammadu Buhari has said... Read More

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October 23, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari returns to Nigeria, IPOB threatens to take up arms, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you need to be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Mrs Aisha Buhari have returned from Turkey where they attended the D-8 Summit. The couple touched down Nigeria yesterday, Sunday. While in Turkey, President Buhari held meetings with host President Tayyip Erdogan, President Conde of... Read More

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October 20, 2017

The Late 5: Buhari’s proposed $5.5bn loan could take up to 30 years to repay, FG releases N3.5bn for vaccination programme, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: It’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s second day in Turkey where he is attending the D-8 Summit and, as you’d expect, is doing whatever he can to portray Nigeria in the best light. In a statement, President Buhari outlined how he plans to make Nigeria... Read More

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October 20, 2017

19 tweets that sum up how Nigerians feel about Rochas Okorocha right now

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, is certainly not the most popular politician in Nigeria, especially since he pulled what could be described as one of the biggest stunts of the year — erecting a statue of South Africa President Jacob Zuma in his state’s capital, Owerri. Nigerians ranted and insulted, Okorocha spat back, particularly at... Read More

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October 20, 2017

The Big 5: Jonathan accuses Buhari’s government of “lies and propaganda,” Senate to investigate Buhari’s approval of Paris Club refund, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in a scathing remark, has accused the incumbent party, All Progressive Congress (APC), of being “full of lies and propaganda.” Speaking in Abuja yesterday while receiving one of the chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof... Read More

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October 19, 2017

The Late 5: Governors claim Buhari never rebuked them for owing salaries, Billionaire Kidnapper Evans changes plea to ‘not guilty,’ and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari, currently in Turkey, has revealed that his administration was very “surprised and disturbed” when they learned that Boko Haram had been getting support from international terrorist group ISIS. Buhari went on to boast to his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip... Read More

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October 19, 2017

The Big 5: Osinbajo meets with Kachikwu and Baru, Court releases Atiku’s son, and other top stories

Good morning. These are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Turkey late yesterday where he will be participating in the D-8 Summit scheduled to hold on Friday. Among his entourage is the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, which hints that one of the topics of... Read More

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October 18, 2017

The Late 5: Buhari to begin payment of pension to ex-Biafran policemen, Court remands Atiku’s son, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhhamdu Buhari has approved the payment of pension to retired members of the now-defunct Biafran Police who served during the Civil war. This development was unprecedented considering the tense atmosphere between the federal government and members of the much recent separatist group Indigenous... Read More

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October 18, 2017

8 iconic artworks by Kehinde Wiley, the Nigerian-American artist selected to paint Obama’s official portrait

The former United States President, Barack Obama, recently bestowed the honour of drawing his official portrait for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley. Although his name, Kehinde, is known to be of the Yoruba tribe, Wikipedia states that his father is Ibibio/Akwa Ibom State, while his mother is African-American. Kehinde’s selection... Read More

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October 18, 2017

The Big 5: Governors ask FG for balance of Paris Club refund, Nigerian Army acquire new technology to fight Boko Haram, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: The Nigerian Army has been very busy lately battling not only insurgency but also the spread of diseases. So far, at least, 10,446 people living in the South-East and Cross River have benefited from the Army’s medical outreach through its Operation Python... Read More

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October 17, 2017

The Late 5: Buhari to leave for Turkey tomorrow, FG launches investigation into Kachikwu’s house fire, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari met with some state governors at the Presidential Villa earlier today. It certainly wasn’t a merry meeting as President Buhari reprimanded them for owing workers salaries despite intervention from the federal government. His question was quite simple, “How can anyone... Read More

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October 17, 2017

BREAKING: Finally, LAUTECH ASUU suspends strike, academic activities to commence Monday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) has finally suspended its four-months-long strike after a meeting with its members at the university’s main campus in Ogbomoso on Tuesday. This will be the second time the academic staff union will be suspending its strike which, in sum, has spanned,... Read More

October 17, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari speaks on killings in Plateau, Oby Ezekwesili warns FG not to cover up $25bn NNPC scandal, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: Plateau state has been experiencing a series of attacks lately and President Muhammadu Buhari has had enough. With at least 20 people massacred in a fresh attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen yesterday, President Buhari has described the attacks as “madness” and says... Read More

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October 16, 2017

The Late 5: Nigerians are not buying Buahri’s ‘timeout with the kids,’ Lagos tests negative to Monkeypox, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Aisha Aliyu Gebi, the young girl whose letter to the president went viral on Twitter, Nicole, who donated her “lunch money” to his campaign team 3 years ago, and another little girl who prayed for him while he was sick,... Read More

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October 16, 2017

5 simple tips on how to maintain a flawless skin

We all want to have that flawless Instagrammable skin like the celebrities and models we so admire but obtaining —…

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October 16, 2017

The Big 5: President Buhari grants a little girl’s wish, Minister of Finance says Nigeria needs to keep borrowing, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari is starting the week on a pretty inspiring note. In a very unprecedented turn of events, President Buhari granted the wish of a little girl, Aysha Aliyu Gebi, from Bauchi State who wrote a letter requesting to see him.... Read More

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October 13, 2017

The Late 5: What President Buhari discussed with South-east leaders today, 3 female suicide bomber killed in Maiduguri, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders of the south-east region at the Aso Villa today. According to reports, he met with some state governors and leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. At the meeting, President Buhari, among other things, assured the south-eastern leaders that their... Read More

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