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July 11, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “I am not fighting anybody” – Fashola clears the air on feud with National Assembly

Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has told Nigerians not to misinterpret his recent dispute with the House of Representatives as personal . He told newsmen in Abuja today, “let me make it very clear that many of the Senators and honourable members are my personal friends; so, you don’t fight your friends.”... Read More
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July 11, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Before we get caught in excitement over Senator Adeleke’s dance moves…

Yes, we’re #TeamSpoilSport and unashamedly so. There’s no doubt that we’re as pumped as the rest of you about the dance video of newly-elected Osun west Senator, Ademola Adeleke. Although we can’t completely make out what song he was grooving to, one thing is for sure, Davido wasn’t lying about the claims he made about... Read More
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July 11, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Jay-Z says his marriage to Beyonce was “not built on 100 percent truth”; Game of Thrones producers to make Nigerian novel into TV series | More stories

Here are the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this morning. Have you seen Adesua Etomi lately? If you haven’t, well we sorta found her sending shivers down everyone’s spines in this new video. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWWt1V5l9Jh/?taken-by=adesuaetomi Wondering what in the heavens she’s doing taking... Read More
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July 10, 2017

#Impact365: Super Eagles defender, Elderson Echiejile launches 100 Smiles Football Initiative for indigent children

Super Eagles and Sivasspor new signee, Elderson Echiejile has backed grassroots football as a major source for identifying and developing sport prodigies in the country. Echiejile said this at the launch of his 100 Smiles initiative and age-grade football competition aimed at developing the skills of indigent children in Edo state. Deputy Governor of the... Read More
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July 10, 2017

Rauf Aregbesola, Deji Adeleke | 3 winners and 3 losers from the Osun by-elections

The dust settled and the results came in on Saturday. Ademola Adeleke, younger brother of late Osun senator, Isiaka Adeleke won in the by-election in Osun West senatorial district. Adeleke, who ran under the PDP umbrella, defeated APC candidate Mudashiru Hussein with 97, 480 votes in nine local governments out of 10. We bring you the... Read More
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July 10, 2017

Senator Bukar Ibrahim, Dino Melaye, Lagos state government | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Oh dear! So much went down last week, especially on Nigeria’s political scene and we almost drowned in the avalanche of the weirdness of it all. There was also the Kardashian show of shame, Dino Melaye’s miscontrued victory and Donald Trump’s meet with Putin. Here’s our list of winners and losers from last week’s biggest... Read More
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July 10, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Watch Wizkid shut down Wireless Festival in London, Blue Ivy freestyles on 4.44 album | More stories

Here’s how the entertainment world fared while we chilled out over the weekend plus all that’s still buzzing this Monday morning. OMG! Watch Wizkid perform at Wireless Festival  The Starboy is shining across continents. Wizkid was on the line-up of stars – The Weeknd, TY Dolla Sign – who closed the final show at the... Read More
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July 9, 2017

#TheVoiceNigeria: Meet Sandra Osamor, the contestant who stole tonight’s show with the National Anthem

Two things: The Voice Nigeria has hit its fourth week, we’re still in the blind auditions phase and we’re growing weary. Then with all the political drama in the country and an absentee president, surely the last thing anyone wants to hear is the National Anthem. Then came Sandra Osamor, 25-year-old graduate of Covenant University... Read More
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July 9, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: These Twitter users’ replies to Sen Murray-Bruce’s common sense post give us joy

We didn’t want to be the ones to tell Senator Ben Murray-Bruce that this Twitter gra gra is not his real job. You can’t be forming sense-full, oversabi on Twitter and turning Silento on the House floor. While we consciously avoided the topic, other Nigerians stepped in, dragged Senator Bruce to the center stage and served him... Read More
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July 8, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: A rare photo of Hon Dogara kneeling before the “grandfather of corruption”

Let’s take you on a quick trip down memory lane. In November 2016, members of the House of Representatives were mad at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for alleging that its leadership was corrupt so they put him on full blast: “The list of Obasanjo’s corrupt acts while in office is endless. Unquestionably, he is the... Read More
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July 8, 2017

These 15 photos will help you understand how Donald Trump fared at the #G20Summit

It’s President Donald Trump‘s second trip out of the United States and the G20 summit he’s attending alongside other world leaders has just wrapped up. If for nothing else, this has been one remarkable trip for Trump as he got to sit with Russia‘s Vladimir Putin (or his BFF, as we at YNaija like to... Read More
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July 8, 2017

700 Boko Haram terrorists surrender; N300,000 reward for N-Power volunteer | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

447 – The number of Boko Haram insurgents killed by the Nigerian Army in the last three months. 10 soldiers have also lost their lives while over 19,000 abductees have been rescued. 700 – After a series of raids on hideouts in the Sambisa forest, this number of Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered to the... Read More
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July 7, 2017

Insiders: “The beef between Wizkid, Davido and Tekno is good for the industry”

Nigerian pop star, Wizkid has an EP that is set to be released in exactly one week. Sounds from The Other Side is an international project, by all means. With a total of seven collaborations, five of which are with the biggest, most celebrated names on the world stage – Drake, Chris Brown, Trey Songz,... Read More
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July 7, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: If Jibrin were Osinbajo, he would have arrested Saraki and Abaribe

There’s tension in Nigeria’s political space. The Executive is at loggerheads with the Legislature over issues that range from the Acting President calling the Senate’s bluff as regards nominee approval to Babatunde Fashola‘s verbal exchange with the House over his ministry’s 2017 budget allocation. The most intense scene of the political drama has to be... Read More
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July 7, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Kcee sues Harrysong for breach of human rights; D’Prince makes a comeback with three new singles | More stories

Here are some of the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on Entertainment Roundup this Friday morning. Kcee and Harrysong are up to some “chicken fight” again We thought these two had genuinely sorted what was left of their beef and had parted ways for... Read More
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July 6, 2017

Chimamanda Adichie wins major French literary award for ‘Dear Ijeawele’

“Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has just been been named one of three winners of Le Grand Prix de l’héroïne Madame Figaro. The prize was established in 2006 by the French magazine Madame Figaro to celebrate heroines of French and foreign literature. Each year the shortlisted works... Read More
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July 6, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: What a shame! Dino Melaye is not going home afterall

Thank You Jesus. Status quo should be maintained says Federal High Court Abuja on the fake recall case. Yahaya Bello is a loser. — Senator Dino Melaye. (SDM) (@_dinomelaye) July 6, 2017 It looks like it’s finally over and Senator Dino Melaye has the last laugh. According to a tweet he shared hours ago, the... Read More
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July 6, 2017

Cash flow for the Kardashians, #PoorDream and a broken Rob | Here are the winners and losers from the Rob/Chyna feud

Reality star, Robert Kardashian Jr. set social media aflame yesterday when he aired very filthy laundry of his relationship with former fiancee, Blac Chyna on Instagram and Twitter. It’s been nearly 24 hours since Rob‘s meltdown and the laundry is still dripping of dirt. We gave a comprehensive account of the Kardashian’s OMG posts, Chyna’s... Read More
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July 6, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: #KeepingUpWithTheKardashians: The Rob and Chyna Special

This is the biggest entertainment story from yesterday and it’s the only thing still buzzing this morning. Keeping Up With The Kardashians: The Rob and Chyna Special Reality star, Rob Kardashian and his off-and-on fiancee, Blac Chyna were the source of premium entertainment on social media yesterday after Rob took to his Instagram to rant... Read More
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July 5, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “It’s fake news” | Saraki denies alleged attempt to “create fuel scarcity against Osinbajo”

It’s sad to admit but we are in the era of fake news. So, yesterday when online news medium, Sahara Reporters published a flash news accusing Senate President Bukola Saraki and a cabal of an attempt to sabotage the government, we almost laughed it away. Sahara Reporters said the Senate President and co had met... Read More
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July 5, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki will step into power and yesterday was only the dress rehearsal

While Nigeria’s Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo was away in Ethiopia yesterday, the members of the upper legislative chamber had a field day. In what has been described by Nigerians as a “coup attempt”, the Senator representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe raised an order signifying a vacuum in government. “I simply want to bring to the... Read More
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July 5, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Celine Dion poses nude for Vogue magazine; Olamide features Davido in new track | More stories

Here are some of the biggest stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing on today’s Entertainment Roundup. Olamide and Davido collaborate on fresh jam Your summer starter pack is almost complete now. Hitmaker, Olamide has released a new hit song and he’s not alone on it. Summer... Read More
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July 4, 2017

“One comment ruins your day” | Ed Sheeran quits Twitter over vile messages

Ed Sheeran has been forced to quit social networking service, Twitter due to vile comments made about him and his music. The British singer-songwriter whose latest album,  ÷ (pronounced divide) has ruled charts worldwide and has sold over 8 million copies told The Sun, “I’ve actually come off Twitter completely. I can’t read it. I... Read More
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