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February 9, 2016

Wike secretly met with Supreme Court Justices in Dubai, Saudi Arabia – Dakuku Peterside

THE governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 election in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike, of being aware of the Supreme Court ruling before it was delivered. He also accused Wike, of promoting violence by making inciting comments, claiming that while the Supreme Court ruled in favor of... Read More

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February 9, 2016

‘This was not what we submitted’ | How Health Minister, Prof Adewole disowned strange budget

Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole on Monday, informed members of the Senate Committee on Health that the original budget of his ministry was largely misrepresented and falsified. YNaija had a few weeks ago, brought to the fore– some questionable appropriations in the 2016 budget of the Federal Ministry of Health. One of such strange... Read More

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February 9, 2016

‘Ooni of Ife not in the same class with Oba of Benin’ – Benin Palace

The Palace of the Oba of Benin has declared that the Ooni of Ife was a son of the Oba of Benin and that the stool of the latter cannot be compared with that of any Yoruba King. Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, had over the weekend, stated that the Oba of Benin was... Read More

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February 9, 2016

$2.1bn arms fraud: Alex Badeh detained by EFCC, AVM Amosu to be held till further notice

The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), is being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms procurement fraud. Badeh, who had initially visited the EFCC office last week Thursday, was asked to return to the commission on Monday, February 8.... Read More

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February 8, 2016

Biafra: ‘IPOB has uncovered another plan to continue to detain Nnamdi Kanu’

Secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday, denied that the group played a role in the alleged hijacking of a merchant ship. The group also accused the All Progressive Congress of plotting to continue the detention of the group’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and other members of the movement, who were arrested. This was... Read More

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February 8, 2016

#YNaijaNewEstablishmentList: Adekunle Gold, Ebi Atawodi, Odion Ighalo… Meet the class of 2016

In what has become an annual tradition, YNaija.com/Y! Africa Magazine has yet again, painstakingly and thoroughly scouted the breadth of the country to uncover vibrant, upwardly mobile and entrepreneurial Nigerians who are blossoming in spite of the challenges associated with becoming successful in Nigeria. The 2016 picks for the New Establishment list were carefully selected... Read More

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February 8, 2016

Ekitigate: Former PDP chieftain, Tope Aluko sings like a canary… to the DSS

The whistle-blower- former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dr. Temitope Aluko has been quizzed by the Department of State Services over his revelation that the last governorship election in the state was rigged by Governor Ayo Fayose. Aluko was interrogated at the national headquarters of the DSS in Abuja on Friday,... Read More

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February 8, 2016

How Fayose reversed Ekiti workers’ salaries after receiving bank alerts

Workers in Ekiti state are presently reeling from the shock of the state government’s withdrawal of their two months’ salaries on Thursday- which had been initially paid into their bank accounts. The workers in the state, had last week, gotten bank alerts that their salaries for November and December 2015 had been paid. But the... Read More

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February 8, 2016

Wole Soyinka: Between Olumo and Aso – Reminiscences from Ogun at 40

“Why?” demanded my argumentative friend, “ is it always you people? “ Why do you make so much trouble? Always Ogun, Ogun, Ogun! – are you the only state in the nation?” And he proceeded to reel off a number of names of notorious “trouble-makers”, dead and living, pin-pointing their birthplaces in Ogun State.” It... Read More

February 7, 2016

‘Boko Haram still controls half of Borno’ – Senator Garbai

Baba Kaka Garbai, the senator representing Borno Central has accused the Federal Government of lying about the state of insurgency in the North East, alleging that the terrorists still hold about half of Borno state as opposed to FG’s reports of their defeat. Garbai revealed this to journalist on Saturday, Febraury 6, while on a... Read More

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February 7, 2016

The YNaija Interview: ‘2baba, Sound Sultan invested in me financially and emotionally’ – Seyi Shay

Beyonce once said ‘A true diva is graceful, talented, strong, fearless, brave and someone with humility.’ Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua also known as Seyi Shay comes close to this fine definition of a diva. Born and raised in London, Seyi, from the age of 6 knew she was born to be a star. From singing for... Read More

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February 6, 2016

Y! Report: Nigeria’s emergence as Africa’s media and entertainment superpower

‘Duh! Talk to the hand’, the little girl said to the boy. She raised her hand, snapped her fingers and twisted her neck in an exaggerated imitation of actress Queen Nwokoye’s role in the movie ‘Ada Mbano’. The boy had accused her of cheating at the game they were playing. ‘Gerrahere mehn!’ the boy retorted,... Read More

February 6, 2016

Dele Momodu: Nigeria- a nation in need of deliverance from stealing and corruption

Fellow Nigerians, if you are a Christian you must definitely be familiar with the concept of deliverance. Just in case you are a non-Christian and you don’t know what it is to be delivered, then let me explain it the best way I can. A man or woman who requires deliverance is presumed to suffer... Read More

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February 6, 2016

‘All my businesses stem from love’ | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Samiah Oyekan-Ahmed

If there is a clear-cut description for who a serial entrepreneur is; then Samiah Oyekan-Ahmed, founder/CEO of three different, thriving businesses is the best fit. Starting out, her businesses was first about passion, then about meeting obvious gaps in the market, then about customer satisfaction. This absolutely inspiring woman, chats with Francesca Uriri and talks... Read More

February 6, 2016

Oshiomhole to Obasanjo: ‘You’re more of an emperor than Nigerian governors’

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is more deserving of being tagged an ’emperor’, than the state governors he recently described as ‘acting like emperors’. The former president had recently unleashed heavy chaste on state governors, whom he said live like emperors and prevent the local governments from performing their statutory... Read More

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February 6, 2016

Supreme Court explains rationale behind Rivers, Abia, Akwa Ibom rulings (READ)

Following the rulings of the Supreme Court on the governorship elections in Akwa Ibom, Abia, Ebonyi and Rivers states- heavy criticism emanated from various quarters as to why the apex court did not take the reports from Card Reader Machines into consideration before issuing judgments on the matters. The Supreme Court had simply issued its... Read More

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February 6, 2016

I sometimes wonder… why I came to rule ‘when they had spent all the money’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, revealed that he sometimes wonders why he chose to contest for the presidency, at this point in time when- the treasury had been looted dry, the economy is in shambles and the price of crude oil continues to nosedive. Speaking on Friday, while addressing members of the Nigerian community in... Read More

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February 6, 2016

TSA: ‘We mopped up over N2.2trn in 3 months’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has been able to save N2.2 trillion for the country, within three months, through the enforcement of the Treasury Single Account, TSA. Buhari revealed this on Thursday night, in London during a meeting with Nigerians resident in the city. President Buhari said that when he took over, the Nigerian... Read More

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February 5, 2016

BREAKING: President Buhari goes on 5-day vacation, VP Osinbajo to take over

President Muhammadu Buhari, will embark on vacation from Friday, February 5, which is billed to end on Wednesday, February 10. The information was disseminated by the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, through his Twitter page. While the president is on vacation, Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo will step in his shoes and... Read More

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February 5, 2016

‘Nigerians run the risk of starving to death by 2050’ – FG

The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said on Thursday that if all-year farming is not introduced, Nigerians would starve to death by 2050. The federal government said the country’s population would rise to 509 million by 2050, and the present mode of farming would not be sustainable. During the defence of the 2016 budget on... Read More

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February 5, 2016

Reuben Abati: May Father Mbaka’s ‘suffering’ be a blessing upon the poor and the Church

Catholic priests in Nigeria have always captured the public imagination, some of them have served in government positions, some were prominent in the fight and struggle for democracy, some of them have proved their mettle as poets, teachers, musicians, social critics, and public affairs commentators, but Rev. Fr. Ejike Camillus Anthony Ebenezer Mbaka is a... Read More

February 5, 2016

Salary payment scam: 23,306 ghost workers discovered on FG payroll [DETAILS]

About 23,306 names ghost workers have been discovered to be on the payroll of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in a well orchestrated salary payment scam. The fraudulent discovery was made by a team investigating multiple salary payments in the federal civil service. Following the adoption of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) platform for salary... Read More

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February 5, 2016

Buhari being pressured by ‘Nigerian elites’ to stop anti-corruption war – VP Osinbajo

Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that there’s a huge amount of pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to put the brakes on the ongoing anti-corruption war. Prof. Osinbajo on Thursday, disclosed that the pressure to ‘cool down’ on the campaign was mostly coming from the Nigerian elite. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Media... Read More

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February 5, 2016

Demola Rewaju: A rejoinder to ‘Wailing Wailers, Buharists and that disgraceful 2016 budget’

In writing this Rejoinder, I must make clear that I have no intention of joining issues on twitter with Mr. Japhet Omojuwa other than to clear certain misunderstandings in his piece which may be deliberate or inadvertent. We can then perhaps spark off a deeper understanding of positions across camps towards ending the silliness of... Read More

February 4, 2016

Adesuwa Onyenokwe reveals how her mother, siblings were diagnosed with cancer (READ)

Today (February 4) is world cancer day and one of the first things I read this morning was of a possible cure! And guess from where? One woman and two men have performed an experiment that saw the active ingredient in a simple malaria drug, Artesunate, killing 100% cancer properties in a tissue taken out... Read More

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February 4, 2016

MASSOB gives ultimatum for referendum… to drag Obasanjo before ICC

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned the Federal Government to urgently conduct a referendum in the South East geopolitical zone or prepare for the total crippling of socio-economic activities in the region and other parts of the country where Igbos are predominant. The position of the group... Read More

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February 4, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Gert-Johan Coetzee – The Fashion guru who makes Bonang Matheba shine

South African presenter and IT Girl Bonang Matheba has become a regular on the social scene in Lagos, both famous for her glorious fashion sense an…

February 4, 2016

‘Military officers stashed arms funds in accounts of their wives, children’ – EFCC

The Economic and Finanacial Crimes Commission has traced some of the $2.1billion arms procurement funds to the accounts of wives and children of some former and serving military chiefs. The Nation reports that the EFCC may possibly restrict access to all the identified accounts before the end of the week. A source privy to details of the investigation was... Read More

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February 4, 2016

$2.1bn arms funds: Thisday boss, Nduka Obaigbena returns N350m to EFCC

Publisher and Editor in chief of Thisday Newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, has reportedly returned N350m to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Obaigbena was said to have paid the money to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday, February 2. Punch Newspapers reports that an operative of the commission made the disclosure on Wednesday. The publisher had a... Read More

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February 4, 2016

Supreme Court affirms election of Okezie Ikpeazu as Abia governor

The Supreme Court, late on Wednesday, upheld the election of Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia State. The seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court ruled in an unanimous judgment, that Ikpeazu was the duly elected governor of the state. The panel, headed by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, voided the verdict... Read More

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