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YNaija Editorial: How the government’s Social Protection Scheme can be effective
During the 2015 presidential elections campaign, the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) on its way to winning the election made a promise to 25 million vulnerable Nigerians a monthly stipend of…
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‘Biafra will teach Nigeria how to conduct crisis-free elections’ – Ralph Uwazuruike
The Ralph Uwazuruike-led Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) said on Wednesday that Nigeria can learn a thing or two, from its forthcoming election. The BIM will hold elections on February 22-…
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How Fake LUTH doctor, practising with 7 phony certificates, was arrested
43-year-old Opeyemi Adesina was arrested on Tuesday by the police for allegedly disguising as a consultant gynaecologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba. Adesina, who confessed to the crime…
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‘Sometimes I shed tears in the morning before I go to the office’ – EFCC boss
The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has urged treasury looters to embrace the concept of voluntarily returning funds stolen from the government's coffers. While bemoaning the…
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Perhaps, Sports Minister Solomon Dalung should have let the sleeping dogs of NFF, lie in peace
The Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, may have inadvertently sparked a new controversy in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Between August and December 2014, Chris Giwa and the NFF…
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Buratai orders army officers to ‘immediately’ declare their assets
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has ordered all officers of the Nigerian Army to declare their assets with immediate effect. The army chief gave the directive on…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala & Janeen Madan: The plight of African farmers in the digital age
Financial Inclusion Matters for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Agriculture forms the backbone of African economies, accounting for 32 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). A majority of the continent’s farmers earn…
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The European Union will support Biafra agitation… under these conditions
The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Federica Mogherini has responded to the call for a referendum by the Organization of Emerging African States, OEAS and the agitators…
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How Olubadan of Ibadan died
Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, the Olubadan of Ibadan, is dead. The Olubadan was said to have passed away at about 7.30pm on Tuesday in his palace in the Monatan area of…
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‘We followed our rules of engagement’ | Army Chief speaks on Zaria massacre
Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, has shared his side of the December 12 clash between soldiers in his convoy and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, in…
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‘Nigerians should be extremely scared’ | Read PDP’s reaction to Metuh’s handcuffing
by Emeka Nwankwo The former ruling party, now the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday condemned the handcuffing of her National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, at his…
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IPOB to drag Buhari before ICC [DETAILS]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) intends to head to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to file a complaint against President Muhammadu Buhari and other government agencies.…
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Dasukigate: Army to release officers for prosecution as EFCC monitors ex-service chiefs’ accounts
The Nigerian military has indicated its readiness to release for prosecution, any of its indicted officers in the ongoing arms funds diversion fraud to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Director…
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15 former governors, 4 ministers, others stole N1.34tr in 8 years – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Development has revealed that state governors, ministers, business leaders, public officials and bankers stole $6.7 billion (N1.34 trillion) in public funds within…
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BREAKING: Pro-Biafra protest in Aba turns bloody (VIEWER DISCRETION)
The ongoing protest by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Enyimba city, Aba, Abia state, has turned bloody. According to the Nation Newspapers, the protest has denigrated into chaos…
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The YNaija Interview: Buhari’s war on corruption is ‘thieves fighting with thieves’ – Pa Ikhide
by Emeka Nwankwo Ikhide Ikheloa (popularly called Pa Ikhide) is a University of Benin trained Biochemist turned literary critic and social commentator. Ikhide, who describes himself as highly opinionated, is…
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Buhari to spend N60bn on poor Nigerians, market women and artisans in 2016 [DETAILS]
The social protection programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari will see soft loans granted to about one million artisans and market women, as stated in the proposed 2016 budget. A senior…
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‘PDP defectors are parasites… they can kill APC’ – Bisi Akande
All Progressives Congress chieftain, Chief Bisi Akande, has warned the party to ba wary of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party so as not to die the same death as the former…
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‘A new dawn for Yoruba’ | Ooni of Ife ends 79-year supremacy battle with Alaafin of Oyo
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, made history on Sunday by being the first Ooni of Ife to visit the Alaafin of Oyo, since 1937. The former Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade had maintained a long-running supremacy…
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Jonathan made CBN the ATM of the Presidency – Soludo
Erstwhile Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has accused the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan of running the Central Bank of Nigeria like the late Ugandan dictator,…
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Jonathan gave my ‘account details’ to Dasuki – Anenih
Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tony Anenih, says former President Goodluck Jonathan instructed former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to transfer…
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Ministry of Works raises budget for ‘roads’ to N244bn in reviewed Appropriation Bill
The discovery of not a few changes in the reviewed 2016 Appropriation Bill has surfaced in the past few days. After the drama of the budget going missing, the resurfacing…
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DSS agent turns shoe-shiner for Minister of Interior, Dambazau (WATCH)
Sometime in December 2015, at an event of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Academy, in Abuja- an anomaly occurred. An agent of the Department of State Security became…
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‘I only ever saw Jewel by Lisa as a global brand’ | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Lisa Folawiyo
Lisa Folawiyo started the eponymous Jewel By Lisa Brand with the sole aim of transforming the idea of ready-to-wear African fashion. Has she achieved that feat? You bet she has!…
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5 surefire ways to be prominent on Nigerian Twitter
by Emeka Nwankwo The Nigerian twitter-sphere is a bag of craziness, with updates ranging from outright brilliant, funny and creative, to downright inane. It’s amazing what people can do with…
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2016 budget: DSS to spend N1.1bn on construction of office buildings
by Emeka Nwankwo The Department of State Security (DSS), in its 2016 budget, plans to spend N1, 130, 480, 321 on the construction and provision of office buildings. The document did…
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‘Arrest Alex Badeh… as a trained pilot, he can run away’
Northern leaders are of the opinion that the federal government should promptly order the arrest of former military chiefs who were involved in financial misconduct. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday,…
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Careerpedia Nigeria and YNaija presents… the top 50 occupations in Nigeria
Careerpedia lists the TOP 50 occupations in Nigeria for the year 2015 in other to open up to Nigerians some occupations that did good this year and also to identify…
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2016 Budget: FG to spend N3bn on Aso Villa medical centre [DETAILS]
The Federal Government has several times urged Nigerians to buckle up for hard times in the coming year as the price of oil continues its downwards spiral in the global…
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Reuben Abati: January 15, a day pregnant with meanings for Nigeria
January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian Legion attend parades, pigeons symbolizing peace are released,…
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