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‘My critics are shameless… they need deliverance – Ayo Oritsejafor
Former National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has described his critics as shameless, faceless individuals, who need deliverance. Oritsejafor also said that he left N600m…
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4 police, 2 soldiers, 6 militants killed in Bayelsa supplementary election [DETAILS]
There were several cases of violence, ballot snatching, and voting disruption during the Bayelsa supplementary elections of Saturday, most especially in the Southern Ijaw LGA. The Independent National Electoral Commission…
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Biafra comments: ‘Sagay has diminished himself and disappointed Nigerians’ – Igbo youths
Professor Itse Sagay, has been tongue-lashed over his comments that the grand plot of Biafra agitators is to intimidate President Muhammadu Buhari into giving unmerited positions to the Igbos. Igbo…
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My government will not play ‘rice and garri’ politics – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday, said the people of Edo State will no longer be impressed by the politics of 'rice and garri'. The governor's comments was in reaction to…
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‘We didn’t know we were paid with arms funds’ | ThisDay boss, Obaigbena writes EFCC
General Hydrocarbon Ltd was named by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to have received certain payments meant for the purchase of arms from the office of ONSA. The EFCC…
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Buhari is losing respect in the eyes of the world – Doyin Okupe
In an interview with Punch Newspaper, Doyin Okupe accused President Muhammadu Buhari of carrying out a selective war against corruption and giving no regard to the rule of law. Okupe, who…
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Former Customs Comptroller General’s home raided by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives raided the house of the former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko, in Abuja. EFCC personnel reportedly arrived at the house located at 6, Ahmed Musa…
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Conspiracy theory: ‘DSS, Buhari are planning to kill Igbo-Biafrans, secretly execute Nnamdi Kanu’
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that the director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu is being tortured in detention by the Department of State Services (DSS), with the…
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Jude Ndukwe: Why Seriake Dickson’s shoes are too big for Timipre Sylva
As the concluding part of the Bayelsa governorship election draws closer, the State has been in the news with palpable tensions rising higher and concerned political actors trading issues while…
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FG to investigate Zaria massacre, El-Zakzaky relocated from Kaduna
The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to probe the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria. According to several human rights groups, over…
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‘Nnamdi Kanu’s solution to the Biafran matter is unacceptable’ – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
According to the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the clamour for secession from the Nigerian state, is not the solution to the problems of the South East region. Secretary General…
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Metuh’s family: ‘Our son carried out urgent national assignment funded by Jonathan’
The family of Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, has demanded that the federal government release their son or charge him to court. Metuh was…
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‘PDP is a clean party… punish our members who ate arms funds’ – National leadership
The National leadership of the PDP says it's not averse to the prosecution of the looters of funds meant for the purchase of arms to prosecute the war against Boko…
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#Dasukigate: N400m found in account of army officer, 9 northern politicians to be quizzed
In furtherance of the investigation into the $2.1 billion alleged arms funds diversion, N400m may have been traced to the account of a serving army officer. The account of the…
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N82m birthday dinner: ‘EFCC, insecure Wike, you know where I live’ | Read Soyinka’s response
On Wednesday, the Nyesom Wike-led Rivers state government released a statement, claiming that about N82 million was allegedly spent by his incumbent, Rotimi Amaechi, to host Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole…
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‘There’s nothing like $2.1bn arms deal… it doesn’t exist’ – Raymond Dokpesi
Former Chairman of Daar communications, Raymond Dokpesi says the ongoing investigation into the alleged diverson of $2.1 billion is a figment of the imagination of the current administration. Dokpesi said…
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Emmanuel Ugwu: A word for Olisa Metuh, a man of little mettle and poor reason
Certain propositions are so pathetically impossible that a person who undertakes to utter them audibly earns questions about their sanity. Olisa Metuh’s suggestion that Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser…
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Dasukigate: How Olisa Metuh became his own whistle-blower
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, may have been his own whistle-blower in the ongoing investigation into the diversion of arms procurement funds, under the last administration. The…
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‘Soldiers raped our women, killed and buried them’ – Islamic Movement in Nigeria
Female members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, have accused soldiers of raping their members before killing them, in the December clash between the sect and the Army.…
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YNaija Editorial: Can 2016 be the year of the Nigerian youth?
The start of a year always comes with a burst of energy, as with the beginning of almost everything else in my life. The old has passed away and all…
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: The oversize expectations of Nigerians from Buhari’s government in 2016
As we have successfully scaled through the crossroads of the old and new year, it brings out a sense of nostalgia of the year passed, of both our successes and…
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EFCC requests release of military chiefs for probe over Dasukigate
A list of serving and retired military officers is reported to have been compiled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for interrogation in connection with the $2.1bn arms procurement investigation.…
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Emmanuel Ugwu: The continued punishment of the ‘mutiny soldiers’ is a stain on Nigeria’s soul
Nigeria entered 2016 with many carryovers. One of them is a veritable national blemish. The gratuitous incarceration of 66 'mutinous' Nigerian soldiers. The soldiers were arrested and court-martialed for allegedly…
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Metuh, Anenih set to be invited for questioning over Dasukigate
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, may soon be invited for questioning…
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‘High tariffs, dropped calls, poor network’ | Minister vows to provide solution
Minister of Communications, Abdur-Raheem Shittu, has vowed to protect Nigerian telecom subscriber from being shortchanged by service providers. In the wake of increasing complaints of poor quality of service and high…
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#YNaijaOnTheScene: The goofs, the good and unforgivable moments at the Headies 2015 (LONG READ)
Another year, another round of organizational mishaps, another level of drama. The 10th edition of the Headies held on Friday, January 1st 2016 at the newly renovated Landmark event centre.…
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Davido writes on the controversy with Sophia and Dele Momodu, shares exhibits (PHOTOS)
Below is an article penned by singer, Davido, to share his side of the raging controversy as he battles his baby-mama, Sophia Momodu and her uncle, Dele Momodu, for the custody…
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Deji Adeyanju: If Buhari is not a tyrant, then what is he?
On 31st of December 2015, i spoke on Channels Television new interview segment about the President Media Chat of president Buhari and raised some of these fundamental questions which pints…
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Fani-Kayode to Buhari: ‘El Zakzaky, Dasuki, Kanu must not be tortured, poisoned or murdered’
Former Minister of Aviation and die-hard critic of the present administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against infringing on the human rights of high profile persons currently in the…
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APC to PDP: ‘Don’t distract Buhari with your childish conspiracy theories’
The All Progressives Congress has informed the Peoples Democratic Party that President Muhammadu Buhari would not be distracted by its childish conspiracy theories and wild claims. PDP's National Publicity Secretary,…
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