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Ibori to Ribadu: ‘Lying against an enemy must have a limit’
James Ibori, the former governor of Delta state, has described Nuhu Ribadu, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as a terrible liar. Ibori released a statement…
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Why I won’t serve as deputy governor to Bello – James Faleke
James Faleke, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the Kogi election, says he won't be present at the swearing in of the new government on January…
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‘The Igbos need Nigeria’ – Ogbonnaya Onu
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has asserted that the Ndigbo needs Nigeria just as much as the country needs them. Stressing that President Buhari means well…
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‘Bayelsans must sleep with open eyes, for APC thieves come to steal and kill’ – Fayose
Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose says the 'failed attempt' by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate the Bayelsa State governorship election was a clear invitation to anarchy. The governor…
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‘We must stop, stop! Stop this lowering of the bar’ | Chude Jideonwo’s rousing speech at The Future Awards Africa 2015
In 2000, the Economist made a bold declaration about Africa: it called us the hopeless continent. We screamed. We protested. Oyinbo people are trying to put us down. They are…
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$2bn arms deal update: EFCC shocks Dasuki, Dokpesi, others with evidence of transactions
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly made significant headway in the probe of the disbursement of $2.1 billion arms contract from the office of the former National…
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Lai Mohammed visits war-ravaged Borno, returns ‘humbled and sober’ (PHOTOS)
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says his weekend visit to Bama and Konduga Local Government Areas of Borno state left him humbled. While praising the military for its efforts…
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If I’m President, this is how I’d end Biafra agitation – Orji Uzor Kalu
Former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, says the pro-Biafra protesters have a valid right to agitate for secession, but their manner of getting this done, is faulty. According to Kalu,…
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Emmanuel Ugwu: Sambo Dasuki and the beastial High Thieves
Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu once sat down for an interview with a newspaper reporter. The reporter, to break the ice, called the former Biafra secessionist leader, ‘’Chief’’. Ojukwu repulsed the honorific…
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Dele Momodu: The pointlessness and uselessness of locking up Nnamdi Kanu
Fellow Nigerians, the roof is on fire. And the owners of the house should not sleep and snore lest they get badly burnt. Please, let no one treat or dismiss…
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Reuben Abati: A recommended reading list for Nigeria’s ministers
A day after the present set of Ministers took oath of office, Nigerians took to twitter to recommend books they think will be of use to them and provide necessary…
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How Yahaya Bello won Kogi supplementary election – Results breakdown
The All Progressives Congress candidate in the Kogi supplementary election, Yahaya Bello, has been declared governor-elect of the state. Chief Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Emmanuel Kucha, announced in…
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BREAKING: Yahaya Bello wins Kogi governorship election
Yahaya Bello, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Kogi state governorship election. Results released on Sunday morning at the collation center in Kogi, suggests that Bello won the state governorship…
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‘I had no transaction with Dasuki’ | Dopkesi opens up on his dealings with Jonathan’s government
Chairman of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi has denied any involvement in the arms transaction investigation of officials of the former administration and the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Dokpesi…
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Jude Ndukwe: The $2bn loot movie has two plots- Jonathan’s humiliation and Dasuki’s death
Since the issue of the alleged $2bn loot recovery spree by the Buhari-led administration came to the fore, Nigerians have been grossly entertained by the principal actors in the macabre…
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Nigeria goofs with actual figure of MTN fine
The Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that there was an error in the reduced fine given to South African telecommunications giant, MTN. The NCC handed the mobile phone company a $5.2…
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CBN got ‘presidential approval’ for withdrawals of diverted $2billion arms fund
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been able to make some headway in tracking how some of the $2billion arms funds were withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According…
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YNaija Editorial: The dangers of ignoring pro-Biafra protests
For the past few months, the airwaves and many inches of newspaper column space has been occupied with details of protests that have rocked the South-Eastern region and cities like…
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Reuben Abati writes on Sugabelly, Audu’s sons and rape (READ)
You probably don’t know Sugabelly. I don’t know her either. But it is the twitter handle of a Nigerian lady: @sugabelly, who in the wake of the death of former…
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Why Okonjo-Iweala should be ashamed – Oshiomhole
Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says the former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, should be ashamed of the looting of the nation's treasury during her tenure. Oshiomhole said Okonjo-Iweala's conscience…
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Kogi supplementary election: The fate of Wada, Bello, Faleke rests on Justice Kolawole
The tussle for the Kogi governorship election between Governor Idris Wada, James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, will be determined on Friday, by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court.…
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Journalists uncover baby-selling syndicate in Nigeria (WATCH)
Journalists Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Rosemary Nwaebuni went undercover to investigate a baby-selling syndicated in Nigeria. Their shocking findings were revealed when Al Jazeera's award-winning series, Africa Investigates continued with Nigeria’s…
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I never implicated anyone in $2bn arms deal investigation – Dasuki
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), says he never implicated anyone while being interrogated on the alleged diversion of $2billion arms purchase funds. Dasuki, who's being investigated by the…
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Okorocha attacked by Ihedioha over N600m Christmas decoration budget
Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has been attacked by the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, over the N600 million supposedly budgeted for Christmas and New…
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Sambo Dasuki sings at EFCC, names PDP chieftains, ex-governors in $2bn arms deal
Embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki has made revelations to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on the $2billion fake arms deal. Dasuki was indicted by a committee set up by the…
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The Buhari government is trying to kill Dasuki – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode says Nigerians are no longer safe as a result of the federal government's agenda to persecute opposition elements. Reacting to the eviction of Kayode Are, the…
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Why Oshiomhole is after me – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the immediate former Minister of Finance, has called on the Federal Government to caution Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, over his recent attempt to link her to the alleged…
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Fuel scarcity will end in a few days – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has promised Nigerians that the issue of fuel scarcity in the country will be over in a matter of days. Mohammed's assurance…
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SSS forcefully ejects former DG, Kayode Are from his Lagos home
A former Director General of the State Security Service, Kayode Are, has been forcefully ejected from his Lagos home, by operatives of the security agency. In spite of a court injunction…
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Kogi election: Why Faleke may be compelled to serve as Bello’s running mate
James Faleke, the All Progressives Congress' deputy governorship candidate to the late Audu Abubakar, is in the fight of his life. Faleke, after Audu's death, sought to be declared governor-elect by…
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