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December 8, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I was not attacked’ | El-Rufai speaks on Zaria, social media bill and Senators

A video showing an alleged attack on Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna state in Zaria, surfaced online a few days ago. The video showed a small crowd waiting outside a compound for someone or something. Subsequently, a black Toyota Prado SUV, alleged to be carrying El-Rufai emerged at high speed as the crowd hurled stones... Read More

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December 8, 2015

Bayo Oluwasanmi: A Senate of Sickos – The social media terrorists are coming for us

As expected, the anti social media bill sponsored by Senator Ibn Na’Allah (APC, Kebbi South) has gone viral. This is what the bill proposes: Up to seven years in prison or $25,000 fine for “anyone who intentionally propagates false information that could threaten the security of the country or that is capable of inciting the... Read More

December 8, 2015

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 signed by Tony Eluemunor, through his media office, said it appears Ribadu is back at his game of lies. Ibori’s statement was in reaction to... Read More

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December 8, 2015

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 27. Faleke had upon the death of Prince Abubakar Audu, written INEC to declare him as winner of the polls, despite the declaration of the... Read More

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December 8, 2015

‘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 for the Igbos, Onu said the recent protests must be accommodated by the Presidency. The Minister made the comments on Monday, at the public presentation... Read More

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December 8, 2015

‘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 described the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, as incompetent over his handling of the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa. The... Read More

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December 7, 2015

‘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 insulting us. It’s time for us to tell our own stories etc. So by 2011, the foreign media had gotten the message, and the narrative... Read More

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December 7, 2015

$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 Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The major suspects in the arms deal scandal are; former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, Chairman of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, former Sokoto Governor... Read More

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December 7, 2015

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 in the war against Boko Haram, Mohammed said that the December deadline given by the President will be achieved. Mohammed said he returned very sober,... Read More

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December 7, 2015

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, the protesters and pro-Biafra groups have a right to self determination, and the federal government needs to enter into dialogue with them to nip the agitation... Read More

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December 6, 2015

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 designation –as though it was a slur. Ojukwu admonished the journalist to stick with, ‘’Dim’’: ‘’Chief’’ sounded like ‘’Thief’’. Many thieves answered to the title... Read More

December 6, 2015

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 this Biafra controversy as humbug because it is very serious and has the potential of spiralling out of control and snowballing into an unprecedented conflagration... Read More

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December 6, 2015

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 knowledge and guidance suitable for the discharge of their various assignments. Tolu Ogunlesi initiated the idea with the tag: #ReadingListNG, and a request that the... Read More

December 6, 2015

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 Lokoja on Sunday morning, that having fulfilled all legal requirements, Bello is the winner of the election and Kogi Governor-Elect. “That Yahaya Bello, having polled the highest... Read More

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December 6, 2015

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 supplementary election held of Saturday. Bello polled more than the 41,353 votes that the late Audu Abubakar, was using to lead his opponent Captain Idris Wada... Read More

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December 5, 2015

‘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 says he had no hand in the $2.1 billion arms scandal nor did he admit to receiving $2bn for the presidential campaign of the Peoples... Read More

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December 5, 2015

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 dance of “nollywood” actions “based on true life stories” spanning over a long period of series (or is it seasons now?) especially by the protagonists... Read More

December 5, 2015

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 billion (N1.04 trillion) penalty in October after failing to cut off users with unregistered SIM cards from its network. But after series of negotiations, on Thursday, December... Read More

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December 5, 2015

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 to a report by The Nation, the withdrawals were carried out based on orders from above. The report disclosed that part of the $2billion was gotten from the CBN,... Read More

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December 4, 2015

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 Port-Harcourt calling for the release of the Director of pirate radio station, Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who has been in the custody of the Department... Read More

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December 4, 2015

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 Governor Abubakar Audu of Kogi State felt the urge to go public with her story. My foregrounding her/story as opposed to his/story is further affirmation... Read More

December 4, 2015

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 should be pricked, over the pathetic state of the nation’s economy, a sector she coordinated for several years. The governor said the former Minister has... Read More

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December 4, 2015

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. The court will rule whether or not, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should go ahead and conduct supplementary governorship election in the state on Saturday,... Read More

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December 3, 2015

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 Baby Farmers. UNESCO first reported on cases of ‘baby harvesting’ in Nigeria in 2006. “Here, childless marriages are sometimes seen as shameful, or even troubled... Read More

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December 3, 2015

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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the State Security Service, says he mentioned no names, as widely reported. Speaking through his lawyer, Ahmed Raji, the former NSA denied... Read More

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December 3, 2015

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 Year decorations. Ihedioha said it was insensitive for Okorocha to earmark such an amount for Christmas decorations when there are several unresolved issues in the state.... Read More

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December 3, 2015

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 Federal Government to investigate how about $2billion meant for procurement of arms was diverted. After laying seige to his house for several weeks, the Department of State... Read More

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December 2, 2015

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 former Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Fani-Kayode said the situation is extremely dangerous and unacceptable. He said Are told him on Wednesday that his... Read More

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December 2, 2015

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 $2.1 billion arms procurement scandal. Speaking on Wednesday, through Paul Nwabuikwu, her media adviser, the former Minister said she has absolutely nothing to do with the arms procurement issue.... Read More

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