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by Kolapo Olapoju A Lagos hospital, First Consultants, Obalende has denied reports that the first case of Ebola virus has been recorded there today, 24 July. A report which alleged that a Liberian has been admitted into the hospital, had been going round Blackberry messenger all day. When YNaija reached out to First Consultants hospital,... Read More
by S’ola Filani A 39-year-old businesswoman has been murdered by her lover, who also carted away her money, ATM cards, jewellery and a Range Rover Sport. She found dead at her apartment on the Odusanya Oduguwa Crescent, Green Estate, Amuwo Odofin Area of Lagos State on Saturday morning. According to the police, Lizzy, an executive... Read More
  by Mayowa Aboah   A 40-year-old Liberian man is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus in the Lagos State Health Ministry. Ebola has killed 632 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since an outbreak began in February, straining a string of weak health systems despite international help. This would be the first... Read More
by Chi Ibe The video for Dorobucci, the latest anthem from the reloaded Mavin super group headed by the ultimate head honcho/showman/some-time artiste Don Jazzy arrived amidst the kind of lavish hype and hoopla that only Don Jazzy can manage to muster these days. From excited fans patiently counting down the minutes till its final... Read More
by Emmanuel Chidiogo   Nigerian-born Ugonna Ukaigwe has emerged overall as the best student of the Masters of Arts course in Gender, Peace, and Security for the 2013/2014 academic year at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center (KIPTC), Ghana. Ukaigwe, a mother and a lawyer by profession, got distinction in all her core... Read More
by Olorunwa Lawal   Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) President, Aminu Maigari, has been impeached. Maigari was sacked on allegations of “financial misappropriation, misapplication and maladministration” The impeachment was enforced after a vote of no confidence was passed on him by members of the executive committee of the NFF at a meeting where he was called... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah   Six thousand litres of Nigerian alcohol has been confiscated by British Border force in Tilbury. The contraband alcohol was split between two containers shipped to the UK from Nigeria. One container, which was searched on July 19, contained 3,300 litres of 42 per cent proof bitters and the other, searched on... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi By increasing contribution from employers and employees, it also means that there would be more money to the funds to the advantage of the workers in future. It was one of those brilliant memos in 2001 from then Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, to which President... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju This Sunday, 27 July, 2014, Joshua Ville invites you to a concert with a difference, titled: ‘My Love Story; featuring the Sounds of Heaven and the Psalmists, and love maestro, Tosin Martins. The concert will feature popular contemporary songs, recently composed songs, and excellent music by the band. From 9:00am at the... Read More
by S’ola Filani   In awful news, a 30-year-old man Inya-Okoro from Afikpo North Local Government area of Ebonyi, has been arrested for raping the 2-year-old daughter of his neighbor, Favour. In an interview with Crime Watch, he admitted to the crime and blamed it on his sexual urges “What happened was that I went... Read More
by S’ola Filani Aisha, wife of former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari  has described Wednesday’s twin explosions in Kaduna yesterday as traumatic. Although her husband escaped, two of his bodyguards and an aide were among the wounded. His Toyota Prado jeep was also hit by a suspected bomber near the 1 Mechanised Division of... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Yesterday, the Red Sea was opened Mavin – Nigeria’s hottest music label at the moment – released the video to the monster, viral, hit (put in your own adjective) song ‘Dorobucci’. We are not yet sure what we think about it, but Nigerians surely had a lot to see. We take our... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju An American/Nigerian girl, Carolyn Ikpea based in Houston, says she is the real love of Nigerian singer, Wizkid, and that his girlfriend, Tania Omotayo is just a mere sex-mate. Carolyn, who’s a model claims that she has been sleeping with Wizkid for a long time and that Tania is simply wasting her... Read More
by Mark Bassey New developments indicate Luis Suarez could see his four-month ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini reduced. The new Barcelona striker was banned for nine international games and suspended for four months from “any football-related activities” by FIFA, after the incident at the World Cup in Brazil. His initial appeal was thrown out and... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah   Ukrainian authorities have reported the kidnap of nine Nigerian students (names withheld) in the city of Lugansk, Ukraine. A statement released by the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council Information Centre, Andrey Lysenko, stated that the abducted students were being held in a seized building of the SBU (Security Service of... Read More
by Mark Bassey New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal watched his side cruise to a 7-0 victory over LA Galaxy in his first game in charge. Ashley Young, Wayne Rooney and Reece James all scored twice, while Danny Welbeck also got on the scoresheet as the Red Devils recorded a stunning victory over the... Read More
by Tunji Andrews The recently announced re-based GDP figures that increased the estimated size of the Nigerian economy has again drawn attention to official poverty statistics. Data from the last comprehensive household survey (NHLSS) in 2009/2010 indicated that the official poverty rate remained stubbornly high at 46% of the population (adult equivalent approach), or 62% in... Read More
by S’ola Filani The seven police men  attached to the Anambra Government State house, have been jailed and held responsible for a robbery attack carried out within the  premises. They were arrested for ‘sleeping on duty’ during the attack. Confirming the report, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Emeka Chukwuemeka, said the policemen were sleeping... Read More
by S’ola Filani 173  Turkish passengers escaped death by whiskers at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Wednesday night (11pm), when a Turkish Airline plane caught fire while fueling. It took the prompt intervention of the fire service at the airport to avert what could have been a major disaster. An airport personnel... Read More
by S’ola Filani Do wonders cease? Suspected armed robbers have sent out letters to residents of Elerinko Estate in Ijoko-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State,  informing them of an impending attack. The suspected robbers pasted the notification letter of their impending visit to the estate last Saturday and advised the residents  in... Read More
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