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November 11, 2018

The Late 5: Atiku returns from Dubai with story of alleged intimidation; ‘Oshiomhole’s refusal to collect $500k bribe from a governor made him a target’ | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar returned to Nigeria on Sunday morning from a trip to Dubai. In a tweet, Atiku said he was subjected to an intimidating search by security agents. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, on Sunday... Read More
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November 11, 2018

Just In: EFCC says Diezani Alison-Madueke will be extradited from the UK

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the process for the extraditing former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom has started. This was disclosed by the Acting Spokesman of the Commission, Tony Orilade, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to Orilade, EFCC’s Operations... Read More
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November 11, 2018

John Boyega and Letitia Wright team up for sci-fi love story ‘Hold Back the Stars’

Hold my beer first, because I’m about to write a thesis on why bringing two young Hollywood stars from different successful movie franchises to star in a movie is genius. John Boyega and Letitia Wright are Hollywood darlings intrinsically involved in Star Wars and Black Panther, the latter I have seen many times and reinforces... Read More
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November 11, 2018

NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler, teams up with African sensation Embiid, to create a super team

It has been a controversial year for NBA All-Star, Jimmy Butler and former team the Minnesota Timberwolves organisation. But following a meeting with Timberwolves, and the front office of the Philadelphia 76ers, all issues were resolved and Butler was traded to the 76ers. This altercation began when Butler complained to his coaching staff and the... Read More
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November 11, 2018

Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ is a feminist love letter to Nigerian women

Kemi Adetiba’s sophomore project King of Boys is many things, from political quasi-thriller to a work that is tart, macabre, maximalist and acutely self-aware. Odds are, you are yet to come across a bad review. So permit me to officially kickstart the movie’s award campaign – AMVCA, AMAA, the whole bloody shindig. Critically, King of... Read More
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November 11, 2018

The Big 5: Osinbajo says allegations by House of Reps Committee against him are baseless; A 2nd term for Buhari will eclipse Nigeria – Agbakoba | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to a report by a House of Representatives committee indicting him for allegedly approving N5.9 billion illegally for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), for which its Director General, Mustapha Maihaja, is currently being probed by the lawmakers. As contained... Read More
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November 11, 2018

Banky W emerges House of Reps. candidate in Lagos

Popular musician and actor, Olubankole Wellington will run for the position of House of Representatives in the 2019 presidential election. Wellington, popularly known as Banky W made this public Saturday night when he was declared as the flagbearer of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) for Eti-Osa Federal House Of Representatives. BREAKING: @BankyW throws his hat... Read More
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November 10, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Dipo Awojide, Victor Asemota, Omojuwa on the Sterling Bank shade and others

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
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November 10, 2018

The Late 5: Trouble for Uzodinma as Imo APC rejects him as guber candidate; I thought age helps one avoid making reckless utterances – Obi to El-Rufai | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived in Paris, France to attend the first edition of the Paris Peace Forum, holding between November 11 and 13, 2018. According to a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, President Buhari is expected to join the United Nations Secretary-General,... Read More
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November 10, 2018

Oshiomhole returns to Nigeria, finally reveals own account of DSS encounter

Embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday returned to the country from the United States of America where he went for a private visit, dismissing reports that he was arrested, detained and granted administrative bail by the Department of State Services (DSS), after a nine hour interrogation on Sunday.  Stating his account... Read More
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November 10, 2018

BON 2018: Tope Oshin’s ‘We Don’t Live Here Anymore’ leads with 11 nominations

In what I’m going to regard as a win for Nigerian queer cinema, the nominations list for the Best of Nollywood awards was released yesterday and Tope Oshin’s 2018 queer movie We Don’t Live Here Anymore bagged eleven nominations. Outstanding, I have to say. Best Director, Movie of the Year, and Best Promising Actor (Francis... Read More
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November 10, 2018

Citing re-colonisation, ASUU embark on indefinite strike; Hadi Sirika “swears by Allah” on the amount spent for Nigeria Air | Other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) started an indefinite strike to protest what it described as years of continued re-colonisation under an alleged democracy. According to the National President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who briefed journalists after the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at... Read More
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November 10, 2018

Oshiomhole is on his way to becoming Nigeria’s most powerful party administrator ever and here’s how we know

While the name, Adams Oshiomhole or more recently Osho Baba is not new on the country’s political terrain, the recent developments may have revealed a lot more than majority of Nigerians ever knew about the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). More so, if reports in the last few days indicating that... Read More
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November 9, 2018

The Late 5: INEC excludes APC from list of 67 candidates for Imo governorship; BMO rubbishes Atiku’s N33,000 minimum wage claim | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo may cost the party its quest to retain the governorship of the state as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has failed to publish the name of any governorship candidate for the party in the state.... Read More
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November 9, 2018

Access Bank encourages corporate volunteering among employees

As part of its effort to encourage volunteering among its employees, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Access Bank, held its Employee Volunteering Awareness Day on Wednesday, 7 November, 2018. Dedicated to showcasing different CSR groups in the bank and celebrating their successes, over 3,200 employees across Nigeria, with more than twenty-five CSR groups, engaged in different... Read More
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November 9, 2018

Contractor behind Ganduje’s bribery videos accepts to testify before investigative panel

The contractor behind the videos showing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano allegedly stashing large sums of dollar notes as bribes has expressed readiness to testify before the seven-man investigative panel of the Kano House of Assembly panel currently probing the matter. As contained in a letter sent to the Chairman of the Investigative panel, through... Read More
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November 9, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Gabrielle Union welcomes daughter; Ariana Grande says “don’t” to engagement rings | Other top stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Mercy Aigbe says she is still married  Well… this is not the first time news of a possible reconciliation between Mercy and her estranged husband, Lanre Gentry has circulated. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4rTQUA3jY/ Linda Ejiofor weds “Tinsel” co-star... Read More
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November 9, 2018

The Big 5: Wike slams FG for allegedly shielding Prince Charles from Niger Delta; Amosun denies having a hand in DSS grilling of Oshiomhole | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Ogun Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has denied colluding with his Imo counterpart, Rochas Okorocha in seeing to the alleged detention and grilling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole on Sunday by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the fallout of the APC... Read More
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November 8, 2018

The Late 5: Atiku approves N33,000 as minimum wage for staff of his conglomerate; PDP asks INTERPOL to track down Oshiomhole | Other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has approved N33,000 as minimum wage for all staff in his conglomerate. According to the Managing Director of Gotel Communications (a media outfit owned by the former Vice President), Mohammed El-Yakub, who confirmed the development to Sahara... Read More
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