Candidates seeking to be president of Nigeria in about 130 days time will find a very motivated former Vice president playing all his cards in one last shot at attaining a life time ambition. Atiku Abubakar, who turns 72 next month, won the PDP’s convention on Saturday night in Port Harcourt, defeating Governor Aminu Tambuwal...
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Technology has become an indispensable part of modern living, from personal computers to smartphones, all the way up to LED screens and social media platforms. Markets have become enlarged and more than ever before customers are more sophisticated and open to numerous offerings on a daily basis as a majority of the human population made...
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In a statement reminiscent of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka’s “five fingers of a leprous hand” description of parties in the pseudo-political era of Sani Abacha, former World Bank Vice President for Africa and Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili has labeled the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...
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Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will do everything in its power to take over from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike said this on Sunday after a closed-door meeting with the party’s presidential flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar. “All PDP people are happy. We are one family, you may support aspirant...
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Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Kanye West deletes his social media accounts – again Ahead of the release of a new album Kanye West has deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. This comes after a week-long of making headlines for...
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These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Presidency has dissociated President Muhammadu Buhari from a letter that purportedly authorised Governor Nasir el-Rufai to “deal with traitors and disloyal members of APC, especially Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central,” while urging Nigerians to disregard the said directive which it said “is not in line with...
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These are the stories that drove conversation today. Former Minister of Education, co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls Movement (BBOG) and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Oby Ezekwesili has announced that she is indeed running for President of the Republic of Nigeria. Ezekwesili will also become the first female presidential candidate. Wife of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha Buhari expressed...
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Governor of Gombe, Ibrahim Dankwambo has congratulated Atiku Abubakar for emerging as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential elections. Atiku polled 1,532 votes beating Aminu Tambuwal who scored 693 and Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who got 317 votes. A post by Dankwambo on Twitter read, “Congratulations to Former Vice President of...
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Every year, the founder and Senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly Tunde Bakare, delivers a rousing ‘State of the Nation Address’ that is meant to act as a roadmap for the country. Today, the pastor and politician had some interesting things to say during his October 7 address titled ‘The Road to 2019 Covadis...
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Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal failed to secure the presidential ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the February 16, 2019 Presidential elections, losing the primary election to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who polled over 1,000 votes. Related: BREAKING: Four-time presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar emerges as PDP force to unseat Buhari In a...
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Reality TV star Teddy A has been making splashes in the world of pop culture since being a contestant on Big Brother Naija‘s third season. Siphoning such fame towards rebirthing his sketchy career in music, and making his Nollywood debut in the forthcoming Ifan Michael star-studded movie Foreigner’s God. Beyond that, though, his time on...
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Following his victory at the elective convention held by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday, former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has thanked delegates and the PDP for choosing him. Atiku emerged the candidate of the PDP for the 2019 presidential election after polling over 1532 votes. He wrote on Twitter, “thank you...
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Former Vice President and five-time Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has emerged as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the February 16, 2019 Presidential elections. In a fiercely contested primaries which began on Saturday at the Adokie Amasiemeka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers, the five-time Presidential Aspirant who polled 1,532 votes trumped the...
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A few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari received the ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking re-election in 2019, the First Lady, Aisha Buhari took to social media to express her displeasure over the “impunity” taking place in the ruling party. In her statement, she said it is disheartening that some people buy nomination...
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According a news report posted by the international news platform Reuters, Mama Chibok and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Oby Ezekwesili has just announced that she is indeed running for President of the Republic of Nigeria. This comes after months of speculation after Ezekwesili publicly took on the presidency earlier this year for its shoddy treatment...
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These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Following the conduct of direct primaries across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory for its only Presidential aspirant, Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, affirmed the President as the candidate of the party for the February 16, 2019 Presidential election. According to...
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In the wake of the prevalence of sexual abuse in our environment, the need to be more enlightened about the issue as well as necessary actions to take in the event of such has become necessary, with the goal of carrying out actions that would inform policies, empower parents, researchers and so on. With accurate information,...
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The United States Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Saturday afternoon, likely cementing a conservative majority on the court for a generation and bringing to an end months of bitter partisan feuding marked by shocking allegations of sexual assault and vehement and angry denials from the nominee. The Senate backed Kavanaugh’s nomination by...
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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:...
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These are the stories that drove the conversation today: At least 7,000 delegates from the All Progressives Congress (APC) are converged on the Eagle’s Square, Abuja to ratify President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination as the candidate of the party in the 2019 election. Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno and deputy chairman of the APC Presidential Convention...
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There’s not a single doubt that DStv still enjoys cable supremacy. As a subscriber, I’m still fuming that the service no longer has the rights to broadcast the Carabao Cup and Europa League this season, and don’t get me started with pre-existing issues like poor service and increments in subscription prices. Yet, DStv is still...
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Dear PDP Presidential Aspirants, His Excellencies, here is an open but terse letter. All the 13 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants have converged in the city of Port Harcourt; making a last-minute scramble to woo delegates in PDP presidential primary which is the most closely contested presidential primary by any party in the history of...
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A 20-year-old model, and graduate of Adeyemi College of Education, Òndó, Ajila Oluwaseun Fiona was raped and stabbed to death in her own home in Ijoka area of Akure, Òndó. The model who is the only child of her parents and lived alone with her mother had gotten home around 6pm on the day of...
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These are the stories that drove conversation this week. This week began with the governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode holding a World Press Conference where he spewed some negative things against his opponent in the governorship race, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. This might have prompted the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola ‘Jagaban’ Tinubu...
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Bastardisation of the Naira,
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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:...
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These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a list of 24 candidates approved as flag bearers of the party for the 2019 governorship elections. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena disclosed this in a statement posted on the...
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Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: BREAKING: Jimi Agbaje emerges as Lagos PDP guber candidate World Teachers Day: Is there anything for the Nigerian Teacher to celebrate?
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Two-time Governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje on Friday emerged as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 gubernatorial elections in Lagos, scoring 1,100 votes to defeat his only challenger, Deji Doherty who came second with 742 votes. Agbaje, a former National Chairmanship aspirant had previously ran for the office of Governor of the...
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Belvedere Vodka hosted fashionistas, celebrities, influencers and lovers of the brand at a fashion soirée in collaboration with the award-winning visual artist, Laolu Sebanjo on Friday, September 28, 2018. The event which held at the Shiro Terrace in Lagos, marked the grand finale of the concept tour in Nigeria to celebrate the official launch of the Belvedere Vodka x...
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Fresh off from being selected as one of the female filmmakers headlining this year’s Nollywood Travel Film Festival, Blessing Egbe via her production outfit BConcept Network has released the trailer for upcoming movie The Ten Virgins. The central idea of the movie is rooted in nowhere else than the Bible’s Parable of the Ten Virgins,...
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