“You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Lives”: MI needs to do just that too

by Umar Hassan Two things to take out of MI’s You Rappers Should Fix Up Your Life: SA rappers are slaying everyone out there and MI himself needs to fix up his life too. But every avid hip-hop listener already knows both these facts, it’s no news. What however is most noteworthy is that... Read More

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October 23, 2017

NSE partially lifts suspension on Oando’s shares

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said it has partially lifted the suspension placed on shares belonging to Oando Plc. Why it matters: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday, ordered a full suspension of the trading of shares of Oando Plc for two days. It also directed that effective from Friday, October 20, the Nigerian Stock Exchange should... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Singer Mr 2Kay robbed in his hotel room during #BuckwyldNBreathless concert

Singer, Mr. 2kay was robbed at gunpoint at the Eko Hotel and Suites during the Buckwyld N Breathless concert on Sunday. According to reports, four armed robbers who acted as room service personnel gained access into his room. They reportedly brandish guns and threatened to shoot the singer who was struggling with them. The robbers... Read More

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October 23, 2017

2Baba pays tribute to the “most important woman in his life” | 5 major highlights from #BuckwyldNBreathless

2Baba’s acclaimed concert, Buckwyld and Breathless has just passed and everyone who made it to the Eko Convention Centre venue is still revelling in the beauty of the show hours after. On Sunday night, some of Nigeria’s finest artistes – Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Timaya, Paul Okoye, Mr 2kay, Kelly Hansome, Joe El – each took... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Suicide bombers kill 16, injure 18 others in Maiduguri

Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday attacked Maiduguri, the Borno state capital with multiple suicide bombers. Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damien Chukwu, said 16 persons were killed when they struck at two locations. He said the attacks happened at the Muna garage area and Muna Dalti. He said, “On 22-10-2017. Date at about 2020hrs, a Male... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Media hard on Trump than any other President – Jimmy Carter

Speaking to The New York Times‘ columnist, Maureen Dowdy, former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, says the media have been hostile to the current president, Donald Trump. • Carter’s sentiments The 93-year-old in a surprise defense for Trump said, “I think the media have been harder on Trump than any other president certainly... Read More

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October 23, 2017

I feel like wailing for Nigeria but… | 2baba finally reacts to cancelled protest at #BuckwyldNBreathless

Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2baba has finally responded to criticisms that followed his withdrawal from the ‘One Nigeria’ nationwide protest early this year. The pop star who started a campaign for the protest, later pulled out in a video clip he posted on Instagram. According to the singer, the protest was under... Read More

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October 23, 2017

He struggled to remember my husband’s name | Sgt Johnson’s widow berates Trump

Myeshia Johnson, the pregnant widow of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in action alongside three other U.S. service members killed in Niger on Oct. 4, expressed a mix of blame and sorrow today on ” Good Morning America ,” saying she was “very angry” about President Donald Trump ‘s condolence phone... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Court awards N2m against police in Evans’ brother-in-law’s case

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday heard a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by one Okwuchukwu Obiechina said to be the brother-in-law of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans against the Nigeria Police Force. Justice Mohammed Idris said Obiechina’s arrest and detention, stating that the remand order which the police claimed to have obtained... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Southern California on the brink of deadly wildfire amidst record high temperatures

US meteorologists have warned that parts of California, particularly the southern areas of the state where temperatures are expected to hit dangerous triple-digit levels on Monday and Tuesday, will be at an enhanced risk of wildfire ignition this week. The heat, accompanied by gusty winds, will create “the most dangerous fire weather conditions seen in... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Opinion: These are the faces of Inspiration

by Albert Afeso Akanbi The date was October 9, 2012. It was a day that started like every other day for a young, defiant and courageous Pakistani ninth-grader by the name Malala Yousafzai. Malala had at this time just completed an exam which she wrote in Pakistan’s Swat Valley and was returning home aboard a... Read More

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October 23, 2017

[The Music Blog] Niniola set to release her debut project

Niniola’s first attempt at a music career came via Glo Naija sings, where she dropped out due to personal reasons, after acing the auditions. Less than three years later, she attempted another Globacom funded show, The X-Factor. Surprisingly she couldn’t make it past the M.I. led jury. Later that year, she gave singing on the... Read More

The Music Blog

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October 23, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 23rd of October

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija George Weah visits TB Joshua’s Synagogue Kogi govt admits owing director who committed suicide EU denies “favouring” Buhari over other candidates in the 2015 election

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YNaija Cover

October 23, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: What the return of wanted ex-Pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina says about Buhari

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Abdulrasheed Maina cannot hide forever. Neither he nor the people who helped him circumvent justice in 2013 gave this a thought when he escaped to Dubai. But as he must have found out already, retreating from justice is big damage to self rather than the law; and no matter the wealth... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Wanted ex-pension boss, Maina has not been found guilty by any court – Buhari’s aide

Okoi Obono-Obla, Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution has said wanted former chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has been reabsorbed into the civil service has not been found guilty of any offence. Obono-Obla said this while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Background: Maina was dismissed in 2013 by the Federal... Read More

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Abdulrasheed Maina, EFCC, Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla

October 23, 2017

I didn’t recall, promote wanted ex-pension boss – Dambazau

The Ministry of Interior Affairs has denied any complicity in the recall and promotion of wanted former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina. What happened: Maina was dismissed in 2013 by the Federal Civil Service Commission following a recommendation by the Office of the Head of Service. He was accused of massive pension fraud scheme... Read More

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October 23, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari returns to Nigeria, IPOB threatens to take up arms, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you need to be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Mrs Aisha Buhari have returned from Turkey where they attended the D-8 Summit. The couple touched down Nigeria yesterday, Sunday. While in Turkey, President Buhari held meetings with host President Tayyip Erdogan, President Conde of... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Justin Timberlake to perform at the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show | More stories

It’s Mon-yay! We might be the only ones who get excited about Mondays and that’s because we get to bring you up to speed on everything you missed in entertainment through the weekend. Plus the ones that unraveled while you slept through Sunday night. Justin Timberlake to perform at the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show... Read More

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October 23, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Arrest wanted ex-pension boss now | Sagay tells EFCC | We will take up arms if… | IPOB tells FG, S’East governors | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Arrest wanted ex-pension boss now | Sagay tells EFCC – YNaija We will take up arms if… | IPOB tells FG, S’East governors – YNaija Abaribe aided Nnamdi Kanu to flout bail conditions | FG tells court – YNaija Misau to appear before senate panel over allegations... Read More

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Abdulrasheed Maina, Enyinnaya Ababribe, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Thr YNaija Tracklist, Wanted

October 23, 2017

Katsina university employs snake charmers after snakebite kills student

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina has employed the services of snake charmers, following the death of a final year Economics student, Zainab Umar, last Monday after she was bitten by a snake three days earlier. Dean of Students Affairs, Dr. Suleiman Kankara, confirmed the hiring of the snake charmers to rid the campus of snakes and... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Nigeria needs a strong PDP – Dickson

Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson has said the Peoples Democratic Party lacks leaders with experience. Dickson said this in Yenagoa, his state capital, on Sunday while addressing journalists. He said there were internal forces within the party that were working against the emergence of a cohesive and strong PDP. “I have invested enormous efforts in... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Misau to appear before senate panel over allegations against IGP

The Senate ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption and misconduct by Senator Isah Misau against the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris will probe the senator on Tuesday. The Chairman of the committee and Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Francis Alimikhena, made this known to journalists in Abuja on Sunday. What happened: Senator Misau... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Abaribe aided Nnamdi Kanu to flout bail conditions | FG tells court

The Federal Government has replied an application filed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe seeking to withdraw as one of the sureties of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. What happened: Abaribe had stood as one of the sureties for Kanu after he was granted bail. Nnamdi Kanu had disappeared after the Nigerian army... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Why Fayose can contest presidential election – Balarabe Musa

Former governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa has said Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, is qualified to contest the 2019 presidential election. Musa said this over the weekend at the wedding of the daughter of a former Ondo State governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, in Ondo, according to a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi on... Read More

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October 23, 2017

We will take up arms if… | IPOB tells FG, S’East governors

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened to take up arms if the Federal Government and South-East governors refuse to produce its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. What happened: Nnamdi Kanu had disappeared after soldiers allegedly invaded his residence in Abia State. IPOB had accused the Nigerian Army of arresting Kanu, but the army denied the... Read More

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October 23, 2017

Arrest wanted ex-pension boss now | Sagay tells EFCC

The President of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has urged the Federal Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) to take seriously the issue of wanted ex-chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, who has returned to Nigeria. Background: Maina was dismissed in 2013 by the... Read More

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Abdulrasheed Maina, arrest, EFCC, Itse Sagay, President Muhammadu Buhari, promoted, Wanted

October 22, 2017

EU denies “favouring” Buhari over other candidates in the 2015 election

The European Union (EU) has denied aiding President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 presidential election. Highlights: The former chief observer of the 2015 EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) and member of the European Parliament, Santiago Fisas said this in Abuja on Sunday while making a clarification on EU assessment of the 2015 elections. Fisas said the... Read More

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October 22, 2017

Kogi govt admits owing director who committed suicide

The Kogi State Government Sunday, admitted that it owed the late Edward Soje eight months salary before he committed suicide on October 16. Why it matters: The state Head of Service, Deborah Ogunmola admitted in a statement in Lokoja. She said that Soje received his monthly salary up till December 2016, when it was suddenly stopped by... Read More

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October 22, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] What are Nigerians doing in South Africa?

The mindless killings of Nigerians in South Africa has remained unabated and the brewing signs are not helping either, the South African police are now sending a cryptic message to Nigerians by virtue of their October 18, 2017, protest against Nigerians living in the country. Can we please ask ourselves a very truthful and sincere... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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October 22, 2017

The bride in a black gown, President Buhari’s meeting with “dreamers” | See our top 10 photos from last week

Well, you should know that seven days would not pass by without a couple of “interesting” events coming up and photos accompanying those events. From Senator Dino Melaye unbelievable meeting with Russia President, Vladimir Putin to the statue-loving governor who unveiled a statue of Jacob Zuma; we have kept evidence of everything that happened last... Read More

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