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LAUTECH: ASUU rejects plan to pay one month salary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities and other workers unions at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, have rejected the plan by the school’s Governing Council to pay workers only one month’s salary out of the 12 months being owed. Chairman of the Joint Action Committee of the university, Alhaji Muraina Alesinloye said the... Read More

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Insiders: Buhari has shown beyond reasonable doubt that he is a sectional leader

Insiders have reacted to the Ibe Kachukwu, Maikanti Baru feud. Most of them are of the opinion that the President needs to rise beyond sectional proclivities if he is to put an end to these personalities or institutional squabbles that is typical of his government. “Ibe Kachukwu has acted in a proper way; escalate the... Read More

Thinking Through

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Melania slams Trump’s first wife, Ivana for calling herself “first lady”

Following an interview with “Good Morning America” to promote her new book in which Trump’s first wife Ivana boasted of her access to the White House and described herself as the real First Lady, Melania Trump through the Office of the First Lady has fired back at the President’s ex-wife. • Melania’s reaction The First... Read More

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The Big 5: Baru continues attack on Kachikwu’s petition, Prof Osinbajo’s plan for 2019 election, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today. National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru, has continued his series of rebuttal against his accuser, the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, over an alleged $26bn contract scam. Adding to his statement yesterday that he was “not mandated to discuss contracts... Read More

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Trump commends Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones for warning players

U.S. President Donald Trump has heaped praises on NFL Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for warning his players to either stand to honour the flag during the National anthem or sit on the bench for every game. Jones, a considered Trump friend made the announcement on Monday morning shortly after Cowboys’ 35-31 loss to the... Read More

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When common sense failed its proponent, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Before his foray into politics, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce positioned himself as the poster boy of new things in Nigerian politics. His common sense mantra echoed the sentiments of some Nigerians who saw his approach to issues in the polity as different from the norm of regular politicians. Popularly called the common sense senator or the Twitter senator, Murray-Bruce who... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: No process was breached, no money has been lost | Baru insists | North should produce next President if Buhari does not contest in 2019 – Kalu | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. No process was breached, no money has been lost | Baru insists – YNaija You brought stability to the NNPC | PENGASSAN, NUPENG declare support for Baru – YNaija Agbakoba sues FG over ‘neglect’ of S’East in NNPC board appointments – YNaija Nigeria will end if I... Read More

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Reuben Abati: Kachikwu, Baru and the NNPC debacle

by Reuben Abati The current NNPC debacle is probably the most embarrassing, even if mercifully, eye-opening crisis in the history of that nationally strategic institution since its creation in 1977. I seek in the following commentary to offer a number of observations that would probably throw some light on the muck and confusion running... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: Respond to fear with faith

When fear knocks, let faith answer the door! Enjoy

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North should produce next President if Buhari does not contest in 2019 – Kalu

Former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday said if President Muhammadu Buhari will not contest in 2019, the north should produce the next President. Kalu said this when he visited former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna. He however stated that after the north Presidency, the next President in 2023... Read More

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FG, security operatives brought violence into the Biafran agitation – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described those against its fight for the Republic of Biafra as Igbo political contractors. Background: The Federal High Court in Abuja had declared IPOB a terrorist organisation after its members clashed with soldiers on Operation Python Dance II. The South-East Governors Forum had also proscribed the activities of... Read More

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Nigeria will end if I were President and Northerners stoned me like Jonathan – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said he is ready to die ensure victory for the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections. Wike said this in the latest issue of ‘The Interview’, a monthly magazine. What he said: The PDP will face APC squarely in 2019, even if the Federal Government will kill everyone.... Read More

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Yobe requests refund of N13bn expended for fight against insurgency

Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has requested the refund of at least 30 per cent of N13 billion the State Government expended on fighting Boko Haram insurgency. Gaidam made the request while in a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday. Background: President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday met three Northern... Read More

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Nine policemen, 41 others charged with illegal firearms deal

The Federal Government through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, has charged 51 defendants, including nine policemen with illegal dealing in firearms. The case was filed at the Federal High Court in Yola. The case was filed on behalf of the AGF by an Assistant Chief State Counsel of the Department of Public... Read More

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Agbakoba sues FG over ‘neglect’ of S’East in NNPC board appointments

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olisa Agbakoba has sued the Federal Government over alleged neglect of the South-East during board appointments at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the suit filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, Agbakoba challenged the non-inclusion of the South-East zone in appointments to the board of the NNPC. He said the... Read More

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You brought stability to the NNPC | PENGASSAN, NUPENG declare support for Baru

Oil and gas sector unions on Monday said they were in support of the transformation brought by the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said this in... Read More

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No process was breached, no money has been lost | Baru insists

Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru has said as a former chairman of the NNPC anti-corruption committee, he cannot break the rules and laws. Baru said this on Monday when he received leaders of some unions at the NNPC headquarters in Abuja. Background: Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] SERAP drags FG to court for paying N40bn to former Governors

An NGO, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government over its “failure to stop former governors and now serving senators and ministers from receiving double pay and life pensions, and failure to seek recovery of over N40 billion of public funds unduly received by these public officers”. The suit with... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

[The Injustice Blog] Why Nigeria urgently needs a political party

According to Wikipedia, a political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters’ interests. Here in Nigeria, the reverse is the case as what... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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Tinubu proposes 7-point agenda for the revival of the economy

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proposed a seven-point agenda for the revival of the country’s economy. Tinubu, who made the proposal while delivering a lecture in Lagos, listed a national industrial policy, infrastructure plan, tax credits and subsidies, credit-based economy, more electricity generation, government-backed home mortgage system, investment... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] IGP Idris should be removed, he is too corrupt – CSOs

A Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Integrity and Justice (CCSGIJ) has levelled allegations of corruption against Ibrahim Idris, Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Shehu Adamu, convener of the group, said their investigation revealed that Idris sold 30 government vehicles to “fictitious claimants”. He said, “The records would show that one... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

“We have failed the workers” – Gov Ortom

The governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom Monday, admitted that his government had failed in its responsibility of paying workers salaries. “A worker deserves his wages, but the Benue government has not been able to fulfill that obligation. We have failed the workers in this regard,” Ortom said in Makurdi, after meeting with national leaders of organised... Read More

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Lagos govt reveals plan to ban songs promoting drug abuse

The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to introduce strict sanctions against the promotion of drug abuse in music videos.that would prevent such music from being aired in the state. This means such music would not be aired in the state. Reference: The Health Ministry expressed concern for Olamide’s violation of tobacco control, of which the... Read More

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Osinbajo says contesting in 2019 is “not on the cards”

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo Monday, said he had no plan to contest the 2019 presidential election. According to Reuters, Prof Osinbajo said this when he was asked at the Financial Times Africa Summit, currently taking place in London. “None of that is on the cards,” the Vice President said.

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[The Legislative Blog]: How the Senate plans to tackle youth unemployment in Nigeria

The Nigerian Senate is now interested in having conversations that will open up new paths to reducing youth unemployment in Nigeria. The upper chamber held its first Senate Youth Roundtable on Monday with Senate President Bukola Saraki at the forefront of the conversation. The essence of the Senate Youth Roundtable is to “review the efficacy... Read More

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The Late 5: Baru challenges Kachikwu’s petition, Aisha Buhari laments over State House Clinic, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: Let’s start with the drama in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) ignited by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, last week when his petition against his colleague, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Maikanti... Read More

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Today’s Noisemakers: Seun Onigbinde, Deji Adeyanju, Lena White 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 matters, 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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