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September 28, 2017

Hurricane Maria: Facebook donates $1.5million to Puerto Rico among other relief efforts

In its bid to contribute its own effort at relieving Puerto Ricans of the suffered damage as a result of Hurricane Maria, Facebook is sending employees to help restore communications in Puerto Rico. CEO of the tech giant, Mark Zuckerberg in a post announcing the company’s effort said: “We’re working to get Puerto Rico back... Read More
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September 28, 2017

Republicans accused of hypocrisy after Kushner’s private email scandal

Republicans who lambasted former Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server are fighting a hard battle to contain the recent accusation leveled on President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and other white House staff over the use of private email for official business. In slamming her then-accusers,... Read More
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An IDP camp in the North East of Nigeria | YNaija.com
September 28, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why arrest protesting IDPs just because they are tired of suffering in silence?

On Sunday, about 3000 IDPs in Maiduguri stormed the streets protesting their poor living conditions in the IDP Camps and the inability of Borno state government to return them to their community after the celebrated liberation of Bama from Boko Haram sect in 2015. The protest, which was peaceful, was cut short as they were... Read More
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September 28, 2017

APC remains the best route to Igbo presidency – Oyegun

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) John Odigie-Oyegun Thursday, while inaugurating a fifteen-member campaign committee for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra, said that the party remains the best option for actualising a Southeast Presidency; in the nearest future. Highlights: Oyegun challenged the committee led by the governor of Bauchi, Mohammed Abubakar to... Read More
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September 28, 2017

We are disturbed by Fayose’s ‘agbero’ brand of politics – Kashamu

Senator Buruji Kashamu (Ogun East) Thursday, chided the governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose for his 2019 presidential bid, describing the governor as a joker. Highlights: Kashamu said, He is a confusionist and number one destroyer of the party because how on earth would somebody who agreed with other party chieftains that the presidential ticket of the... Read More
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September 28, 2017

Gunmen abduct assistant police commissioner, others along Birnin-Gwari road

An Assistant Commissioner of police, ACP Emmanuel, serving in Gusau, Zamfara, has been abducted while travelling with members of his family along the Birnin-Gwari–Funtua road on Wednesday. Highlights (Report by Dail Trust): He and three members of his family were said to be travelling in a Hi-lux van when they ran into the gunmen who... Read More
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September 28, 2017

I have the knowledge and mental capacity to defeat APC in 2019 – Fayose

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose Thursday, at Chelsea Hotel in Abuja, has confirmed that he would contest the office of president in the 2019 general elections. Highlights: The governor said he remained the best person to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls... Read More
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September 28, 2017

If corruption is not dealt with soon, Nigeria will die – Oyebode

A professor of international law and jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode at a roundtable organised by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), says if corruption is not dealt with, it would “result in the mortality of Nigeria as a nation-state”. Highlights: The programme held on Wednesday at the CITIHEIGHT Hotel,... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Contraceptives should be treated as a basic human right – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says access to quality contraceptive services and information should be treated as a human right. This call was made on Tuesday on the occasion of the World Contraceptive Day which holds annually on the September 26, since it was launched in the year 2007. In commemoration of this year’s event, WHO,... Read More
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September 28, 2017

Court remands former PDP chairman, others in prison for diversion of IDPs food

A Federal High Court in Yola has ordered the remand of a former Adamawa PDP Chairman, Abdurrahman Bobboi, in prison for allegedly diverting food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Also remanded were a former Commissioner for Finance, Sanda Lamurde and, a former Chief Store Officer of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Feredan George. Highlights:... Read More
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September 28, 2017

“Hugh Hefner bought and sold women to other men” | 5 takeaways from Suzanne Moore’s no-nonsense article

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is dead. And while the likes of Kim K, Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton remember him fondly, Suzanne Moore, columnist with The Guardian prefers to get down to brass tacks, preserving the memory of the dead be damned. These are our 5 interesting takeaways from her article. A pimp living in... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: Jibrin has been on suspension for one year but when will 180 legislative days elapse?

On this day in 2016, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, the lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency in the House of Representatives, was served a 180-day suspension as punishment for dragging the House through mud with accusations and counter accusations in a widely-publicised budget padding scandal. Hon Jibrin served as the House of Reps Committee on Appropriation but was... Read More
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September 28, 2017

APC cannot stand, the system cannot stand – ADP Chairman

The National Chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Sani on Sunrise Daily (Channels Television) says the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun is only relevant during elections. Highlights: “…the mistake APC made, is they were shouting Buhari, Buhari like it is the solution, Buhari is not God, he is a human being, he... Read More
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September 28, 2017

With all these crimes, where is the spirituality in us? | Gombe Senator asks

Joshua Lidani, (Gombe south), on the floor of the Senate Thursday, while contributing to a motion sponsored by the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, on Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary, says Nigeria is spiritually challenged. Highlights: A lot of progress has been recorded in spite of the challenges… Nigeria is spiritually challenged, he said. With all these crimes,... Read More
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September 28, 2017

What Michelle Obama thinks of the women who voted for Trump

Former US first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday slammed women who voted for President Trump in the 2016 election, suggesting they voted against their own interests. Obama made the statement during Inbound, a sales and marketing conference in Boston. According to her, “any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice” by... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Falana writes UN over attacks on Kenyan judges

Human right lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has written the United Nations through its UN high commissioner for human rights to investigate reports of attacks on judges in Kenya. In a letter to the UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia Sayan, on Tuesday September 26,... Read More
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September 28, 2017

Christianise Nigeria with interest-free banks too | Falana tells CAN

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to “christainise” Nigeria. Falana spoke at the strategic dialogue  roundtable organised by the Social Economic Rights and Accountability, SERAP, held in Lagos on Thursday. Background: The Christian Association of Nigeria had alleged that the release of N100 billion Sukuk bond by the Federal Government was... Read More
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September 28, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] This is why Nigeria is backing out of 90 organisations

On the heels of what many – including the country’s minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama – have described as a successful outing at the just concluded 72nd UNGA, the Federal Executive Council has just announced a decision to withdraw the nation from 90 out of the 310 international organisations she’s currently subscribed to. Why... Read More
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