Pentagon reporters berate lack of access to Defense Secretary Mattis

Pentagon reporters are voicing their grievances with the decreased access to Defense Secretary James Mattis, Politico reports. Since Mattis took reign of the Department reporters say they have encountered a reduction in journalists allowed to travel on official trips, as well as an unusual less transparency and public accountability. Since Mattis took reign of the Department reporters... Read More

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Defense Department, James Mattis, Pentagon reporters

September 19, 2017

Vera Ezimora: 9 Lessons from Kevin Hart’s cheating

by Vera Ezimora Kevin Hart has been in the news since Saturday, but for all the wrong reasons. A while ago, it came out that Kevin Hart was cheating on his wife and he went above and beyond to discredit the allegations. He made it sound like you’d have an easier time eating beef in... Read More

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celebrity marriages, confession, Eniko Hart, infidelity, KEvin HArt, opinion, relationship, Torrei Hart, Vera Ezimora

September 19, 2017

Army exercise was carefully planned in the interest of the Southeast – Buratai

The Ebonyi State Government has declared support for the recently launched Nigerian Army exercise codenamed “Egwu Eke’’, Python Dance II, in the Southeast. Highlights: Gov. David Umahi declared the support when he received the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. Umahi noted that there was a misconception of the exercise by some people in... Read More

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David Umahi, Ebonyi, Nigerian Army, Operation Python Dance II, Tukur Buratai

September 19, 2017

Call for Nominations: Her Network Woman of the Year Awards 2017

Her Network announces “Call for nominations” and is now accepting entries for its debut annual “Woman of the Year” awards. The platform which seeks to honour and celebrate outstanding millennial women in Nigeria has announced that nomination entries can now be sent in via their website www.hnwoty.com or via email nominations@hnwoty.com Nominee category sectors where... Read More

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art, awards, entrepreneurship, Her Network, Her Network Woman of the Year Awards, nominations

September 19, 2017

Protesters confront Pelosi in San Francisco over DACA

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was at the receiving end of a huge confrontation by angry protesters in San Francisco on Monday for tentatively signing a deal with President Trump over a program to extend legal protections to young undocumented immigrants, FOX news reports. Pelosi was in her home city to ramp support for the legislation that... Read More

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September 19, 2017

18 killed, several others injured as troops repel Boko Haram attack

Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in Sambisa forest. The report: The repelling of the attacks led to the killing of 18 Boko Haram suspects, with several others escaped with gunshot wounds, after recovering their arms... Read More

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boko haram, Nigerian troops, sambisa

September 19, 2017

Adebola Williams, Bayo Omoboriowo to speak at Digital Medium Africa marketing conference

Many things have changed, many things are changing and still, many things will change in the near future in our world. One major thing that perfectly fits into this is the way business is done, especially the advertising and marketing aspect of business. The advent of the internet disrupted existing modus operandi in the marketing... Read More

Partners

September 19, 2017

Stop spreading propaganda | Jonathan tells Lai Mohammed

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, signed by Reno Omokri has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for planning to extend the military show of force to the Southsouth and the Southwest. Jonathan had earlier appealed to all Nigerians to remain peaceful and not compromise the unity of Nigeria. The post: The insinuations in the... Read More

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Goodluck Jonathan, lai mohammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Reno Omokri

September 19, 2017

[The Music Blog] Buzz Review: There is a naughty secret on Niniola’s new single “Sicker”

Through sleeper hits and cheeky Afropop that wouldn’t be so distinct if it was any other singer, Niniola has leveled her brand of Afro-house in the class of unambiguously playlist-worthy pop music. Being the only woman to have pulled off a summer hit for 2017 with “Maradona”, is worthy of mention considering much has been... Read More

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Afropop, Music, Niniola, Niniola Sicker, Sarz, Sicker

September 19, 2017

This is Ivanka Trump’s mission at the UN General Assembly

Ivanka Trump is among the US delegates led by her father President Donald Trump to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York. • Her mission in New York According to CNN, the trusted first daughter and senior adviser to her father will attend private meetings of her own. Ivanka is scheduled between Tuesday... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Sam Hart: This is what the Nigerian Army almost cost Nigeria

by Sam Hart “We are grateful to God for intervening in stopping what could have been the greatest bloodbath known in the history of mankind” The above were the remarks of Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu when he visited the Press Centre of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Umuahia on Sunday,... Read More

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IPOB, national security, nigeria, Operation Python Dance, opinion, Sam Hart

September 19, 2017

Entertainment Roundup: Richard Mofe-Damijo, Ego Boyo team up for new TV series; Drake gets a tattoo of Denzel Washington | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are sure to buzz all day this Tuesday. Richard Mofe-Damijo and his “onscreen wifey”, Ego Boyo reunite for new TV series We know the new television series will be called “The Mr X Family Show”. We know Richard Mofe-Damijo... Read More

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Denzel Washington, Drake, ego boyo, Kelly Hansome, richard mofe damijo, sugarcane, Tattoo, tiwa savage, wizkid

September 19, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 19th of September

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija: Allow us dump recall documents in front of Melaye’s office | INEC tells court UPDATE: After 36 days, ASUU calls off strike APC begins tour of Southsouth ahead of 2019

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September 19, 2017

4 people dead as NNPC Lagos depot explodes

Four people are reportedly dead after an explosion at the Petroleum Wharf, Apapa, Lagos. Highlights: Punch reports – the explosion occurred when some hoodlums attacked a vessel, identified as Histria Ivory, discharging Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to scoop fuel spilling from the vessel around 3 am. An eyewitness said, “The fire incident started around 3 am... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Rita Dominic, Omoni Oboli, Betty Irabor, others attend the Cointreau-Fizz soiree hosted by Media Room Hub

Last weekend, MediaRoomHub hosted the Cointreau- Fizz soiree at the George hotel, Ikoyi, to celebrate the launch of the …

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September 19, 2017

Trump meets Macron for bilateral discussions in New York

As part of bilateral discussions with various world leaders as disclosed by the White House on Monday in the wake of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Trump after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu also held discussions with French President, Emmanuel Macron. Trump was pleased to meet the young French... Read More

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September 19, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: ASUU strike ends | Official launch of Army exercise in the S’East | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. After 36, ASUU calls off strike – YNaija We did not declare IPOB a terrorist organisation – Buratai – YNaija Impending fuel scarcity as NUPENG joins ULC strike – YNaija Accept your ineptitude, PDP tells APC – YNaija Gov Shettima says Nigeria cannot afford to separate – YNaija Buhari ‘signs’... Read More

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September 19, 2017

The Big 5: ASUU suspends strike; IPOB says Nnamdi Kanu has gone missing; and other top stories

Good morning Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: After 36 days, the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has finally suspended its strike. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement in Abuja late Monday. He said the union was suspending the strike until the end of October for the... Read More

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APC, ASUU, big 5, Daily 5, dino melaye, INEC, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu

September 19, 2017

Accept your ineptitude, stop blaming a superficial opposition, PDP tells APC

In the light of the happenings in the Southeast, following the launch of the Operation Python Dance II exercise and the crisis that followed, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop shifting blames and solve the problems inherent in the polity. This is in reaction to a... Read More

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APC, lai mohammed, PDP

September 19, 2017

Trump calls for political freedom in Venezuela

US President Donald Trump hosted Latin American leaders to a dinner on Monday night in New York on the sides if the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. The dinner was aimed at discussing the possible solutions to the turmoil and uprisings that have ravaged Venezuela since several months back. We call for the full restoration... Read More

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donald trump, Latin America, peace, Political freedom, Venezuela

September 19, 2017

We did not “declare” IPOB a terrorist organisation – Buratai

The chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai says the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) did not “declare” the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) a terrorist organisation – that the DHQ only “pronounced” the group as a terrorist organisation. The sequence: Army inaugurates Operation Python Dance II in the Southeast which only met strong resistance, especially from members... Read More

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Chief of Army Staff, IPOB, Nigerian Army, Operation Python Dance II, Tukur Buratai

September 19, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: A million pythons cannot dance away the Biafra question

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. — Albert Einstein Whoever he is, the military officer who coined the codename ‘Python Dance’ is a genius. Although an original version of the military operation, the Python Dance I, held between November 27 and December 27,... Read More

Opinion

Abia State, biafra, Buhari, nigeria, Nigerian Army, Operation Python Dance II, opinion, Politics

September 19, 2017

Police arraigns 7 IPOB members

Seven suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were remanded in Aba prison for alleged murder and arson by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Aba, Abia. The suspects – Chinonso Ude, Maduabuchi Echereodo, Ukochukwu Ikechukwu, Okechukwu Daniel, Okezie Jeremiah , Chizuruoke Nwanmuo and Ifeanyi Sunday – were remanded in prison custody after their arraignment... Read More

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Abia State, IPOB, nigerian police

September 19, 2017

FG to meet NUPENG today as fuel depots remain shut

A nationwide strike called by the United Labour Congress (ULC) commenced on Monday and led to the shutdown of fuel depots in Apapa, Lagos and other parts of the country and, threatened the supply of petroleum products. Highlights: Punch reports – oil workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas... Read More

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nlc, NUPENG, TUC, United Labour Congress (ULC)

September 19, 2017

Reuben Abati: The python does not dance

by Reuben Abati Operation code-names have been an important part of military operations since the Germans first applied them in World War 1 but it may be said that the recent (or ongoing?) controversial military exercise in the South Eastern part of Nigeria codenamed Operation Python Dance II is the first major incident in Nigerian... Read More

Opinion

IPOB, nigeria, Nigerian Army, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, python dance, reuben abati

September 19, 2017

APC begins tour of Southsouth ahead of 2019

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly begun tour of states in the Southsouth zone to mobilise support for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the party ahead of the 2019 general elections. Highlights: The Zonal Publicity Secretary of the APC, Martins Mukoro said the tour would also afford it to reconcile all aggrieved members... Read More

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APC, Hilliard Eta, Martins Mukoro, Muhammadu Buhari, southsouth

September 19, 2017

“We cannot afford to separate” – Gov Shettima

The governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu received five other governors from the Northern part of the country on Monday. Highlights From Ikpeazu: “We won’t allow an infinitesimal few to separate us”. Ikpeazu expressed gratitude to the Northern delegation for coming to solidarise with the people of Abia. From Shettima (Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum): “On behalf of... Read More

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Kasim Shettima, Northern Governors, Okezie Ikpeazu, Southeast region

September 18, 2017

UPDATE: After 36 days, ASUU calls off strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced suspension of its strike action. The ASUU President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, announced this in Abuja late on Monday. The condition: The union said it was suspending the strike till end of October for the Federal Government to fulfill its promises. The union directed university lecturers to resume duty... Read More

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ASUU, ASUU strike 2017, call of, strike, suspend

September 18, 2017

INEC releases amended timetable for Melaye’s recall

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will conduct verification of signatures for the recall of Dino Melaye on October 14. INEC disclosed this in its amended timetable and schedule of activities issued by its Secretary, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, in Abuja on Monday. Ogakwu said the verification would take place in all polling... Read More

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dino melaye, INEC, recall, release, Timetable

September 18, 2017

Allow us dump recall documents in front of Melaye’s office | INEC tells court

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday urged Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja to allow it serve Dino Melaye his recall petition through substituted means. Background: Dimgba had directed INEC to resume the process of the recall of Melaye. He asked INEC to verify the signatures of the 188,588 registered voters who... Read More

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