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September 13, 2017

Why Nnamdi Kanu is to blame for the face-off with the military – Southeast group

The South East Renewal Group (SERG) has blamed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu for the tension in the region. Highlights: SERG called on Igbo leaders of thought to do the needful in calming the tension in the region. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, the National... Read More
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September 13, 2017

What IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu are trying to do to Nigeria – Arewa youth

Arewa Youth, under the auspices of the Northern Youth Coalition, has claimed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is trying to destabilize President Muhammadu Buhari’s government before 2019. Highlights: In a statement in Kano on Wednesday, during a press conference at the Nigerian Union of Journalists’ Press Centre, the... Read More
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September 13, 2017

U.S. to refuse visa applications from 4 countries in deportation crackdown

In the latest demonstration to crack down on illegal immigrants, the U.S. State Department will from Wednesday stop issuing certain kinds of visas to selected citizens of Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea and Sierra Leone due to the affected nations refusal to take back US deportees. According to Reuters, the new policy sent out in cables by Secretary... Read More
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September 13, 2017

#StrongNBeautiful – See all the photos of the beautiful guests at the Profectiv MegaGrowth #MegaParty

Godrej Nigeria, a leading Nigerian FMCG company in partnership with leading US Hair Care Company Strength of Nature, launched the Profectiv MegaGrowth brand on Saturday, at Landmark, Victoria Island. Profectiv MegaGrowth is an iconic brand from the Strength of Nature family which has a stellar history of providing exceptional and effective hair care products for... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Atletico Madrid “make breakthrough in negotiations” in bid to sign Diego Costa

Atletico Madrid are reportedly on the verge of signing Chelsea outcast, Diego Costa. According to Sky Sports, Diego Simeone’s side have “made a breakthrough in negotiations over Costa’s proposed move from Chelsea.” The La Liga side are in a transfer ban meaning they can sign players but are unable to register them until January. It is believed... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Nigerian Army releases emergency phone lines for Operation Python Dance II

The Nigerian Army has released call lines, social media handles dedicated for Operation Python Dance II also known as ‘Exercise Egwu Eke II.’ The army said the operation will take off fully in the Southeast from September 15 to October 2017, to check criminal activities and agitators. In a statement on Wednesday, the Deputy Director,... Read More
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September 13, 2017

‘Lagos orders interstate transporters to vacate Ikorodu road’

The Lagos State Government Wednesday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to interstate commercial vehicle operators to vacate Ikorodu Road. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, disclosed this during the inspection of inter-state bus terminals on Ikorodu road. He said that the governor, Akinwunmi Ambode toured the area on Tuesday night and was very displeased... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Gbenga Odunsi: FCT civil servants reject NBS report on recession

By Gbenga Odunsi   For days, Gbenga Odunsi, a journalist, toured five of the federal ministries in Abuja, spending time with civil servants over the NBS report that Nigeria is officially out of recession. His findings show that majority of the civil servants do not believe the report- Nigerians wants to feel the NBS statistics... Read More
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September 13, 2017

El-Zakzaky’s supporters march to the Human Rights Commission, demand his release

The members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) today in Abuja staged a protest march at the Human Rights Commission (HRC) to demand the immediate release of their leader, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, according to Sahara Reporters. The Shi’ite leader has been held in custody since December 2015, when his followers clashed with the convoy of the Chief of... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Opinion: Frank De Boer gets the kick — deservedly so

by Adeshina Peter The EPL theory of expecting a sack announcement immediately after the manager or a club’s representative comes out with a story of a ‘harmonious relationship and unwavering commitment’ is still intact, apparently. Frank De Boer becomes the first Premier League manager to be fired this season as Crystal Palace decided they have... Read More
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September 13, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Is President Buhari uniting or dividing Nigeria?

A Facebook user posted this on her timeline yesterday September 12, 2017: “Niger Delta – Operation Crocodile Smile Boko Haram – Operation Lafiya Dole IPOB – Operation Python Dance II Fulani Herdsmen – Nothing And someone will say we are one Nigeria” This sarcastic information passed a detailed message on the fragmentation of Nigeria’s unity.... Read More
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September 13, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] A transwoman with a penis was moved to a women’s prison and this happened

One of the big discussions around the idea of transness is the argument that gender is innate and that person transforming from one gender to another doesn’t change their innate reactions and decision making process. Many transphobic people believe that physical attempts to affirm one’s preferred gender is just that, a physical change. They believe... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Youth forum urges President Buhari to create a separate Ministry for Nigerian youth

The Forum for Youth Advancement in Nigeria has said Nigerian youth deserve a ministry that will be solely for their affairs. A statement by the forum’s national president, Segun Folorunsho and secretary general, Garba Dan’Asabe, on Wednesday read, “With the recent development across the world where the youth are taking leadership roles, Nigerian youth deserve... Read More
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September 13, 2017

The Thread: President Buhari just made the biggest tactical blunder of the year

Criticism has followed the Nigerian Army’s invasion of Umuahia on the Federal Government’s orders. Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has criticised the use of force in Nnamdi Kanu’s home as unconstitutional; Foremost TwitterNG military analyst @beegeaglesblog tackles the military angle. Apparently, the equipment used to raid Nnamdi Kanu was a gift from the US... Read More
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September 13, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Lest we commit the Mohammed Yusuf error

A British anthropologist and UN messenger of Peace, Jane Goodall in one of her famous quote said: Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right. The quote perfectly connects with the methods the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More
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September 13, 2017

Opinion: The Yoruba political advance and Afenifere’s sabotage

by Dele Awogbeoba     The Yoruba have come a long way since the days of Goodluck Jonathan. Goodluck Jonathan’s government was without a doubt Nigeria’s most anti-Yoruba government ever surpassing even Abacha’s government in giving effect to a most egregious anti Yoruba agenda. Afenifere, that group of self appointed leaders with no political followership... Read More
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