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September 9, 2017

PANDEF commends N’Delta militants for withdrawing quit notice to northerners, Yorubas

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on Friday applauded the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators for withdrawing the quit notice issued to Northerners and Yoruba living in the Niger Delta region. The militants also withdrew the threat to destroy oil and gas facilities. In a statement issued by its Coordinating Secretary, Dr. Alfred Mulade, the... Read More
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September 9, 2017

Step down immediately…you have exhausted your ideas | Obasanjo tells Togolese president

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe to step down “unless he has something new” to offer. The opposition in the country has continued to call for the resignation of the President who has ruled for 12 years. The opposition also staged protests demanding for a constitutional reform, which would limit the... Read More
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September 9, 2017

Gambian President Barrow confirms Fatoumata Tambajang as Vice-President

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has confirmed Fatoumata Tambajang as his vice president. The confirmation ends an eight-month dispute which questioned her appointment. Barrow had selected Tambajang in January after he took over powers but was unable to swear her in due to a law that prevented senior citizens from taking up the position. “President Barrow... Read More
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September 9, 2017

Even if Buhari does not contest in 2019, we don’t want someone who will only think of his family – APC

The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State has described Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan’s comment about President Muhammadu Buhari not re-contesting in 2019, as hasty. According to the party, the minister betrayed her loyalty to the present administration. The Organising Secretary of the Adamawa State Chapter of the APC, Ahmed Lawan,... Read More
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September 8, 2017

[The Sexuality Blog] Uganda plans to eradicate pornography and sexting | Here’s how

UPDATE: Text messages construed to be leading to sex [sexting] will be defined as porn and attract punishment says porn committee leader — Mujuni Raymond (@qataharraymond) September 6, 2017 This tweet was one of the first to announce the new ban on sexting by the Ugandan government. The new sexting ban (yes, we know it... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Here are details of the strategic dialogue between the U.S. and Kuwait

Following the visit of Kuwait’s leader Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah, to the White House and the subsequent meetings between the Emir and President Trump, Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson met with senior officials from the Kuwait government in a strategic dialogue on Friday to discuss relations across all spheres between both nations going forward. These... Read More
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September 8, 2017

‘Accountant-General asks minister to refund N12m spent on ghost projects’

A report from the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has revealed that payments upto N11,700, 000 were made by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, for ‘familiarisation visits’ to unnamed skill acquisition centres in selected states in 2015 by the minister and staff members, Premium Times reports. According to the... Read More
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September 8, 2017

The Thread: This is the curse of Nigeria’s leaders

There was a major riot over Atiku on Twitter yesterday, after Aisha Alhassan, Buhari’s Minister of Women’s Affairs, was outed for endorsing Atiku come 2019. Feyi Fawehinmi, Cheta Nwanze, Mark Essien and foremost voices on Political Twitter NG went head to head. It was quite the drama. We were well aware the conversation wasn’t going... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Stop attempting to politicise Nigeria’s exit from recession – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the standards of living of Nigerians will improve as the country exited recession. Mohammed said this on Friday in Abuja when he received Broadcast Media Editors in his office. The minister explained that “an economy that is just coming out of recession is like a man... Read More
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September 8, 2017

The Late 5: “Operation Python Dance 2.0”; Catholic priest shot in Lagos; and other top stories

Three Boko Haram terrorists, two allegedly computer specialists and the third a herbalist, have been remanded in prison custody by a Lokoja Chief Magistrate Court. The computer specialists were identified as Abdullahi Habib Audu, Bashiru Yahaya, and their medicine man, Ahmed Momoh. “Notwithstanding that bail is a constitutional right guaranteed the accused persons, the presumption... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Police arrest five suspects over shooting of Lagos priest

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the shooting of Rev. Father, Daniel Nwankwo, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Onilekekere, Cement on Friday. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole in a statement said the suspects are being interrogated. He said, “During early morning mass at St Thomas Catholic church Onilekere, Cement... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Facts vs Opinions: We should have a podcast for Sagay and the Senate

by Alexander O. Onukwue   There is still the question of whether members of the academia should bother about being directly involved in politics. The Vice President is a professor or of International Law, a first time this would happen in the Nigerian political scene, though former Vice President and then President, Goodluck Jonathan, had... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Reality check: Sagay and other Buhari cheerleaders are doing damage

by Alexander O. Onukwue Have you read the opinion piece put together by Mallam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, on the President who watches a 32” TV? Mallam Shehu has been lying low following the debacle about rats preventing the president from working from his office since... Read More
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September 8, 2017

Bannon slams Reince Priebus over Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape

Despite defeating all odds and forging a good combination while in the White House, Steve Bannon has taken a new turn by slamming the former White House Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus for his reaction to the “Access Hollywood” tape which threatened to destroy Trump’s candidacy during the campaigns. Bannon speaking in an interview with... Read More
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September 8, 2017

APC governors, ministers want Buhari to contest in 2019 – El-Rufai

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said governors and ministers under the All Progressives Congress (APC) want President Muhammadu Buhari to contest the 2019 presidential election. El-Rufa’i said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He said the governors and... Read More
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September 8, 2017

“Serena beats her ass and Sharapova ascends to another level of hateration” | Twitter gives Sharapova a good beating

Grand slam winner, Maria Sharapova has released a memoir titled Unstoppable: My Life so far. From the excerpts released, via Daily Mail it appears Sharapova was more concerned with G.O.A.T Serena Williams life than hers- or her doping issues. Take a look: “I don’t think she’s ever forgiven me for it’ – witnessing this ‘low... Read More
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September 8, 2017

My office did not leak information about high-profile cases | AGF tells EFCC

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for saying the list of high profile cases was leaked by his office. Recall that a list of high-profile individuals under investigation for corrupt practices had recently been leaked. In a statement issued by his Special... Read More
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September 8, 2017

You will do better as a Nollywood scriptwriter | Ezekwesili tells Garba Shehu

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has chastised the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu for engaging in ‘sycophancy’. The former minister was reacting to an article by Garba Shehu titled ‘A President’s 32” TV’. Shehu, in the article, praised Buhari for his simplicity as represented by a... Read More
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September 8, 2017

So is Itse Sagay guilty of hate speech?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement issued by Senator Sabi Abdullahi on behalf of the Senate urged President Buhari to rein in the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAc), Prof Itse Sagay, from spreading falsehood and making hate speeches against the Nigerian National Assembly. Prof Sagay has made claims about the salaries... Read More
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