Human right organisation Amnesty International in a fresh report said about 381 civilians were killed by the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Nigeria and Cameroon in five months. According to the organisation, its data showed a comparative increase in Boko Haram attacks between April to early September 2017 as against the corresponding period in 2016. This...
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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has said contrary to reports, it is not secretly recruiting personnel. NSCDC Commandant General of the Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammad disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja in an interview. He however said the corps is trying to secure approval to recruit some Nigerians. “We are not recruiting and...
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The Presidency has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold this week. In a statement by the minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the Presidency said this was due to inadequate time to prepare documents for the meeting. The statement read, “This week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold...
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it would pay full match bonus to Super Eagles players and officials after playing a draw against Cameroon at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. NFF President Amaju Pinnick disclosed this to the team on board the Arik Air aircraft that flew the Nigerian delegation back from Yaounde...
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Judging from the responses that came through on Twitter NG, following Dr Yemi Kale’s thread showing the numbers which prove Nigeria is out of recession, more than a few Nigerians are doubting Thomases. Their view is if it cannot be seen in the prices and goods an services and the entire standard of living, we...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue It is, without a doubt, good to announce repeatedly and be happy for the exit from recession, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves yet; it is really one battle won. There is a danger in becoming complacent that the contractions are over. Like the President has noted in comments posted...
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The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers and a coalition of nine other militant groups on Monday threatened to resume attacks if the Federal Government does not stop discussions with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, within two weeks. In a communiqué signed by the leader of RNDA and Convener of the coalition of nine militant groups,...
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by Alexander O.Onukwue Agriculture was third in terms of sector contributions to the GDP according to the NBS number published today, September 5. While the services sector, with 53.73%, contributed most to the Real GDP in 2017, industries contributed 23.31% and agriculture 22.97%. One of the major effects of recession was the rapid rise of...
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Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim had donated one million Naira to victims of the Benue flooding. The actress announced the donation in an Instagram post on Tuesday. She also urged other celebrities to contribute towards the cause, stating that no donation was too small. She wrote, “Waking up to news about so many natural disasters happening...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue The numbers have shown that Nigeria is no longer in recession, but as many analysts are pointing out, it is by the least possible margin. Some argue that Nigeria, as Africa’s largest economy, should not really celebrate a 0.55% rise in GDP when there are over 180 million persons who will...
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Following President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program with a six-month delay for Congress to work on it, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made a statement clarifying the government’s stance and explaining the rationale behind the decision. According to the long paged release, the AG highlighted the menace, crime and indulgence constituted by the...
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The Economist Magazine in its annual world liveable cities ranking, ranked Lagos as the second least liveable cities in the world coming behind Damascus and ahead of Tripoli and Dhaka. Immediately the report was released there were reactions on the report with many condemning the report, while few praised the magazine for exposing the true...
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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina had said the country’s exit from recession has shown that President Muhammadu Buhari is working hard. Adesina said this while addressing a solidarity rally organised by the Centre for Civil Society and Justice, according to a statement by the Deputy Director of Information at...
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It has been announced that Nigeria is technically out of recession. But as the reactions to the numbers below show, it doesn’t mean that the prices of goods and services have reduced. Heck, it doesn’t even mean that families are not feeling the pinch economically. It simply means that there is positive growth. This is...
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Lagos state’s newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Edgar Imohimi today met with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The new CP who was appointed by Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris was received by the governor alongside the outgoing commissioner, Fatai Owoseni. In a series of tweets, the Governor iterated his support for...
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Joining the likes of US, Israel, Italy and Britain, the French government has unveiled plans to start using armed drones, according to The Local. Defence Minister, Florence Parly while speaking to a gathering of recruits and lawmakers in Toulon today said, “I decided to begin the process of arming our intelligence and surveillance drones”. Reveling...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said statistics does not translate to reality. Te opposition party said this while reacting to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that the nation has exited the economic recession. NBS had said the Nigerian economy has exited recession, having notched up a growth output of 0.55 per cent...
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We have a peculiar relationship with the President’s media advisor, Garba Shehu. Not that there’s any relationship so to say but we find that he often makes us tick – not always in the best of ways – and his attempts at humour often fall flat with us. Remember the time he tried to pass...
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by Wilfred Okiche For the sixth consecutive year, YNaija brings you its annual ranking of the most powerful young persons under the age of 40 who are getting things done in the brave new world of technology. From serial investors chasing the next big wave to developers and communication leaders. These 10 are breaking all...
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The Senate has expressed delight at the news report that Nigeria’s economy is officially out of recession. In a statement by Chairman of its Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the senate said the fit was commendable. The statement partly read, “The Senate received Q2 NBS economic report with great excitement....
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In Lagos, waterfront communities were the earliest form of habitation for Lagosians centuries, a situation which exists till date. The community is majorly made up of fishermen due to their closeness with the Atlantic Ocean. Some build their houses on water and others alongside the water. Waterfront communities in Lagos are found across all major...
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by Nkem Ndem Before you join me in psycho-analyzing the issue of a man’s “beauty” being subject to the weight of his pocket, let’s get one thing straight: Money is sexy as hell. Yes, I said so. A while ago, if someone made the same statement and I heard it, I would look at them...
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President Muhammadou Issoufou of Niger Republic has arrived Katsina to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura. The Nigerien president reportedly arrived Umaru Musa Yaradua International airport at about 11.15am. He was received by Katsina state Governor Aminu Masari , Secretary to State government Mustapha Inuwa, Chief Of Staff government House Bello Mandiya among others....
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by Samuel Okike According to the United Nations, over 120,000 Rohingya people have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in the last two weeks after a rise in violence against the Muslim ethnic minority. About 400,000 stateless Rohingya people have been estimated to be trapped in conflict zones in western Myanmar since more “clearance operations” by security...
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A French court ruled on Tuesday that a French celebrity magazine must pay more than 100,000 euros to Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate over topless photos published of the Duchess in 2012. The court also ordered Closer magazine’s editor and owner to each pay 45,000 euros ($53,000) in fines. The magazine had published...
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to bring the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, before the court on allegations of corruption against her. In a statement issued on September 3, 2017, by SERAP’S Deputy Director, Timothy...
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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said he would expel any member of the group who gives money to the Nigerian police as bail. Kanu said “Anybody in IPOB that gives money to the zoo police for their bail will be expelled from IPOB. The zoo police are using IPOB...
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by Pius Adesanmi There are two problems bordering on abomination in my title. First problem: the names, Saraki and Sowore, are appearing in the same sentence. Second problem: Saraki’s name even comes first in the list. If you feel disgusted, even violated, you are right. The names, Saraki and Sowore, should have no business in...
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A top North Korea diplomat on Tuesday said the Asian country has “more gift packages’’ for the US. Han Song, North Korea ambassador to the UN was making reference to the country’s latest and biggest nuclear weapons test. He made the announcement in Geneva in his address at the UN-sponsored conference on Disarmament. “I am proud...
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by Alexander O. Onukwue From the figures published on Nigeria’s GDP by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, the oil sector was estimated to have averaged at 1.84 million barrels per day, which is 0.15 million barrels higher than the daily average production recorded in the first quarter of June. That rate of production – the...
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