August 28, 2017

Brexit negotiations resume as British Secretary meets EU counterpart

by Adedotun Michael Brexit negotiations have resumed today as Britain’s Brexit Secretary David Davis held a joint press conference with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, in Brussels at exactly 4 pm today. According to Express UK, the new round of negotiations is believed to traverse key issues including citizens’ rights and the UK’s... Read More

Brexit, British Secretary, David Davis, EU, Michel Barnier

August 28, 2017

FG not planning to gag media houses – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that the Federal Government, in its ongoing fight against hate speech and fake news. will not make any law or directive that will ‘disturb’ processes in media houses. The Minister gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos when he paid a working visit to the... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Governor Fayose, Mayweather/McGregor, JAMB | Here are last week’s winners and losers

From the world of sports to entertainment to politics and to Nigeria’s villa of rodents, here are last week’s winners and losers: WINNERS Floyd Mayweather The 40-year-old champion walked out of retirement to take on newcomer, Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. At the 65th second of the 10th... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

Conor McGregor, donald trump, Fayose, floyd mayweather, JAMB, Presidency, president buhari, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce

August 28, 2017

Witness’ testimony gives details of Fayemi’s debt, contradicting Fayose’s claims

A witness, who works in the Funds Management Department in the Office of Accountant General, appearing Monday, before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry, probing the handling of Ekiti’s finances between October 2010 and October 2014, has revealed that the total amount of debt left behind by the administration of former Governor Kayode Fayemi was N49... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi

August 28, 2017

Have you heard of the 3 M-Men of the Kaduna mafia?

by Alexander O. Onukwue For as long as the Buhari presidency has existed, there has been talk of cabals and shadow show-runners that actually run the Government instead of the persons Nigerians elected. While a number of names often come up as being associated with the so-called cabal, some particular persons have featured more... Read More

Story of the day

Cabal, Junaid Mohammed, Mahmud Tukur, mamman daura, Musa Bello, The Kaduna Mafia

August 28, 2017

UNILORIN appoints new Vice Chancellor

The management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has appointed Sulyman Abdulkareem of the department of Chemical Engineering as its 10th Vice-Chancellor. The University’s Pro-Chancellor and chairman of the council, Abdullahi Oyekan, announced the appointment on Monday at a press briefing, TheCable reports. Oyekan said the institution reached the decision after a meeting of the... Read More

Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, Abdullahi Oyekan, Sulyman Abdulkareem, UNILORIN

August 28, 2017

Joe Biden rebukes Trump over Charlottesville violence’s statement

Former Vice President Joe Biden has strongly rebuked President Trump over his response to the violent incidence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr Pence joined several others who slammed the President for his so-called biaz response on the White supremacists incited violence. He urged Americans to fight for what he called “a battle for the soul of... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Liverpool agree deal to sign RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita

Liverpool have agreed on a club record deal to sign Naby Keita – but he won’t move from RB Leipzig until next summer. Keita, 22, underwent a medical today after the Reds reached an agreement with the Bundesliga outfit. Leipzig weren’t prepared to sell Keita during the current window with Liverpool having a second bid... Read More

liverpool, Naby Keita, RB Leipzig

August 28, 2017

Chelsea agree £35m deal with Arsenal for Oxlade-Chamberlain

Having agreed on a deal with Arsenal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ready to discuss personal terms with Chelsea. The England international is expected to undergo parts of his medical at St George’s Park ahead of a proposed £35 million switch. The England international held crunch talks with the Gunners last week but rejected a final contract... Read More

alex oxlade-chamberlain, arsenal, chelsea, English premier league

August 28, 2017

The art of second-guessing the second in command

by Alexander O. Onukwue A former House member of the House of Representatives in the second republic, Dr Junaid Mohammed, gave a refreshingly blunt and lucid interview to the Punch newspapers, in which he bared many things with the poise that many have not dared to muster. The former legislator discussed a range of... Read More

Story of the day

Abba Kyari, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, President Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

August 28, 2017

“Lagos is one of the highest waste generators in the world” | 7 takeaways from Governor Ambode’s article

Governor Ambode is pitching Lagos afresh to Nigerians. In this piece, he shares his plans for the future. These are our 7 takeaways from the article. 1 Letter from a simple Nigerian I am sharing my thoughts in this article, not necessarily as the governor of Lagos State but as a Nigerian; a Nigerian who... Read More

The Alausa Blog

Governor Ambode, lagos state, opinion, Regional government

August 28, 2017

Eid-el-Kabir: Friday, Monday declared as public holiday

Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017, has been declared as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) in a statement Monday, in Abuja signed by the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr Rufa’i Attahiru announced the holidays.

Abdulrahman Dambazau, Eid-el-Kabir, Muslim holiday, Rufa’i Attahiru

August 28, 2017

#BringBackDiezani: EFCC urges Nigerians to be patient, says extradition requires a ‘painstaking process’

Convener of OurMumuDonDo – Charles Oputa (Charly Boy) and Convener, Concerned Nigerians- Deji Adeyanju have begun another daily-sit-out at the Headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Abuja to demand the extradition of the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke from the United Kingdom, so she is present to defend herself from the... Read More

#BringBackDiezani, Diezani Alison Madueke, EFCC, former petroleum minister

August 28, 2017

Why Abba Kyari supported Osinbajo in Buhari’s absence

by Alexander O. Onukwue Contrary to the widespread speculation that a cabal was working against Yemi Osinbajo when he was Acting President, he received the support of the Aso Villa administrative machinery as organised under the leadership of Chief of Staff Abba Kyari. This was contained in a corrective issued against The Punch by... Read More

Story of the day

Abba Kyari, Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

August 28, 2017

Republicans brace for a challenging September amidst Trump attacks

Congressional Republicans while looking forward to September resumption to Capitol Hill, are jeering up for another round of criticisms and twitter attacks from President Trump, casting fears over the President’s outbursts which might complicate their legislative agenda. Their worry is not unconnected with Trump’s last week torrent of tweets in which he fiercely criticized three... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Abia is still crawling like a baby at 26 – NLC Chairman

The chairman of the Abia state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Uchenna Obigwe says after 26 years of its creation, “the state is still crawling like a baby” in terms of development, TheCable reports. Obigwe said this while speaking on the 26th anniversary of the state and the level of progress so far... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Macron faces a difficult week with EU policy move

On the heels of a plummeting ratings at home, French President, Emmanuel Macron will lay out his foreign policy vision this week despite efforts of such on the international stage which has yet to produce results. The President today welcomes his counterpart from Chad, Niger and Libya as well as leaders of Germany, Spain and... Read More

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Abba Kyari

August 28, 2017

Understanding Abba Kyari through the lens of Garba Shehu

by Alexander O. Onukwue The senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, released a long statement debunking media reports that there has been a cabal working to undermine Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The over one thousand words statement made to express the view of a united Presidential team,... Read More

Story of the day

Abba Kyari, Garba Shehu, Presidency

August 28, 2017

Buhari meets with ministers, CBN governor on the state of the economy

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday, received briefings from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefuele, on the state of the economy. The Ministers and the CBN Governor updated the President on the improving state of the economy; the... Read More

Godwin Emefiele, kemi Adeosun, Muhammadu Buhari, state of the economy, Udo Udoma

August 28, 2017

Unfair belittling of officers won’t encourage them – Police

In a statement published by The Nation, the Nigerian Police has urged Nigerians to see the force as a vehicle of law-enforcement and positive change, rather than just a platform for corruption. In summary: Nigerians should see “beyond our peculiar fogginess” and stop unfair criticism of the Nigerian Police. Such unfair belittling and/or ingratitude would only... Read More

Change begins with me, Ibrahim Idris, Nigerian police officers, NPF, Police reforms

August 28, 2017

Immigration service bans cash payments at offices

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Monday, in Abuja announced the ban of cash payments for passport processing as part of efforts to eliminate corruption at all passport offices nationwide.‎ The NIS spokesperson, Sunday James disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He‎ said that the Comptroller General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede,... Read More

backyard payment, corruption, illegal payments in NIS, Nigerian Immigration Service

August 28, 2017

Gas explosion brings down Plateau Polytechnic female hostel

A fire has reportedly wrecked the female hostel in the Jos campus of the Plateau State Polytechnic on Monday. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire, which started around 8.30 a.m., raged on till 11.44, causing confusion among students and staff – No life was, however, lost. A security man, Yusuf... Read More

Gas explosion, inferno, Plateau State Polytechnic

August 28, 2017

Brigitte Macron’s interview records huge sales for Elle magazine

by Adedotun Michael French women’s magazine Elle has sold a record number of copies – thanks to cover star and ‘first lady’ Brigitte Macron, according to The Local. Ms. Macron has ignited a huge sale for French women’s magazine “Elle” with her first interview with the outfit. According to Le Journal du Dimanche, the interview featured... Read More

Brigitte Macron, Elle Magazine, Interview

August 28, 2017

Just In: Buhari meets Adeosun, Udoma, others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma; and the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Details later…

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August 28, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Why the Imo State Government MUST answer for the death of a future leader

Military officers acting under the instructions of the Imo State Government, on Saturday, August 26, 2017, shot dead a ten-year-old boy Somtochukwu Ibeanusi during the forceful demolition of the Owerri Main Market, popularly known as Eke-Ukwu in Owerri. The boy had gone to the market to help his parents pack out their goods but soldiers... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Eke-Ukwu, Imo State government, Nigerian armed forces, Owerri, Rochas Okorocha

August 28, 2017

Court orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s N7.6bn

A Federal High Court in Lagos has approved the permanent forfeiture of N7,646,700,000, linked to former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the funds were illegally kept in Sterling Bank. The EFCC on Monday told Justice Chuka Obiozor that the N7.6bn was part of the $153,310,000, Alison-Madueke allegedly siphoned... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Just In: #OurmumuDonDo storm EFCC office, demand Diezani’s repatriation

Convener of the #Ourmumudondo movement, Charles Oputa popularly Charly Boy and some other protesters have besieged the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. The group is demanding the repatriation of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is being investigated for corruption in Nigeria and currently in the United Kingdom. Details later…

#OurmumoDonDo, corruption, Diezani Alison Madueke, protesters, Repatriation

August 28, 2017

The Thread: These are the consequences of playing games with a woman’s heart

“Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” is the saying people use to explain the acute differences between the sexes and the mystery that is a woman. Are you interested in unravelling the mystery that is woman? Let’s start with the consequences of leading a woman on. It’s an interesting See below: A... Read More

heartbreak, Leading women on, Love, Relationships, The Thread

August 28, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: The rats are not to blame

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Throughout last week, it didn’t feel good to be Nigerian. On Tuesday in particular, reading the international media was a painful experience. “Nigerian president to ‘work from home’ after rat infestation,” read the headline of a BBC report on Nigeria, with the lead going: Nigeria’s president will spend three months working... Read More

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August 28, 2017

Inflation rate drops to 16.05%, sinks for 6th consecutive month

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has released latest data showing that the rate of inflation has dropped for the sixth consecutive month. According to the NBS, inflation rate dropped to 16.05% from 16.1% in June. It reads in part, ” The inflation report for July 2017 reveals that headline inflation has again reduced to... Read More

16.05%, 6th consecutive month, inflation rate, sinks

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