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August 24, 2017

We didn’t fix admission cut-off marks, stakeholders did – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it did not fix the tertiary institutions minimum admission cut-off marks, contrary to reports. JAMB had announced that minimum cut-off marks for the university degree for the 2017 academic year be put at 120, Polytechnics and Monotechnics at 100. The body said the decision was a... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Opinion: Muhammadu Buhari’s unconvincing return from medical leave

by Fisayo Soyombo Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, brought his 103-day medical leave in the UK to a grand end on Saturday. Despite protests at home and abroad against his lengthy absence from work, his return to Nigeria was surprisingly heroic. Once Femi Adesina, his much-maligned spokesman, confirmed the president’s anticipated return, a “joie-de-vivre” atmosphere... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Malabu oil deal: Ex-President Jonathan ignores reps invitation

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has not yet responded to an invitation by the House of Representatives over the controversial $1.1bn Malabu oil deal, Punch reports. An ad hoc committee investigating the alleged diversion of the funds had invited Jonathan on July 5 after it said evidence in the line of the investigations indicated that the former... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Nigeria’s unity is not settled, negotiable – Southern leaders

Southern Leaders Forum on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was wrong to have said issues of national discourse should be taken to the National Assembly and the National Council of State. Buhari made the statement in his first speech after his arrival from London. The forum, represented by Chiefs Edwin Clark, Albert Horsefall (South-South); Chief... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Trump is just like Nigerian leaders | 3 things we learnt from Donald Trump’s latest rant

It’ safe to say that Donald Trump in fully back on his campaign trail. #45 still has over 3 years to go on a tumultuous (to say the least) tenure. Yesterday, he left the chaos of the constant bickering with Senators (Republicans too) behind and was off to Arizona on another one of his campaign-style... Read More
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August 24, 2017

South-East senators ask Nnamdi Kanu not to resort to violence

Senators from the South-East on Wednesday met with leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to the chairman of the Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia-South), the meeting took place in his Ohuru, Obingwa country home in Abia State on Tuesday. In a statement, Abaribe was quoted to have urged the agitators to... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Defeat me with superiority of your argument not AK47 | Nnamdi Kanu tells Buhari

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to defeat him with a more compelling argument against Biafra, rather than weapons. Kanu said this on Wednesday in Abia, in reaction to an order to security chiefs to curtail the excesses of secessionist groups, including IPOB. He said the... Read More
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August 24, 2017

Buhari has the right to hold or cancel FEC meeting – Adesina

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said no law stipulates that the federal executive council (FEC) meeting must hold every week. Adesina said this on Channels TV on Wednesday while defending Buhari’s decision to cancel the FEC meeting on Wednesday. Why it matters: There had been insinuations that... Read More
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August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Major takeaways from Paul Adefarasin’s message at #SLC2017

Pastor Paul Adefarasin can preach a storm. Just give him the platform and he’s ready to fire on. He opened up the conference today with an explosive exhortation from II Corinthians 4:6-7 which he titled: It’s Your Time To Emerge. Here are the major takeaways from his session: Most billionaires didn’t start out searching for... Read More
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August 23, 2017

YNaija Analysis: Another bomb blast in Maiduguri but the Army wants to monitor social media

The Nigerian Army has been in active combat, trying to wrestle the North East from the stronghold of deadly terror group, Boko Haram since 2009 (that’s if you choose to go with the theory that the terror fully began then and not seven years prior when the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād was actually founded). In... Read More
Thinking Through
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August 23, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Cheta Nwanze, Kemi Ariyo, Oby Ezekwesili, Shehu Sani and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
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August 23, 2017

Magu’s stance on NFIU’s separation from the EFCC worrisome – Malami

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) in a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, of frustrating the Federal Government’s war against corruption. Highlights of Malami’s statement: Magu “manipulated and misused intelligence” to deter the fight... Read More
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August 23, 2017

The Thread: “Garba Shehu is working against Buhari” | TwitterNG gives Garba Shehu a good knock out

If you’re anywhere near a device with data, you must know that Nigerians are bleeding shame and Garba Shehu is squarely to blame. You see, after we celebrated the return of our president who had been away for 103 days visiting the Queen, with proper pomp and paegantry, we were told the President would resume... Read More
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August 23, 2017

“If not for our efforts, Buhari wouldn’t have returned now” – Fayose

The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose Wednesday, during a meeting with political office holders at the Government’s House in Ado Ekiti has said he stands by all he said about President Muhammadu Buhari on his health, advising the President to resign because he is sick and tired. Key excerpts: “If not for our efforts, Buhari wouldn’t... Read More
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August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Spirit Life conference, Day 1 kicks off with uplifting worship #SLC2017

The long awaited Spirit Life Conference has finally kicked off and in grand style. For churches like House on The Rock, it won’t be a cliché statement to say their choristers are one of the best in Africa because to an extent they’ve earned it. How they always deliver every single time is so beautiful... Read More
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August 23, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. Social Media Will Now Be Dutifully Monitored – Military The Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche said the activities of Nigerians on social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military. 2. “Western Education Is Haram” “Bobrisky Will Be The... Read More
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August 23, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Garba Shehu didn’t just start hurting the Presidency | here are 3 other instances

This rat story should not even have come as a surprise to anyone. Here on the Presidential Blog, we have often wondered about how Mr Garba Shehu came to be the spokesperson for Nigeria’s number one citizen. Scratch that, we have often wondered about how anyone on President Buhari’s media team, as presently constituted, came... Read More
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August 23, 2017

ESPN removes sports broadcaster who has the same name as Confederate general

by Wareez Odunayo   After the white supremacist violent rally in Charlottesville, U.S. based global cable and satellite sports television channel, ESPN has removed announcer Robert Lee from broadcasting University of Virginia football games for sharing a name with the famous Confederate general Robert E. Lee. White nationalists gathered in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12... Read More
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August 23, 2017

Anambra election: Yul Edochie picks DPC nomination form

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie‎ has picked up his nomination form to run for the Anambra governorship election on the platform of the Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DPC). He battles it out with other candidates, especially another figure in the entertainment industry, Kingsley Chinweike Okonkwo, also known as Kcee. Antecedent: https://www.instagram.com/p/BWhWgKDFY7s/?taken-by=yuledochie And now… My name is Yul Edochie. ... Read More
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August 23, 2017

Eid-el-Kabir: Lagos govt to sell Lake Rice across 20 LGAs

As the Eid-el-Kabir celebration underway, the Lagos State Government is set to begin the sale of Lake Rice in the state. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has already announced that the Islamic celebration will take place September 1. The announcement by LASG was contained in a statement by the assistant director, public affairs, Lagos ministry... Read More
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August 23, 2017

The Thread: “Western Education is haram” “Bobrisky will be the norm” | TwitterNG rails against JAMB’s new cut-off mark

Nigerians are crying bloody murder against JAMB’s recent decision to reduce its cut-off mark to 120. People of God, 120. Who’s half-witted idea was this? Once upon a time, Nigeria used to be the place students all over the world flocked to for studies. Now our students are headed out of our shores in droves... Read More
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August 23, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: An ode to the rats of Aso Villa, as told by Senator Shehu Sani

Since we’re all being childish… Since the presidency is taking us all on a ride and selling us an idiotic story about rats infesting the Nigerian president’s office… Senator Shehu Sani of the weaker animals fame has penned an ode to the powerful rodents that have kept the President away from his workspace, and we... Read More
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