Tillerson says he told Putin U.S-Russia relationship could get worse and it did

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Tuesday that he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the relationship between the U.S. and Moscow was bad and could get worse, POLITICO reports. “I told President Putin when I saw him in the Kremlin in March and I’ve told Foreign Minister Lavrov... Read More

Russia, sanctions, united states, Vladimir Putin

[The Alausa Blog] Gunmen kidnap Lagos council staff, demand N20m ransom

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped a staff of Ikeja Local Government in Lagos, Shamsideen Omotayo on Agbowa-Imota road, near Ikorodu. Omotayo, a clerk in the council, was abducted on his way to work. Afolabi Olawale, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), confirmed the kidnap. He said the abductors have contacted the council, demanding... Read More

The Alausa Blog

gunmen, kifnap, lagos council, N20m, ransom, Staff

Osinbajo urges APC governors to fulfil promises to Nigerians

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has urged governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to deliver their promises to Nigerians. Osinbajo said this in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state, on Tuesday at the conclusion of a Federal Government- Progressives Governors’ Forum parley. He said depite numerous challenges, the APC-led Federal Government will deliver... Read More

APC governors, nigerians, promoses, Yemi Osinbajo

Neglect of Lagos-Ibadan expressway: A slap on the Federal Government

by Tosin Adesina One major project that has gulped trillions of Naira without completion is the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, which is also the busiest expressway in West Africa. It is divided into two major sections: the Lagos-Sagamu section and the Sagamu to Ibadan section. The Obasanjo government between 1999-2007 did little or nothing on the road... Read More

Story of the day

Bi-Courtney, contractors, Julius Berger, LAgos-Ibadan Expressway, neglect, RCC

‘Wike revokes certificate of occupancy of hotel where Amaechi lodges’

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy of Novotel Hotel, Port Harcourt, one of the places where Amaechi lodges whenever he visits the state, TheCable reports. According to the news medium, the facility which has 117 rooms is located at 3 Stadium road, Rumola, Port Harcourt. Former commissioner... Read More

certificate of occupancy, hotel, Novotel hotel, Nyesom Wike, Rivers Stste, Rotimi Amaechi

[The Sexuality Blog] 5 things to know about the 42 men arrested in Lagos for homosexuality

On the 31st of July 2017, gossip social media channel, Instablog9ja first broke the news that the Lagos State taskforce at the behest of the citizens of Owode, had raided a hotel and arrested 42 alleged homosexuals. There hasn’t been any proper information about the arrest and the details; the actual number of people arrested,... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

ambode, gays in Nigeria, Homoseuals, homosexuals arrested in Lagos, violence against homosexuals

Peregrino Brimah: You’re Fired! Trump 11; Buhari 0

by Peregrino Brimah In 6 months in office, US president Donald Trump has wasted no time in getting rid of people he has issues with. At least 11 officials have been fired in one form or another. The list includes: NSA Michael Flynn, Acting AG Sally Yates, US Attorney, Southern District of NY, Preet Bharara,... Read More

Anthony scaramucci, Buhari's apathy, donald trump, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Turn over in the White House, White House Chaos

Pius Adesanmi: A trip to Isanlu, my homeland (Pt 1)

by Pius Adesanmi Tayo and I set forth on a trip to our source. We set forth on roads unworthy of the animal dignity of pigs. Successive generations of Nigeria’s federal leadership have decided that these roads, beneath the dignity of swine, are all their people deserve. You see their convoys of glistening Toyota Prados... Read More

Kogi on the map, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, putting Isanlu, Travel Diaries

Donate your double pay to charity | SERAP tells Saraki

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to return all pension he received as governor of Kwara State after becoming a senator. The group welcomed the decision by Saraki to stop receiving pension as a former governor. SERAP had written to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to... Read More

Bukola Saraki, charity, donate, double pay, Pension, SERAap

Opinion: Nigeria risks breaking up without restructuring

by Prof. Babs Onabanjo The handwriting is clear. The cloud is gathering. Our dear country Nigeria is sitting on a gun pounder, waiting to explode. Nigeria has remained in the tunnel of misery, including fighting an avoidable civil war which claimed over a million lives. The drum of war is being played in many... Read More

biafra, Federalism, nigeria, opinion, restructuring, secession, Unitary system of government

Continue the fight, no rest yet, Buratai tells troops in the North East

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has urged Nigerian troops in the North-East not to relent, as the war has not ended. According to him, there are more tasks to be carried out in the efforts to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, TheCable reports. Buratai gave the charge while addressing troops of the... Read More

boko haram, insurgency, Nigerian Army, terrorism, Tukur Buratai

Philippines Duterte attacks N’Korea’s Kim Jong-un, calls him a “son of a b_tch”

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Wednesday described North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un as a “fool” and a “son of a bitch”, days before Manila hosts an international meeting certain to address Pyongyang’s long-range missile tests. Duterte’s attacks went all out for Kim, condemning him for “playing with dangerous toys”, setting the stage for next week’s... Read More

Kim Jong Un, North Korea, nuclear missiles, Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte

A thread on what Professor Osinbajo has been up to today and one response that shows how Nigerians miss the point

Acting President, Professor Osinbajo is currently speaking alongside former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon on the importance of ensuring unity in diversity. His media aide, Laolu Akande is on Twitter updating us on his activities: AgP Osinbajo speaking this morning @ Institute for Security Studies seminar themed: Unity in Diversity. With him is General Gowon... Read More

The Presidential Blog

Acting President, Laolu Akande, the Presidential Blog, Unity in diversity, Yemi Osinbajo

Senior Trump cabinet members take part in weekly Bible study classes

Top members of President Trump’s Cabinet take part in weekly Bible study classes, according to the Christian Broadcasting Network. Regular faces at the study classes are Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Agriculture Secretary Sunny Perdue, and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney... Read More

Bible study, Mike Pence, President Trump, Ralph Drollinger, Republicans

Just In: 7 left dead as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community

Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a community in Adamawa State, killing at least seven people. According to PUNCH, the insurgents attacked Mildo community, Madagali Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday morning. Details later…

adamawa, boko haram, insurgency, terrorism

“My body understood Fela’s music before my head” | Paul McCartney, Talib Kweli, other music icons share thoughts on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

Fela, the irreverent, the maverick, the musical genius, the unfettered, Abami Eda, first of his name. This day in 1997, the world received the news of the death of the greatest musician and disruptor of his time and indeed, now. Exactly two decades after his death, Fela Anikulapo Kuti remains a worldwide icon and a... Read More

Thinking Through

20 years, Afrobeats, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Icon, Music, Paul McCartney

Barcelona reacts to Neymar’s decision to leave the club

La Liga giants, FC Barcelona have reacted to Neymar’s decision to leave the club for Paris Saint Germain. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, the management reminded the player and his father of the process they have to undergo, before he would be allowed to leave. The statement reads, The player Neymar... Read More

barcelona, neymar, Neymar Jr

“Take me to court or jail me” | Tsav insists on corruption allegations against Gov Ortom

The Commissioner in charge of the Public Complaints Commission, Benue, Abubakar Tsav, says he will not withdraw his alleged derogatory comments about Gov. Samuel Ortom as requested by the Tiv Traditional Council. Tsav said on Wednesday in Makurdi that he stood by his letter where he urged the anti-graft and security agencies to investigate allegations of... Read More

Abubakar Tsav, benue, corruption, Public Complaints Commission, Samuel Ortom, tiv

[The Activism Blog] The National Assembly is planning to kill NGOs with its ridiculous NGO Regulatory Bill

The House of Representatives is presently considering what might be called ‘the most dangerous piece of legislation’ to come before the National Assembly since 1999 – one more reading left. The NGO Regulatory Bill sponsored by the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril is dangerous because it aims to clip the... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Chioma Chuka, Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril, national assembly, NGO Regulation Bill, Prof Chidi Odinkalu

MEND pulls out of N’Delta coalition over ‘unwarranted’ threats

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has withdrawn its representatives in the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) – a coalition of elders and leaders of the region. According to TheCable, PANDEF played a major role in ending the resurgence of militancy under the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Spokesman of MEND,... Read More

Edwin Clark, MEND, Niger Delta, PANDEF

[The Church Blog] The Bible is not the word or voice of God

by Ayomipo Edinger The Bible is not the word of God. It is not the voice of God either. No, this is not meant to be click-bait. I now believe that the Bible is not the word of God and it is not the voice of God. I know I have lost 80% of my... Read More

Ayomipo Edinger, bible, Faith, God, The Church Blog

Ololade Ajekigbe: What Google Instant Street View means for us

by Ololade Ajekigbe You can now explore the vibrant city of Lagos from your couch. Naija, Street View has landed. #GoogleforNigeria pic.twitter.com/zjXVkJPZm5 — Google in Africa (@googleafrica) July 27, 2017 Just in case you have been oblivious of the development before now, you can now view your street and even your exact place of residence... Read More

Advantages of technology, google nigeria, Google Street View, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion, Sundar Pichai

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Tinubu faults media report that he acquired a new airplane

A former governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu Tuesday, falsified reports that he recently purchased a new airplane. Tinubu described the report as false, stressing that the publication was partial and unfair in the said report. THISDAY newspaper had in its July 23 edition said that the former Lagos governor recently purchased a new airplane. But... Read More

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[The Activism Blog] BudgIT’s Civic Hive is set to change the face of citizenship engagement in Nigeria

By now, we are sure you know we are big fans of BudgIT and the work they do with citizenship engagement. On Saturday, July 29th, it launched its latest project, Civic Hive, and we were there. Located on the second floor of BudgIT’s new office in the Yaba area of Lagos, the Civic Hive is... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Amplify, Budgit, Civic Hive, Gavel, Locate, Omidyar Network, Open Medic, SaharaReporters Media Foundation

Neymar confirms to his teammates that he’s leaving

Neymar‘s potential world record move to French club, Paris Saint-Germain moved a step closer on Wednesday as the Brazilian informed. his Barcelona teammates he is leaving the club, AFP reports. “The player came to train as scheduled and announced to his teammates that he is leaving. The coach has given him permission to not train and to... Read More

barcelona, neymar, paris saint germain, Spanish Football

Tribute: “A man is not dead until he’s forgotten” | 20 years on, Fela is alive and strong

by Aduratomi Bolade If Fela were still alive, he would have been 79 on October 15, but he’s not: he died on this day in 1997. I remember that day clearly, the news broke on a Saturday evening, my dad had gone out and he was just returning home when we heard the announcement on... Read More

Afrobeat music, Anniversary of Fela's death, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Femi Kuti, fusing music and politics, Music, seun kuti, The music legend, Trending stories, Tribute

The Media Blog: We found a gem called ‘Village Factor’

An essay on colonial architecture in Lagos. An interrogation of JayZ’s 4:44 album. Headlines like ‘Five Black Novels about Afrofuturism’. A deconstruction of Nico Mbarga. Just the kinds of things you find on this cite little online platform we discovered called VillageFactor.com. Describing itself, it says, “Village Factor curates the most compelling stories on ideas,... Read More

Nico Mbarga, The Media Blog, Village Factor

[The Music Blog] What everyone (including Wizkid) got wrong about Sounds From The Other Side

“That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”, I think of first-movers like Wizkid in the light of Neil Armstrong’s infamous first words on the moon. Maybe not necessarily about the grandeur of their work, but the transcendental ripple effect their action represents for everything that comes after. This ideal meets... Read More

album, entertainment, EP, SFTOS, Sounds from the other side, Sounds From The Other Side (SFTOS), The Music Blog, wizkid

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Leicester expected to announce Kelechi Iheanacho today

Leicester is expected to announce the signing of Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho, who has been linked with different clubs, including West Ham, since the end of last season. In a post on Twitter, @imOkon posted a photo of Iheanacho under going medicals with a Leicester City jersey on. He wrote, “Leicester City expected to officially announce... Read More

English Football, Leicester City, manchester city, Nigerian Super Eagles player, premier league

Entertainment Roundup: Niniola signs publishing deal with UK-based Kobalt Music; Watch Harrysong diss Kcee at Warri Mega Fiesta | More stories

Missed out on entertainment gist yesterday? Here are some of the top stories and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Niniola signs deal with Kobalt Music It looks like Niniola is going from Maradona to greater things. The afropop singer has joined UK-based music publishing company, Kobalt Music as... Read More

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Davido, Entertainment Roundup, Harrysong, KCee, Niniola, R. Kelly

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