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July 23, 2017

The Thread: Electoral violence is “apparently” not a thing of the past in Nigeria and must be addressed before 2019

When the 2015 elections were over, everyone was of the view that electoral violence was no longer a “thing” to be considered in Nigeria’s political sphere and the 2019 elections would be totally free of any violent occurrence, as people have begun to understand its dispensability. However, it became an issue of concern again when... Read More
Opinion, Thinking Through
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July 23, 2017

Buhari is alive, he needs our prayers – NANS

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday urged Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari instead of wishing him dead. NANS President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement in Abuja, said his conversation with the presidency on July 22 showed that Buhari was recuperating fast and would be back soon.... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Protest against Lai Mohammed and face our wrath | Youth group dare Nigerian entertainers

Youths For Change NG, an umbrella group of Nigerian Youth, have asked Nigerian entertainers to shelve the idea of a protest against the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, or they will face the wrath of the youth. In a statement by its leader Seun Bobade, dated July 22, published by Daily Trust, the... Read More
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July 23, 2017

MASSOB asks Gov Fayose to release Igbo traders detained since 2016

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has asked the governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, to release some Igbo traders who were ‘unlawfully’ detained in the state since December 2016. In a statement published by Punch on Sunday, signed by MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Samuel Edeson, the group expressed... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Lagos poll: APC wins Oshodi/Isolo, collation ongoing in other councils

Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oshodi/Isolo local government area, Bolaji Muse-Ariyo, has been declared the winner of Saturday election. Ariyo polled a total of 8,429 votes to defeat Adeola Williams, his closest contender from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 3928 votes. Abari Ajibola, returning officer of the Lagos State... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Army prevent attempted bomb attack in Borno, kill 3 female suicide bombers

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it foiled an attempted bomb attack and killed three female suicide bombers in Konduga Local Government Council of Borno. The Director Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday night, said the incident occurred at Kawuri village, NAN reports. Usman said that the female suicide... Read More
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July 23, 2017

N40bn life pensions: SERAP replies Fayemi, says ‘threat of legal action unjustified’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, “to join us in promoting and supporting legislative measures to redirect public funds spent to provide life pensions to former governors for the benefit of the most marginalized and disadvantaged Nigerians, rather than issuing threat of legal action... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Simon Kolawole: The pursuit of ‘true’ federalism

by Simon Kolawole What is federalism? To use the simplest definition at my disposal, federalism is a political system in which powers are shared between two “equal” levels of government: namely national and sub-national governments. Nigeria and Brazil have a third tier — local or municipal government. These powers are fundamentally to make laws. The... Read More
Opinion
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July 23, 2017

Manchester City sign Danilo

Manchester City have announced the signing of Danilo from Real Madrid. Danilo, 26, has signed a five-year deal and has now joined his teammates on the Club’s pre-season tour of America. “I am very, very happy to be joining Manchester City,” Danilo told mancity.com after agreeing personal terms and passing his medical. “There has been strong interest... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Pope Francis replies “erring” Priests on Bishop Okpaleke’s appointment

Days after the deadline Pope Francis gave priests of Ahiara diocese, Mbaise, Imo, to write and apologise to Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke elapsed their Bishop, he has begun to respond to each of them. “The pope promised he would write back, and he’s doing so,” said Cardinal John Onaiyekan of Abuja. The prelate, who’s been... Read More
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July 23, 2017

The Thread: How incompetent staff ruin a business within 24 hours

The popular definition of incompetent is, “inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose”. Now, you can add the “staff” to it. A vlogger, known as Sisi Yemmie, took to her Twitter account (@Sisi_Yemmie), narrated her ordeal with a delivery personnel who said he was ‘tired’ to get to her place to make a delivery and... Read More
Opinion, Thinking Through
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July 23, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: President Buhari, the sons of Shimmei and the deteriorating mind of Femi Adesina

by Femi Fani-Kayode I am convinced that President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, has now finally lost his mind. In his latest essay, titled “The Sons of Shimmei”, he compared Buhari to the biblical King David, the greatest King that ever ruled Israel. One is constrained to ask the following question: what on earth is... Read More
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July 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Abel Damina says your pastor has been lying to you about tithes

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July 23, 2017

54 Fulani’s killed, 15 others missing in Kaduna attacks | Community accuses media of “distortion of facts”

The Fulani community in Southern Kaduna have said 54 of their members were killed in the recent attacks in some communities in Kajuru Local Government Area. They also said 15 others are still missing. This was revealed by the Assistant National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Ibrahim Abdullahi, at a press conference in... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Akeredolu bows to pressure, appoints kinsman as acting chief judge

The governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, has appointed Oluwatoyin Akeredolu as the new acting chief judge of the state, after months of a legal battle that sought the removal of Justice Temitayo Osoba. Osoba took over as acting chief judge shortly before the assumption of office by Akeredolu in February. An Akure-based lawyer, Femi Emodamori,... Read More
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July 23, 2017

We deserve to be honoured | Arewa youth asking Igbos to quit the North say

Leader of the ‘Kaduna Declaration’, a coalition of Northern youth groups that gave Igbo an October 1 deadline to vacate the North, Yerima Shettima has said that the idea behind the quit notice is working perfectly. According to him, the groups decided to come with the quit notice to make leaders in the Southeast disclose... Read More
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July 23, 2017

2-year-old, mother killed as building collapses in Lagos

A 30-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed after an uncompleted building collapsed at 7, Saidu Okeleji street, Alaro street, Meran, Abule Egba, Lagos, on Saturday. Spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Adebayo Kehinde confirmed the incident in a statement, TheCable reports. He said the agency received a distress call via... Read More
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July 23, 2017

Review textbooks that teach “ungodly practices like masturbation”, C.A.N. urges FG

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Saturday, lauded the Federal Government for reversing the controversial merging of the Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) and the Islamic Religious Knowledge (IRK) by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). The President of CAN, Samson Ayokunle, said that the decision showed that the government is a listening one... Read More
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July 22, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Femi Adesina and the artist that says his colleagues should be jailed

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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July 22, 2017

Chibok girls set for academic session in September – Minister

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan on Saturday said the Chibok girls were ready for academic session in September. Alhassan disclosed this during a lunch with the released Chibok girls and their parents in Abuja. “They will be examined academically and placed appropriately, the ones that are qualified to enter into the... Read More
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