Kuje prison currently on fire (Video)

High profile security Kuje prison is currently on fire. The prison hosts many high profile prisoners as well as some allegedly corrupt officials. The video of the fire was shared on social by Sahara Reporters. Kuje prison, Abuja on fire pic.twitter.com/oYXHZSM3GP — Y! Online (@YNaija) July 21, 2017 Details later…

U.S to ban citizens from travelling to North Korea

The U.S. government is set to ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, following the detention and tragic death college student Otto Warmbier and Kim Jong Un’s persistent nuclear tests, according to Fox News. According to Fox, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had determined to implement a “geographical travel restriction” for North Korea, which... Read More

North Korea, passport, Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, travel ban

CIA Director says Trump administration is considering regime change in North Korea

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo revealed in an appearance on Fox News Friday that the Trump administration was considering a “regime change” in the country and that he was sure the “lovely people” of North Korea would be happy to see a regime change. North Korea under the regime of their Supreme Leader Kim... Read More

CIA Director, Kim Jong Un, Moon jae-in, North Korea, President Trump, south korea

President Trump picks Anthony Scaramucci to head White House Communications

President Trump has picked Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci, to be his White House communications director Friday, according to Reuters. The appointment comes as the White House deals with a lot of communication surrounding the special counsel probe and several investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible ties with the... Read More

Anthony scaramucci, President Trump, Sean Spicer, White House Press

Education: How long before homeschooling becomes a standard option?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Nigeria’s education system has arguably never been at a lower state that it is today. There are quarrels over what religious subjects should be on the curriculum for secondary schools, as though the country’s moral standard depends absolutely on that. Thousands of students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso... Read More

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ADamu Adamu, education, Epe boys, Homeschooling

Nigeria set to export locally made vehicles to Mali

The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, has announced that manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU with a Malian firm to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali. Abdulsalam made the announcement on Friday in Abuja when he led a delegation of businessmen from Mali to visit the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey... Read More

industrial revolution, innoson motors, mali, Nigerian exports

CAF appoints Amaju Pinnick into Emergency Committee

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Friday, appointed Fouzi Lekjaa, the president of the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football, as it’s 3rd Vice President. Lekjaa, who is also Chairman of the CAF Finance Committee, joins Ghanaian Kwesi Nyantakyi and Omari Constant Selemani of DR Congo as President Ahmad’s deputies. At the same meeting on Friday, CAF composed its... Read More

Amaju Pinnick, caf, Confederation of African Football, Fouzi Lekjaa

BREAKING: Sean Spicer resigns as White House Press Secretary

Sean Spicer, who has been serving in a dual role for President Donald Trump as White House press secretary and communications director, abruptly resigned Friday morning after Trump chose Anthony Scaramucci as the new communications director, a White House official said, according to New York Times. New York Times reports Spicer to have vehemently disagreed... Read More

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LG poll: Lagos PDP deny alliance with Labour Party

The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports that the party had entered an alliance with the Labour party (LP) ahead of the local government election in Lagos. In a statement on Friday, Segun Adewale, chairman of Lagos PDP, described the alliance as “imaginary”. He said the report is a... Read More

APC, Bode George, Labour Party, Lagos LG poll, PDP, Segun Adewale

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The Troubles: Why is Ambode’s Lagos hot again?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Why is there a spike in the recent level of violence and misdemeanour in Nigeria’s commercial capital? Lagos State under Governor Ambode has, over the past two or three months, experienced a host of news worthy events that would not exactly make residents comfortable with their safety and well-being. From the... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Badoo boys, Badoo cult group, Epe, Igbonla boys, Insecurity, lagos, Lagos Police, smart city

We’re in talks with over 16 political parties to take power back – Makarfi

The Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, has said that the party is in talks with over 16 political parties ahead of 2019 elections. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Makarfi explained that the aim of the discussion is to form an alliance and displace the All Progressives Congress (APC), in... Read More

2019 Elections, Ahmed Makarfi, APC, Nigerian political parties, party politics, PDP, president buhari

#NotTooYoungToRun: Youth groups threaten showdown with lawmakers over exclusion of bill

53 youth organisations have given 48 hours to the leadership of the National Assembly to include the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill in the report of the ongoing constitution review process or face mass action. according to Sahara Reporters. Holding a press conference in Abuja, the groups’ demands were contained in a statement with several... Read More

national assembly, National Day of Action, Nigerian Youth, not too young to run

2 dead as “badoo boys” strike in Ogun

Residents of Hassan Abiodun Street, off Ojodu Berger, in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun, woke up to the death of two lovers who were reportedly killed by Badoo boys Friday morning in their apartment. According to Punch, the heads of the victims were smashed. Many of the residents could not be consoled as policemen from... Read More

Badoo boys, Ifo LGA, Ogun State, ritual killings

Opinion: Why CAF moving the African Cup of Nations to June/July makes sense

by Tim Konyehi When African football experts gathered in Rabat Wednesday and Thursday for CAF Organised Extraordinary Football Symposium, the biggest elephant in the room was the decision to leave the African Cup of Nations’ schedule as it is (January – February) or for it to be moved to June-July. National teams and European clubs... Read More

african cup of nations, caf, football, opinion

UBA, Fidelity, Sterling Banks deny holding TSA funds, Skye bank admits

In reaction to the court directive to remit $793.2 million allegedly hidden in seven commercial banks, UBA, Fidelity Bank and Sterling Bank have denied having any such monies in their possession. Although Skye bank admitted holding money, it denied hiding it from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On Thursday, a judge of a federal... Read More

Diamond Bank, Fidelity, first bank, Keystone bank, skye, TSA funds, UBA

California Judge declines Trump request to remove block on sanctuary cities order

A Federal judge in California has denied Trump administration request to remove injunction blocking the president’s executive order on sanctuary cities from being implemented, Politco reports. U.S. District Judge William Orrick III on Thursday moved to decline a request by the Justice Department to reconsider if an Attorney General Jeff Sessions memo lifted the need for an... Read More

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Israel bars Muslim men under 50 amid protests

Israeli police Friday, said that Muslim men under the age of 50 would not be allowed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in an announcement made hours before expected mass protests, Aljazeera reports. Palestinians are reportedly prepared for demonstrations after the Muslim Friday prayers, over new security measures at the Holy site in East Jerusalem, some... Read More

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“I don’t think God has fixed a date for the Igbo to go” – APC Chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and National Coordinator of the Yoruba Youth Alliance (YYA), Jackson Lekan Ojo has said it is not yet time for the Igbos to secede. He explained that the agitation by the Igbos is to be more recognised and relevant not particularly about seceding. Ojo told Daily Trust, “I... Read More

APC chieftain, biafra, e Yoruba Youth Alliance, Jackson Lekan Ojo, YYA

The Thread: A money vacuum Nigerians can easily exploit

Are you a dreamer who can’t wait for your big break? Or are you struggling with bankable ideas? Here’s one that might work: CONCIERGE ECONOMY | Unlike the US, Nigeria is not a DIY economy. We do not work with our hands. pic.twitter.com/jeBjIrMNao — Subomi (@subomiplumptre) July 21, 2017 Urban professionals have more money than... Read More

artisans, business opportunities, investment opportunities, money, nigeria, The Thread

[The Alausa Blog]: LASG determined to complete all unfinished housing projects

Lagos State Government has demonstrated its determination to complete ongoing housing projects with the mobilization of contractors back to the site in order to reduce the current huge housing deficit in Lagos. The State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal disclosed this during a two-day tour of ongoing housing estates at Ilubinrin, Lagos Island; Ajara,... Read More

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Commissioner for housing, environment, housing, Housing projects, lagos state

Opinion: Many are “mad” but few are roaming

by Aigbokhan Emmanuel Stigmatisation and discrimination against the mentally disabled is a practice, albeit dispiriting, that pervades every culture in the world to varying degrees. And while many societies consciously make efforts to deter the practice, a few others simply aren’t doing enough. Mental disorders like many other organ related disorders have specific symptoms which... Read More

discrimination, madness, mental health, nigeria, opinion

Opinion: Electing Femi Fani-Kayode as party chairman will bury PDP quickly

by Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN It has become a pastime for me to write about political parties and movements since I submitted my first degree dissertation, Political Parties and Democratization: The Effects of Party Politics on Nigeria’s Democratic Experience (2003-2011) at the Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2012. My fascination with... Read More

APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, nigeria, opinion, party politics, Party supremacy, PDP

[YNaija 2019]: This 32-year-old Muslim running for governor in America may be a model for young Nigerians

by Usman Alabi “I’m relatively young, I’m relatively brown, and I’m relatively Muslim. And so to a lot of people those would be disqualifying. But I also know that I’m a physician in a state that has suffered one of the single worst man-made public health disasters in recent memory…

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APC convention not delayed by Buhari’s absence – Okorocha

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari has nothing to do with the delay of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention. Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara, said the illness of Buhari had delayed the party’s national convention on Wednesday. Okorocha, while speaking with journalists after meeting Acting President Yemi Osinbajo with... Read More

absence, APC, convention, President Muhammadu Buhari, Rochas Okorocha

Why has Osinbajo been silent about the abducted Igbonla boys?

by Alexander O. Onukwue This time in 2014, it had been nearly a 100 days after the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. The apparent silence of the Goodluck Jonathan administration towards the matter of the kidnap led to a massive outcry against the President. He was perceived... Read More

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Igbonla boys, Kidnapping, Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

Senate promises to end LAUTECH crisis

The senate has vowed to end the crisis which has led to the closure of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). Speaking while receiving a delegation led by the president of LAUTECH Alumni Association, Professor Adewale Sunday, in Abuja, the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, described the continuous closure of the school as... Read More

Bukola Saraki, crisis, LAUTECH, Promise, senate

After 56 days: Where are the abducted Igbonla Six?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s been fifty-six days – EIGHT WEEKS – since six students were abducted from a secondary school in Igbonla in Epe, Lagos State. Six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe were kidnapped on the 25th of May, 2017. They have not been found or recovered, and nothing of note has... Read More

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Akinwunmi Ambode, Epe six, Igbonla boys, Kidnapping, police

Bombing of Rann IDPs camp was caused by inappropriate marking – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has said inappropriate marking was responsible for the accidental bombing of Rann Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in January, this year. While speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday, defence spokesman, Major General John Eneche said the camp was not meant to be built in the community. He added that it was not marked on... Read More

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“I heard a voice from heaven” | A review of Waje’s ‘Mountain’

by Micheal Ace When the speaker blares and you find yourself beating the force of gravity, walking the path of your pores into your soul and making ways in the air- you’re finding home. You hear your heart leap and touch your lips to find joy beaming to the world. This is exactly what happens... Read More

Lire, Music collaborations, music review, Nigerian Music, opinion, Waje

[The Music Blog]: Chester Bennington’s death reminds us that the mental health topic remains crucial

Chester Bennington was the stuff of dreams. His music was the first introduction of a lot of millennials into rock music. The 41 year old musician and songwriter was the lead man of the rock band Linkin Park. Linkin Park is an American rock band from California formed in 1996. The band rose to... Read More

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