The Coordinating Minister for the economy,Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a statement regarding her position on the fuel subsidy removal as well as various rumours surrounding the hand she plays in the issue currently rocking the nation. It has come to our notice that a well coordinated campaign of calumny against the Coordinating Minister for... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Current winner of the Model of Africa 2011, Kenneth Nwadike represented Nigeria at the Mister International competition which took place in Bangkok, Thailand. # He emerged as a semi-finalist, a feat which has only being attained by two other African countries (Namibia and Angola) since the inception of the competition in 2006. Nwadike’s stage... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Def-H (real name Umoh Obot Young) is a HipHop artiste from Port Harcourt. To help tackle corruption and violence he started the ‘Nigeria Stand Up’ movement which is still on the rise and is aimed at motivating Nigerians to say no to violence and bad governance. He put out a song, ‘Dj... Read More
by Akosile Olubunmi In light of the recent developments and ensuing civil unrest in our dear country, we have taken it upon ourselves to write you this not-so-long letter to inform you of our grievances as a people and to point out what we deem a better approach to the issues of fuel subsidy removal... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang When Tupengo dropped the single, ‘Ojukan’ in 2011, many quickly hailed the song as the street track of the year. The song which has an infectious beat featured Skales, Seriki, Phenom, Reminisce, Kel and Patroniking dropping punchlines on it. As a follow-up to the immense popularity of the song, Tupengo has released the video. Watch the... Read More
“Just left the beautiful island of Opobo. Been thr since ‘last year’ with no glo coverage to wish u a happy new year sooner. HNY EVERYONE! :),” tweeted Africa’s biggest movie star Genevieve Nnaji, just before taking a big dip into the debate over the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. It would... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku held a tweet-meet this afternoon from 12pm. Maku had announced yesterday that he will be engaging young people on Twitter on the recent removal of fuel subsidy. A Tweeting with the handle, @FMNigeria, he set the tone: “The Min. of Information, Labaran Maku tweet meeting will... Read More
Just after a 2009 article of Dr. Reuben Abati, former chairman of the Guardian Editorial Board and spokersperson to President Goodluck Jonathan, criticising the removal of fuel subsidy has gone viral on the internet, rumours have begun to circulate widely that Dr. Abati has resigned his appointment. YNaija reached out to Dr. Abati this afternoon... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang The police in Kaduna have been accused of trying to disrupt peaceful protesters against the government’s fuel subsidy removal policy. See a video below, sent in by a citizen reporter: This comes on the heels of the violent disruption of peaceful protests in Kano yesterday at the “Liberation Square”. What do you... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang David Beckham’s transfer to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) might never materialise after all. The French club’s sporting director, Leonardo, has all but conceded defeat in the quest to bring the English superstar to the club. However, Leonardo did not completely rule out the possibility of the former Manchester United and Real Madrid right-sided midfielder... Read More
by Seyi Lawal EnoughisEnough Nigeria, the leading voice for young people in governance, today issued a formal press statement through its Executive Director, Yemi Adamolekun, detailing its argument against the fuel subsidy removal and making a strong case for the cutting down of governance cost. Full text is below: Yesterday, news came in – now... Read More
by Chi Ibe Last night in Kano, the #OccupyNigeria protest, or the #HarmattanRevolution as some have called it, took place. For over 12 hours, according to eyewitness accounts, hundreds of protesters peacefully occupied the Silver Jubilee Roundabout in the city centre in what some called an “unprecedented” protest. It started in the day with solidarity... Read More
Uh-oh. So about two years ago, there was a rumour of a Kanye West-Kim Kadarshian affair. Only problem? Both of them were dating other people – and no one knew for sure what was happening. Well, Amber Rose has put paid to the elephant in the room – and blames the, well, newly separated Kadarshian for... Read More
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