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The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversation this week. 1. Comments on the agitations and hate speeches. The “Kaduna Declaration” has raised so much dust from several quarters. The governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has said the agitation is a mere exercise of the freedom of expression of the concerned parties. While... Read More

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2017 budget: Stop deceiving Nigerians, Senate tells Fashola

The Senate has said Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatujde Fashola was spreading wrong information about the 2017 budget. Senate spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi in a statement said Fashola did not give the public full details about the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which has been on a private finance initiative from the beginning. He said the Bureau... Read More

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I bought my three pump action guns from Lagos Police Command – Arrested US returnee

A US returnee, Ailabogie Aikpaojie arrested by the Lagos Police command for unlawful possession of firearms has said he bought them from the state police command. Speaking with journalists on Friday when he was paraded, Aikpaojie who owns three pump action single barrelled guns and 250 live cartridges said he has done nothing wrong. “I’m... Read More

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Ethnic, religious agitations in the country caused by elites – Osinbajo

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said ethnic and religious agitation in the country should be blamed on the elite class. Osinbajo said this on Friday at the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 39 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. He said disunity in the country was promoted by the elites... Read More

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‘Lawmakers stop use of official number plates for fear of kidnapping’

Lawmakers in the country have reportedly stopped the use of official number plates on their vehicles over fear of kidnapping and murder, Punch reports. This comes after a lawmaker from Kano State, Garba Umar-Durbunde, was kidnapped by gunmen along the Abuja-Kaduna Road, after which he reportedly paid N10m ransom to secure his freedom. An aide... Read More

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Arrest of Arewa youth will lead to crisis – Junaid Mohammed

A Second Republic lawmaker and Northern elder, Dr. Junaid Mohammed has said the arrest of Arewa youths over the quit notice issued to Igbos will lead to crisis. In a chat with Punch, Mohammed said the Federal Government failed to properly address threats from both the Northern and southern regions. He said, “The threat to... Read More

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How billionaire kidnapper Evans killed my father after N15m ransom – Ex-Super Eagles player

Former Super Eagles player, Chikelue Iloenyosi has narrated how billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans killed his 84-year-old father after collecting N15 million ransom. In a chat with Punch, the footballer said the late patriarch, Chief James Iloenyosi was kidnapped on November 25, 2013 on his way from mass. He said his father... Read More

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IGP orders police protection in schools over kidnappings

The Nigeria Police Force has asked its state commissioners to deploy policemen to schools to avoid abduction of more pupils. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood. Moshood said, “The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has directed the commissioners of police to carry out deployment in schools, so we have worked... Read More

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Etisalat takeover: CBN intervenes to prevent loss of jobs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) have moved to intervene in the takeover of Etisalat Nigeria over a US$1.2 billion debt. A consortium of banks had taken over the management of Etisalat Nigeria over a syndicated loan of about US$1.2 billion granted the telecom company. Spokesperson of the CBN,... Read More

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Dino Melaye insists dead people signed petition, sues INEC

Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) said he had filed his case against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said he filed the case on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a series of tweets downplaying his proposed recall by his constituency, the lawmaker also alleged that dead people were among those who... Read More

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Kaduna Declaration: Arewa Youth call for the arrest of the NSA, IGP and DSS Director

The Coalition of Northern youths under the auspices of Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), have called on the Yemi Osinbajo to sack the National Security Adviser, Inspector General of Police and Director of State Security Services for their failure to arrest those behind the “Kaduna Declaration”. Osinbajo and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai had earlier ordered... Read More

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

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. 1. Kaduna Declaration: Yerima lives in Lagos and is giving quit notice to Igbos – Falana Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the leader of the northern coalition, Shettima Yerima, that issued a quit notice to the Igbo, resides in Lagos state. 2. Supreme Court sacks Senator... Read More

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No more mobile personnel for VIPs – Police

The Nigerian Police on Friday said it would withdraw its personnel attached to important personalities in the country back. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, announced this in an interactive session with a group of civil society organisations under the auspices of “The Situation Room’’ in Abuja, NAN reports. He said that the measure... Read More

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Lagos to add Scrabble to schools’ curriculum

Technical Director of the Lagos State Scrabble Association, Adetona Odukomaiya, on Friday said there plans to add Scrabble to schools’ curriculum in the state. Odukomaiya told NAN that the association had been working closely with the State Ministry of Education to ensure its implementation. “We have introduced Scrabble as a game in all schools in... Read More

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Osun by-election: Hussein insists he would defeat Adeleke

The candidate of the APC for the Osun West Senatorial bye-election billed for July 8, Senator Mudasiru Hussein has said he would defeat the candidate of the PDP, Ademola Adeleke. Speaking in Iwo, the headquarters of the Osun West Senatorial district, Hussein explained that the advancement of his senatorial zone and the entire Osun was... Read More

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Eid-El-Fitri: DSS uncovers terrorists’ plan to attack strategic areas

The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had exposed a plan by suspected terrorists to stage series of coordinated attacks using explosives in different cities across the country during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. According to Punch, the suspected terrorists’ plan was to hit populated places like markets, public parks, public processions, recreation centres, as well worship... Read More

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Supreme court sacks Senator Sani Danladi, asks him to return salaries and allowances

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Senator Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba North) to vacate his seat and refund all salaries and allowances he received within 90 days. The court order which replaces Danladi with Shuaibu Isa Lau was contained in the judgement of the court on the appeal filed by Lau. NAN reports that the... Read More

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Pay all the N’Delta leaders or face a fresh crisis – Ex-militants warn Osinbajo

Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta have asked Yemi Osinbajo to ensure that the 30 per cent pipeline surveillance money was paid directly to each of them and not through a single intermediary. President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier terminated the pipeline surveillance contract which was given to the ex-militants by the administration of former President... Read More

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Court affirms Tambuwal’s election as Sokoto governor

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reportedly upheld the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. Presided by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, the court dismissed the application by Umar Dahiru to challenge the correctness of the December 4, 2014, primary election of the APC in Sokoto state, Premium Times reports. Dahiru had approached... Read More

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BREAKING: Rivers state information commissioner resigns

The Rivers State Commissioner For Information and Communications, Austin Tam George, has reportedly resigned. This comes a day after the state Governor, Nyesom Wike, sacked the commissioner for works, Bathuel Harrison. Details later…

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Arab nations ask Qatar to shut down Al-Jazeera, list 10 demands

Four Arab States have reportedly handed Qatar a list of 13 demands, including shutting down the Al Jazeera media network. According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had sent Qatar the list and had given the country 10 days to comply with the demands. The demands included shutting down the Al Jazeera media... Read More

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Supreme court sacks Herman Hembe from House of Reps, declares Mato winner

The Supreme Court, on Friday, has declared as null and void the election of Herman Hembe into the House of Representatives, declaring Dorothy Mato, the winner of the APC ticket for Vandikwa/Konshisha Federal Constituency of Benue State, Punch reports. The court also ordered INEC to issue the certificate of return to Mato. Hembe was representing... Read More

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Some desperate people trying to pull me down | Saraki speaks on CCT trial appeal

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said he is not bothered by the Federal Government’s decision to appeal his acquittal of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). In a statement by his Special Adviser to Senate President on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu on Friday, Saraki said the appeal was an attempt to... Read More

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Bayelsa is part of Biafra not South-South – Nnamdi Kanu (WATCH)

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said Bayelsa is part of Igboland. Kanu said this when he recieved some Biafran supporters from Bayelsa state in his hometown in Abia. He said one of the Niger Delta region founding leaders, Late Ken Saro-Wiwa supported the cause of Biafra, making it a... Read More

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All we want is our money not the company – Banks tell Etisalat

The consortium of 13 banks involved in Etisalat Nigeria loan on Thursday downplayed reports that they have taken over the operations of the company. A management source close to the banks who pleaded anonymity said in Lagos that it was all a lie, Punch reports. The source said that the banks’ were more interested in... Read More

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Kaduna Declaration: Yerima lives in Lagos and is giving quit notice to Igbos – Falana

Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the leader of the northern coalition, Shettima Yerima, that issued a quit notice to the Igbo, resides in Lagos state. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, the human rights activist described Yerima as a “Lagos man”. “The man who is giving quit notice does not live in... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 1. RECALL MOVE: I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM INEC – MELAYE Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not communicated with him over his planned recall from the Senate. 2. I AM WORKING TIRELESSLY TO... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Winners and losers from the Senate repeal bill | I am a Traditionalist, Christian and a practicing Muslim – Ooni of Ife | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Anambra gov election will not hold if… | Nnamdi Kanu threatens – YNaija I am working tirelessly to ensure kidnapped students return safely – Ambode – YNaija Our common enemy is the corrupt political class | Labour Unions tell Nigerians – YNaija Recall move: I have not heard anything from... Read More

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I am a traditionalist, Christian and a practicing Muslim – Ooni of Ife

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has said there’s nothing demonic about ancient traditional religion. In a recent interview with the Osasu show, the Ooni said he has been able to discover that all religions “are one.” Oba Ogunwusi added that there is only one God being worshipped in different ways. He said he... Read More

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Recall move: I have not heard anything from INEC – Melaye

Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Dino Melaye has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not communicated with him over his planned recall from the Senate. Melaye said this in a recent interview with Leadership newspaper. The senator denied that INEC has reached out to him and has informed him of a date... Read More

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