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Man City to insert buy-back clause in Iheanacho’s contract

Manchester City are reportedly looking to insert a buy-back clause into Kelechi Iheanacho’s contract as he prepares to sign for West Ham this summer. Daily Post reports that the Hammers are optimistic of getting the 20-year-old’s signature despite late interest from Leicester City and Everton. Iheanacho will reportedly cost about £20million and although West Ham... 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. Minimum wage: Reps to cause review every five years The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, moved the process of making the review of the National Minimum Wage a periodic exercise of every five years. 2. Three policemen burnt alive by angry naval officers... Read More

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Android creator, Andy Rubin, branches into smartphone production

Samsung Galaxies; S8s and S7s; iPhones 7, 6, and their follow-up “plus” versions, the limited edition Red iPhone 7… All great devices. Sleek new additions to the array of smartphones we have had to choose from in recent times. Yet, even with the updates and new features that these all offer – from new tech... Read More

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#ChibokGirls: We’re teaching the girls to speak good English – FG

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs, says it has begun teaching the rescued Chibok schoolgirls how to speak proper English. The government has employed 20 teachers to help the girls with remedial classes. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Al-hassan, said this in Abuja on Tuesday while receiving the... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: Minimum wage to be reviewed every 5 years | Make Nigeria competitive, Osinbajo urges Dangote, others | More stories

From the papers, a tracklist. Make Nigeria competitive – Osinbajo urges Dangote, others – YNaija Minimum wage: Reps to cause review every 5 years – YNaija APC Reps praise Jonathan for his commitment to democracy – YNaija Sex scandal rocks another Nigerian church – YNaija Man, 23, raped for three days by three women in... Read More

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Man, 23, raped for three days by three women in South Africa

A South African man was left disoriented after being drugged and raped numerous times over three days by three women. The 23-year-old’s troubles started when he hailed down a communal taxi in eastern Pretoria on Friday – which had three young women inside. The taxi began to change direction and the man was ordered to sit... Read More

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Minimum wage: Reps to cause review every 5 years

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, moved the process of making the review of the National Minimum Wage a periodic exercise of every five years. The bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act has since passed through second reading, Vanguard reports. House Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC, Lagos) led the debate on the general principles... Read More

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Aregbesola inaugurates cabinet after two years in office

The governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, has sworn in his cabinet, with less than two years left in his tenure. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony which took place at the government house in Osogbo, the state capital, Aregbesola‎ said the inauguration was long overdue. “I congratulate all the appointees for being considered worthy of... Read More

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3 policemen reportedly burnt alive by angry naval officers in Calabar

Three policemen were reportedly burnt to death on Tuesday, following a clash between the Police and some officers of Nigerian Navy in Calabar, Cross River state capital. The Cable reports that the naval officers set the policemen ablaze in their station, starting with a misunderstanding between the two parties at a police checkpoint, opposite the... Read More

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He is not any different – Abba Moro hits Ortom

Former Minister of Interior, Patrick Abba Moro, has come after Benue governor, Samuel Ortom, for claiming that PDP ruined the country. He said it was sad that Ortom had forgotten how he defected to APC at the 11th hour, when PDP failed to give him the governorship ticket. Moro said this while addressing newsmen in... Read More

Abba Moro, APC, benue, PDP, Samuel Ortom

APC Reps praise Jonathan for his commitment to democracy

Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday praised former president, Goodluck Jonathan, saying he helped stabilise the country’s democracy. This appraisal is due to Jonathan’s acceptance of the last general elections, Punch reports. The praises for Jonathan came as the House debated a motion to celebrate Democracy Day (May 29) and restate faith in it... Read More

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Buhari’s administration is more rewarding, eventful – Anyim

The governorship candidate of the APC, in Abia State in the 2015 general elections, Nyerere Anyim, has said that Muhammadu Buhari’s two years as president is far better than the ‘PDP’s 16 years wasted years’. In an interview with Vanguard, Anyim scored Buhari’s administration high on security, economy, anti-graft war and infrastructure. He said: “Before scoring... Read More

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Make Nigeria competitive – Osinbajo urges Dangote, others

Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated the National Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council on Tuesday, May 30 with a directive to create the chance for Nigeria to be competitive industrially. Osinbajo is the chair of the council with the two ministers of Industry, Okechukwu Enelamah and Aisha Abubakar as chairs of the public sector team. Aliko Dangote... Read More

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“Why would any idiot want me to be in a country like Nigeria?” | Nnamdi Kanu tells Al Jazeera

One of the 12 bail conditions IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu was given by the Federal High Court in Abuja upon his release a month ago was that he could not grant media interviews. On the commemoration of the 50th year of Biafra, Kanu opened his doors to international news site, Al Jazeera. It was the... Read More

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Cocoa export: Africa has been stupid since 1863 – Akin Adesina

The President of Africa Development Bank (AFDB), Akin Adesina, says Africa has been ignorantly exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. Adesina said this while speaking at the closing press conference of the annual meeting of the bank in Ahmedabad, India, The Cable reports. “Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire produce about 65% of world’s cocoa yet... Read More

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Osinbajo gives Dangote, 35 others new appointments (FULL LIST)

The Federal government has inaugurated the board of the Nigerian Industrial Policy and the Competitiveness Advisory Council in Abuja on Tuesday, May 30. The 36-member council is to chaired by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, comprising also, representatives of the public and private sectors as well as a 7-member Technical Committee. The Council was set... Read More

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Osinbajo signs two laws to ease business for MSMEs

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has signed two new laws to aid easy access to affordable credit for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The bills which have now become ‘Acts’ are the Secured Transactions in Movable Assets Act, 2017 (otherwise known as Collateral Registry Act) and the Credit Reporting Act, 2017. This was made known... Read More

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UTME 2017: JAMB yet to decide cut off mark

In a new statement, JAMB says it has yet to release cut-off marks for placements into tertiary institutions for 2017 academic year. The Head, Media and Information, JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, said the policy committee meeting responsible for the determination of cut-off marks had not met, NAN reports. ”We want to appeal to all candidates to jettison... Read More

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

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Anyone earning N30,000 can own a house under Buhari’s administration – Osinbajo Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programmes have been very successful. 2. Senator Dino Melaye allegedly bribed election tribunal judge Akoh Ikpeme in US dollars (LISTEN) An audio tape obtained... Read More

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Sack of Chaplain: CAN supports Ambode’s action

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos State Chapter, on Tuesday said the Lagos state governor’s wife, Bolanle Ambode, was not involved in the sack of the Presiding Chaplain of Chapel of Christ the Light, Alausa, Femi Taiwo. Addressing a press conference at the church premises on Tuesday, CAN, denied the allegation, saying the Chaplain... Read More

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Resign, you are incapacitated – Fayose tells Buhari

23 days after Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, left on a medical trip, the governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the president to resign. Speaking with reporters in Lagos on Tuesday, Fayose said the president has not been able to effectively discharge his constitutional duties due to ill health, The Cable reports. Fayose added that Buhari fighting... Read More

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I was impeached for two reasons – Peter Obi

A former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, has said he was impeached as governor because of his refusal to inflate the state’s budget. Obi said this on Tuesday at the “Nigerian Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders” in Lagos. He said, as published on Premium Times, “Government budget should be published, each item they... Read More

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Biafra@50: This is the 1967 speech with which Ojukwu declared the secession of Biafra

On this day in 1967, the sovereign state of Biafra was birthed by a declaration made by the Military Governor of Eastern Nigeria at the time, Lieutenant Colonel Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil War, pro-Biafran movements including the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for... Read More

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I want to become president and change Nigeria – Donald Duke

A former governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke, said on Tuesday that he has interest in becoming Nigeria’s president if the opportunity comes. Duke said this at a programme in Lagos, “The Nigeria Symposium for Emerging Leaders.” He added that it was because of his interest in the presidency that he decided not to... Read More

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DSS hands over 106 Chibok girls to Women Ministry (PHOTOS)

The freed Chibok school girls have been handed to the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Al-Hassan, by the DSS, in Abuja on Tuesday. “They are staying here willingly and if anyone of them wants to go home today, all we need to do is to notify the parent,” Al-Hassan said, according to... Read More

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Learn to take responsibility – El-Rufai replies Jonathan

Governor of Kaduna state, Nasiru El-Rufa’i, on Tuesday replied former President Goodluck Jonathan on his recent comment on the N2 billion Ecological Fund granted PDP states during his tenure. El-Rufaí through his media aide, Samuel Aruwan, said that Jonathan had failed to address the moral issues raised in the interim report of the investigation instituted by... Read More

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Senate passes NFF bill, legalises football body

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigerian Football Federation Bill seeking to legalise the country’s football governing body. This comes after the presentation of the report on the NFF Establishment Bill 2017, as presented by the Senate Committee on Sports, which was adopted and passed by the lawmakers, Punch reports.

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Senate passes Buhari’s anti-corruption bill

To enlist international assistance in the fight against corruption, the Nigerian Senate has passed an executive bill on anti-corruption. The criminal matters enlisted in the bill include money laundering, asset acquisition from proceeds of corruption and other forms of illicit financial flows. The proposed law, Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Between Nigeria and Other... Read More

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Buhari’s administration creates millionaires through farming – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday that the FG through its Agriculture Empowerment Programme had created new set of millionaires. The Minister said this on the “Sunrise Daily”, a Channels TV programme, giving the mid-term report of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Mohammed said that many young farmers were empowered through the... Read More

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#TFPOpenGov: Obasanjo was disconnected from realities – Donald Duke

Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has said “old people in government are usually disconnected from the realities on ground”. Duke spoke at a symposium for governance and transparency organised by The Future Project on Tuesday in Lagos. He stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had a disconnect with the economic and political realities... Read More

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