The News Blog

August 13, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Welcome to ‘Mai Chanji’

By Femi Fani-Kayode “Their HATE for President Goodluck Jonathan justifies the suffering in the land. Recession matters not. Hunger matters not. Loss of jobs matter not. Polio matters not. Making a mess of the naira matters not. Fulani Herdsmen matter not. High cost of foodstuffs matter not. Chibok matters not. We have men consumed by... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Buhari’s economic aide dies

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Economic matters, Ayoleke Adu is dead. Adu, 44, passed on penultimate Saturday after a brief illness. His death was announced in a statement by the Senior Special assistant on Media and Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande while sending the President and Vice President’s... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Air Force to launch aerial operations in South-South

The Nigerian Air Force would soon launch an aerial operation to protect critical infrastructure and the people of the South South. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar made this known at the quarterly route march for personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Abuja on Saturday. He charged personnel of the Force to... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: ‘I’m not above the law – Dogara

Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has finally broken his silence on the budget padding allegations leveled against him by a former chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. The speaker made this known in a thread of tweets on Saturday via his Twitter account, @SpeakerDogara. Dogara said his statements on the issue... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Navy arrests 2 NDA members in Delta

The Nigerian Navy on Saturday, paraded two suspects alleged to be members of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers in Delta State. The two suspects Stanley Toghan and Felix Miyenminiye were arrested in Sapele area of the state by men of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS). The Warri, Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Joseph Dzunve who paraded... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Ijaw congress to FG: ‘We have martyred enough of our youths’

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) has said it would restore peace in the Niger Delta if the Federal Government declares a 30-day moratorium in the region. The group said this while addressing journalists at the INC Secretariat in Port Harcourt on Friday. The President of the INC, Charles Harry, said the group did not support... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Troops kill, arrest ‘cattle rustlers’ in Katsina

Troops of 32 Battalion and a Brigade on Friday killed a suspected cattle rustler during an operation along Tsambe-Fafare road, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Usman Sani said in a statement released today that the troops were in joint operation with Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Katsina... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Budget-Padding Tracker: Jibrin files suits against possible arrest, suspension

The displaced Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin has approached the Federal High Court to seek injunction against his possible arrest by the police and suspension from the House of Representatives. Jibrin had accused Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers of the House of padding the 2016 national budget to... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Arms Deal: Panel traces N2bn to children of former Chief of Army Staff

The Presidential Committee on Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement (CADEP) has made fresh discoveries in the investigations into the $15bn arms scam. According to the panel’s findings which were obtained by The Nation, N2bn was traced to the accounts of five children of a former Chief of Army Staff. It was alleged that the children... Read More

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August 13, 2016

#SaveMayowa: Police unfreezes account, says no fraud case established

The Lagos State Police command says it has concluded its investigation into the controversy surrounding the funding and medical treatment of Mayowa Ahmed, a stage IV, ovarian cancer patient, and has not been able to establish any case of fraud against Ahmed or members of her family. This is contained in a statement released on... Read More

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August 13, 2016

‘APC didn’t know things were this bad in Nigeria’ – Odigie-Oyegun

The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday, said that the APC had no idea that Nigeria’s economic situation was terrible before it took power in 2015. The APC chairman stated this during a surprise birthday party thrown for him by the staff of the APC national secretariat in Abuja. He... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Man demands N10m ransom after kidnapping elder sister

The anti-kidnapping Unit of the Rivers State Police command has arrested one Egbo Nwanaka for masterminding the abduction of his elder sister, Ada Nwanaka. The suspect alongside his gang members adopted Ada Nwanaka who is in her early 30s and requested for a ransom of N10m from his family members. According to the police, Egbo’s... Read More

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August 13, 2016

Security operatives discover 10 illegal oil wells in Lagos

A combined team of security operatives made up of the Police, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday discovered ten oil wells in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos. The security operatives, led by the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, stormed Ibadan and Abeokuta streets in the Ilasamaja... Read More

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August 13, 2016

5 takeaways from the recent discovery of polio virus in Borno

There were reports on Thursday that the Federal Government had discovered an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus in Borno State. According to the reports, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Polio has been known to be an highly infectious disease caused by a virus of which attacks children,... Read More

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August 13, 2016

20-year-old man rapes 5-year-old girl to death in Bayelsa

A 20-year-old man has raped a five-year-old girl to death in Bayelsa. According to a statement from the Spokesperson of the Bayelsa state Police Command, Asinim Butswat, the man, Timidou Jephther of Akedei Community, a riverine suburb in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state, was arrested by policemen for allegedly sexually assaulting one Queen... Read More

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August 12, 2016

#Rio Olympics: Dogara appeals to U-23 team not to boycott quarter final

The speaker of The House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has sent an appeal to the national U23 team not to boycott its quarter final encounter against Denmark on Saturday, at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics. Speaking against the backdrop of complaints of Team’s Head Coach, Samson Siaisia, Dogara said the players have refused to train... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Sheriff to Jonathan: You made PDP lose Borno, Yobe states

Factional National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on Friday blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the party’s losses in Borno and Yobe states. Sheriff made the remark while addressing journalists at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the PDP lost the two states because the ex-president refused to heed his counsel.... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu ‘sacks lawyers’ for disowning Avengers

Embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB on Friday sacked his lawyers over utterances they made in a press conference earlier in the day. The lawyers- Ifeanyi Ejiofor and Amoebi Nzelu had said Nnamdi Kanu was ready to negotiate terms of his release with the Federal Government. They also said the IPOB leader... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Joseph Yobo reminds Buhari that he’s a ‘Chief’

Former Super Eagles captain, Chief Joseph Yobo was part of a delegation of Niger Delta traditional rulers who paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari earlier today. Yobo who was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title, the Mene Aborlo 1 of Ogoniland noted that the visit was connected to the ongoing efforts by the President to clean up... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Americans call it ‘Pork Barrel’, what Nigerians call ‘Padding’ | 5 reasons why Speaker Dogara is right

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara stated quite clearly on Thursday that no member of the hallowed chambers can be investigated or prosecuted for ‘budget padding’ despite the many allegations of the displaced Chairman of the Appropriations Comittee, Abdulmumin Jibrin. As braggadocios as Dogara’s insistence that neither he nor any member of... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Ogoni cleanup: We will fulfill our promise – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reaffirmed his commitment to the cleanup of Ogoni land. The President made the remark when he received leaders of Ogoni land in his office. Receiving the delegation led by HRM King G.N.K. Gininwa (JP) OFR, Gbenemene Tai Kingdom, the president on his Twitter handle @MBuhari said “we made a promise, we will... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Pregnant women shot dead during land dispute in Delta

A pregnant woman has been shot dead after a clash over a disputed plot of land by Enwhe and Igbide communities of Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state. Five persons were declared missing after the clash. According to Punch, the clash over the land could be dated back to 1967. It was reported... Read More

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August 12, 2016

International Youth Day: NLC tells FG to fulfill promise on job creation

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday tasked the Federal Government to create jobs and ensure youths employment in the country as part of the fulfillment of its promises. The appeal was made in a statement by NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson to commemorate the 2016 International Youth Day. Ozo-Esan said it was important... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said. The UNICEF Chief of Communication, Doune Porter, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the campaign would commence in the accessible parts of... Read More

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August 12, 2016

YNaija Poll: Is Buhari’s government doing enough for the Nigerian youth? (WATCH)

In the build up to the 2015 general elections in which Muhammadu Buhari won with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), several promises were made. One of the promises made was to include more youths in key positions and governance roles. To mark the International Youth Day, YNaija took a poll on how... Read More

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August 12, 2016

‘I don’t need a godfather…’ | Dayo Israel on why he is #NotTooYoungToRun

In recent times, a new campaign, #NotTooYoungToRun advocating for the reduction of the age restrictions placed on Nigerians planning to run for an elected office within the country is fast gaining ground. The goal of the campaign is to ensure the inclusion of youths across Nigeria in the political landscape where they can be viable... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Boko Haram: 200 children re-united with their parents – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it had reunited more than 200 children with their parents affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. This was revealed by the Head of Operations, NEMA, Adamawa and Taraba office in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola. Bello said the International Committee... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Boko Haram: Troops rescue 5 women, arrests 4 fleeing terrorists

The Nigerian Army has said its troops on Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Thursday recovered two heavy Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried in the ground at Gombori Borno State after information provided by an arrested terrorism suspect, Lawan Abbai. This is in a statement released by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Usman Sani on... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Genius! 13-year-old solves 17 maths questions in one minute

A 13-year-old pupil of Scholars Universal Secondary School, Ogun State, Oluwatunmise Idowu has set a new record in the annual Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television quiz by solving 17 maths problems in one minute. She set the record in a Group B stage contest of the on-going competition with Ayomide Nafisat Abdulwaheed, a JSS 3 pupil of... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Violation of environmental laws are responsible for flooding – Agency

Floods and environmental challenges in the country are caused by disregard for environmental laws, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) said. The agency’s Director-General, Moses Beckley, said this in an interview with NAN on Friday in Abuja. He said, “There are environmental laws and there are also town planning guidelines and restrictions. “In other words,... Read More

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