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‘People have committed worse offences than Nnamdi Kanu’- Orji Uzor Kalu

A new lease of hope has risen up for incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu as former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has promised to negotiate his release with President Muhammadu Buhari. Nnamdi Kanu has been in the custody of the Federal Government and has been standing trial for charges... Read More

Abia State, biafra, civil war, corruption, kalu, nigeria, orji, president buhari, Unity

Father beats up daughter for refusing more sex from him

Fatai Ogundele, a bus driver, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his 14-year-old daughter. He was charged for beating up his daughter for denying him more sex. The young girl, who had been living with her mother since her parents separation, said, “My sister and I lived with daddy, but she left home sometime in... Read More

battery, daughter, fatai ogundele, father, metro, ogun state government, rape

House of Reps session turns rowdy over discussion on fuel subsidy

Members of the House of Representative, on Monday, held a special session to deliberate on the fuel subsidy removed by the federal government last week. However, the session turned rowdy with lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejecting the presentation by the Minister of state for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu. The Speaker of the House,... Read More

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APC, Dogara, fuel subsidy, House of Rep, Kachikwu, lawmakers, PDP members

‘Oil price deregulation is the best way to help suffering Nigerians’- Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed wants Nigerians to know that the recent deregulation of the price of petrol is the best policy the government can come up with to alleviate the suffering of the masses. Explaining that the hardship would not last long, the minister pleaded with the labour unions threatening to... Read More

Ayba Wabba, Federal Government, fuel subsidy, Labour, lai mohammed, nigeria, nlc, Oil prices

Meet Mamman Daura, the guy they call our ‘unofficial Vice President’

An online news portal, SaharaReporters, tweeted this: It went viral, with many believing it and others questioning the veracity of the tweet. This particular question has been out there for a while now. Many have speculated and assumed but there’s little information to rely on. But because we are doubting Thomases, we decided to do... Read More

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Buhari, mamman daura, nigeria, Osinbajo, Politics, Tinubu, vp

The Thread: Who deserves credit for criminal justice successes – OBJ, GEJ or PMB?

Let’s talk about the successes the courts may or many not have had with corruption, Writer and accountant, Feyi Fawehinmi wrote an article titled: ‘Buhari 365 Part 1: La Corruzione Fantastico’ where he assessed President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in office vis-a-vis the economy and fight against corruption. As expected, quite a... Read More

ACJA, Buhari, criminal justice act, GEJ, judicial reforms, Justice, Obasanjo

How 2 Biafra agitators died in Onitsha

Again, two members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign state of Biafra, MASSOB were believed to have been killed by 2 policemen from the Okpoko Police Division in Onitsha, Anambra state while some sustained injuries while a shop was on fire on Sinday, May 15, according to a report by Vanguard. A... Read More

biafra, died, FG, igbo, kanu, nnamdi, onitsha

Morning Devotion: NLC strike cometh, Hollande in Abuja and the tomato pests that stopped Dangote’s plant

On today’s episode, Joachim Mac-Ebong continues to address the forthcoming NLC strike, Francois Hollande’s visit to Nigeria and the suspension of operations at Dangote’s tomato processing plant. Take a listen below. https://soundcloud.com/user-437826269/morning-devotion-nlc-strike-cometh-hollande-in-abuja-and-the-pests-that-stopped-dangotes-plant

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fuel subsidy, joachim, moring devotion, plants, press, tomato, ynaija

Nanny abducts one-year-old boy in Calabar

A 17-months-old child has been kidnapped by his nanny, Covenant Bassey in Satellite Town, Calabar. Barely six months since her employment, Bassey shocked the parents of the boy when they realized she had kidnapped their child on Friday. In addition, the 18-year-old also carted away property from the house. The first to notice their absence was the boy’s... Read More

abducts, child, nanny, one year old, Properties, property, Satellite town, Theft

How kidnappers took two Reverend Sisters

Kidnappers who think nothing of ‘the fear of the Lord’ Kidnapped two Reverend Sisters, along with their driver. The kidnappers staged the attack after learning of a meet scheduled for the sisters in Ogun state and which they would journey to, from their place of work in Kaduna, on Friday. The plan? To make some money off... Read More

ijebu, kaduna, kidnap, kidnappers, Ogun State, Ondo, Reverend sisters

Nigeria-Cameroon joint forces capture Boko Haram commander

Cameroonian and Nigerian troops has captured a Boko Haram commander, Boukar Kaou, during a joint military operation that resulted in the death of 58 insurgents. According to a radio statement by Cameroon’s government spokesperson, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Kaous and his fighters were captured during a fight in Madawaya forest, near the Nigeria-Cameroon border, on May... Read More

boko haram, Boukar Kaou, Cameroon, joint action, madawaya, nigeria, troops

Okorocha is very bitter about ASUU in his state

The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, over the weekend, blamed striking lecturers of the Imo State University, Owerri, for the two month old industrial action in the state. The governor also accused the striking workers of sabotaging the state’s free education policy. He made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,... Read More

free education, imo state, okorocha, strike, University

It’s on: The PDP is officially doing battle with Fayose and Mimiko

The Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Southwest zone, Makanjuola Ogundipe, has attacked the Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, and his Ondo counterpart, Olusegun Mimiko, for conducting elections for the zone. Elected officials of the party in the zone had on Thursday approached a Lagos Federal High Court praying it to stop the... Read More

Akure, Congress, crisis, Fayose, Mimiko, party, PDP, southwest

Get ready for another round of fuel scarcity

Nigerians should be set to witness another round of fuel scarcity as some sea vessels are stuck on the coast of Nigeria, unable to unload the products they are carrying due to lack of payment and difficulty in finding dollars. According to The Punch, about 75 ships carrying a combined total of two and a... Read More

dollar, Forex, fuel scarcity, nigeria, oil marketers, ship, Vessel

What breastfeeding can do for 800,000 Nigerian children

According to a child health expert, six months of exclusive breast-feeding of a baby can save about 800,000 children under 5 years of age from childhood killer diseases. At a two-day training for media champions, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, in collaboration with Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health... Read More

breast, children, death, expert, Feeding, mortality, under 5

The NLC will be meeting the government today

The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Peter Ozo-Eson, while speaking to Punch Newspaper on Sunday, May 15 revealed that the Ministry of Labour has invited the NLC for a meeting at the office of the Secretary-General of the Federation. Ozo-Eson said while the NLC will honour the meeting, the only thing that could... Read More

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Abuja, Federal Government, Labour, nlc, strike, subsidy, wabba

Nigerian militants

“We are not at war” | Ijaw association responds to Odua Defenders Union

Following the threat made by the Oodua Defenders Union (ODU) to the Niger Delta Avengers, the Ijaw Development Association (IDA) has berated the Yoruba group for the threat of attack on Ijaw people in the South-West. The Ijaw group reminded the ODU that there is a history of peace between the Ijaw and the Yoruba which should not be... Read More

Avengers, Chevron, deltra, Ijaw, Niger, oodua, Shell, Yoruba

“It is nonsensical” | Ijaw Youth Council says Jonathan has nothing to do with Avengers

The Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide has rejected the notion by an ex-militant, Israel Akpodoro, that former President Goodluck Jonathan founded the Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has claimed responsibility for pipelin vandalism. In a statement on Sunday, May 15, the IYC spokesperson, Eric Omare said it was ridiculous to imagine that Jonathan who... Read More

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Avengers, council, Delta, Goodluck, Ijaw, jonathan, Niger, worldwide, youths

Opinion: The problem with Buhari is that he is rather too full of himself

You know what they say about democracy being ‘a government of the people, by the people and for the people’? Where the electorates are given the ultimate choice to choose who govern over the affairs of the state; where the divine gift of freewill is laid bare without coercion or duress; where people are the... Read More

budget, Buhari, China. democracy, policies, public officials, saints

Fuel price: FG to pay N5000 per month to 1 million Nigerians

The federal government, on Sunday, unveiled plans to cushion the harsh effect of the increase price of fuel, which include the implementation N500 billion slated in the 2016 budget for social welfare. According to a statement by the spokesperson for Vice President Yemi Osinabjo, Laolu Akande, the government will impact more than 8 million citizens... Read More

Buhari, Fuel Price, N500, nigerians, Osinbajo, pallaitives

Falae

“Catch, retaliate and kill Fulani herdsmen” | These are the actual words of a member of the House of Reps

While the violent activities of Fulani herdsmen seem to have continued unchecked, a member of the House of Assembly, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has an advice for southern Nigerians: catch, retaliate and kill the herdsmen. According to Agbonayinma, who represents Ikpoba Okhai/Egor federal constituency of Edo State, the herdsmen are another face of Boko Haram. The lawmaker... Read More

Edo, enugu, Fulani herdsmen, Hon Agbonayinma, kill, violence

‘Devaluation or not, we will invest in Nigeria’ | Dangote’s faith is unshakeable

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has urged investors in Africa to be mindful of the way they project Africa, or risk driving investors out. Dangote stated this at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda. “We have to get rid of perception risks,” he said. “The fragility of perception drives away investors.... Read More

africa, cement, Dangote, devaluation, investment, Investors, nigeria

PDP wahala: 13 ex-governor, 14 ex-ministers, others set for show down with Sheriff

Prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are set to wrestle power from the hands of the embattled national chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, if he insists on continuing in office beyond May 21, 2016. According to The Nation, a 57-man steering committee, operating under the name Concerned PDP Stakeholders, is setting... Read More

57 man committee, Ali Modu Sheriff, controversy, PDP, steering committee

Biafra: IPOB’s N5.8bn case against FG to be heard on June 21

The suit which was slammed on the Federal Government by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has been assigned to Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja and will be heard on June 21. IPOB is seeking damages of up to N8.5billion against the Federal Government for their members who were “wickedly... Read More

biafra, damages, death, FG, IPOB, Judiciary, law, Nnamdi Kanu

“It simply doesn’t work” | British Foreign minister disagrees with Buhari’s Niger-Delta strategy

In the wake of the increased vandalism of oil installations and pipelines by militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, and the Presidency’s decision to quell the violence with more violence, the British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond, on Saturday, called on the Nigerian President to consider alternative actions. “The idea that your answer is by moving... Read More

Militants, Military, nigeria, Oil, pipeline, uk, violence

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce disagrees with the NLC

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has reached out to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to desist from its plan to go on a nationwide strike action on Wednesday, May 18. The NLC has declared its intention to shut the country down on Wednesday if the government fails to meet with it on... Read More

Abuja, acci, Labour, nationwide, nlc, strike, subsidy, wabba, Work

Even the president of the Bureau de Change association is wailing

The President of Association of Bureau de Change of Nigeria, Aminu Gwadabe, has declared that there is no better option for the government than to revert to the two official exchange codes in the face of the diminishing foreign reserves. Aminu revealed this to the Guardian today. He said an outright devaluation of the naira would effect... Read More

dollar, economy, foreign exchange, market, naira, nigeria

Ali Modu Sheriff just ate humble pie

Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has extended an apology to stakeholders of the party who might be offended over statements made by his aides but credited to him. At a media briefing in Jalingo on Sunday, May 15, Sheriff explained that it was not in his character to... Read More

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Shekarau was arrested by the EFCC, and he sees God’s hand in it

A former minister of education, Ibrahim Shekarau has declared that his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not in any way political rather a test of his faith by God. Shekarau, who is also a former governor of Kano state was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday, May 12 for... Read More

agency, corruption, education, EFCC, fantastically corrupt, kano, north, Political, shekarau

Activists say Lai Mohammed’s N13 million request illegal

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome and the Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda, Edetaen Ojo have declared that the request to NBC for N13 million loan made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed is illegal and unconstitutional. A memo containing the request which was leaked to an online news platform has received a... Read More

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