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“There is no money to buy fuel to power generators” | NBC staff under Lai Mohammed cry out

Nigerians are still talking about leak of a memo from Lai Mohammed to the NBC requesting for N13 million loan to travel to China for tourism promotion. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture had sent a memo to the National Broadcasting Commission asking to be given the said funds for his journey- to... Read More

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New petrol price will create over 200,000 jobs – Lai Mohammed

Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the recent increase in the price of pump petrol will create 200,000 jobs and secure 400,000 more. The minister stated this at the inauguration of the Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) marketers’ conference in Lagos on Friday, in a statement read by his media aide Segun... Read More

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Report: Buhari devalues Naira 290 to Dollar

President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to demands to devalue the Nigerian currency to N290 against the dollar, according to SaharaReporters. This is coming just barely a day after removal of fuel subsidy by the Buhari administration, increasing the price of fuel to N145 a liter. According to the report, President Buhari made the decision together with... Read More

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#ICYMI | Watch full video of CNN’s Amanpour’s interview with President Buhari

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour recently interviewed the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to London for the anti-corruption summit. In the interview, the president answered questions regarding the UK Prime Minister’s comment about Nigerian being a ‘fantastically corrupt’, the abducted Chibok girls, among others. If you missed it, watch it below. My full interview with Nigerian President Muhammadu... Read More

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These 7 tweets capture the feelings of Nigerians who already told Buhari this was going to happen

Still on the netizens’ reaction to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo’s letter regarding the removal of fuel subsidy, these series of tweets by @TexTheLaw capture what most Nigerian ‘know-alls’ have been ‘trying to say’ for the ‘past year or two’, regarding the current situation in the country. Take a look. When people smirk about... Read More

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Nigerian Netizens aren’t exactly pleased with the Vice President (TWEETS)

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo wrote a letter to Nigerians on Friday evening explaining why the subsidy placed on petrol was removed by the Federal Government on Wednesday, May 12. This didn’t exactly go down well on social media. Even though the vice president, in the letter titled, The fuel pricing debate: Our story, said that this... Read More

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This is why fuel price is up – Vice President Osinbajo just confused everyone

You thought the sharp increase in fuel prices was due to ‘fuel subsidy removal’. Well, someone made a different case just this evening. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has written a letter to Nigerians attempting to explain why the subsidy placed on petrol was removed by the Federal Government on Wednesday, May 12. The vice president,... Read More

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Mazi Emeka: Why NNPC is selling fuel at N145

The internet threw a question at us and we decided to answer it. A few days ago, the Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, announced that the federal government will remove subsidies on fuel and allow market dynamics to determine the price of the product. Expectedly, this will result in an increase in... Read More

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Doyin Okupe reveals what he had to do for Obj’s forgiveness

Former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has an interesting story of forgiveness to share. Okupe, on Friday, May 13 took to his Facebook page to chronicle how he humiliated himself to get the forgiveness of former president Olusegun Obasanjo for his frolic with the Jonathan administration. Okupe... Read More

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PDP won’t hold South-West Congress anymore

Following the ruling of a Federal High Court given by Justice Ibrahim Buba restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from going ahead with its scheduled South-West zonal congress, the party has announced that the congress will not hold. The National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, stated in an interview with Punch on Friday, May 13... Read More

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They have now started asking for Kachikwu to resign

A civil rights group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), on Thursday, called for the resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu. The group made this known in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Zikirullahi. The... Read More

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Lekan Shonde, man accused of killing his wife, has things to say from police custody

Lekan Shonde who was accused of killing his wife has been implicated further by the testimony of an alleged friend of the deceased Ronke Shonde. The friend, Gloria Esiohe opened another can of worms when she told Vanguard newspaper on Thursday, May 12 that Ronke before her death was scared for her life due to... Read More

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#ICYMI Buhari visited his ‘voltron’, Archbishop of Canterbury

President Buhari is currently in London for the anti-corruption summit. However, following recent happenings, he intends to make the trip count. If you recall, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in a conversation with the Queen, had called Nigeria a ‘fantastically corrupt nation’. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, however, posed as President Buhari’s Voltron... Read More

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“It is rather unfortunate” | The Nigerian Army is very disappointed with Amnesty International

The Nigerian military has denied the report by Amnesty International (AI) that some civilians died in a detention cell at Giwa Barracks. This was contained in a statement signed by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information. While noting that the accusations by AI came as a shock to the military, Abubakar called on Nigerians to... Read More

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Mark Zuckerberg has only praise for Nigerian developers

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, May 10 showed support for Nigerian developers following the launch of Free Basics in Lagos, Nigeria. Free Basics by Facebook provides free access to basic internet services to over a billion people around the world. He expressed excitement at the level of success achieved by African developers and praised... Read More

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PDP founding fathers have just sacked Ali Modu Sheriff, Secondus, others

A new wave of crisis has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the founding members of the party have issued a communique for the sack of the interim National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff as well as the National Working Committee. The founding fathers, under the aegis of Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP decided to relieve... Read More

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Why the FG is probing the Navy, Army and Airforce

The Federal Government has revealed its decision to probe the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. According to the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday, May 12, it became necessary to investigate the payrolls following the revelation during the trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh that N558.2 million was reportedly... Read More

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This is the schedule INEC released for Edo and Ondo elections

As the governorship elections of sister sister states, Ondo and Edo draw near, the Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable for the forthcoming polls. For Edo state, governorship election is slated for September 10 while Ondo state would have November 26. The electoral body fixed June 12 for the beginning of campaigns by... Read More

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Ibe Kachikwu has some more explanation for new fuel price

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday, took to his Facebook wall to further explain the new petroleum products supply and pricing framework announced by the federal government on Wednesday. “Unavailability of Forex and Inability to open letter of credit has forced marketers to stop productimportation and imposed over 90% supply on NNPC since... Read More

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Dino Melaye gives President Buhari 7 days to reverse fuel price hike or else…

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has petitioned the National Chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Odigie Oyegun to prevail on the government to reverse the hike of petrol from N86/L to N145/L. Melaye, despite being an elected senator on the platform of the ruling party in the late hours... Read More

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EFCC invaded Fani-Kayode’s house and arrested his laundry man

While the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission pending investigations into his involvement in a N2.5 billion scandal, operatives of the agency invaded his No 5 Zuma Close, Aso Drive, Abuja home and arrested a member of his domestic staff. According to reports, the operatives... Read More

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‘I don’t owe Nigerians explanation on how money is spent’ -Lai Mohammed

A letter written on behalf of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) requesting a loan of N13,120,470 has been leaked online. The letter, which was obtained by online news platform, SaharaReporters, and was signed bythe Director of Public Relations and Protocol, NPD Dama, shows that the Minister... Read More

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Ita-Giwa says only ‘rapists should be scared of genitals being cut off’

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa has no patience for rapists. The former federal lawmaker has, over time, expressed her disgust for those who take advantage of helpless women. She once said that cutting off the manhood of rapists is the apt punishment for rapists in a country like Nigeria. Ita-Giwa at some point, reiterated her stance and yet... Read More

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Biafra protesters have been arrested near Buckingham Palace

Two Nigerian men have been allegedly arrested at the Buckingham palace on Thursday for staging a Biafra protest, according to BBC journalist, Will Ross. In a tweet posted recently, he shared a photo of one of the said protesters. 2 Nigerian men protesting for Independence for Biafra arrested close to Buckingham Palace pic.twitter.com/aM60kFP43N — will... Read More

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So, President Buhari just said meeting with Chibok parents is not good for his health

Do we file this one under ‘Politicians say the darndest things’? President Muhammadu Buhari was interviewed today by CNN’s Christine Amanpour as he attends the United Kingdom’s global anti-corruption summit. Of course, the topic of the missing Chibok girls came up, and in particular why his government has suddenly become hostile to peaceful protesters... Read More

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Reno Omokri always has something to say, and so he has attacked #OccupyNigeria protesters

Former social media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and founder of Mind of Christ Christian Center, Reno Omokri has attacked the #OccupyNigeria protests which erupted in January 2012 following the announcement of the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government on the first day of the year. Reno’s attack is a reaction to the recent... Read More

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Someone investigated the looting of subsidy funds under Jonathan, and we noted these 12 points

Even as different reactions trail the removal of the subsidy placed on petrol by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, an investigating report showing how funds from the removal of subsidy by the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan was squandered has been revealed. An investigation conducted by the the International Centre for Investigative Reporting icirnigeria.org has revealed that... Read More

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Trouble may be coming, as NANS promises to “Occupy Nigeria” next week

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, announced its plans to carry out a nation wide Occupy Nigeria protest over the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. This was stated in Abuja by the National President of NANS, Comrade Tijani Shehu, who also called for the immediate removal of the Minister... Read More

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In today’s edition of Captain Obvious, Balarabe Musa says ‘Nigeria is in trouble’

“We are in trouble; the already bad situation will get worse and it will worsen the poverty level of Nigerians,” said the former governor of Kaduna state, Balarabe Musa, while condemning the recent increase in fuel price. The former governor, who is also a national leader of the Peoples Redemption Party, also said he will... Read More

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Oby Ezekwesili takes a stand on why #OccupyNigeria was more than about fuel subsidy

Following the removal of the subsidy placed on petrol by the Federal Government on Wednesday, May 11, many Nigerians have taken a bitter trip down memory lane to January 2012 when the Goodluck Jonathan administration announced the removal of subsidy. Millions of Nigerians had trooped to the street to protest against removal using the tag... Read More

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