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September 4, 2015

Ojuelegba trailer accident victims identified, driver arrested

The identity of the three victims of Wednesday’s fatal accident in Ojuelegba- where a trailer fell atop an SUV and a Sedan vehicle- have been released by the police. According to the command, the victims are Abubakar Suleiman, Kamilu Umar and Umaru Suleiman. However, there was a lone survivor, Lasisi Akeem, but the police have... Read More

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September 4, 2015

This is how Fashola responded to corruption allegations yesterday

Non-response- ‘a failure or refusal to respond’. The immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, was put on the spot, when asked questions on the allegations of corruption levelled against him, on Thursday. Fashola was the guest speaker at the 16th Bishop Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture, where he was ambushed by a journalist from The... Read More

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September 4, 2015

Could this be why DSS sacked Marilyn Ogar?

After Lawal Daura took over from Ekpeyong Ita as Director-General of the Department of State Services, one of his first tasks was the demotion of the former DSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar and many other senior officers. Ogar was removed as the deputy director of the agency in charge of public relations and also lost the... Read More

DSS, Ekpeyong Ita, Lawal Daura, retired, sack

September 3, 2015

2 tales of human tragedy that touched our hearts today

Whether it’s workers being owed several months’ salary, or a family throwing themselves on a train-track to avoid being taken to a refugee camp in Hungary- it all qualifies as human tragedies. Today, 2 sad situations touched our hearts here at YNaija. 1. The non-teaching staff of the University of Lagos, protested the fact that the school’s has... Read More

September 3, 2015

Today we learnt our Vice President has N94M in the bank

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, have finally declared their assets. This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Thursday. Shehu said the documents submitted to the CCB, which officials say are still being vetted... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Buhari approves appointment of Osinbajo’s deputy chief of staff, media aide

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rahman Adeola Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff and Laolu Akande as Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) in the Presidency. This was disclosed in a statement by the special adviser to the President, Femi Adesina on Thursday. He said the two new appointees will work in... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Army gives second chance to 3,032 soldiers, 66 still on death row

Precisely 3,032 soldiers who were dismissed from the Nigerian Army, have been reinstated. The soldiers have been given another opportunity to have a life in the military, after being sent packing over alleged indiscipline in the war against Boko Haram insurgents. Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman disclosed on Thursday, in Abuja that 5,000 cases were... Read More

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September 3, 2015

APC calls for inquest into defector’s death

The leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state doesn’t believe the former state chairman of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) Sam Inokoba died a natural death. APC wrote to the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase requesting an inquest. 19 days after defecting to APC, Inokoba, 67, slumped and died in Lagos while... Read More

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September 3, 2015

PDP chieftain says new party will emerge from PDP

It still looks like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might crash any time soon. A PDP stalwart and Osi Olubadan of Ibadan, Lekan Balogun, has predicted that a new party would emerge from the PDP ahead of the 2019 general elections. Balogun disclosed this on Thursday during the monthly Guest Forum of Oodua Newspapers held at... Read More

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September 3, 2015

DSS finally fires Marilyn Ogar and 44 others

After Marilyn Ogar was demoted some time this year, the Department of State Services (DSS) has finally sacked her and 44 other top directors in the security agency. Ogar was the former deputy director of agency. She was removed two months ago and President Muhammadu Buhari nullified her promotion when he became president. Ogar was accused... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Man stabs neighbor for playing loud music

33-year-old John Ena was charged to court on Wednesday for stabbing his neighbour on the head with a bottle. The prosecutor said, “The accused stabbed the complainant with a bottle on her head for playing loud music.’’ “The accused forcefully entered the complainant’s room and ordered her to reduce the volume of her DVD player,... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Buhari says Nigerians will soon see the change he promised

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigerians will soon see the fulfillment of his election campaign promises. Buhari, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving university students, assured Nigerian youth that his government’s anti-corruption campaign would secure their future. In an address to members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) who marched... Read More

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September 3, 2015

See the Ibadan restaurant where the waiters use Hoverboards to serve meals

Owning a hoverboard is fast becoming a thing in town. Its no wonder MayD stuck to his guns about being embarrassed for using it at the mall. How else would you know he owns one. Now, a restaurant located inside Ventura Hall in Samonda area of Sango Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has come up with a new... Read More

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September 3, 2015

This is what happens when a mad man wants to use the ATM

At a First Bank branch in Kabba, Okene road area of Lokoja was on Tuesday allegedly attacked by an unidentified mentally unstable young man, damaging two Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). He was said to have been armed with a hammer during his attack, which he used repeatedly to hit the machine, trying to destroy it. Before his... Read More

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September 3, 2015

5 witnesses to testify for FG against Dasuki

Five witnesses will be called by the Federal Government in its case of illegal possession of firearms against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd). Illegal firearms were recovered from the home of Dasuki, who was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Dasuki’s possession of the arms, were said to have violated... Read More

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September 3, 2015

Buhari to start giving daily meals to primary school pupils

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, would soon start providing free meals to primary school children. Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, revealed this on Tuesday, at the 45th Annual Accountants Conference in Abuja. According to Osinbajo, the free feeding scheme was a major project of the Federal Government. While speaking on the topic “Repositioning Nigeria for Sustainable Development:... Read More

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September 2, 2015

FG assures Nigerians they have no plan to sell refineries

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it has no plan to sell any of the refineries in the country but may encourage joint venture investments in the facilities. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ibe Kachikwu,disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inspecting the Port Harcourt Refinery in Eleme Local... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Suicide bomber arrested in Bauchi motor park

A suicide bomber has been arrested in Yankari motor park in Bauchi. The suspected bomber, was nabbed while trying to gain entrance into the park. A security source revealed to TheCable, that the man was trying to enter into the park, when the explosives on him were detected by metal detectors at the entrance. The... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Trailer falls off Ojuelegba bridge, crushes cars (PHOTOS)

A trailer fell off the Ojuelegba flyover bridge, in Lagos, around 5pm on Wednesday afternoon. The trailer crushed a car and a sports utility vehicle, killing the occupants of the cars. See below, photos from the scene of the accident.

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September 2, 2015

Ekiti APC and Fayose ‘disagree’ over supposed CBN loan

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said the request by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, for a N9.6 billion bailout from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is frivolous and unjustifiable. APC Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun said, “It is difficult to trust a one-man government where the House of Assembly doesn’t have... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Bailout funds, Ekiti

September 2, 2015

ICPC begins probing Amaechi, Chime and Kwankwaso’s tenure

Some former governors are now under the radar. Vanguarr reports that the independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced investigations of four former governors. This follows petitions the commission received about them. The former governors are Rotimi Ameachi (Rivers), Sullivan Chime (Enugu), Ibrahim Shema (Kaduna) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano). Already four teams... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Why many more children will die from Lead poisoning in Niger state

Niger state has what is perceived in many circles to be an illegal Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources, and consequently, its powers, reach and control are limited. This situation is not peculiar to Niger state alone. Although there is no law stopping a state from setting up a ministry, the purview of the state’s Ministry... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Who’s lying? Onu says Buhari didn’t call him about the SGF job

A former Abia governor Ogbonnaya Onu has denied the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari called him before appointing Babachir Lawal as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Rumors had it that Onu, an APC chieftain, was favored by Buhari to emerge as the SGF. Then after Lawal’s appointment, Onu reportedly told a friend that... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Driver charged to court for allegedly impregnating a 16 year old girl

45-year-old driver, Ganiyu Afolabi, was charged to court on Tuesday for allegedly impregnating a 16-year-old girl. The suspect was arraigned by the police on a three-count charge of sexual assault, defilement and attempt to procure abortion. He pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him.

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September 2, 2015

Child sexual abuse on the rise in Bayelsa

A 40-year-old man raped a four-year-old girl to death in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. This was revealed by the State Coordinator of Child Protection Network, CPN, Mrs. Mariam Kombo-Ezeh. She also revealed two other cases of child abuse, which occurred in the state, including the death of a seven-year-old girl of... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Militia leader surrenders 84 guns, weapons to Benue state government (PHOTOS)

In response to the Benue state government’s two-month deadline on the surrender of illegal weapons, a popular militant in the state, Agwaza, has submitted 84 guns, weapons and ammunition. The handover was recently carried out in the state, in the presence of the Commissioner of Police and other members of the state security council. During the handover, Agwaza... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Lawyer sues Buhari over South-East exclusion in appointments

A lawyer, ‎Dim-Udebuani Marcel, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, on his political appointments, before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. In the suit, Marcel accused the President of violating the Federal Character principle as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, through the appointments he has made so... Read More

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September 2, 2015

Graduate, four others nabbed with cocaine in Lagos airport

Four suspects including a 28-year-old university graduate of Economics, Nonso Akubueze, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged drug trafficking. The four men were nabbed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with 11.5 kilogrammes of cocaine substances valued at N57m which they had smuggled in from Brazil. Akubueze, who was found with 1.1kg... Read More

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September 2, 2015

This is Buhari’s position on the ‘100 days promises’ saga – Presidency

The Presidency insists that President Muhammadu Buhari did not make specific promises to Nigerians within his first 100 days in office. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this while responding to questions about reports on documents titled, “One Hundred Things Buhari Will Do in 100 Days” and “My... Read More

September 2, 2015

Pope changes Catholic rule on abortion

Women who have suffered abortion in the past and present can now breathe a sigh of relief if they had already condemned themselves in the knowledge that they would be condemned by the church anyway. Pope Francis on Tuesday asked priests across the world to grant forgiveness to women who have had abortions. The pontiff... Read More

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