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GEJ to attend last ECOWAS summit as Nigeria’s President

by Azubuike Azikiwe President Goodluck Jonathan will on Tuesday, May 19, attend his last summit of ECOWAS countries. The President is expected to attend the 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government holding in Accra, Ghana. The summit coincides with the 40th anniversary of ECOWAS, A statement by his Special... Read More

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Buhari not impressed with military performance in North-east

by Ranti Joseph The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, isn’t happy with the military’s inability to secure the lives and property of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency stating that his administration will maintain prudence by ensuring that people live within their means. Buhari, who spoke when members of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) visited him... Read More

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Timipre Sylva arraigned for N2.45billion fraud

by Ranti Joseph Well, former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva won’t be let off the hook easily by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as he was re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for fraud involving about N2.45billion. Sylva allegedly committed the offence between October 2009 and February 2010 as governor... Read More

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Waje, Seyi Law and Mannie to speak at the sixth edition of Project Capable

by Jewel Stephen Project Capable was created to stem the tide of social and moral decadence. A strategy designed to offer young people of Secondary School age the opportunity to discover the right path to self-discovery through programs and life coaching sessions specially designed for these purposes. The idea is to adopt carefully selected celebrities... Read More

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This is the latest person Jonathan has sacked and replaced with immediate effect

by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan has continued his sacking spree as he terminated the appointment of the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Saratu Altine Umar, with immediate effect. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, on Monday Jonathan approved the appointment of Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba... Read More

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Reuben Abati finally reacts to the conceding call and he is not smiling!

by Anike Jacobs After having kept mum for weeks, Presidential media spokesperson, Dr Reuben Abati has finally reacted to the conceding call that president elect, Buhari received from President Goodluck Jonathan on the 28th of March. In an article titled Right of Reply: Olusegun Adeniyi’s Trip to Babel” he writes that the conceding call... Read More

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Financial Literacy Series: Tips on How to Make Investment Decisions

There are many ways in which you can invest your money – it could be by simply opening a savings account which pays you interest, by putting your money in a fixed deposit account, investing in treasury bills, buying shares in a business or buying property. The investment option which you go with will depend... Read More

” Jonathan made corruption look attractive” – 7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Buhari needs to warn his governors about corruption A United States-based non-political organisation, African Peoples Economic Development Agency, advised Buhari to warn his governors against dabbling into corruption. “The President of Mexico, Pena Nieto, and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, both from countries that were brought down to... Read More

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MASSOB: Nigeria will disintegrate if Uwazuruike is arrested

by Ranti Joseph The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is still mighty upset about the alleged plot by President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to arrest its leader, Ralph Uwazuruike. The group has warned that Nigeria will disintegrate if such threat is carried out adding that Buhari has no constitutional power to arrest him. Tony Nwodo... Read More

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This man practiced ‘an eye for an eye’…literally

by Chinwe Okafor The police in Ogun State are on the trail of a man alleged to have murdered his friend, Idris Alaba, and abandoned his mutilated corpse at an uncompleted building in the Makun, Sagamu area of the state. The fleeing suspect was apparently a member of a vigilance group in Ibafo, Owode Local... Read More

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Oshiomhole: My wife is not a model… but she’s a model in my heart

by Iyobosa Omoregie Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says his wife, Iara Fortes, is not a model, however, she is a model in his heart. According to the former Labour leader, his newly wedded wife has never been a model, even though she is beautiful. At a special thanksgiving mass held at the Immaculate Conception... Read More

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This man was forced to wine and dine with a corpse

by Chinwe Okafor A 29-year-old mechanic, Bode David, is yet to recover from being made to spend a night with the corpse of his friend, late Ganiyu, and drink the water used to wash it, to prove he was not responsible for his death. It was gathered that the incident, which happened at Isheri Magodo,... Read More

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Nigerian troops seize 10 Sambisa forest camps from Boko Haram

by Panshak Ibrahim It’s been reported that an additional 10 camps used by Boko Haram were seized by the Nigerian Army during an offensive against the insurgents in Sambisa forest. In the attack that occured on Saturday, it was revealed that an unconfirmed number of terrorists lost their lives. The development was communicated in a... Read More

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Wait, is PDP turning a new leaf for real after 16 years?

by Anike Jacobs What a good way to end the Sunday night! If you are presently following the incredible tweets from the Peoples’ Democratic party’s twitter handle, then you must be stunned as we are. Who wouldn’t. The political party has taken full responsibility for the “challenges and pains” Nigerians experienced during its’ years as reigning party. Under... Read More

President-elect Buhari drops the “General”

Following today’s release of the official portraits for the President-elect and Vice President-elect, the GMB media team have announced that the “G” is going bye-bye, From May 29, 2015, the President-elect and Vice-President-elect are to be respectively known and addressed as Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Prof.... Read More

Corruption: Transparency International says Obasanjo government worse than Jonathan’s

by Ranti Joseph Well as shocking as it sounds, Transparency International (TI) has rated the out-going government of President Goodluck Jonathan as the best compared to the past governments headed President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari and that of Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the analysis done by Pointblank news, it stated that in TI’s data from 1979 till... Read More

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#HistoryClass: How you can change your ethnic group in Nigeria

by Cheta Nwanze Today’s #HistoryClass will look at a case, which proves that according to the laws of Nigeria, you can change your ethnic group. Today, we reference the work of P.O. Itua, C.O. Ndifon and I.E. Sagay. The case in question here is a Supreme Court ruling from 1985, is important in uniting this... Read More

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Nigerian Army: Troops weren’t present in captured Marte, but wait and see

by Kolapo Olapoju “No cause for alarm! Terrorists in search of respite cannot harbour here” This is what the Nigerian Army has to say about the recently captured town Marte, in Borno. About 24 hours after Boko Haram insurgents seized the town, the Army released a statement on its Facebook page, seeking to correct the... Read More

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Thanks to Oby Ezekwesili, the US make Boko Haram “National Security priority”

by Kolapo Olapoju Perhaps, former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, may have struck a chord when she called on President Barrack Obama to do more in rescuing the Chibok girls abducted by Islamist group Boko Haram over a year ago, in April 2014. She had just been named one of the world’s 100 most influential... Read More

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Restaurant in Anambra shut down for serving HUMAN FLESH

by Anike Jacobs A restaurant in Anambra, has been shut down for cooking human flesh and serving it to customers. Daily Mail reports that the police were tipped off by locals who suspected something horrific was taking place inside the kitchen. They raided the hotel restaurant to discover human heads which were still dripping with... Read More

Gunmen kidnap Adamawa lawmaker

by Ranti Joseph A group of unknown gunmen has kidnapped the member representing Toungo Counstituency in the Adamawa House of Assembly, Adamu Usman. It was reported that Usman was said to be kidnapped by the gunmen who stormed his residence at Kofare Ward of Yola around midnight on Friday. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations... Read More

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General Gowon criticised by Prof. Nwosu over Ojukwu comments

by Azubuike Azikiwe A former Minister of Health, Professor A.B.C. Nwosu, has attacked a former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, over his recent comment that the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, thought he (Gowon) would never go to war because os his ‘Born Again’ Christian status. Gowon, who led Nigerian forces during... Read More

Obasanjo’s foundation investigated by UK Charity Commission

by Kolapo Olapoju The United Kingdom Charity Commission reveals that it has received several complaints of financial misconduct and conflicts of interest of the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation in London. The UKCC’s spokesperson, Sarah Hitchings, informed Punch Newspapers that the commission had also started a broad investigation into the matters because the foundation had violated its regulatory... Read More

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Breaking: Egyptian ex-president sentenced to death

Mohammed Morsi, the former Egyptian president, had already been sentenced to 20 years for his role in the arrest and torture of protesters. Morsi was the first freely elected president of Egypt, but his reign was marred by excessive abuse of power. According to Al Jazeera‘s report, An Egypt court has sentenced former President Mohamed... Read More

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Aisha Buhari advises the new ‘Mrs Oshiomhole’ on how to keep her man from Nigerian women

by Anike Jacobs Wife of president-elect, Hajiya Aisha Buhari has admonished Iara, Governor Oshiomhole’s newly wedded wife, to learn how to prepare Nigerian food for her husband. Hajiya Buhari gave the admonition on Friday at the wedding reception for the couple shortly after taking their wedding vows and signing the dotted lines at Iyamho, Oshiomhole’s... Read More

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Boko Haram recaptures Marte in Borno

by Panshak Ibrahim On Friday, May 15, Boko Haram insurgents recaptured Marte town, in Borno State. According to Security sources, the insurgents who escaped from Sambisa forest, have now regrouped in Marte. Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, confirmed the recapture of the town by Boko Haram terrorists during a press conference in Maiduguri.... Read More

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MultiChoice Kenya slashes prices, maybe Nigeria can follow suit

by Ranti Joseph Apparently, MultiChoice issues might not be isolated to Nigeria. Kenyans have been able to convince MultiChoice to slash their decoder prices as Kenya’s MultiChoice has reduced the price of its DStv HD decoder to 2,499 from 4,800 Kenyan Shilling (KES). According to TechCabal, it was stated that the reduction will enable more Kenyans have... Read More

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This GEJ trekker may be angry with Omotola Jalade

by Chinwe Okafor Well we did say the act was absurd but i guess the effect would be more because it is coming from someone everyone admires. A few days ago, actress Omotola Jalade tweeted that youths embarking on trekking for politicians are trekking their futures away. One of the trekkers, Oladele Nihi replied her... Read More

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TB Joshua goes to Mexico, performs miracles (See Photos)

by Temitope Onitiju Founder of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Prophet TB Joshua, recently held a crusade at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico. Over 100,000 people reportedly attended the crusade. From the pictures below, it appears he healed some people. \ They look pretty healed, no?

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Gov. Oshiomhole’s marriage is trending – Top tweets about Edo Governor’s wedding

by Damilola Jagun The wedding ceremony of Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, to model, Lara Fortes, has sparked off frenzied discussion on Twitter. The ongoing wedding is already trending on #NigerianTwitter, with several conversation, jokes being made out of the affair. Here are the 20 most interesting tweets about Oshiomhole’s wedding: Mock ke? Oshiomole is... Read More

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