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APC delighted at Ndume’s removal

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the removal of Ali Ndume as the leader of the party's caucus in the Senate. On Tuesday senators under the platform of the…

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Corruption should be completely delegitimised – Osinbajo

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has called on anti-corruption agencies to engage and inform Nigerians on the need not to celebrate corrupt individuals. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his…

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The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. How DSS killed 9 people who visited me at Kuje prison – Kanu IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday accused…

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PFN queries implentation of FRC code

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for suspending the Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC). In a statement signed by its…

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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 10th of January

Read the full stories and analyses here now!

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Adeboye: Fani-Kayode commends Buhari for suspending FRC code

Former minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the suspension of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria code that set a limit of twenty years…

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Moses Ochonu: Why Do El-Rufai and His Minions Care More About His Image Than About the People of Southern Kaduna?

by Moses Ochonu One of the tragedies of the Nigerian condition is that there are too many citizens for whom defending a particular politician’s misbehaviour and incompetence is a more…

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Buhari’s Gambia visit shifted to Friday

The visit of President Muhammadu Buhari and other West African leaders to Gambia on behalf of ECOWAS has been moved to Friday. In a statement on Tuesday by media aide…

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[The Legislative Blog]: All the questions we raised about Senate’s opposition to the closure of Abuja airport

At the Senate plenary session today, the topic of the closure of the Abuja airport for renovation was brought to the fore in a motion sponsored by Senator Hope Uzodinma…

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BREAKING: DSS arrests 4 Boko Haram members in Lagos

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested four members of the Boko Haram sect in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Tony Opuiyo for the service. According…

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Opinion: Will 24 hour power supply ever become a reality in Nigeria?

by Adetayo Adesola A constant burden on my living experience in Nigeria for over 20 years has been the inefficient power supply; I won’t be surprised if this was the case…

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The Thread: The tweet fight between two top porn sites that everybody missed

Sundays are lazy days- for doing church, sleeping in, binge watching  movies and everything generally relaxing. What Sundays are definitely not for is fighting, but for Porn hub and XVideos,…

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There is no more APC in Rivers – Wike

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been completely dislodged in the state. Wike, stated this on Monday while commissioning the Ozuoba-Rumuoparaeli-Choba road…

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Reps committed to ending recession – Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has assured Nigerians of its unwavering commitment on enacting legislation that will move the country out of recession. Dogara stated this on…

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It was a fusion of spoken word and soul music at the Common Ground concert

Just a few weeks ago, Lagos was buzzing, as custom is. The Christmas and New Year celebrations were ubiquitous. Weekends were choke-full of events. Someone’s daughter got married to someone…

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The Film Blog: Urgent message to Opa Williams and the producers of the film ‘Three Wise Men’

We just finished watching the Opa Williams film ‘Three Wise Men’ (Williams, for a generation that doesn’t know its heroes, is one of the frontrunners of institutional comedy in Nigeria…

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The YNaija Rankings: Every month, we will rank the top films, TV and radio stations in Nigeria

YNaija will, from Wednesday, January 11, release a monthly countdown of platforms leading and lagging in the Nigerian media space. The online matrix will rank the Top 20 TV channels,…

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Opinion: The Sultan Lied, Gender Equality Bill is not Anti-Islam

by Jude Ndukwe The recent call by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, on the Senate, not to pass the Gender Equality Bill because, according to…

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I’ll fulfil my campaign promises – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will fulfil all his campaign promises. Buhari made this known on Tuesday at Kuchigoro Primary Health Centre (PHC), Abuja, while inaugurating the Model Primary Health Care…

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I didn’t receive kickbacks from Malabu deal – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted allegations that he received kickbacks from the $1.3 billion Malabu Oil transaction during his tenure. Jonathan in a statement by his spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze…

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NSCDC discovers Boko Haram bomb timers

The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has discovered "Count down Timers" used by Boko Haram terrorists to detonate explosives. The Commandant of the corps,…

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How DSS killed 9 people who visited me at Kuje prison – Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu who is on trial for treason has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) killed nine persons who came to…

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Peregrino Brimah: Akufo-Addo Plagiarizes Buhari’s Plagiarism As The Two Countries Chart Identical Paths

by Peregrino Brimah "I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building your communities and our nation...Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our…

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FIFA to expand World Cup to 48 teams

FIFA has voted to expand the World Cup to a 48-team tournament in 2026. In a unanimous decision by the FIFA Council at a meeting in Zurich on Tuesday, the…

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BREAKING: Senate kicks against closure of Abuja airport

The Senate has rejected the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja by the Federal Government. The upper chamber also kicked against the diversion of flights to the Kaduna…

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(UPDATED) APC Senate caucus sacks Ndume as its leader

The All Progressives Congress in the Senate has sacked Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, as its leader. In a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, the…

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Reuben Abati: Before Abuja Airport is shut down

by Reuben Abati A few years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport to carry out what they called repairs or was it renovation?…

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YNaija Analysis: Between the FRC and Pastor Adeboye – Why so much ado about the law?

by Mark Amaza     The first time the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) entered the consciousness of Nigerians, it was in early 2014 when it accused the Central Bank of…

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Opinion: The many lessons from the 2016 Ghana elections

by Itodo Samson One month after the wind of change blew across West Africa’s poster child of democracy, Ghana, her newly elected President, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo of National Patriotic…

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House of Reps to debate FRC’s law on religious bodies

A motion to debate the Corporate Governance Code set by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has been admitted by the House of Representatives. The motion was moved by Minority Leader,…

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