November 28, 2016

We will pay retirees their pensions promptly – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said those who served the country diligently will not experience difficulties in getting their pensions. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President was quoted to have said this at a meeting he had with the Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate,... Read More

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November 28, 2016

The Thread: “Are you a gay Nigerian man married to a straight woman?

Following the circulation of this clip below, where a lady caught her son with another man, neurosurgeon and writer Jasper Chinedum, who tweets @JajaPhD, shares his thoughts about the number of men in Nigeria still hiding in the closet. Do see below: https://twitter.com/Hellamud/status/783707563665653760 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803134964015435780 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803136643263819781 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803137676752789504 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803138648220651520 https://twitter.com/JajaPhD/status/803139242431913984 https://twitter.com/Kemji/status/803142422163312640 Reactions https://twitter.com/TheTrueSaheed/status/803159051659943936 lol TBH, if I... Read More

closet, entertainment industry, gay laws, homosexual, Marriage, nigeria

November 28, 2016

Is British American Tobacco killing more than just smokers?

BAT cigarettes aren’t killing more than its smokers, are they? British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Ltd. is the multinational company responsible for your favorite cigarette brands; Benson and Hedges, Pall Mall, St. Moritz, Rothmans, Consulate and a few more. It has operated in Nigeria since 1912 and has its three factories in Ibadan, Port Harcourt and... Read More

British American Tobacco, company, danger, FACTORY, Health, Ibadan, multinational, Staff

November 28, 2016

FG to build 1,000km oil transport pipeline from Niger Republic

The Federal Government is planning to construct a 1000-kilometer crude oil pipeline in Kaduna State to import oil from the Niger Republic. This was revealed by Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at a Town hall in Kaduna. He said the decision was made following difficulties to transport crude... Read More

1000km, crude oil, FG, Oil transport, pipeline

November 28, 2016

4 winners and 4 losers from the Ondo elections

by Joachim Mac-Ebong As the dust settles from the Ondo elections, it is time to pick the winners and losers! The winners APC: Now, the ruling party has added Ondo to its kitty, bringing the number of governorships it controls to 23 out of 36 states. They also have 5 of 6 South-West states, and... Read More

#OndoDecides, APC, Ondo Elections, PDP, Tinubu

November 28, 2016

Justice Abang is a cancer eating the judiciary – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court is after him for asking the National Judicial Council to sack him. Fayose had asked the NJC to sack Abang after the Court of Appeal aside his ruling of October 14, which conferred recognition on Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim as the... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, cancer, Judiciary, Justice Okon Abang

November 28, 2016

[The Presidential Blog] Has the Presidency finally run out of blames?

If there’s anything we’ll never ever forget after this administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari, it is all the blaming. Along with recession, the slow response syndrome and #TheOtherRoom. But the one thing that we will forever remember is their go-to response for every enquiry, complaint, outcry, or anything else really: It is the other people;... Read More

The Presidential Blog

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November 28, 2016

Opinion: Revisiting anti-gay laws

Chris Izu Okafor It’s quite easy to stereotype. It eases up the responsibility of explaining. Stating without variations is often much easier than describing exceptions and the whys that follow. Stereotypes do not give room for explanations too. They are cut-in-stone conclusions. The indelible absence of buts design them. All aspects of sexuality has been... Read More

anti gay laws, Christianity, homosexuals, nigeria, Religion, Stereotypying

November 28, 2016

Opinion: If Tinubu walks, Buhari will go

by Umar Hassan The absence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and some APC South West Governors from the November 12th rally held in support of the Party’s candidate in the Ondo gubernatorial elections Chief Rotimi Akeredolu spells doom for President Buhari’s 2nd term chances. It’s one thing to not have the party in his grip and... Read More

akeredolu, APC, nigeria, PDP, Politics, president buhari, South West Tinubu

November 28, 2016

Ondo election: Oke concedes defeat, congratulates Akeredolu

The candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the Ondo governorship election, Olusola Oke has conceded defeat and congratulated governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu. At a press conference in Akure on Monday, Oke commended both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives for ensuring the election was free and fair. He said, “The resultant... Read More

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November 28, 2016

‘Don’t dream for too long such that you remain a lady in waiting’ | Lady Boss, Seun Tayo-Balogun answers #LLA10Questions

One word we can use to describe our Lady Boss today is ‘pioneer’. Seun Tayo-Balogun, CEO of Brief Essentials saw a gap in the e-commerce sphere and set up an online shapewear and lingerie business at a time when no one was doing so. In our interview with her, Seun shares the story of how... Read More

Brief Essentials, Female entrepreneurs, Lingerie, Seun Tayo-Balogun, technology

November 28, 2016

YABATECH to reopen tomorrow after fire incident

The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) will resume academic activities on Wednesday after a fire incident that affected the institution’s female hostel. Dr Charles Oni, Director, Public Relations Unit of the college disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview. Oni also said the institution will begin its second semester examination... Read More

Female hostel, Fire incident, Reopen, Yabatech

November 28, 2016

Watch as Miss Vimbai explores the backstage and runway at Heineken LFDW

On the last episode of Front Row Diaries with Miss Vimbai at Heineken LFDW, host of the show Vimbai Mutinhiri explores what goes on backstage at the fashion event as well as models strutting down the runway wearing elegant designs. Vimbai also speaks with the winner of the Customized design by Ejiro Amos Tafiri supported... Read More

Sponsored, The News Blog

Front Row Diaries, Heineken LFDW, miss vimbai

November 28, 2016

Omoni Oboli, Somkele Idhalama, Iyabo Ojo | All the fashion from last night’s ELOY awards

Some of the leading ladies in Nigeria’s media, beauty and entertainment spaces converged last night at Exquisite M…

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November 28, 2016

Why you should reject N200m pension, Aremu tells Oshiomhole

The General Secretary, National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria, Issa Aremu on Monday advised former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole to reject the N200 million pension approved for him by the Edo State Assembly. He said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Following the... Read More

Adams Oshiohmole, N200m, Pension plan

November 28, 2016

Olumodeji Shola: The rude awakening

by Olumodeji Shola You paused for a second, with your legs stiffed and cramp with indecision; and your consciousness endlessly trying to keep pace with the cascade of event around you, as though you’ve lost touch of reality. Your eyes glisten with joy and an ‘out of this world’ feeling surged through you as it dawned... Read More

Nigerian Voices

corruption, failure, Prison stories, Success

November 28, 2016

YNaija Editorial: The Nigerian Army is incapable of self-cleansing

The Nigerian Army is probably sick and tired of the activities of Amnesty International by now. Perhaps more than any other civil society group, Amnesty has constantly drawn attention to the human rights violations committed by the Nigerian military across the country, especially in the war against Boko Haram. The latest example of this is... Read More

Amnesty International, biafra, Nigerian Army, sticky

November 28, 2016

Mimiko congratulates Ondo Governor-elect, Akeredolu

Governor of Ondo, Olusegun Mimiko has congratulated the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state, and Governor-elect, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN). In a statement issued on Monday via his Twitter account, the incumbent governor hailed residents of the state for their peaceful conduct during the polls, as he promised to ensure a smooth transition for... Read More

APC, election, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo, PDP, Politics, Rotimi Akeredolu

November 28, 2016

Opinion: Ondo Governorship Election | Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris deserves applause

by Adewole Kehinde Just as Wednesday 28th September, 2016, Edo Governorship Election was peaceful and free of violence due to the security arrangement put in place by the good-natured Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, Ondo State witnessed another peaceful election held on the 26th of November, 2016, supervised by Deputy Inspector General of... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Just In: PDP rejects Ondo election, heads to tribunal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo. In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary Prince Dayo Adeyeye, the party described the outcome of the election as declared by Professor Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, the Chief Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as... Read More

APC, cancellation, Eyitayo Jegede, INEC, Ondo election, PDP

November 28, 2016

The Media Blog: No, but maybe we should all be learning from Toke

Toke Makinwa is pulling off a coup, guys. It’s not today celebrities started writing books, but we’re hard pressed to recall a Nigerian celebrity memoir (discounting Obasanjo, El-Rufai, and other politicians) that’s captured pop culture consciousness quite like this. They typically land with very little noise and fizzle out much the same way. We can’t... Read More

Abike Dabiri, Mo Abudu, On Becoming, toke makinwa

November 28, 2016

Opinion: The cost of political ignorance to Nigerians

by Stephen Oloh If democracy requires an informed citizenry to function well, Nigeria is in serious trouble. Many Nigerians are political ignoramuses. Ordinary people may not know much about public affairs, but political ignorance should not be excused because it is deleterious to popular government. Nevertheless, ignorance can be rectified, at least a little. Cognitive... Read More

Leadership, national assembly, nigeria, Politics, Potical parties, youth

November 28, 2016

Opinion: From Nigeria to the world, the youth are making a bold statement

by Eta E. Uso On November 22, 2016, the Not Too Young To Run campaign which originated in Nigeria, became a global project via its launch at the first United Nations Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Geneva. In Nigeria, the #NotTooYoungToRun project is based on a bill which seeks to... Read More

Constitution, democracy, Leadership, nigeria, Not too young to run campaign, Politics, youth

November 28, 2016

BREAKING: Legislative aide dies at National Assembly entrance

A legislative aide on Monday died at the entrance of the National Assembly, Punch reports. The medical team at the National Assembly was unable to resuscitate him, even as he was rushed to the ambulance immediately after collapsing. Details later…

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November 28, 2016

Just In: Policemen protest in Ondo

Some policemen have gone on rampage in Ondo as they are protesting the non-payment of their allowance for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. According to The Punch, the policemen took to Fagun street in Ondo town as they chanted war songs. They beat up journalists who tried to speak with them and residents who made attempts... Read More

allowance, governorship election, journalists, Ondo, policemen, Protests

November 28, 2016

Reuben Abati: Goodbye, Fidel Castro

by Reuben Abati The death of Fidel Castro was long expected and when it finally came on Friday night, there was very little surprise across the world. He was 90, and in August, he had himself predicted that he would not live beyond 90. He had been sick for about ten years, compelling him to... Read More

africa, Cuba, Fidel Castro, history, imperialism, Leadership, reuben abati, United Stes

November 28, 2016

Joel Ighosa Ighalo: The making of a truly Nigerian family [NEXT]

by Joel Ighosa Ighalo I do not know if it is appropriate to call them the Bring Back Our Girls Family or not. Indeed, it must consist of people who differ in tribe, tongue and religion, yet these people chose to unite in order to plead the cause of young school girls who are in... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Omojuwa shares details of how he almost had an accident

Social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa on Monday almost had an accident along the Airport road in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Omojuwa shared details of the incident which occurred due to tyre pressure in a series of tweets. According to him, the tyre on the driver’s side flew off while in motion but he was able... Read More

Abuja, accident, Airport Road, japheth omojuwa, twitter., Tyre pressure

November 28, 2016

Here’s the full list of winners from the 2016 ELOY Awards

The annual Exquisite Lady Of the Year (ELOY) Awards was held last night. Here are the winners: TV Presenter of the Year Ato thompson & Olive Emodi Best Female Youtuber Lola OJ Trailblazer Award Latasha Ngwube Best Female TV Actress (Big Screen) Somkele Idhalama Make Up Artist of the Year Oluchi Onuigbo Movie Producer of the... Read More

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November 28, 2016

Oreoluwa Fakorede: Take care of yourself [NEW VOICES]

by Oreoluwa Fakorede 1. Inhale. 2. Exhale. 3. Repeat 1 and 2 as you try to keep everything together. That’s the core of the typical life plan. Living is work, hard work. Living is heavy. It gives you things to mind: the clock, children, bank balances and calories. Things to carry: responsibilities, guilt, the past,... Read More

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