Writing an article on happiness and my problems cloud my thoughts. It’s good we don’t look like what we go through. In as much as I try to express myself to the next man; there’s just this fear of being judged. Everyday we are judged by someone. Some people can pen point everything wrong about...
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by Bayo Oluwasanmi Corruption is synonymous with Nigeria, a genre that has been mined to death. I know you’re tired of reading about corruption. But forgive me to bore you once more because corruption is one of the things we can’t stop talking about because it provides the perfect overview of Nigeria as a haul...
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Emir of Kano Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has told Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola that Nigerians are eagerly waiting on him to proffer solutions in the power sectors. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said this on Friday at the 42nd convocation lecture of the University of Benin. According to him,...
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by Jude Ndukwe The recent defection of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia State, from the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has kept tongues wagging on the motive(s), appropriateness or otherwise of it and the timing of such a move. While a lot of people have naturally believed...
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Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says the Maikanti Baru led Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has not defaulted in its remittances to the Federation Account, The Vanguard reports. According to a statement by the corporation, El-Rufai made this known when the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru paid him a courtesy visit in...
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The story of Yourba film maker, Seun Egbegbe, who was accused of stealing nine iPhones at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos earlier this week was received with shock by many. According to the owner of the shop, Kaaltech Innovations, where the incident occured and some eyetwitnesses who spoke with The Punch, Egbegbe had no intention of paying for...
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by Wilfred Okiche At the just concluded Africa International Film Festival, I was privileged to have caught a screening of ’76, the much postponed, long awaited film by director Izu Ojukwu. Here are a few things that struck me during and after. Budget is important Many of the films that have made a splash this...
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo, Ondo, Mr. Afolabi Olaposi was killed by unknown gunmen on Thursday night in Owo. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Abayomi Adesanya on Friday in Akure, the party said Olaposi was shot dead on his way home after attending a meeting of the...
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Tired of going round the motions in her 9-5 job, Ola Morin Muhammed decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship when she discovered there was a demand for the invitation cards she designed. That decision led to the birth of IJORERE which has become known worldwide for bespoke wedding invitations. In our interview with her,...
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CNN viewers were served a 30 minutes dose of hardcore porn owing to a mistake by cable provider RCN, which provides CNN’s broadcasting down the East Coast. Viewers were expecting to watch “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” when the obscene visuals came up at 11pm EST. “I can’t wait until [RCN] wakes up [tomorrow] & realizes...
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Political analyst and strategist, Demola Olarewaju has some words for INEC, PDP and anyone else who cares to listen about how elections work. He does this by drawing from history. He explains that regardless of the incumbent’s party bias, if INEC is impartial, then results can be accurately predicted, because there will no hand in...
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Former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh did not pay media houses money to launder the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan, his counsel, Ben Nwosu has claimed. Nwosu in a statement on Friday said there have been reports in the media that Metuh paid N400m to the media to launder the...
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by Hamzat Lawal “Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” – M. Scott Peck ...
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To ordinary Nigerians hustling on the street who hardly have access to the internet, Black Friday is not a thing. Why it’s a thing to the rest of us is what beats us! To begin with, Black Friday is the day which follows Thanksgiving Day, a celebration peculiar to the United States. For the past...
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First, we like Korede Bello. What’s there not to like? Then this new song – which is why we are here, Do Like That is actually a good song. Shock, when you think about the lyrics – they are actually funny. They make sense. SHOCK. “Bend like you want to greet mummy” is a good...
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These are the top five stories that made headlines today. Ondo election: INEC already prepared the results – Fayose Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has planned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship election. 2. How Presidential aircraft handed over to us crashed...
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Black Friday is here again, and for the past few days, different e-commerce outlets have had the #BlackFriday trending on Twitter continuously. Black Friday is one of those many things that Nigerians took from the oyibos (who started it 84 years ago) and ran with, but it is yet to be seen whether it has...
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Before Toke Makinwa, Mimi Onalaja, Eku Edewor, Rita Dominic or any young female celebrity that is all the rage right now that you can think of, there was Sade Okoya. Folasade Okoya, for the longest time reigned supreme in the world of Nigerian celebrity. Doe eyed, young, slender and pretty, she was not only the woman...
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by Femi Fani-Kayode Prince Adedeji Soyebi who is the INEC National Commssioner for the south west is leading the team for the Ondo state governorship election tomorrow whilst Professor Kayode Soremilekun the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye is the Returning Officer. This is a dangerous combination. Both men are anti-PDP and Soremilekun is...
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Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has planned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship election. In a statement on Friday, Fayose said INEC staff already have the result they will be announcing to Nigerians. The governor also wondered why the Returning officer...
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The Nigerian Air Force on Friday has said a presidential aircraft handed over to it by the presidency crashed following a ‘mishap while taxing’ in Makurdi, Benue State. In a statement, Air Force spokesperson, Ayodele Famuyiwa said a panel has been inaugurated to investigate the incident. “The attention of the Nigerian air force (NAF)has been...
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The interim Chairman of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos chapter, Tope Babayemi on Friday said reports that movie director, Seun Egbegbe allegedly stole 9 iPhone was shameful. Babayemi said the law must take its course if he is tried and found guilty. “For me, it’s an example of bad practice and by extent it’s...
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by James Eze As a young man slowly coming of age in South East Nigeria, I was keenly aware of my cultural environment. I was fascinated by the colourful ceremonies and rites that emblazoned my people’s days with magic and beauty. I loved the masquerades and the mysterious fear they were supposed to strike in...
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The United States embassy in Nigeria has warned that an attack by terrorist group, Boko Haram was imminent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In an emergency message to its citizens living in the FCT, the embassy urged them to be security conscious. According to them, the attackers are mostly going to target hotels used...
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Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has said the Independent National Electoral Commission ought to postpone the governorship election in the state owing to court cases that followed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’ s primary. Mimiko said this in a press conference on Friday in Akure, stating that it was injustice on the part of the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would not allow the series of ‘injections and padding’ that characterized the 2016 budget to repeat itself with the 2017 budget. The President was quoted to have said this during a visit by members of the Governance Support Group (GSG), led by Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, at the state house, Abuja,...
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The Ondo governorship campaign has amplified the divisions in the PDP and APC, and Olusola Oke could be the direct beneficiary of this. Oke himself defected from the APC, after a primary process he called ‘corrupt’. That primary saw the emergence of Rotimi Akeredolu who narrowly defeat Olusegun Abraham, said to be the choice of...
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Buruji Kashamu, a senator representing Ogun East district has debunk reports of his suspension by the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The state chapter of the party had in a statement on Friday announced his suspension for anti-party activities and alleged diversion of funds. He was reportedly suspended alongside Bayo Dayo, Pegba Otemolu, Semiu...
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Young people are vulnerable, especially in societies where they hardly get any attention and have been saddled with the task of building themselves all by themselves. Established in 2004, the Youth Rescue and Care Initiative, located in Oregun, Lagos provides empowerment and enlightenment programmes to students and youths in general, helping them develop skills, morals...
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