Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has called on the National Judicial Council to sack Federal High Court judge, Okon Abang. Fayose said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka while reacting to the Appeal Court’s judgement on the Ondo PDP crisis on Wednesday. He said it...
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The Federal Government on Wednesday said it is planning to introduce tax relief for the manufacturing sector in order to ease the burden of the economic recession. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said this on Wednesday in Abuja while responding to questions from journalists at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting....
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Patience Jonathan, wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that $175m disappeared from her bank accounts after it was discovered. In a statement by her spokesman, Sam Dokubo, on Wednesday, Mrs Jonathan said her accounts had a balance of less than $10m when it was frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Eyitayo Jegede as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Ondo governorship election, following his victory at the Appeal Court. The Secretary to the Commission, Agusta Okagwu in a statement on Wednesday said the commission was complying with the ruling of the Court of...
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by Harmony Levin “Africa is beyond bemoaning the past for its problems.The task of undoing the past is on the shoulders of African leaders themselves with the support of those willing to join in a continental renewal” The above opening quote by Africa’s legendary Nelson Mandela remains one of my favourite quotes of all time,...
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Business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim has said he still remains the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo governorship election, even as the Appeal Court announced Eyitayo Jegede as flagbearer of the party. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, leading a three-man panel on Wednesday sacked Ibrahim and named Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of the party....
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Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the Ondo governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 26. Fayose said this while reacting to the victory of the party’s candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, at the Court of Appeal. He asked the commission to postpone the election just like it did...
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These are the top five stories that Give Nigerians the change you promised instead of complaining, Obasanjo lashes out at Buhari Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming his administration of that of his predecessors ran Nigeria to the ground. 2. Arrest of judges necessary to cleanse the judiciary –...
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Eketi Edima Ette Yesterday, because of Emem and Emmanuel, I risked bodily harm and agreed to pack the money that was sprayed on the couple at the wedding. Fortunately, Emem’s had a correct crowd. So, I did not chop slap. As it is with every wedding where I am one of the designated money pickers,...
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The Federal Government on Wednesday said it can’t meet the demand made by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that it should pay allowances running into N284bn. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige while speaking with journalists after the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ngige said the government could...
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Still on relationships, @Knightofdelta shares his experience with a gal who played hard to get. It makes one wonder: why play hard to get? Is it a case of the harder the chase, the sweeter the reward or something? Do see below: Babe will be playing hard to get. But she's cooking for another man....
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Members of the Nigerian Senate had no good words for President Buhari’s MTEF and FSP documents at plenary today. The 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Sustainability Paper was rejected by the Senate two weeks ago, though it was submitted by the Presidency on October 4. The MTEF and FSP provide the framework for...
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News broke on Tuesday that movie producer and Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-husband, Seun Egbegbe was arrested for stealing 9 iPhones at a shop at Computer Village, Ikeja. However, in a statement on Wednesday, Egbegbe said the news was false, stating that he was at home ‘chilling’. Egbegbe while debunking the story which had gone viral said,...
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to look into corrupt practices in the National Assembly. This was part of his speech at a forum in Lagos. Obasanjo said it was time to cleanse the legislature just like the judiciary. He said the legislators have continued to misbehave without caution. “They are...
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Juliet Kego, poet and international speaker, has some relationship advice for you. In a series of tweets, she draws a connection between pain and success, and explains how a bad relationship can actually lead to success. This thread has got depth, and a good number of quotable quotes; e.g: “Love for another is often a projection...
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The Lagos State Government has canceled the mandatory monthly sanitation programme. According to the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, the decision was taken at a Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. He said the decision was taken because of the present economic realities in the country. The statement said, “It is no longer appropriate...
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Following an order by the Court of Appeal that Eyitayo Jegede be named candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Ondo governorship election, Jimoh Ibrahim has said he would approach the Supreme Court. In a statement, Ibrahim said he was certain he would get justice at the apex Court. The statement reads in part,...
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2017-2019 Medium Term and Expenditure Framework (MTEF) narrowly escaped rejection at the Senate on Wednesday. Most senators from both the Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress had called for the rejection of the MTEF and the Fiscal Sustainability Paper (FSP). Adeola Solomon, representing APC Lagos said the President’s economic...
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StartUp6 is a unique initiative that targets small businesses by providing a platform for them to connect with social media influencers who can use social media tools to expand these businesses. Chaste Inegbedion is the Chief Product Officer of StartUP6 and an alumnus of Microsoft Cloud Start-Up Academy. In this interview with YNaija’s Impact 365,...
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the raid on homes of ‘corrupt’ judges by operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) was necessary to cleanse the judiciary. Obasanjo said this while delivering a speech at the First Akintola Williams annual lecture in Lagos on Wednesday. “Three weeks before the first three judges were arrested...
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by Peregrino Brimah Jamil Mabai’s work cataloging the lives of Nigeria’s abandoned children, Almajiri, as part of the AlmajiriProject, is beautifully heart-wrenching. As I spend time looking through the images, each tells a unique story. Every picture tells a bit more about the life of about 10 million abandoned children of Nigeria’s north. Today I was absorbed in the image of...
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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming his adminstration of that of his predecessors ran Nigeria to the ground. Obasanjo while delivering a keynote address at the First Akintola Williams Annual Lecture on Wednesday, said the President should do the job he was elected for and stop clinging to...
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by Usman Alabi The Bakassi student hostel in Yaba College of Technology in Lagos was gutted by fire in the early hours of today. Although there was no casualty, most of the affected students claimed they were not able to salvage any of their belongings. The fire which, according to the students started around 5...
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The Police in Zamfara State said it has rescued 41 persons abducted by bandits in Maru local government area of the state last week. This was disclosed by the state Commissioner of Police, Shaba Alkali while addressing newsmen on Wednesday. Alkali said no ransom was paid for the release of the victims. He said an...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Olusola Oyewole for alleged fraud. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Olusola was arrested on Wednesday and will be arraigned in court on Friday. The spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren refused to speak on...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said the invasion of houses of judges by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) was unconstitutional. Dogara said this during the inauguration of a committee charged with investigating the clampdown. The Speaker expressed concerns over the activities of the SSS since the beginning of...
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The Appeal Court on Wednesday announced Eyitayo Jegede as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. The court sacked Jimoh Ibrahim of the Ali Modu Sheriff faction who had been listed as candidate of the party by INEC. Ibrahim’s objections filed before the court were dismissed. The appellate...
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Microblogging site, Twitter accidentally suspended the account of its CEO, Jack Dorsey on Wednesday. Dorsey on the reactivation of his account tried to make light of the situation which was due an “internal mistake”. The ‘mistake’ by the social network however cost its CEO to lose up to 700,000 followers. just setting up my twttr…again...
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The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has bemoaned the killing of officers and men in the course of discharging their statutory duties. Idris said the deaths of the police from unwarranted attacks by religious bigot, bandits, hoodlums and militants must be reversed and the trend halted. In a statement issued on Wednesday by...
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by Mathew B. Oyedele The Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta was a rendezvous of creativity from 15th-19th November 2016. It was the venue of the much publicized Ake Arts and Books Festival which attracted writers, artists, poets, playwrights, and creative personalities whose sources of livelihood relies on the literary field. At the east side of the...
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