Tolu Omoyeni, Emeka Nwankwo, and Biodun Laaro join Isime Esene on The Slab and this week it’s about the 7-year old boy killed somewhere in Lagos, Orji Uzor Kalu’s defection to APC, and Joyse Oyedepo’s ‘miracle’ on Instagram – is it a joke or is it a dreadful joke? “The first story was that the boy was lynched for...
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had seized 5,000kg of a substance suspected to be cannabis sativa. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Peter Adegbe, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja said the seizure was made in Abaji. Agbede also said some traffickers...
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The clock has finally ticked into the weekend of the 2016 TEDxGbagada conference in Lagos, Nigeria. One look at the list of speakers, performers and host, and you know that this year’s conference would be a great end of year self-development gift. Themed, ‘The Pareto Change’, the conference speakers will, in Gbagada on Saturday, 19th...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated board members of parastatals in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Some of the members of the board are the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. Others members are Dr. Pius Akinyelure, Alhaji Muhammady Lawal and Dr. Tajudeen Lawal. The Board of Nigerian Content...
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The duo of rapper, FalztheBahdGuy and actress, Adesua Etomi will be hosting this year’s Headies Awards. The 11th edition of the awards will be holding at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. Organisers of the awards, Hip TV have employed male and female hosts in past editions except the first in...
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by Vera Ezimora I was at the store buying some things when I ran into an older Nigerian man that I have known for quite a while. He was with his wife and I greeted them and we stood and chatted for a bit. They asked about Ada Verastic, and although they didn’t ask for...
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Judgment in the appeal filed by substituted governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming election in Ondo State, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede has been adjourned indefinitely by the Court of Appeal, PM News reports. Delivering its judgment on Friday, the panel led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa said the appeal was adjourned indefinitely to allow the...
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A group, Wailing Wailers has called on Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki to put a stop to the retirement benefit recently signed into law by the Edo state House of Assembly. The Assembly had on Wednesday signed into law a pension package worth N300 million for former governors and deputies in the state. But in its...
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by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba There is nothing as dangerous as a mob –of any sort! We have, at some point in real life, witnessed the intensity of a mob action. One very distinguishing factor is, as Dan Simmons eloquently stated, that “mobs have passions, not brains”. It was a mob that was responsible for the...
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The Presidency on Friday denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari donated $500m to the campaign of Hillary Clinton for the US Presidential elections. Senior Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement said the President does not have such money to throw around. Shehu said the President would not make such donation for...
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by Efosa Ehigie The Internet, recently, was abuzz and/or trending with the story: “EFCC Arraign Evbodaghe For N229M Fraud” with colourful pictures strategically taken of Chief Sunday Evbodaghe in the company of a stern looking EFCC official, in order to add some iota of credibility to the storied headline that was widely reported by so...
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by Philip Afaha One day, Nigerian History will join English language and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in our schools; the need for this sure inclusion is staring Nigeria in the face. While inaugurating the recent disarticulation of History from Social Studies in the school curriculum, the Honourable Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had observed that...
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The Independent National Electoral Council (INEC) has once more suspended all activities on the re-run elections into federal and state assembly in Rivers State. INEC’s Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, in a statement on Wednesday said the commission was awaiting the submission of a comprehensive report from its field monitors on the security...
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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 governorship election in Rivers state, Dr Dakuku Peterside has described Governor Nyesom Wike as a “disaster and disgrace” to everything that represents good about the state. Dr Dakuku Peterside said the latest adventure of the governor to hunt perceived political opponents through phantom...
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One of the producers of the highly anticipated movie, The Wedding Party, Don Omope, on Wednesday at the AFRIFF Alumni Engagement held at Genesis Deluxe Cinemas doled out a session on career development and integrity. Bringing the best of his professional and personal experiences to bear, he tried to mentor budding and seasoned filmmakers about...
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It’s rare that a Nigerian movie generates what is clearly organic buzz (as opposed to, you know, Nollywood people just getting high on their own supply) but that appears to be the case with Dare Olaitan’s Ojukokoro. Or maybe we’re already biased because we liked the trailer. The movie premiered at AFRIFF last night and...
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by Akintoye Abdulraheem Police work is noble work. I begin with this important concession. Those who risk their lives to protect our lives and property, and who ensure the preservation of law and order deserve our respect. But even as one grants this important concession, one is constrained to quickly add that the noble institution has...
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The Police in Borno has said 6 persons were killed in multiple explosions in Maiduguri on Friday. According to the police, four of the victims were suicide bombers while the two others were members of the Civilian Joint Task Force. It was gathered that the attacks took place in three different locations. Two explosions were...
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by Anthony Ademiluyi A friend of mine placed a distress call to me to help him clear an embarrassing debt. I explained that I was going through hard times and that I was incapacitated to render the help he so desperately wanted. I wished him luck in his search for a ‘messiah’. The challenges of...
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The United States Government on Friday expressed concerns over the death of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as Shi’ites after a clash with policemen in Kano. In a statement by its Abuja embassy, the US called for communications between Shiites and the authorities. “This is the latest in a series of...
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As we make a mad dash towards the end of the year, I’ve pondered how far along we’ve come on certain matters as a nation and a community, and I’ve come to the realisation that we’ve yet a ways to go. If I may raise a few concerns, then. Bus stops: Dear Governor Ambode, can...
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A Nigerian, Chijioke Stephen Obioha who was arrested for smuggling 2kg of Cannabis into Singapore was hanged to death on Friday. A member of the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign group, Mr. Ravi who was on the case revealed this on his Facebook page. He wrote, “This morning, at 6am, the execution of Chijioke Stephen Obioha...
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Clement Abaifouta is one of those innocent Chadians who fell victim to Hissein Habre’s terror in neighbouring country, Chad. Habre ruled Chad between 1982 and 1990 and in that time, under some misinformed paranoia about Libyan espionage in his country, did one of the worst damages known to history to his own people. Hussein Habre reportedly...
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The Police on Friday intercepted three suicide bombers at Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to the spokesperson of the Police in the state, Victor Isuku, the suicide bombers were two females and a male. He also said they were apprehended at about 3:50am. He said: “By 3:50am today, mobile Police personnel on...
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At the opening ceremony of the Ake Festival on Thursday morning, Etisalat Prize for Literature as well as the Windham Campell Prize, Nommo Award and a few others got the spotlight. During the ceremony, Etisalat announced the longlist for this year’s Prize for Literature. Elvis Ogiemwanye, the Etisalat brands & experience director in Nigeria assured of Etisalat...
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied a report by the Police that one of its personnel was among a three-man gang which attempted to kidnap oil magnate, Femi Otedola. The police had said it arrested one Kayode Adeyemi, a serving member of the corps, a dismissed soldier and one other suspect...
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The Federal Government has given a total of N220 billion to 35 states as budget support facility. This was disclosed by Bauchi State Governor Mohammed Abubakar who said Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun dropped the hint during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday. Abubakar quoted Adeosun to have said the Federal Government disbursed N1.1...
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said Nigeria’s four refineries my become worthless once the refinery being built by the Dangote group begins operation in 2019. Kachikwu said this at a stakeholders’ consultative forum on the draft National Gas Policy and National Oil Policy in Abuja on Thursday. The minister...
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The Senate on Thursday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will be empowered to keep 2 per cent of recovered loots as soon as it amends the Act which established it. Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption, Senator Chukwuka Utazi said this during visits to anti-corruption agencies and offices. Utazi said, “There is a...
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Where is Discardious? A very loaded enquiry with the most banal Nigerian answer in the books – “The government …” But that’s not how this works, no? First, we’ll oblige you with information about the subject before proceeding to map out how it left the public eye. In June 2015, the Technovation team announced the...
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