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November 14, 2016

Human rights: Falana wants Buhari to release ex-NSA Dasuki

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and prevail on security agencies to stop violating human rights. Falana said this in a statement on Sunday while stating that t has become necessary following the ban by the United States of America on the sale... Read More
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November 14, 2016

Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (8)

1.  It’s been quite the sobering week, hasn’t it? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/us/elections/to-our-readers-from-the-publisher-and-executive-editor.html 2. On Facebook and fake news: http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/13/13613566/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-misinformation-hoax-media 3. If video is the future, Virtual Reality is what? http://fortune.com/2016/11/10/imax-50-million-virtual-reality-investment/ 4. More lessons (or questions) from the US elections: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-normalization-means 5. Twitter will figure this thing out, somehow. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-twitter-advertising-idUSKBN1361ZF Have a great week, people!
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November 14, 2016

Buhari’s loan request will be sorted out this week – Ndume

The Senate has agreed to revisit the 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper it had earlier rejected, Punch reports. It was learnt that the deal was during series of meeting President Muhammadu Buhari held with Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The President and Saraki had met... Read More
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November 14, 2016

House of Reps purchases N3.6bn worth of cars for members

The House of Representatives has purchased 360 cars worth N3.6bn for its members even as the country continues to battle recession, Punch reports. It was learnt that 28 Toyota Peugeot cars had already been delivered to the House as part of the 50 units expected from the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited. It was also learnt... Read More
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November 13, 2016

RRS arrests man for blackmailing females with nude pictures

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Michael Atanda, who has been threatening to expose nude pictures of four ladies on the social media if they fail to pay  money into his account. Atanda, a computer science National Diploma holder of a popular computer school based... Read More
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November 13, 2016

US Election: Lack of spiritual understanding made people misinterpret my prophecy – TB Joshua

Following backlash over the failure of his prophecy on the U.S. election, Temitiope Joshua, the Head of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua, says he did not miss the mark, The Punch reports. Joshua had few days before the election predicted that a woman would emerge victorious. However, he was... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Deposition of Edo monarch: Proof of Oshiomhole’s despotic reign – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the deposition of the Ojuromi of Uromi, HRH Anselm Edenojie by Edo Governor Adams Oshiomhole. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Ahmed Makarfi faction, Prince Dayo Adeyeye the party said the governor’s action was proof of his despotic reign for the past eight years.... Read More
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November 13, 2016

It’s ‘Petty Trump’ again! Donald spites New York Times over subscribers’ loss

President-elect of the United States Donald Trump in his usual manner has resumed his petty way of doing things. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump mocked the New York Times for the loss of thousands of subscribers over what he termed the inaccurate coverage of the “Trump phenomena”. He wrote, “Wow, the @nytimes is losing... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Buhari to attend Climate Change Conference in Morocco

President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 14-16, 2016. This is according to a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Mr President Trump #NotMyPresident | See our top 10 photos from this past week

Wednesday in New York, Trump watches intently as Melania cast her vote. All over the world, people watched on #ElectionNight on Wednesday as Americans cast their votes. Pictured here, people watched at an election party held in Central London. Many of the cast and crew of the Elfike Collective movie, The Wedding party at the... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Movie review: ‘Dinner’ has a woman problem. But that’s not all

by Okon Ekpo Dinner is the new film written and directed by Jay Franklyn Jituboh. A drama of manners, Dinner is a chronicle of the events of a singular night, one that was set aside to celebrate relationships, love and friendship but takes a turn for the macabre when a series of strange coincidences lead... Read More
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November 13, 2016

The Thread: Barack Obama and Joe Biden | The greatest political bromance ever

Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s deep friendship is no secret. They share hugs all the time; In August Joe marked Obama’s birthday with a pair of custom friendship bracelets. The pair will be exiting the White House come January 2017, now that Donald Trump is President-elect. Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best... Read More
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November 13, 2016

#NotMyPresident, Trump, Emmanuella gets YouTube award, Wizkid’s MTVEMA stripped | Here are last week’s winners and losers

It’s fantastic how tables can turn and how narratives can swerve in the most unprecedented ways! Our list of losers and winners for last week is nothing like we’ve seen before, for the simple reason being, our frequent losers have now gained victory while some of our all-time winners…well, you get the picture. But this... Read More
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November 13, 2016

I issued Buhari, Abacha and Babangida WAEC certificates – Ex-registrar

A former registrar of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Alex Ajayi says he was privileged to issue WAEC certificates to three former Head of States – General Muhammadu Buhari, General Sani Abacha and General Ibrahim Babangida. Ajayi said this while speaking about his career in the civil service in an interview with The Punch. He... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton blames FBI Director for election loss

Following her defeat in the U.S. presidential election, Hillary Clinton has blamed F.B.I. director James Comey’s decision to revisit the inquiry into her use of a private email server, according to New York Times. Clinton made the remark on Saturday uring a 30-minute conference call with donors. She stated that Comey’s decision to send a letter to Congress just 11 days... Read More
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November 13, 2016

“Obama got what he did to Goodluck Jonathan”| Read our top 10 quotes from a most interesting week

No doubt this past week has been interesting, to say the least. From a very surprising return of the #AmericaDecides2016 to the swearing-in of Godwin Obaseki as the new Edo State governor and finally, the return of the Super Eagles in an uplifting win against Algeria on Saturday – we bring you the most notable... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Femi Aribisala: The believer’s blessing in Christ Jesus

by Femi Aribisala The believer in Christ Jesus is already blessed.  Therefore, he cannot be cursed.  You cannot curse someone that God has blessed.   In no other department has the Christian church gone as completely astray as on the issue of tithes and offerings.  Week in week out, Christian congregations are exhorted, harassed, cajoled, blackmailed,... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Wole Soyinka: I gave no specific date for tearing my green card

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called those making an issue over his decision to tear his green card “noisome creatures” who are ignorant of most issues they comment on. Soyinka made the remark on Saturday in a statement he signed titled, “Red card, green card– Notes towards the management of hysteria”. He said, “Let... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Opinion: Religion and corruption in Nigeria-an interplay

by Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi   “According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, many of the most corrupt countries in the world also rank high in terms of religiosity.” “In as much as the marriage between politicians and religious leaders remains intact, religion will continue to pose major challenge to the fight against corruption in Nigeria.”... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Trumpism as tonic for “Africa rising”

by Simon Kolawole And so, the world’s most powerful country will have President Donald Trump at the helm from January 20, 2017. Incredible. When Trump gave his victory speech on election night, I saw a somewhat remorseful man who appeared to be saying, “Guys, I was only joking! You took me too seriously!” Trump wanted... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Wilfred Okiche: The world is changing [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche We got a first-hand taste last year when Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) put an abrupt end to sixteen uninterrupted years of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP reign was meant to last at least 60 years and such an upset had never happened in Nigeria’s storied political... Read More
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November 13, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Why T. B. Joshua’s US election prophesy was not wrong

by Peregrino Brimah 15 days ago the omens were for a Trump victory, Synagogue’s prophet T. B. Joshua said. 10 days ago it changed, a woman would take the lead, narrowly! He continued. “With a narrow win,” he stressed three times. “It will come down to two states,” he continued. “I really respect Donald Trump,” he... Read More
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