Governor of Akwa Ibom Udom Emmanuel, has approved the sack of 5,000 teachers employed under the administration his predecessor, former governor Godswill Akpabio. In a statement issued on Thursday Emmanuel said there lapses in the foundation of the recruitment process. “It was discovered that the syndicate which had since been apprehended was involved in printing...
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Majority leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume has said the Federal Government should be blamed for the delay in the consideration of the 2017 budget instead of the Senate. Ndume while speaking on the floor of the upper chamber on Thursday said the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) was incomplete. However, Minister of Budget and...
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The Senate on Thursday said one of the reasons it reject President Muhammadu Buhari’s $29.9bn loan proposal was because of the incompetence the presidential aides. Senate spokesperson, Aliyu Abdullahi, said this when he featured on a Channels TV breakfast programme, Sunrise, on Thursday. Abdullahi said the aides were not doing their properly. He cited an example...
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by Adelaja Adeoye Are you sincerely pleased with the situation in Nigeria under the leadership of President Buhari? This is the first question every Nigerian should ask themselves before deciding on the actions to take. I was wondering when things will begin to take shape then I discovered that people of Nigeria still have a...
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If 2012-2015 were the E-commerce years in Nigeria, 2016 has undoubtedly been the year of payments, with a few interesting start-ups springing up in the tech ecosystem trying to tame the payment beast. One of those start-ups is Amplify which has recurring payments as its focus, and TECHnically talks to its co-founder, Segun Adeyemi, on...
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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has set up an investigation team to commence thorough investigation into allegations of rapes, sexual abuses, and exploitation in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in the North-East. Recall that the Human Rights Watch had released a report alleging that female IDPs in camps in the North East were usually raped...
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by Peregrino Brimah The Wikileaks revelations from the Podesta emails have been horrible. You can’t look Hillary in the eye after seeing all of that. I doubt anyone with a conscience can put their thumb down for her with all that filth. DNC chair had to resign for rigging the party primaries against Bernie Sanders, Donna...
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by Cheta Nwanze Okay, now that I’m on my lunch break, let me type a little. Nigerian leaders are generally poor. Anyone who says otherwise is on an exercise in ostriching. Having said that, Nigerians have developed a sad habit of ostriching when “their leaders” are involved. By “their leaders”, I mean influential people who...
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National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has said he would do everything possible to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari contests in the 2019 general elections. Oyegun while speaking with New Telegraph said he would fast and pray to achieve his aim. According to him, only President Buhari could actualize the...
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The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed on Wednesday said the Federal Government will continue to engage the Senate on the benefit of the $29.9bn external loan. The Senate had on Tuesday rejected and voted out the loan request through a voice vote. But Lai Mohammed while speaking with State House correspondents said President Muhammadu Buhari...
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Alex Iziyon, a senior counsel to Ondo governorship candidate, Jimoh Ibrahim has withdrawn as his counsel. Iziyon was representing Jimoh Ibrahim in his candidacy tussle with Eyitayo Jegede at the Appeal Court. A respondent in the appeal, Biyi Poroye had accused the appeal panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey of receiving bribe in order to...
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The fact that it was directed by Kenneth Gyang was enough to pique our interests. And then the fact that it’s set in “The North,” a region largely underrepresented in mainstream Nigerian film and television, made it clear we just had to check out EbonyLife TV’s Sons of the Caliphate. The show describes itself as “a political...
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Ifeoma Areh of Wildflower PR & Company hosted Uncensored this week while Chude Jideonwo’s away (again) – she is joined by Lekan Olanrewaju and Roqeebah Olaoniye. They talk about the rise and rise of Bobrisky, the controversy over his participation in the New Media and Governance Conference in Abuja, Naij.com’s online media disruption, arrest of...
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An appeal filed by the Lagos State Government challenging the acquittal of Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan of the murder of Kudirat Abiola will be heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday. The appeal Court in Lagos in 2013 had discharged and acquitted both suspects after the Lagos High Court had sentenced them to...
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by Lekan Olanrewaju Too many times these days I find myself remembering at random (or being reminded of) things I spent several hours of my childhood obsessing over. The other night it was my friend asking me what the point of LCM and HCF was supposed to be in our daily lives now. That I...
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Whilst Malak (@mangoes_marxism) was advising ladies to discard double standards in relationships, @ _Alexis T had an altogether different concern, and was curious to hear from the men. Here’s what she asked and what men had to say: https://twitter.com/__AlexisT/status/793500609152290817 https://twitter.com/6Foot_Ant_Man/status/793738342651297792 Because when God made women, he gave them the same amount of legs as men, for comfortable...
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by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba Political engagement by citizens is critical to ‘deepening’ democracy. The idea is that where majority of the citizenry are dissatisfied with an issue and are constantly expressing that displeasure the political class, fully aware that their legitimate rise or fall depends on the opinion of majority, will seek to quickly address...
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by Harmony Levin I have always believed that one of the greatest evils to ever bedeviled man is fear. I am stunned at the way people have given this odd feeling a commonplace room in society; and yes, many dismiss it as just being cautious, seeing the course the society is taking, it’s a good...
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The suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has splashed N100million cash startup package to his constituents as part of activities to commemorate 100 days of his anti-corruption crusade against budget fraud. Mr. Jibrin had accused the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Speaker Yusuf Lasun, Chief Whip Alhassan Doguwa, Minority Leader...
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Early on in the week, the news of Iyanya‘s new deal with Don Jazzy‘s Mavin records hit news sites, for the simple reason, two big names are involved here. But precisely, not many of us saw this coming, considering the duo had collaborated only on a track, at least that we know of, in the past....
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Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has returned N100 million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Premium Times reports. Obanikoro was detained after he presented himself to the agency for investigations into the alleged receipt of N2bn from former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. According to the news platform, sources said...
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Here are some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are buzzing this morning. This is the Lil Wayne interview that has caused outrage on the internet In the exclusive interview with ABC Nightline, rapper Lil Wayne addressed issues ranging from his vulgar rap lyrics to...
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These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Ondo gov election won’t be postponed – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not stop it from conducting the Ondo governorship election on the scheduled date. 2. PDP leaders pay solidarity visit to Fani-Kayode,...
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The President of the Appeal Court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has constituted a new panel to hear the appeals of the Peoples Democratic Party Ondo State governorship ticket disputes. The fresh panel is led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa and has as members Justices Ignatius Agube and Ita Mbaba. The previous panel led by Justice Jummai Sankey had withdrawn...
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From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Ondo gov election won’t be postponed – INEC – YNaija This is not the change Nigerians voted for – ASUU – YNaija PDP leaders pay solidarity visit to Fani-Kayode, others in EFCC custody – YNaija Former Customs boss, Dikko, returns N1bn to EFCC – YNaija South-East APC...
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Three courts and a judge were held hostage by no fewer than 10 gunmen in Makurdi, Benue State capital on Wednesday, Punch reports. According to an eyewitness, the gunmen arrived the courts which were close to the state police headquarters at about 8am. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the Benue State High Court 9,...
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Nobel Laureate, Wle Soyinka has said he would destroy his green card and leave if Donald Trump wins the US Presidential elections in November, according to a report by The Guardian. Soyinka who is currently a scholar-in-residence at New York University’s Institute of American Affairs was quoted as saying this during a speech to Oxford...
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The All Progressives Congress, South-East chapter has urged the Senate to approve President Muhammadu Buhari’s $29.9bn external loans proposal. Recall that the Senate had voted against the request this week. But in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Hyancinth Ngwu, the party regarded the rejection of the request as “ill-advised”. “The All Progressives Congress in...
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Former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko has returned N1,004,000,000 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Punch reports. Dikko is being investigated by the EFCC fater it was discovered that N40bn was diverted from the service’s account during his period as Comptroller-General between 2009 and 2015. Dikko was arrested in...
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