Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the...
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The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP)has asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to sign the Code of Conduct Bureau and the Code of Conduct Tribunal Act amended by the National Assembly. In a statement by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the group asked Nigerians and worker unions to ensure that Buhari does not sign the amended...
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It would appear from past events that Mrs Buhari has no patience for the institutionalization of “first lady” roles. Remember at the Appreciation dinner she already warned us not to call her “First lady”. Instead, she asked to be addressed as the “wife of the president”. More recently, the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), led...
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Start out handling external financial communications for a bank we’ll always remember for their ads. (Who can forget the melodrama of this one, or this other one about cars running on water?) Join BusinessDay as Contributing Editor. Remain in that position for a year. Move up to lead the publication’s Business Intelligence and Research Unit....
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by Ayo We slid across the rough ground on our elbows and thighs, barely raising our helmet protected heads above the trenches. The dry Harmattan winds coursing through our army fatigues like a goldsmith’s bellows. I winced as I planted my elbow on sharp stone. Sweat dripping from my face blurred my vision transiently. I...
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The Nigerian Army has arrested a drug supplier for the Boko Haram sect. This is according to a statement issued by Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. The statement read, “Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on patrol from Bama to Pulka, intercepted suspected Boko Haram terrorists drugs and other logistics suppliers from Firgi and Zawan axis,...
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If you know the inner workings of the Guardian, you know that peace has departed the top floor of that house, along with its patriarch, Olorogun Michael Ibru, who was the oga at the entire top of the Ibru clan and leader of the Ibru Organisation (and burial rights have yet to be announced since...
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Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki who is currently on trial for allegedly stealing $2.2bn arms funds is planning to invite former President Goodluck Jonathan to serve as witness. Jonathan while speaking at the Oxford Academy had said Dasuki could not have stole $2.2bn as claimed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). “We bought...
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by Opeoluwa Odunlami “How good you start is important, how well you end is what is more important.” I did not have a good start in life. Before I was even delivered of my mother, my father rejected me -he denied paternity over me. This does not even seem as awful to me as the...
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Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. This month, the dispatches come from the Niger Delta, where our reporters have spent weeks digging deep into a part of the country oft reported about and sadly still mis-understood. These are the...
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by Arit Okpo Africa is a continent of very interesting contrasts – immense natural resources but low development, great wealth but also great poverty, youthful citizens ruled by elderly leaders; the last is especially interesting. We are a young continent – 41% of the African population is under 15, and in many countries, more than...
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Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday were attacked by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement issued on Sunday by Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman five soldiers were killed during the attack. The statement read, “Operation LAFIYA DOLE troops carrying out clearance operations on suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts in Talala and Ajigin, southern...
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Former MMMG artiste, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk popularly known as Iyanya has joined producer Don Jazzy’s label, Mavin Records. Don Jazzy on Monday made his announcement Iyanya as the newest member of the Supreme Mavin Dynasty. “The Supreme Mavin Dynasty is pleased to welcome Iyanya to the Mavin family. Please join us to welcome him and...
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by Abraham Isaac Oluwatimilehin *Click* This is me staring at you, wide-eyed, the first time we met. I find this photograph weird for a number of reasons. There’s Doyin, at the beginning of what would blossom into the most important and beautiful friendship in my life till date. There’s Michael. I don’t call him that to...
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by Cheta Nwanze During my recent waka, I got to a civil service establishment in a South-South state to administer my questionnaire. Now you see, a letter had been sent ahead of time to the Oga of the place that we were coming, and I was armed with the acknowledged copy, so I went with...
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We tried to stay away from making this list but it’s hard. What’s a fashion show without a miss or two here …
Here are the stories that made news over the weekend and others that unraveled while you slept – and are buzzing this Monday morning. Teebillz resurfaces on the internet as a new man Almost 200 days after Teebillz broke Nigerian internet with his meltdown on Instagram, the estranged husband of singer, Tiwa Savage returned to...
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These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Arrested Supreme Court Justices voluntarily withdraw from sittings Justices Okoro Inyang and Sylva Ngwuta, both of the Supreme Court who were arrested over allegations of corruption have withdrawn from sittings until they are able to clear their names. 2. House of Reps summon Customs boss...
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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 6 suspected teenage serial thieves in the Oshodi area of the state. They include Ganiyu Rahman, 18; Sadiq Adebayo, 15; Timilehin Oluwaseun, 14; Ogundare Moyinoluwa, 18; Toheeb Tijani, 19; and Adeleke Sodiq, 17. Rahman said he has been leaving under the Oshodi bridge since 2013, adding that his gang has...
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From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Militant group blows up pipeline, rejects N’Delta meeting with Buhari – YNaija FG to launch N1trn Diaspora investment plan – Osinbajo – YNaija House of Reps summon Customs boss over alleged insurance fraud – YNaija Arrested Supreme Court Justices voluntarily withdraw from sittings – YNaija Lagosians feel...
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A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Board of Trustees, Chief Ebenezer Babatope has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of forcing Jimoh Ibrahim on the party as its candidate in the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. Babatope told Punch that the President was trying to breed dictatorship in the state. He further alleged that the disqualification...
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Justices Okoro Inyang and Sylva Ngwuta, both of the Supreme Court who were arrested over allegations of corruption have withdrawn from sittings until they are able to clear their names, Punch reports. This was disclosed in a meeting by the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, which he held with some members of the...
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The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.) has been summoned by an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives over an alleged N250m insurance fraud involving the service. According to the chairman of the committee, Adekunle Akinlade, insurance firms connived with some government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to defraud the government. The committee discovered...
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Because sometimes, you’re here today and gone tomorrow. (RIP Vine) Read. It’s 2016, nobody is going to let you get away with blatant lies. (Especially you, Mr. Trump.) Read. You’d never think it, but a horror TV show has a lot to say about the media today. Read. They keep saying video is the future....
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government was working on a proposal for a Diaspora investment plan worth about N1tn. He was quoted to have at a dinner organised by the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, in Houston, United States of America, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande....
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The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate has attacked a crude oil delivery line at Effurun-Otor Ughelli South Council Area of Delta State. The militant group destroyed the pipeline to announce its rejection of Tuesday’s meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and some leaders of the region. In a statement by its spokesman, Aldo Agbalaja, the group claimed...
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Update: Looks like everyone has moved past the rift. But let’s talk about how Mrs Aisha Buhari may actually the world’s best scandal squasher. We were thinking about how those aprokos were on her case last week about #TheHandshake. And it suddebly dawned on us that there might actually be a cabal somewhere just on...
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Ever seen a Nigerian wedding with no photos of the bride’s parents? Sigh. We believed Friday was the day we’d get a photo of Mr. and Mrs Buhari together. We were banking on Fatima Buhari’s wedding to be the opportunity and so we’ve been lurking around waiting to get photos. No Luck. Anyhow, manage this...
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by Jide Ojo For some time now there have been heated debates on how Nigeria can fix her deplorable road network. Many are of the opinion that government is not doing enough to give Nigeria drivable roads. It is perceived as a double standard for the law to empower Vehicle Inspection Officers to certify vehicles...
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LFDW, Halloween and all in one week meant we were bound to have photos to prove this week has been interesting but the Lagos Fashion and Design Week and foreign festivities have not had the monopoly on trends this week. See all the photos that caught and held our attention this week: Simi and Falz...
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