Former president Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he worked for the next generation during his time as President. Dr. Jonathan said this while speaking with students of Oxford University. He spoke on issues ranging from the economy, corruption, and the anti-gay bill. Read tweets below: Arrived at the Oxford Union where I was received by...
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@Sugabelly has an axe to grind with poor people and what she terms their “group behaviours”. Do see below: I dislike poor Nigerians.As a group.Yes. This is a generalization.Yes. There are exceptions.Yes. I know you or I may have been poor b4. — Sugabelly 🌕 (@sugabelly) October 24, 2016 I dislike poor Nigerians, but only...
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The Rivers chapter of the All progressives Congress says the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi to resign is mischievous, The Punch reports. State Chairman of the APC, Dr. Davies Ikanya, speaking through his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze on Monday said the PDP...
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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Aliyu Modibbo has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP). Modibbo joined the APC over the weekend at the party’s office in his ward in Kumo West of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. He served as Minister of State, Power...
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It is in fact a difficult question to answer: how do you advise a young, same gender loving person to come out of the ‘closet?’ It is not just difficult because the answer cuts across multiple sharp edges – edges that are even made more difficult to navigate because of unfair law and poor societal...
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by Simon Utsu I just watched AY’s “A trip to Jamaica”. It’s one of the best Nigerian movies I’ve watched in terms of cinematography; the picture quality was superb. The script isn’t the best I’ve seen from Nigeria but it is commendable. Save for some over exaggerated acting from AY (which is understandable), the screen...
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by Wale Bakare Owing to the economic downturn currently being experienced in Nigeria, her citizens have embraced overwhelmingly locally produced goods and home-grown businesses as an internal measure to help shore up the Naira value. This has become necessary going by recent statements by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the economy. It revealed...
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by Ifeoluwa Nihinlola There is something about Lagos, about this human chaos, about entering danfos and crawling into kekes and jumping on okadas and pushing against bodies reeking of sweat while dancing between pungent puddles that makes me wish I could read minds. Not all lives interest me. Some people are just derivatives of other people,...
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by Babangida Ruma The youth can be a creative force and a dynamic source of innovations; however the youth also face poverty, barriers to education, and limited employment prospects and opportunities. In the area of political participation, eligibility for national parliament starts at 25 years old or older. 1.65% of parliamentarians around the world are...
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Former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has said reports that 19 cars were recovered from him was false. In a statement by Arase on Monday, the former IG insisted he did not take any vehicles with him when he left the service. Arase said he would take legal actions against “those desperate to tarnish his...
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Chairman of Madagali Local Government Council in Adamawa State, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed on Monday pleaded with the Federal Government to assist in the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure by Boko Haram in the council. Mohammed spoke to the News agency of Nigeria at the council’s headquarters on Monday. He said facilities like schools, hospitals among others have been...
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We were invited by the organisers of the Eko International Film Festival to watch four American documentaries as part of the American Film Showcase. The documentaries promised to speak to the times we live in today. But because too many promise and fail films have made us cynical so we had no idea to expect from this event....
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Ifeoma Areh of Wildflower PR & Company hosted Uncensored this week while Chude Jideonwo was away. She is joined by Lekan Olanrewaju and Isime Esene. They talk about Davido’s ThisDay Style cover, MTV Africa Music Awards, One Africa Music Fest, Mr. Eazi taking over social media and gaining all the fans, AFRIMA and everything that is...
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A community in Delta State, Osissa community in the Ndokwa-East Local Government Area is currently protesting the alleged killing of three members of the community by suspected Fulani herdsmen. According to Punch, the protesters are also holding the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Festus Ovie Agas, and his convoy hostage. It was gathered that the...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with some All Progressives Congress (APC) governors inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Punch reports. Governors at the meeting include those of Ogun, Kogi, Kaduna, Edo, Zamfara, Benue, Sokoto and Kano among others. The governors were led by the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and governor...
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by Yusuf Mohammed The year 1986 reminds me of two events. The first is the assassination of Dele Giwa and secondly as a football lover, Mexico ‘86 comes to mind because of Diego Maradona’s performance. Although I was born the next year, as someone who loves history, I know about them very well. At a...
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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 Bayo Oluwasanmi Corruption is as Nigerian as Nigerians are to the practice of religious beliefs and ritual observance of faith. A casual survey of the political and corporate landscape in recent months provides a troubling reminder that corruption is endemic to our way of life. The number of arrests and re-arrests of corrupt politicians...
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Africast 2016 ended on Thursday. Yes, I know you didn’t know even though you work in the media or in TV. Because the people at the National Broadcasting Commission and the Nigerian Television Authority still don’t understand the place of a new generation (call it New Television). We almost missed it. But we caught the last day,...
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The Senate investigative hearing into the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion by MTN between 2006 and 2016, is disturbing on many levels. First, the basic charge is false. The MDs of the banks concerned gave testimony saying that while the law states that the Certificate of Capital Importation required to move funds abroad should...
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by Orekoya Ola The word ‘peace’, has been over used by different people, from the educated elites to the politicians, rich, impoverished, religious sect amongst other institutions that make up the society. But many a times, the word having lost its power and substance have been reduced to flimsy facade of an impractical nature, and...
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by Chisom Edoziem I’d began with the definition of a story. It’s a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or person or course of events presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. Stories can be told in many ways though. “The single story is...
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by Isime Esene, managing editor Last month, YNaija.com launched its Monthly Citizenship Dispatches, which explores in detail, the lives and realities of Nigerian citizens across the country. “There are too many untold stories across our country, too many incomplete stories,” this paper’s editor-in-chief noted in announcing the series. “To tell these important stories, tragedy porn...
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by Shittu Yunus Shittu Before going into the controversy ignited by Aliko Dangote on the sale of National assets, it is necessary to check his background. He is regarded as Africa’s richest man not only in Nigeria. Dangote started his business as a common trader before growing into a manufacturer in Nigeria and other countries....
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by Aderonke Adebanjo I have observed something that worries me and something I think as young Nigerians we need to change very quickly. With the way things are going and with the level of success a lot of young people have the potential to attain through the use of social media and other tools, I...
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by Jide Ojo Periodic and credible election is one of the pillars of democracy. Others are independent judiciary, free press, vibrant civil society, strong political parties, etc. Nigeria’s electoral democracy dates back to 1922 when Clifford Constitution came into existence. Many political observers have opined that Nigeria is yet to experience flawless election as each...
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In Kenya, because they have sense, they have begun to move away from DStv and its high subscription rates. The company had announced an increase in price due to operation costs, so the customers in that same market, decided to move to other options – and save DStv more operations. Less operations = less operation...
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Because, in case no one had told you: the Nigerian online space has become a war zone. Everyone’s firing canonballs.
Here are the biggest stories from the entertainment scene last weekend and others that unraveled while you slept – and are buzzing this morning.An event-packed weekend for Nigerian music artistes The 2016 MTV MAMA, One Africa Music Fest and last night’s 3 Thrones, last weekend was a gig for every artiste who is still relevant...
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These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. 19 cars, SUVs recovered from ex-Ispector General Arase The Nigerian Police Force has recovered 19 vehicles from the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase. 2. How ex-gov Yero spent N2.1bn on sweets, juice in 2014 – Commissioner The Kaduna State Commissioner for Budget and...
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