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October 20, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari’s comments on his wife and the future of Nigerian women

by Richard Romanus Quite a lot of reactions have continued to trail, President Mohammadu Buhari’s comments on the wife in far away Germany where he was reported to have told journalist that his wife belongs to the kitchen, the sitting room and the other room- presumably the bedroom. It will be recalled that, the President’s... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Opinion: Rumble within the First Family

by Anthony Ademiluyi In the northern part of Nigeria where polygamy is rife, women are supposed to be seen and not heard. Many of them are confined to the Purdah system which almost completely cuts them off from the outside world and restricts their contact to just their immediate families. It was a surprise that... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Justice Okoro lied, his allegations are baseless – Amaechi

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has called the allegations levelled against him by Justice Inyang Okoro, a Justice of the Supreme Court as “wild and baseless”. Justice Okoro had in a letter written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmoud Muhammed accused Amaechi of approaching him to influence election cases at the Supreme Court. But in... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Traditional ruler shoots resident dead in Ogun

The Police in Ogun has arrested a traditional ruler in Magboro in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, for allegedly killing a resident of the town, The Punch reports. The traditional ruler, Sanni Shofolarin, who is the baale of Shofolarin town in Magboro, shot the victim while trying to settle a dispute. According to reports the baale was called upon to... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Stephanie Linus-Okereke features in Hollywood movie, Tekno advises ladies to cheat in relationships | More stories

On today’s entertainment roundup, we bring to you some of the stories that made news yesterday and others that unraveled while you were asleep – and are still buzzing this morning. Stephanie Linus-Okereke features in Hollywood movie  Nollywood actress and producer of award winning movie, Dry, Stephanie Linus-Okereke is one of the characters in the new Hollywood... Read More
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October 20, 2016

‘N785m was spent on anti-B’Haram campaign in Lagos’ – Obanikoro

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro says N785m was spent to quell any form of Boko Haram agenda in Lagos, The Punch reports. According to the newspaper, a source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) quoted Obanikoro as saying, “…N785m was spent on procurement of souvenirs for the campaign against Boko Haram in... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Exclusive: The NBC has started giving terrestrial TV licenses again – starting from N100m

Low key, this one. A high-level source at the National Broadcasting Commission just confirmed to The Media Blog (TMB) that the federal government has quietly stared approving licenses for direct-to-home TV, in preparation for the digital switch-over. The digital switch-over, in essence, moves Nigerians away from an analogue reception system which much of the developed... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Thread: They say we’re playing with the fire called religious extremism again

SBM Intelligence, a policy watchdogs based in Nigeria has tweeted its findings on the on-going attacks on the Shiites Muslim sects warning that it (the attacks) could ignite war from across the borders (Iraq) onto our shores. We are yet to wrap up the Boko Haram conflict, Niger Delta Avengers are still playing with our oil pipelines; we cannot afford another... Read More
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October 20, 2016

NDLEA arrest 2 suspected traffickers, seize N175m

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized cash worth N175m from two suspected drug traffickers, The Punch reports. The suspects, Edos Nicholas and Hallowell Lovely, were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport during the screening of passengers onboard a Turkish flight. The recovered money in hard currencies were concealed in shoes and envelopes by... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Thread: Nasty woman, bad hombres and more | EVERYTHING about the U.S Presidential Debate in tweets

Finally, the Presidential debates are over. We have to say the last one was a pretty interesting watch. Donald Trump as usual gave us some words to remember him by: disaster, bigly, hombres (Spanish word for ‘Dude’, but slang for homie or punk, according to Urban Dictionary) and yes, the sniffles did not go away.... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Army kill 4 kidnappers in Zamfara, Kaduna | Top 10 quotes from the US Presidential debate | Mining sector to get N30bn intervention fund

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Army kill 4 kidnappers in Zamfara, Kaduna – YNaija “My brother’s killer is walking freely” – Dele Giwa’s sibling – YNaija Top 10 quotes from the US Presidential debate – YNaija U.S. Presidential debate: Trump refuses to say if he’ll accept the election results – YNaija FG begins new housing... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Chimamanda Adichie is Boots No7’s new face

Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie is now the new face of make-up outfit, Boots No 7. Speaking in Vogue’s November 2016 Real Issue, “The New Face Of Beauty: You”, Adichie said of the campaign, “I think much of beauty advertising relies on a false premise – that women need to be treated in an infantile way, given... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton will be America’s most fashionable president… if she wins

In a world where female fashion has been overrun with statement dresses and long flowing gowns, it’s beautiful to see a woman who has, with no words, defined her own unique style and has stuck to it. Hillary Clinton, since the kick off of her presidential campaign has shown up in power suits that portray... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Media Blog: Jason Njoku is in a very, very, very good place

Man. the year I’ve had. #blessed — JasonNjoku (@JasonNjoku) October 18, 2016 The hashtag #blessed is generally for insecure teenagers trying to pretend their lives are fabulous. But, man, Jason has earned the right to use it. iROKO’s primary business finally got a revenue model (inspired by Durex condoms, no less) that can truly scale.... Read More
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October 20, 2016

“My brother’s killer is walking freely” – Dele Giwa’s sibling

Tunde, a younger brother of the slain founding Editor of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, is pained that his brother’s killer is walking freely 30 years after, The Punch reports. Tunde who spoke on behalf of the Giwa family on Wednesday at a colloquium organised by the Lagos chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, to mark the 30th anniversary of... Read More
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October 20, 2016

The Film Blog: We want to remember Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr for ‘Nowhere to run’

A number of people have tweeted tributes to the amazing Ken Saro-Wiwa, who no one has a nasty word to say about. There is nothing more to add, really. Except this. Just before he passed, his last gift to the world was his part in the excellent documentary, Nowhere to run. The documentary focuses on... Read More
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October 20, 2016

Army kill 4 kidnappers in Zamfara, Kaduna

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday raided kidnappers in Zamfara and Kaduna. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. Troops killed four of the bandits in Zamfara while three kidnappers were arrested in Kaduna. The statement read, “Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army deployed on Operation SHARAN... Read More
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October 20, 2016

U.S Presidential Debate: Trump definitely lied! We just don’t know which…

The final presidential debate in the US election has just ended and this one might actually be the best of all three debates so far as both candidates brought on full character, especially with the choice of words used against each other. For Republican candidate, Donald Trump, not much has changed since the last debate... Read More
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October 20, 2016

U.S Presidential Debate: Trump refuses to say if he’ll accept election results

Republican candidate for the U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump hinted he may not accept the result of the election if he loses. In the third and final debate Trump was asked by debate moderator Chris Wallace if he would concede if he loses the election, to which he replied, “What I am saying is I’ll tell you... Read More
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October 19, 2016

Rapper Eminem ‘kills’ Donald Trump, supporters in ‘Campaign Speech’ (LISTEN)

American rapper, Eminem has described Republican candidate in the US Presidential election, Donald Trump as a “loose canon” in his new single, “Campaign speech”. The rapper in the almost eight-minute track also took a jibe at Tromp’s supporters. “Consider me a dangerous man/But you should be afraid of this dang candidate. You say Trump don’t... Read More
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October 19, 2016

Alleged money laundering: Senate seeks service of foreign experts to probe MTN

The Senate has hired international forensic lawyers, accountants and other experts to investigate the alleged repatriation of $13.9 billion by Telecoms company, MTN. This was revealed by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Rufai Ibrahim while speaking to journalists in Abuja. “The Senate sees this as very important, it is... Read More
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October 19, 2016

Magu wants FG to allow EFCC keep a percentage of recovered loots

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said there should be a review of the laws that allows the agency keep a percentage of recovered loots. Magu was represented by the David Tukura, deputy director of planning, policy and statistics of the commission at the national anti-corruption conference organised by the... Read More
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October 19, 2016

Donald Trump’s family to the rescue just before final presidential debate

The third and final presidential debate in the run-up to the US presidential elections is tonight. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will be going head to head for the third time only three weeks to the election. It’s general knowledge that Republican candidate, Donald Trump has not had it good since the video of him... Read More
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